Business Analysis Foundation

The ILX Business Analysis Foundation is aimed at those who want to understand business analysis, support change and improve business processes.

Overview

The ILX Business Analysis Foundation e-learning prepares you for the BCS Foundation certificate in Business Analysis examination, which is one of four modules required to gain the International Diploma in Business Analysis. The Foundation qualification is aimed athose who want to understand business analysis, support change and improve business processes.

Learning outcomes

• The role and competencies of a Business Analyst.
• Investigation techniques, including interviews, observations, workshops and prototyping.
• How to categorise, analyse and manage stakeholders.
• How to model business processes.
• Making a business and financial case and assessing feasibility.
• How to establish, document and model requirements.

Who is this course for?

There are no formal prerequisites for this course or taking the exam. The course is targeted at;

• Business Analysts.
• Business Managers.
• Business Change Managers.
• Project Managers.

Programme

Course Modules

• Introduction and overview.
• What is business analysis?
• The competencies of a business analyst.
• Strategy analysis.
• The business analysis process model.
• Investigation techniques.
• Stakeholder analysis and management.
• Modelling business processes.
• Defining the solution.
• Making a business and financial case.
• Establishing the requirements.
• Documenting and managing requirements.
• Modelling requirements.
• Delivering the requirements.
• Delivering the business solution.
• Exam simulator.

Textbook

There is also a textbook for this course and the exam. To find out more about this, and to purchase it, please email contactus@ilxgroup.com .

End of Course assessment

The Business Analysis Foundation exam consists of 40 multiple choice questions. 26 marks are required to pass (out of 40,) a 65% pass mark.

The exam is closed-book and lasts 60 minutes. It is sat at a Pearson Vue test centre.