This course is designed for Business Analysts, by a Business Analyst, who knows many of the common challenges we face every day of our professional lives. So, you're definitely in the right place if you're a BA who...

  • Is turned off by moving into Project or Product Management as their only move up the ladder

  • Is looking to play a more strategic role in their organization, and doesn't know how to get there

  • Wants to explore Enterprise Analysis as a potential next career move

Business Analysis, Elevated

Business Analysis is more than just a job to me...it has so informed my way of thinking, that despite never holding the title itself, I always consider myself a professional BA first. And yet, a BA can only have so much influence. They are key contributors on their projects, making them much more efficient and effective than without us. But the project is really only the beginning of what we are capable of. For years, I heard that the only way to grow as a BA was to move into project management, or product ownership, or even the coveted SENIOR BA. But those aren't the only options. To have an impact on the organization, a BA can explore Strategic, or Enterprise Analysis, to do what we do, but at an organizational level.

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Enterprise, or Strategic Analysis, is all about seeing the bigger picture, a skill that makes any BA a much more valuable contributor. Leading the Business Analysis effort at an enterprise level ensures that your business is not only doing things right, but also doing the right things; aligning to the strategic vision of your organization, improving the way decisions are made, options are analyzed and successful results are realized. In this course, you'll learn;

  • How to align business and projects to strategic outcomes, based on what is important to the leaders of the organization

  • How to overcome the biases that cloud our decision making, helping our organizations make better, objectively informed decisions

  • A set of tools and techniques to compliment your BA skills, to be applied at a strategic level

  • How to move from current to future state; from business case to solution

  • How to better support the adoption of change in the organization, from people, to process, to technology

What Students Are Saying

Debra Carmichael

5 star rating

“Excellent and very relevant material. Any project and organization should formalize and be aware of their business drivers and values”

“Excellent and very relevant material. Any project and organization should formalize and be aware of their business drivers and values”

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Alivia Harrison

5 star rating

“This course will challenge you to think differently about your organization, and have a deeper understanding of the overall business needs. It also provides valuable tools to better identify, and prioritize, the work required to achieve the strat...”

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“This course will challenge you to think differently about your organization, and have a deeper understanding of the overall business needs. It also provides valuable tools to better identify, and prioritize, the work required to achieve the strategic goals of the enterprise. Highly recommended.”

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rajiv juneja

5 star rating

“The course is very relevant and equips the candidate to be an effective team player but be an important member of the enterprise ever evolving journey”

“The course is very relevant and equips the candidate to be an effective team player but be an important member of the enterprise ever evolving journey”

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What You Get

  • Lifetime access to all training material

  • Over 50 instructional videos and exercises full of practical knowledge and examples

  • Access to coaching via email and video chat

  • Downloadable content, to be able to take the learning with you

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If You Want to Contribute Strategically to Your Organizations, You've come to the Right Place

Most courses focus on tools and techniques, but success in Enterprise Analysis has more to do with mindset that anything else. So that's what we'll focus on this this course. If you're a Business Analyst that wants to take on a more strategic leadership role in your organizations, then you'll benefit from the teachings in this course, put together by an experienced Strategic Analyst.

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FAQ

  • I just signed up for a team bundle? How do I get the rest of my team enrolled?

    First of all, fantastic! Building that team alignment through shared learning is awesome. To get the rest of your team up and running, just email the names (first and last) and email addresses for the remaining users, and we'll take care of the rest.

  • Do we all have to be on the same team for the team enrollment?

    No. If you can get a group from across your organization, or even a group of colleagues from different organizations, that's a team.

  • I work in a huge organization. What if I need to enroll more than 25 learners?

    Get in touch, and we'll figure out the right set up for you. The great thing about this learning program being online and on demand is the flexibility.

Course curriculum

  1. 01

    • A message from your instructor

    • How to use this course
  2. 02

    • What is Enterprise Analysis?

    • Module Summary

    • Always, always, always remember...

    • How to Get the Most Out of This Program

    • For Further Exploration - Part 1

    • For Further Exploration - Part 2 (The Webinar that was the Spark for this Course)

    • ASSIGNMENT - Before We Get Started
  3. 03

    • What's Driving Our Business?

    • Typical Business Drivers

    • What's "Braking" Our Business?

    • ASSIGNMENT - What's Driving...

    • Sifting Through Wants to Find the Needs

    • CHALLENGE - Discussing Business Drivers
  4. 04

    • The Problem with Business Problems

    • Overcoming Bias

    • Further Reading

    • ASSIGNMENT - The Promotion

    • Bias All Around Us

    • CHALLENGE - Projects Under the Microscope
  5. 05

    • Tools for Enterprise Analysis

    • SWOT

    • 3D Stakeholder Mapping

    • Prioritization Matrix

    • ASSIGNMENT - Self-SWOT

    • Further Reading

    • ASSIGNMENT - Practicing with the Tools

    • CHALLENGE - Show and Tell
  6. 06

    • Building a Better Business Case

    • Why Do We Need Business Cases

    • Further Reading

    • ASSIGNMENT - Dueling Projects

    • CHALLENGE - Business Case Review
  7. 07

    • Moving From Current to Future State

    • Potential Causes of Re-calibration

    • Further Reading

    • ASSIGNMENT - What's Missing?
  8. 08

    • Managing Change to the Enterprise

    • Types of Change

    • Further Reading

    • ASSIGNMENT - Reactions to Change

    • Supporting the Development of a Change Plan

    • CHALLENGE - Engage Change
  9. 09

    • Measuring the Impact of You

    • Re-defining Impact

    • Further Reading

    • ASSIGNMENT - Through New Glasses
  10. 10

    • Congrats! Here's what's next...

    • More resources for you

    • Before you go...

Instructor(s)

Working with clients across industries and sectors, Vincent empowers leaders and organizations to develop cultures of high process performance and continuous improvement. A founding member of the Love the Process Academy, host of "Analysts After Work," and co-host of the podcast, “Business (Not) As Usual”, Vincent is a highly sought after speaker and instructor in the areas of Business Process, Lean Six Sigma, and Operational Excellence. He is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP®), Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP®), Certified Customer Experience Professional (CCXP), a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt, and a trained facilitator of LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® method and materials.

Vincent Mirabelli