Program Overview

Course Description

The Business Analysis Essentials course is a 21-hour program that provides participants with insight into the Business Analyst profession. The course covers the role of the Business Analyst within an organization, required skills, applicable tools, techniques, and methodologies for immediate use on the job. It also presents the latest trends in the profession, including the evolution of the role of the Business Analyst, an overview of data analytics, and agile concepts.

Course Outline

The course is structured over six days, covering the following topics:

• Day 1: Introduction to Business Analysis
• Day 2: The roles of and the boundaries between the BA and the Project Manager, Scrum Master, Product Owner, and technical team members
• Day 3: Career paths for BAs
• Day 4: Overview of data analytics and agile concepts
• Day 5: Business analysis planning and monitoring, establishing a BA Framework, and estimating for BAs
• Day 6: Requirements end to end including planning, elicitation, communication, analysis, modeling, documentation, and lifecycle management

What You Will Learn

Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:

• Apply business analysis tools and techniques to enable change
• Distinguish between business analysis and project management
• Explain the profession, professional organization, global standards, and trends in the industry
• List and provide examples of different requirement types
• Identify advantages and disadvantages of different elicitation techniques, elicit requirements using six different elicitation techniques, and establish a requirements elicitation process
• Develop an effective requirements life cycle management process
• Integrate effective communication practices into business analysis and documentation
• Explore the role of the BA in both traditional and agile environments
• Review data analytics concepts and learn how to use data in the right context

Notes

By enrolling in this course, participants will be automatically enrolled in the Certificate in Business Analysis.

Recommended For

This course is recommended for:

• People who want to pursue a career in business analysis
• Technical team members and project managers
• Business analysts who want to enhance their business analysis skills
• Managers and other stakeholders who work with business analysts

Applies Towards the Following Certificates

• Certificate in Business Analysis: Required

Course Details

OLCD-BUSA0011 - 011

• Section Title: Business Analysis Essentials
• Type: Online - Scheduled
• Days: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
• Time: 9:30AM to 1:00PM
• Dates: Feb 24, 2026 to Mar 05, 2026
• Total Learning Hours: 21.0
• Location: Online Campus - Atlantic Time
• Instruction Delivery Method(s): Online - Scheduled
• Course Fee(s): $1,465.00
• CEUs: 2.1 CEUs
• Instructors: Procept Associates

OLCD-BUSA0011 - 012

• Section Title: Business Analysis Essentials
• Type: Online - Scheduled
• Days: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
• Time: 9:30AM to 1:00PM
• Dates: Sep 23, 2026 to Oct 02, 2026
• Total Learning Hours: 21.0
• Location: Online Campus - Atlantic Time
• Instruction Delivery Method(s): Online - Scheduled
• Course Fee(s): $1,465.75
• CEUs: 2.1 CEUs
• Instructors: Procept Associates

About Procept Associates

Procept has a long and rich history delivering professional training in Canada and around the world. They have delivered the first Project Management Professional (PMP) preparation class in Canada and created the first formal project management course delivered through a continuing education division at a Canadian university. Procept maintains its relationships with higher education, offering classes through one US and five Canadian universities. Their instructors teach graduate classes in the Master of Engineering programs at several universities as well as post-graduate professional development classes. Procept is recognized for its thought leadership in agile practice and has been named the world's Most Promising Agile Service Provider for 2021.