The BCS Business Analysis Foundation course introduces the core principles and approaches that underpin effective business analysis. Aligned to the BCS certification, it develops your ability to analyse business needs and support change initiatives. You will build the ability to contribute to better decision-making, improving processes and resulting in more effective delivery of business solutions.
Business Analysis Foundation
Fundamental skills for business analysts
Develop the practical knowledge needed to operate effectively as a business analyst. You’ll learn how to analyse requirements in context, engage with stakeholders to clarify needs, and apply structured approaches to understanding business processes so your work supports real change. This course is suited to those early in their career or moving into a business analysis role. It helps you interpret business needs with greater accuracy and apply established techniques to support the delivery of solutions aligned to organisational objectives.
Learning objectives
- Understand business analysis principles
- Define business analysis roles
- Apply requirements analysis techniques
- Model business processes
- Analyse stakeholder needs
- Support business change initiatives
- Contribute to business case development
- Deliver effective business solutions
Key facts
Certification
BCS Business Analysis Foundation
Who it’s for
This course is designed for Business Analysts, Business Managers, Change Managers and Project Managers.
Prerequisites
There are no formal prerequisites for taking this course.
Exam information
The exam is multiple choice, closed book, 60 minutes, with a 65% pass mark, and taken online via remote proctor.
Optional extras
Pass Protect exam insurance.
Pre-course
No pre-course work is required before attending this course.
Course syllabus
Dive into the detail of the course by looking at the syllabus below.
- Introduction to business analysis
- The origins of business analysis
- The development of business analysis
- The scope of business analysis
- The role and responsibilities of the business analyst
- The competencies of a business analyst
- Personal, business and professional competencies
- Competency development
- Business strategy analysis
- The strategic context
- Strategy development
- Strategic analysis techniques
- SWOT analysis
- Executing strategy
- The business analysis process model
- An approach to problem-solving
- Stages of the business analysis process model
- Techniques and activities for each stage
- Investigation techniques
- Interviewing and workshops
- Observation approaches
- Scenarios and prototyping
- Quantitative investigation techniques
- Documenting the current situation
- Stakeholder analysis and management
- Identifying and categorising stakeholders
- Analysing stakeholders
- Stakeholder management strategies
- Stakeholder perspectives
- Business activity models
- Modelling business processes
- Functional and process views
- The organisational view of business processes
- Value propositions
- As is business process models
- Business events
- Improving business processes
- To be business process models
- Defining the solution
- Gap analysis
- Introduction to business architecture
- Business architecture techniques
- Making a business and financial case
- The business case in the project lifecycle
- Identifying options
- Assessing feasibility
- Structure of a business case
- Investment appraisal techniques
- Requirements engineering
- Requirements engineering and the systems development lifecycle
- The requirements engineering framework
- Actors in requirements engineering
- Requirements elicitation
- Requirements analysis
- Documenting requirements
- Requirements validation
- Managing requirements
- Modelling requirements
- Modelling system functions
- Modelling system data
- Delivering the requirements
- Delivering the solution
- Development lifecycles
- Delivering the business solution
- BA role in the business change lifecycle
- Design and implementation
- The SARAH model
- Realisation of benefits
FAQs
This course introduces the core principles of business analysis, covering techniques for requirements gathering, stakeholder engagement and process improvement. It prepares you for the BCS certification while developing practical skills that support business change and solution delivery within your organisation.
Who should attend the BCS Business Analysis Foundation course?
The course is suitable for Business Analysts, Business Managers, Change Managers and Project Managers. It is also relevant if you are looking to move into a business analysis role or want to strengthen your understanding of how business analysis supports organisational change.
Are there any prerequisites?
There are no formal prerequisites for attending this course. It is designed as an entry-level qualification, making it suitable for those new to business analysis or looking to formalise their existing knowledge.
What skills will I gain from the Business Analysis Foundation course?
You will develop core business analysis skills including strategy analysis, investigation techniques, requirements management, and developing business cases. The course also builds your ability to analyse business needs and support the delivery of effective solutions within your organisation.
Is the BCS Business Analysis Foundation certification recognised?
The course is a recognised certification from BCS that demonstrates your understanding of key business analysis concepts and processes. It supports your credibility when working on change initiatives and analysing organisational requirements.
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