Course overview
The BCS Business Analysis Foundation is like a detective’s toolkit: it teaches you how to collect and analyse information, uncover hidden patterns, and make sense of complex data, just as a detective needs to piece together clues to solve a crime. In the case of business analysis, you will be responsible for improving processes after identifying inefficiencies or solving organisational problems.
You will understand how to identify and evaluate options for improving your business, as well as develop skills and knowledge to support successful business change programmes. After obtaining the Business Analysis Foundation certification, you can start enabling change within your organisation by defining the needs of stakeholders and recommending prudent, viable solutions!
Should you wish to attain recognition as a professional Business Analyst, this certification will allow you to take one of the 5 steps toward securing the International Diploma in Business Analysis.
Job outcomes
- Business Analyst
- Business Systems Analyst
- Senior Business Analyst
- Business Analytics Trainer
- Business Consultant
- Project Manager
- Financial Consultant
- Technical Specialist
- Network and Security Analyst
- Technical Implementation Consultant
What you'll learn
- Analysis of Strategy
- Creating a business case
- Business system modelling
- Implementing change
- Business process modelling
- A business analyst’s role and responsibilities
This accredited BCS Business Analysis Foundation course introduces students to the techniques, tools and principles used in business analysis. This will allow them to analyse their organisation’s business needs and create solutions that will fulfil those requirements.
Recognition
Study method
- Online
- Blended
- In-class
Duration study load
- 20 to 30 hours of total qualification time
Entry requirements
Your personalised career consultant can help you decide if this course is the right route for you depending on your existing skills, qualifications, and experience to ensure you make the right investment.
Course features
- Consultation with a career consultant to corroborate your course choice
- Unlimited, 3-month access to the BCS Business Analysis Foundation course
- Official BCS Business Analysis Foundation Exam
- Certified tutor to provide assistance with course queries
- Access to a full support team for assistance with examination, notes, and study queries
- A professional, Business Analysis-oriented CV rewrite
- A LinkedIn profile overhaul to maximise your new networking opportunities
Professional recognition
The British Computer Society (BCS), branded ‘BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT’, since 2009, is a professional body and a learned society that represents those working in information technology (IT) and computer science, both in the United Kingdom and internationally.
Assessment
The BCS Business Analysis Foundation is assessed and awarded by means of an examination. This exam comprises of 40 multiple-choice questions (meaning you will have to select your answers from the options you are provided with). Your exam will be 60 minutes long, and you will be required to score 65% (26 out of 40) or higher in order to pass. This is a closed-book exam.
Why get qualified?
Gain new skills and knowledge
Thinking ahead and learning the skills needed to move forward in your current career path will mean you are more likely to be considered for future roles.
Gain credibility in your career
A certification from ITonlinelearning shows prospective employees that you have the right skills and credentials needed to succeed in your career.
Increase your income potential and promotion likelihood
Gaining the right set of qualifications will increase your chances of moving into a supervisory or management role, giving you the opportunity to increase your salary.
Who's it for?
Anyone interested in business analysis can take the BCS Business Analysis Foundation. This is also a fantastic certification for those with existing experience in business analysis looking to validate experience with an industry-recognised certification.
Delivery
Many students prefer online study to conventional classroom-based learning as it provides them with the freedom to learn at their own pace, and in an environment in which they are comfortable. Online study material can also be viewed and revised as many times as the student needs, which contributes to long-term memory retention. These factors, in addition to the fact that online training courses are often more cost-effective than the on-site alternative, make online study an appealing option to students today.
Subjects
A business analyst is a professional who possesses a set of skills and knowledge that are necessary to perform business analysis effectively. These competencies include problem-solving, critical thinking, communication, stakeholder management, and domain knowledge.
Business analysis takes place within the strategic context of an organisation. This means that the business analyst must understand the organisation’s overall goals and objectives and align their work with those goals.
The Business Analysis Service Framework is a structure that helps to organise the work of a business analyst. It includes various stages, such as investigating the business situation, defining the solution, and delivering the business solution.
This is the first stage of the business analysis process. It involves gathering information about the current state of the business, identifying problems, and determining the scope of the project.
This is an important aspect of business analysis. Business analysts must understand the needs and concerns of stakeholders and work with them to develop effective solutions.
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