Business Analysis: Overview Course
- IDPGMT7400
- Weekdays only
- 3 Days
- Open to beginners
Explore the end-to-end process of business analysis, including planning, requirements elicitation, and solution validation.
Our Business Analysis curriculum includes courses designed to help participants acquire practical skills to carry out the entire business analysis process.
Explore the end-to-end process of business analysis, including planning, requirements elicitation, and solution validation.
Learn to structure and guide business analysis initiatives with a focus on planning, stakeholder engagement, and feasibility within projects and programs.
Master the elicitation, documentation, and presentation of business requirements using stakeholder engagement and structured packages.
Build analytical skills to evaluate proposed solutions, allocate requirements effectively, and verify readiness with structured validation approaches.
Acquire practical skills in eliciting, analyzing, and validating requirements to drive business process improvements and support organizational solutions.
Gain essential skills and knowledge to excel as a Business Analyst with this comprehensive certificate program. Master Excel, PowerPoint, SQL, and Tableau while building hands-on expertise in data analysis, data visualization, and presentation design.
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The instructor was wonderful and so knowledgeable. The course materials were extremely relevant to what my job is. I feel like I can be better because of this class.
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The content and materials were very well put together. Dr. Mac is very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about the course and made it enjoyable.
Sheri A.
I appreciated how the instructor tailored the materials to what he found to be real life best practices.
Taylor S.
Our Business Analysis Training are rated 5.0 stars by 10 students
The content and materials were very well put together. Dr. Mac is very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about the course and made it enjoyable.
I appreciated how the instructor tailored the materials to what he found to be real life best practices.
Dan is a wonderful instructor. Very knowledgeable about Power BI.
Instructor was clear and easy to follow.
Exactly what I was hoping to learn about. I definitely recommend this course if you have no background or idea about the benefits and how to use AI.
Class was amazing! Dan is one of the best teachers I have been lucky to work with! Seriously, if you want to learn Power BI, take this course with him. Thank you so much!
Clear, relevant, and immediately applicable, this course demystifies AI for the workplace in the best possible way.
I was looking for a course that would give me basic information on how to use Power BI but would also give me practical tips on how to visualise data, and this course did not disappoint. I feel like I can navigate Power BI with confidence, and I am definitely encouraged to explore it more. The instructor was super helpful and explained everything in a very clear and straightforward way. I highly recommend this course.
Highly recommend.
The class was extremely informative. It was one of the best professional development courses I've taken, and I would highly recommend this course and instructor.
Great Instructor and informative materials. This was a great intro to Power BI.
This is an excellent course to get you started with Power BI. I've enjoyed the training material and class, thank you!
He went at a good pace and was willing to stop for questions. He used good examples that weren't "pre-set" to work perfectly. He let the flaws in the tech show so we could recognize and deal with them on our own.
The Power BI Bootcamp is designed for success. I was initially apprehensive, having no prior knowledge, but the instructor, Dan, was both professional and reassuring. His teaching style made complex concepts easy to grasp, and by the end of the course, I walked away with more knowledge, understanding, and confidence than I ever expected.
Thanks to Dan Rodney for teaching the AI for Workplace Productivity classes. He shared a lot of valuable information backed up by examples. I have learned a lot and can't wait to use this to further streamline business communication processes.
As someone new to Power BI, I was initially intimidated, but this training broke everything down in a simple and approachable way. The sessions covered everything from the basics to more advanced features. Dan was an incredible trainer who was incredibly patient in answering all our questions. I now feel equipped to create, dive right in, and use what I learn to benefit my organization!
Dan explains information clearly and is patient and responsive to students' questions. Fantastic trainer--highly recommend!
The class is comprehensive, very useful, and had a great overview, as well as a detailed dive into the practical how-tos. The instructor was very helpful, answered lots of questions, and shared their extensive knowledge of the subject.
JJ was great! He really broke down everything and didn't use marketing jargon. It was a great class. I learned a lot, and I am happy it was offered to me.
I really appreciate the way information is presented in this course. It is broken down into small enough pieces so you can grasp it. I've been trying ChatGPT / AI on my own for a couple of months, but I was missing key pieces to understand completely how to use it and what all AI can do.
I really liked the content. The instructor is easy to understand and good at monitoring the online questions with the in-person group. I would consider taking other classes. Great experience.
I went into the class having never used Power BI before, and now feel extremely confident using it to create custom reports and dashboards.
Loved the clarity of the instructor and the course material. He was able to teach students on all skill levels, from people who only know Excel to more experienced Power BI users. He answered questions and kept the class engaged. I will definitely recommend it to colleagues.
I was a little worried about taking the class online, but the couple of times I needed help, it was easy to get the instructor's attention. The instructor was able to understand my mistake and move forward. I feel I have a grasp of Power BI and can use it at work now!
The content was user-friendly. I really appreciate the step-by-step slide, which made it very easy to follow along with the presenter. I enjoyed the experience and look forward to taking more courses in the future.
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