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ECBAECBA: Entry Certificate in Business Analysis

Prepare for your IIBA exam with a structured video course built for focused study, topic review, and repeatable progress before exam day.

266Lectures
30h 55mDuration
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IIBA certification training ECBA 266 lessons arranged in a guided course path
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15 sections, 266 lessons, and lecture-level duration details.

01 Program Overview 10m
02 Program Guidelines 4m

01 Section Overview 3m
02 Business Analysis - Definition and Context 7m
03 The Business Analyst's Role 7m
04 The Value of Business Analysis 4m
05 Exercise - Understanding Business Analysis 9m
06 Business Analysis Knowledge Areas 9m
07 Business Analysis Key Terms 8m
08 Business Analysis Core Concepts 9m
09 Exercise: Business Analysis Key Terms and Concepts 12m
10 Stakeholders Within a Project Team 6m
11 Stakeholders External to the Project 4m
12 Requirements Classification Schema 5m
13 Requirements and Designs 4m
14 The Requirements and Design Cycle 4m
15 Exercise: Stakeholders, Requirements and Designs 11m
16 Introduction to Business Analysis 2m

01 Section Overview 4m
02 Overview of Business Anlysis Planning and Monitoring 9m
03 Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring and the Business Analysis Core Concept 6m
04 Exercise: Understanding Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring 10m
05 Plan Business Analysis Approach: Inputs and Elements 10m
06 Plan Business Analysis Approach: Guidelines and Techniques 7m
07 Plan Business Analysis Approach: Stakeholders and Output 3m
08 Exercise: Planning the Business Analysis Approach 10m
09 Plan Stakeholder Engagement: Inputs and Elements 5m
10 Plan Stakeholder Engagement: Guidelines & Techniques 5m
11 Plan Stakeholder Engagement: Stakeholders & Outputs 5m
12 Exercise: Planning Stakeholder Engagement 9m
13 Plan Business Analysis Governance: Inputs and Elements 7m
14 Plan Business Analysis Governance: Guidelines and Techniques 3m
15 Plan Business Analysis Governance: Stakeholders and Outputs 2m
16 Exercise: Planning Business Analysis Governance 7m
17 Plan Information Management: Inputs and Elements 8m
18 Plan Information Management: Guidelines & Techniques 4m
19 Plan Information Management: Stakeholders & Outputs 2m
20 Exercise: Planning BA Information Management 9m
21 Performance Improvements: Inputs and Elements 8m
22 Performance Improvements: Guidelines and Techniques 5m
23 Performance Improvements: Stakeholders and Outputs 3m
24 Exercise: Identifying Business Analysis Performance Improvements 9m
25 Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring 3m

01 Section Overview 3m
02 Overview of Elicitation and Collaboration 10m
03 Core Concepts and the Business Analyst's Role 8m
04 Exercise: Understand Elicitation and Collaboration 11m
05 Prepare for Elicitation: Inputs and Elements 10m
06 Prepare for Elicitation: Guidelines and Techniques 5m
07 Prepare for Elicitation: Stakeholders and Outputs 3m
08 Exercise: Preparing for Elicitation 12m
09 Conduct Elicitation: Inputs and Elements 5m
10 Conduct Elicitation: Guidelines and Techniques 7m
11 Conduct Elicitation: Stakeholders and Outputs 4m
12 Exercise: Conducting Elicitation 8m
13 Confirm Elicitation Results: Inputs and Elements 3m
14 Confirm Elicitation Results: Guidelines and Techniques 5m
15 Confirm Elicitation Results: Stakeholders and Outputs 3m
16 Exercise: Confirming Elicitation Results 11m
17 Communicating BA Information: Inputs and Elements 10m
18 Communicating BA Information: Guidelines and Techniques 3m
19 Communicating BA Information: Stakeholders and Outputs 4m
20 Exercise: Communicating BA Information 10m
21 Stakeholder Collaboration: Inputs and Elements 9m
22 Stakeholder Collaboration: Guidelines and Techniques 8m
23 Stakeholder Collaboration: Stakeholders and Outputs 4m
24 Exercise: Managing Stakeholder Collaboration 13m
25 Business Analysis Elicitation and Collaboration (IIBA -ECBA) 3m

01 Section Overview 3m
02 Requirements Life Cycle Management 7m
03 Requirements Management and the BACCM (TM) 4m
04 Requirements Life Cycle Management Input/Output Diagram 1m
05 Exercise - Understanding Requirements Management 10m
06 Requirements and Traceability 4m
07 Trace Requirements - Inputs and Elements 7m
08 Trace Requirements - Guidelines and Techniques 6m
09 Trace Requirements - Stakeholders and Outputs 4m
10 Exercise - Trace Requirements 10m
11 Maintain Requirements - Elements and Guidelines 6m
12 Maintain Requirements - Techniques and Stakeholders 6m
13 Prioritise Requirements - Inputs and Elements 7m
14 Prioritise Requirements - Guidelines and Techniques 5m
15 Prioritise Requirements - Stakeholders and Outputs 4m
16 Exercise - Maintain and Prioritize Requirements 8m
17 Assess Requirements Changes - Inputs and Elements 5m
18 Assess Requirements Changes - Guidelines and Techniques 6m
19 Assess Requirements Changes - Stakeholders and Outputs 4m
20 Approve Requirements - Inputs and Elements 6m
21 Approve Requirements - Guidelines and Techniques 6m
22 Exercise - Assess and Approve Requirements 10m

01 Section Overview 3m
02 Introduction to Strategy Analysis 6m
03 Strategy Analysis and the BACCM (TM) 5m
04 Exercise: Understanding Strategy Analysis 11m
05 Analyze Current State: Inputs and Elements 9m
06 Analyse Current State: Guidelines and Techniques 5m
07 Analyze Current State: Stakeholders and Outputs 4m
08 Define Future State: Inputs and Elements 8m
09 Define Future State: Guidelines and Techniques 3m
10 Define Future State: Stakeholders and Outputs 4m
11 Exercise: Define Current and Future States 12m
12 Assess Risks: Inputs and Elements 5m
13 Assess Risks: Guidelines and Techniques 3m
14 Assess Risks: Stakeholders and Outputs 3m
15 Exercise: Performing a Risk Assessment 10m
16 Define Change Strategy: Inputs and Elements 6m
17 Define Change Strategy: Guidelines and Techniques 3m
18 Define Change Strategy: Stakeholders and Output 3m
19 Exercise: Developing a Change Strategy 5m
20 Business Analysis and Strategy Analysis 3m

01 Section Overview 3m
02 Overview of RADD 7m
03 RADD and the BACCM (TM) 5m
04 Exercise: Understanding RADD 11m
05 Specify and Model Requirements: Inputs and Elements 8m
06 Requirements Modeling: Guidelines and Tools 9m
07 Exercise: Defining Requirements 8m
08 Verify Requirements: Inputs and Elements 5m
09 Verify Requirements: Tools and Techniques 2m
10 Exercise: Verifying Requirements 9m
11 Validate Requirements: Inputs and Elements 4m
12 Validate Requirements: Guidelines and Techniques 5m
13 Exercise: Validating Requirements 7m
14 Requirements Analysis and Design Definition (RADD) 2m

01 Section Overview 2m
02 Requirements Architecture Overview 8m
03 Define Requirements Architecture: Inputs and Elements 7m
04 Define Requirements Architecture: Techniques 3m
05 Exercise: Defining the Requirements Architecture 13m
06 Define Design Options: Inputs and Elements 6m
07 Define Design Options: Guidelines and Techniques 5m
08 Define Design Options: Stakeholders and Outputs 3m
09 Exercise: Defining Design Options 11m
10 Analyze Potential Value: Inputs and Elements 9m
11 Analyze Potential Value: Guidelines and Techniques 7m
12 Recommend Solution: Elements and Outputs 2m
13 Exercise: Creating RADD's Final Output 11m

01 Section Overview 1m
02 Overview of Solution Evaluation 7m
03 Solution Evaluation and the BACCM TM 3m
04 Exercise: Understanding Solution Evaluation 13m
05 Measure Solution Performance: Inputs and Elements 8m
06 Measure Solution Performance: Guidelines and Techniques 5m
07 Analyze Performance Measures: Inputs and Elements 7m
08 Analyze Performance Measures: Stakeholders 5m
09 Exercise: Assessing Solution Performance 14m
10 Solution Limitations: Elements and Guidelines 4m
11 Solution Limitations: Techniques and Stakeholders 5m
12 Enterprise Limitations: Inputs and Elements 8m
13 Enterprise Limitations: Techniques and Stakeholders 6m
14 Exercise: Assessing Limitations 12m
15 Recommend Actions: Elements 6m
16 Recommend Actions: Guidelines and Techniques 4m
17 Exercise: Increasing Solution Value 11m
18 Business Analysis and Solution Evaluation (IIBA - ECBA) 2m

01 Section Overview 3m
02 Benchmarking and Market Analysis 7m
03 Document Analysis 9m
04 Scope Modeling 9m
05 State Modelling 6m
06 Exercise: Scoping and Planning Tools 8m
07 Process Modeling 12m
08 Process Analysis 19m
09 Organizational Modeling 8m
10 Interface Analysis 6m
11 Data Flow Diagrams 7m
12 Data Mining 8m
13 Data Modeling 7m
14 Prototyping 8m
15 Exercise: Business Analysis Models 17m
16 Risk Analysis and Management 11m
17 Financial Analysis 10m
18 Root Cause Analysis 5m
19 SWOT Analysis 6m
20 Decision Modelling and Decision Analysis 12m
21 Exercise: Decision-making Analysis Tools 11m
22 Analytical Techniques for Business Analysis (IIBA - ECBA) 3m

01 Section Overview 2m
02 Brainstorming and Mind Mapping 11m
03 Focus Groups and Workshops 19m
04 Surveys and Questionnaires 8m
05 Interviews and Observation I 13m
06 Interviews and Observation II 9m
07 Lessons Learned and Collaborative Games 10m
08 Exercise: Group Activities in Knowledge Sharing 15m
09 Estimation 8m
10 Prioritization 5m
11 Reviews and Item Tracking 16m
12 Vendor Assessment 3m
13 Exercise: Techniques to Support Decision Making 9m
14 Stakeholder List, Map, and Personas 10m
15 Backlog Management 6m
16 Balanced Scorecard 6m
17 Roles and Permissions Matrix 3m
18 Business Model Canvas 7m
19 Functional Decomposition 7m
20 Exercise: Using Business Analysis Tools 9m
21 Activities and Tools Used for Business (IIBA - ECBA) 2m

01 Section Overview 2m
02 Glossary and Data Dictionary 10m
03 Concept Modelling 4m
04 Business Rules Analysis 8m
05 Exercise: Understanding Glossaries and Rules 7m
06 Business Cases 6m
07 Business Capability Analysis 9m
08 Use Cases and Scenarios 7m
09 Sequence Diagrams 6m
10 User Stories 5m
11 Exercise: Understanding Business and Use Cases 10m
12 Metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) 9m
13 Acceptance and Evaluation Criteria 6m
14 Nonfunctional Requirements Analysis 9m
15 Exercise: Understanding Metrics and Criteria 8m
16 Documentation and Criteria Used for Business Analysis 2m

01 Section Overview 2m
02 Creative and Visual Thinking 12m
03 Conceptual and Systems Thinking 7m
04 Decision Making and Problem Solving 7m
05 Exercise: Analytical Thinking Core Competencies 15m
06 Teamwork, Facilitation, and Teaching 9m
07 Leadership and Negotiation Skills 6m
08 Exercise: Interaction Core Competencies 13m
09 Communication Skills Overview 6m
10 Verbal Communication 4m
11 Nonverbal Communication 7m
12 Written Communication 4m
13 Effective Listening Skills 5m
14 Exercise: Communication Core Competencies 17m
15 Business Analysis Competencies: Personal Skills 2m

01 Section Overview 2m
02 Ethical Behaviour 7m
03 Personal Accountability 6m
04 Trustworthiness 8m
05 Adaptability 5m
06 Organization and Time Management 7m
07 Exercise: Behavioural Core Competencies 20m
08 Business Acumen 4m
09 Industry Knowledge 6m
10 Organization, Methodology, and Solution Knowledge 6m
11 Exercise: Business Knowledge Competencies 11m
12 Office Productivity Tools and Technology 2m
13 Business Analysis Tools and Technology 4m
14 Communication Tools and Technology 4m
15 Exercise: Using BA Tools and Technologies 11m
16 Business Analysis Competencies: Professional Effectiveness 2m

01 Section Overview 3m
02 Overview of the Agile Perspective 10m
03 Agile and Business Analysis 5m
04 Agile: Approaches, Techniques, and Competencies 12m
05 Exercise: Understanding the Agile Perspective 12m
06 Overview of the Business Intelligence Perspective 9m
07 Business Intelligence and the Business Analyst 12m
08 Exercise: Understanding the BI Perspective 11m
09 IT Initiatives and the Business Analyst 10m
10 Change in the Information Technology Context 10m
11 Information Technology Methodologies 3m
12 Exercise: Understanding the IT Perspective 13m
13 Overview of Business Architecture 7m
14 Business Architecture and the Business Analyst 10m
15 Business Architecture Techniques 6m
16 Exercise: Understanding Business Architecture 9m
17 Business Process Management Overview 7m
18 BPM and the Business Analyst 11m
19 BPM Frameworks, Methodologies, and Techniques 8m
20 Exercise: Understanding Business Process Management 9m
21 Business Analysis Perspectives 3m
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