Certificate in Business Analysis
Certificate in Business Analysis (CBA) is a program
conducted by SHARP STRATEGIES INC, to enable
students and professionals to pursue a career as a
Business Analyst.
Students and Professionals taking this course get a
thorough understanding of what a Business Analyst
exactly does on the job.
IT knowledge is NOT a must for this certification.
However, some IT exposure is preferred but NOT
mandatory.
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Our approach is 100% PRACTICAL and very less emphasis on THEORY. |
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How are we Different from other Training Institutes?
Role-Specific Training –
Traditional training focuses on an overall business
process, without regard for the individual’s role.
Sharp Strategies’ series of role-based courses
delivers in-depth training on a specific role within
the business process.
Hands-on Mentoring –
Our expert trainer’s work side-by-side with each
trainee and teach proven discipline and techniques
for successful delivery. Mentoring is “hands-on” as
part of actual projects to gain real-time
experience.
Real-time Project Experience –
Comprehension of practical skills is both reinforced
and demonstrated in our training programs by
completing Case studies of actual projects.
Certification Exams –
Our trainers are all certified and provide expert
industry level guidance to certification exams with
tips and tricks to guarantee consistency of skills
and practices for a successful completion of
certification.
Ongoing Education –
Sharp Strategies Inc continues to offer new courses
so you can keep up-to-date on latest technologies
and best practices.
After reviewing your goals, and assessing your
current IT skills capability, Sharp Strategies will
tailor an after-the-training program and placement
plan that will meet your needs in successful
placement. This includes Resume preparation
assistance, Mock interviews (technical and project
based), Soft Skills and On-the-job support.
About our Trainers
10 Years of IT Business Analysis Experience,
including experience consulting for the “Big Four”
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Domain expertise across multiple business
verticals including Finance, Health Care and
E-Commerce.
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Accomplished trainer with experience conducting
corporate workshops for audience of 30 people
and more.
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Experience mentoring Junior Business Analysts
for large clients. Independent consultant hired
by Federal and State Government agencies to
improve Business Analysis on highly visible,
operation critical and time sensitive projects.
The course structure is as follows :
Introduction to Business Analysis
1. Introduction to Business Analysis
2. Business Composition and Architecture
3. Roles and Responsibilities of a Business Analyst
4. Need for a Business Analyst
5. Project Team
6. Importance of a Business Analyst in the Project
Team
System Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
1. Understanding Concept of Business Modeling
2. Requirement Gathering
3. Analysis
5. Implementation
6. Testing
7. Deployment
Understanding and Capturing business needs
1. Setting up Priorities
2. Feasibility Studies
3. Project Scope
4. Business Case
5. Risk Assessment
6. Evaluating and Selecting an Initiative
7. Setting up Future Vision
Software Engineering Methods
1. Waterfall Method
2. Rational Unified Process (RUP)
3. RAD Methodology
4. AGILE Methodology
5. Prototype Model
6. Comparison between Waterfall & RUP
7. Artifacts delivered in each phase of RUP
Requirement Analysis Process
1. Creating Requirement gathering strategy
2. Planning
3. Requirements Activities
4. Requirement Gathering Techniques
5. Different Types of Requirements
6. Creating Business Requirement Document
7. Creating Functional Requirement Document
8. Creating Software Requirement Specifications
9. Requirements Risk Management
10. Manage Requirements Change
UML Methodology
1. Use Case Diagrams
2. Activity Diagrams
3. Swim Lane Diagrams
Use Cases
1. Understanding Use Cases
2. Use Case Relationships
3. Use Case Brainstorming
4. Creating Use cases from Requirements
5. Creating Use Case Narratives
6. Change Management & Version Control Concept
Business Requirement Gathering Tools
1. Rational Requisite Pro
2. MS Visio
Business Analysis & Modeling Tools
1. MS Visio
2. Rational Rose
Business Process Improvement
1. Selection of Process Teams and Leader
2. Process Analysis Training
3. Process Analysis Interview
4. Process Documentation
5. Review Cycle
6. Problem Analysis
Modeling Data and Processes
1. Data Models
2. Conceptual, Logical and Physical Schemes
3. Data Modeling Process
4. Modeling Methodologies
5. Entity Relationship Diagrams
6. Generic Data Modeling
7. Semantic Data Modeling
Software Testing
1. Introduction to QA Methodology
2. Role of BA in Testing
3. Creating Test Plans
4. Creating Test Cases
5. Different Testing Methods
6. Functional and Regression testing
7. White Box and Black Box Testing
8. Positive and Negative Testing
9. GUI and Unit Testing
10. User Acceptance Testing
SQL Training:
As a Business Analyst, one should be able to do work
independently and should have the knowledge of basic
SQL commands.
We, at Sharp Strategies Inc, also provide training
on basic SQL commands as well such as:
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SQL SELECT Statement
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SQL DISTINCT
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SQL WHERE
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SQL AND OR
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SQL IN
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SQL BETWEEN
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SQL Wildcard
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SQL LIKE
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SQL ORDER BY
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SQL Aggregate Functions
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SQL Average
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SQL COUNT
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SQL MAX
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SQL MIN
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SQL SUM
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SQL GROUP BY
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SQL HAVING
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SQL ALIAS
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SQL INNER JOIN
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SQL OUTER JOIN
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SQL LEFT OUTER JOIN
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SQL CROSS JOIN
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SQL SELECT UNIQUE
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SQL LENGTH
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SQL REPLACE
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SQL SYSDATE
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Resume Preparation
1. Resume Review
2. Resume Preparation Tips
3. Sample Resumes
Interview Preparation
1. Mock Interviews
2. Interview Preparation Tips
3. Sample Interview Questions
4. How to clear an Interview |