Program Overview

Certificate in Business Analysis

The Certificate in Business Analysis is designed for professionals seeking to pursue a career in business analysis, as well as experienced analysts looking to enhance their skills and knowledge. This program is tailored to both agile and non-agile environments and incorporates leadership and practical communication concepts.

Program Overview

The certificate requires the successful completion of 5 core courses within 4 years of enrollment, totaling 73.50 hours. The program is delivered by Procept Associates Ltd. and includes Data Analytics, as business analysts are often involved in the interpretation and analysis of data.

What Will You Learn?

• Elicit and manage requirements end-to-end
  • Perform business analysis activities that add value
  • Build a business case
  • Map, model, analyze, and improve processes
  • Develop basic competencies of business data analytics
  • Understand and use BA tools for agile and non-agile environments

Who Should Take This Certificate?

• People who want to embark on a business analysis career
  • Business analysts who want to enhance and improve their skills for better performance
  • Team members who work with business analysts, including project managers, technical team members, and other stakeholders
  • People who want to optimize their performance in a dynamic and changing environment, both agile and waterfall
  • Those preparing to challenge the exam for the Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) designation

How Will You Benefit?

The Certificate in Business Analysis can help you:

• Learn how to observe opportunities for improvements and challenges
• Translate ideas, problems, and challenges into actionable items
• Lead change and identify customers' needs
• Analyze processes and performance
• Effectively elicit and manage requirements
• Introduce efficiencies and ideas for improvement and identify areas that require action
• Enhance team performance by supporting their changing needs

Fees & Scheduling

This online certificate consists of five courses, with live online sessions from 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Atlantic Standard Time (AST) on designated days. The total cost of this certificate is $5,272.

Courses

The courses are as follows:

• Business Analysis Essentials
• Business Analysis in Practice
• Enterprise and Strategic Analysis
• Introduction to Business Data Analytics
• The Agile Business Analyst

Certificate Requirements

Upon completion of the program, participants are awarded a Dalhousie University Business Analysis Certificate.

Required Courses

• OLCD-BUSA0011 Business Analysis Essentials
  • CEUs: 2.1
  • Prerequisites: None
  • Delivery Options: Online - Scheduled
  • Next Offered: Winter 2026
  • Status: Available
• OLCD-BUSA0012 Business Analysis in Practice
  • CEUs: 2.1
  • Prerequisites: None
  • Delivery Options: Online - Scheduled
  • Next Offered: Winter 2026
  • Status: Available
• OLCD-BUSA0010 Enterprise and Strategic Analysis
  • CEUs: 1.4
  • Prerequisites: None
  • Delivery Options: Online - Scheduled
  • Next Offered: Spring/Summer 2026
  • Status: Available
• OLCD-BUSA0015 Introduction to Business Data Analytics
  • CEUs: 1.05
  • Prerequisites: None
  • Delivery Options: Online - Scheduled
  • Next Offered: Spring/Summer 2026
  • Status: Available
• OLCD-ADBA0011 The Agile Business Analyst
  • CEUs: 1.05
  • Prerequisites: None
  • Delivery Options: Online - Scheduled
  • Next Offered: Spring/Summer 2026
  • Status: Available