Business Analysis Foundation Programme (BAFP)

FTI Certification

AIMED AT: IT and commerce graduates with little work experience, wishing to work in Business Analysis support roles such as Systems Development, business intelligence, Process Management and Test Analysis.
DURATION: 12 months part-time (exact duration depends on the calendar and roll-out schedule).
DELIVERY: Virtual live learning, interactive and practical sessions, group projects and self-study.
ASSESSMENT: Assignments, presentations, tests, and Portfolio of Evidence (PoE).
FOCUS: Qualification for technical knowledge and practical skills development.

PROGRAMME CONTENT

Personal Productivity

• Communication Techniques
• Working relationships and clients
• Time Management
• Ethics and Professionalism

Interacting in a Business Environment

• The business environment
• The elements of business strategy
• The role of IT
• Systems Development Lifecycle (SDLC) models
• Generic business processes and value chain models

Business Case Techniques

• Innovative problem-solving techniques
• Information gathering techniques
• Eliciting user requirements for systems development
• Defining the Process of Requirements for a business case
• Project Scoping for a business case
• Feasibility and risk analysis
• High-level implementation plan for a project

Functional Specification Techniques

• How analysis work integrates into the requirements specification document
• Use case modelling in defining user requirements
• Information Models and Entity Relationship (ER) Diagrams
• The principles of good interface design
• Wireframes and simple screen design
• Design Output Requirements
• Document Business Rules using decision trees and tables
• Techniques for Requirements Validation
• Create Test Cases to achieve testing goals.