BCS International Diploma In Business Analysis
The BCS (Chartered Institute for IT/ British Computer Society) is an industry body with over 100,000 professionals throughout the world holding Business Analysis qualifications.
The qualification is aimed at individuals who want to gain knowledge and receive an internationally recognised professional qualification in Business Analysis.
The BCS International Diploma in Business Analysis incorporates:
- Foundation Cert in Business Analysis
- Practitioner Cert in Requirements Engineering
- Practitioner Cert in Business Analysis Practice
- Practitioner Cert in Modelling Business Processes
- A 50-minute oral exam to covert these certificates into the International Diploma
An overview of the models and tools covered:
- Porters 5 Forces Model & PESTLE to analyse opportunities & threats.
- The McKinsey 7S Framework to implement system changes.
- The Business Change Lifecycle
- The Balanced Scorecard (BSC) as a performance measurement tool.
- The principles, features, & differences of Waterfall & Agile methodologies.
- RACI charts & the Power/Influence grid to manage stakeholders & strategy.
- The MOSCOW technique to prioritise requirements.
- The use of customer journey maps, rich pictures, empathy & mind maps.
- The POPIT model for creating a Target Operating Model.
- Design Thinking to identify, explore & test solutions.
- Time Value or Money (TVM) & Net Present Value (NPV) to assess business cases.
- Using VMOST for the development & assessment of strategy.
- Building UML activity models with partitions as a starting point for process improvement.
- The Requirement Engineering (RE) framework to clarify the process for system improvements.
- Using traceability to manage system changes.
Complementary Learning Sessions – 3 extra days – For a limited time only
- Effective communication & interpersonal skills
- Sympathetic interrogation
- Self-awareness & unconscious bias
- Personal power & promoting psychological safety
- Negotiation & influencing strategies
- Creative thinking & problem solving
- Developing persuasive & effective presentations
- Storytelling & personal presence
- Turning data into a compelling narrative
The learning package includes:
Academy LIVE – Learners will attend a series of 14 one-day online live learning sessions which run 9-5pm every 3 weeks facilitated by an experienced BCS accredited trainer.
Complementary Learning Sessions – Learners can attend 3 additional online learning days as outlined above.
Membership & Online Learning Materials – Learners will be registered for BCS membership and will be given access to Pluralsight, a comprehensive e-learning library rich with assets, designed to enhance and support additional learning.
BCS Textbook – Learners will receive a hard copy of the BCS Business Analysis textbook (Fourth Edition) which will be posted to them.
Revision Sessions – 5 full day live online revision sessions are scheduled prior to learners sitting each exam to ensure they are fully prepared, increasing the likelihood of passing the exams first time.
All Exam Costs – All exam costs are included, so learners gain 5 qualifications including the BCS International Diploma in Business Analysis.
Cost and duration
This qualification will take 18 months to complete.
The cost is £2,750 + VAT which includes all the resources and exams outlined above.
Alternatively, employees working in England can gain this qualification via the apprenticeship route, if their employers are willing to support them. Click here for more information on the Business Analyst Apprenticeship.
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