Rapidly Accelerate Your
Business Analysis Skills

Get ready to dive into the world of business analysis with our intensive Business Analysis Boot Camp! In just 4 days, you'll gain the skills and knowledge you need to take your career to the next level. Our instructors will guide you through a rigorous program that immerses you in the latest business analysis best practices, helping you develop a deep understanding of the subject matter. Through real-world case studies and practical, hands-on exercises, you'll gain the confidence and expertise you need to succeed in any business analysis role. Start your journey to success today - enroll in our intensive Business Analysis Boot Camp!

Public Courses

Public courses are scheduled throughout the year.

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  • Public courses are held online with a LIVE instructor

  • A link to join the course will be sent after registration is completed.

Customized Group Training

We can help you customize this course to meet your organization’s training goals.

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  • We will meet with you to establish training goals and customize the materials.

  • Training is privately delivered in-person at your location or virtual.

Features

4-day
Boot Camp

28 PDU / CDU


Course Contents

  • Key business analysis terms, activities and general overview of business analysis

    Key business analysis activities, deliverables and techniques

    The breadth of business analysis from the business to IT projects

    Benefits of Business Analysis

    Barriers to Business Analysis

    BA Competencies

    BA Career Path

    Requirements defined and their classifications

    Methodologies/approaches to business analysis

    Comparing business analysis to other roles and where they overlap

    Trends in business analysis

    Overview of the IIBA BABOK and how it relates to Business Analysis and your training

    A high-level understanding of requirements, business rules, process, data, interfaces, interactions, scope

  • Understanding the differences of project and product scope

    The process of solution scoping

    Several techniques and models for solution scoping

    Breaking down the scope to drive elicitation efforts

    The process of elicitation

    Elicitation in different approaches – Agile, Waterfall, Incremental

    The role team dynamics play in elicitation

    Learn 17 elicitation techniques

    Practice elicitation techniques and understand how they support future business analysis efforts

    When to use each technique and why

  • Process modeling (Process Maps, Swim Lanes)

    Data modeling (Data Matrix, ERD, Class Diagram, Data Mining)

    Interface modeling (Prototypes, Mockups, Wireframes, Storyboards)

    Interaction modeling (Use Cases, SIPOC)

    Business rules analysis in modeling

    Tying models back to scope modeling

    Levels of detail and abstraction in modeling

    Modeling based on approach (Agile, Waterfall, Incremental)

  • How to package your requirements effectively

    Understanding your stakeholder preferences in packaging requirements

    How to present different components of the requirements

    How to write well-formed requirements

    How to correct requirements

    Developing a requirements check list

    What goes into a business requirements document

    Creating a traceability matrix

    Tracing requirements to business goals and objectives, test, design, scope

    The Business Analyst role in design

    How to manage requirements change

  • Project vs. product (solution) scope

    Documenting product (solution) scope as the input to your planning efforts

    Key planning concepts for analyzing Business Analysis work

    Understanding gap analysis

    Predictive (Waterfall, incremental) and Adaptive (Agile) approaches to planning Business Analysis work

    How to plan the work and work the plan

    How to develop the approach to your plan

    Understanding complexity and impacts for your plan

    How to choose techniques for your plan

    How to choose activities and deliverables for your plan

    How to communicate your plan

    Understand various estimation techniques

    Review examples of requirements work plans

    Understand how the requirements work plan fits into the overall project plan

    Understand additional change management needs of the plan



Duration and Description

Online Course with LIVE Instructor


PDU / CDU Earned (Certification or Re-certification)

FREE Rescheduling



Breakout Sessions with Interactive Whiteboards

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Courses & Certification

  • Yes. Any of the Certificate and Boot Camps from The Uncommon League can be used towards certification from IIBA, PMI, and Scrum.org. Check with these organizations on the number of training hours that are required as they vary by certification type and organization.

  • IIBA, PMI, and Scrum.org all have different processes for obtaining certification. Bob Prentiss CBAP® the founder of The Uncommon League suggests these points in putting together a plan:

    1. Permit yourself. Saying the words “I’m going to get certified in analysis,” out loud commits your mindset to achieve the certification. Decide to pursue certification and then give your self permission to start.

    2. Know the path. Getting analysis certification requires you to follow a pretty straightforward path. It’s best to know the steps you have to make before you make them. Being the impressive analyst you are, you are will naturally ask questions about the steps for certification. Talk with others that have completed the process to get a better perspective on the certification process or visit the certification website for more information.

    3. Plan to Set Aside Time. Certification takes a little effort so you will need to set aside time in your schedule for completing the tasks in the certification process. The best approach is to schedule time on your calendar every day. Even as little as 30 minutes a day makes a big difference. Use this time for submitting the application, studying on your own, or collaborating with others in a study group.

    4. Group Collaboration. You can undoubtedly study on your own, but several studies have shown that learning together is a more powerful learning experience, and you will retain more of the information when compared to just studying alone. Create or find a group that supports your certification efforts. Study groups can help you handle frustration or needing to understand an analysis technique more clearly.

    5. Prepare and Mock Test. In preparing for the exam, the best course of action is taking sample certification tests. These help you understand how the questions are formulated and help you know which topics to focus on in your studying. You will be more confident in having completed a few mock exams. Focus on the areas of the mock exam where you didn’t’ get the questions right. Pull out those analysis skills and figure out why you answered the question wrong and put that topic on a list for you to study in more depth. If you’re getting a topic right consistently, you won’t need to focus your studying on that topic.

    6. Support Your Success. Asking for support is an integral part of the journey. As with any project, you might want to consider getting yourself a champion. Your champion sits in your corner as your cheerleader. They also help you keep focus and on the path to certification.

  • 100%. The Uncommon League shows you not only the concepts and techniques - we also show you how they would work in the real-world by providing hands-on, interactive, and instructor coached breakout sessions. Our courses cover a broad area of knowledge areas and are designed for students to transition into their new careers more effectively.

  • Yes - The Uncommon League is an Endorsed Education Provider and closely follows that educational standards as set by the certifying organizations. Employers recognize that candidates that show a history of learning in their particular discipline are more likely to be successful in their roles. Individuals with training and certifications have an advantage over other candidates that do not have training or certification. Also, individuals with training and certification generally receive a 5-10% boost in wages.

  • FLEX scheduling is a part of the Business Analysis Certificate program. It allows a student to set their own pace in going through the program and to easy reschedule courses when needed.

    Courses in the BA Certification program are scheduled several times during the year.

    Students in the certification program can take courses in any order and can schedule themselves for any instance of a BA Certificate course.

    It’s not required to complete all the BA Certificate courses in one quarter. Courses can be scheduled out over a period of 18 months from the date of purchase.

    You have up to 18 months from the date of purchase to complete all your certificate courses in order to qualify for the certificate.

  • Yes. You can reschedule for FREE. There are no penalties or fees. You can reschedule to any future scheduled date for the course.

    You must transfer or reschedule the course within 18 months of purchase.

    You can only transfer to a course of equal or lesser value.

    BA Certificate students have FLEX scheduling (see the FAQ on FLEX scheduling).

Payment & Discounts

  • We currently don’t offer payment plans directly to students however PayPal does offer the ability to split payments over a period of time.

  • Yes. We accept purchase orders and can invoice for courses.

    Please not payment of the invoice is required prior to the start of the course.

  • We offer 5% discounts on groups of 3-5 students. Use discount code 5OFFDISC at checkout.

    We offer 10% discounts on groups of 5 or more. Use code 10OFFDISC at checkout.

  • We offer at 5% discount for government employees. Use discount code GOVWORKDISC at checkout.

  • We accept all major credit cards, PayPal, Apply Pay, and checks.

    Visit our Pay by Check page on this site to request an invoice to pay by check.

    We will need payment of the invoice prior to the course start. Please allow 3-5 business day to post yoru check to the invoice. Once the invoice is paid, we will automatically enroll you in the course and you will get an email confirmation with a link to the course.

  • We currently do not support ACH or wire transfers.

  • Yes. We accept PayPal.

  • We accept checks for purchase orders and invoiced courses only. You can request an invoice be sent.

    Please note we will need to receive payment prior to the start of the course.