Cambridge
Academy
In London

Introduction:

This highly Strategy & Business Analysis training seminar will help you to understand the business analysis work that is needed to collaborate with stakeholders in order to identify and address a requirement of strategic importance (the business need), then align the resulting strategy for the change with higher and lower-level strategies.

Course Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

·        Understand the link between business analysis and strategy

·        Understand how business analysis can help to implement business strategy

·        Align potential solutions with strategic goals

·        Examine the links with other perspectives including Agile and BPM

·        Identify and define the organization’s current and future states

·        Apply relevant strategic thinking tools and techniques 

·        Identify strategic risks

·        Analyse performance measures

·        Define solution design options

·        Understand how to analyse value

Target Audience

This course is designed for:

·        Business Architects

·        Business Systems Analysts

·        Enterprise Analysts

·        Management Consultants

·        Process Analysts

·        Product Managers

·        Product Owners

Course Outlines

Day 1:Introduction to Strategy and Business Analysis

·        What is the link between Strategy and Business Analysis?

·        Definitions, Concepts and Key Terms

·        What makes a strategy successful?

·        Performance Measures and Strategic Alignment

·        Governance and Information Management

Day 2:How is Business Strategy Formulated?

·        Vision and Values, Mission and Goals

·        Analyse External Environment

·        Business Capability Analysis

·        Assess Strategic Fit and Formulate Strategy Options

·        Strategy Maps and The Balanced Scorecard

·        Using The Business Model Canvas

Day 3:Strategy Analysis

·        Introduction to Strategy Analysis in A Business Analysis Context

·        Analyse Current State

·        Define Future State

·        Assess Risks

·        Define Change Strategy

·        Strategy Analysis Case Study

Day 4:Solutions and Perspectives

·        How to Analyse, Value and Recommend Solutions

·        Analysing Performance Measures

·        Agile Perspective

·        Business Intelligence Perspective

·        Business Architecture

·        Business Process Management

Day 5:Putting Analysis, Requirements and Design into Action

·        Developing Strategic Thinking Capability

·        Practising Interaction Skills

·        Additional Tools and Techniques

·        Case Study: Putting Business Analysis into Practice

·        Identifying Business Analysis Performance Improvements

·        Commitment to Action