The Masters Certificate in Business Analysis
(Schulich Executive Education Centre)
**UNIQUE MODULAR DELIVERY**
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The University of New Brunswick, in partnership with Schulich Executive Education Centre, Schulich School of Business, York University, is offering their pathbreaking and comprehensive Masters Certificate in Business Analysis (MCBA) program. This program is the only Masters Certificate in Business Analysis program in Canada backed by not just one but six leading Canadian Universities. It is also endorsed by the IIBA Fundy chapter.
The Masters Certificate in Business Analysis focuses on the vital ingredients to be an effective Business Analist – from planning, communicating, eliciting, and analyzing to validating and managing the user requirements - through the project life cycle. The result: projects with cost savings, accurate time to market, and most importantly, solutions that meet the organization’s business needs.
PROGRAM KEY POINTS
- The program will be offered in Saint John over a period of 1½ years and on weekdays
- The program will consist of 8 modules – totaling 18 days for the awarding of the Masters Certificate in Business Analysis (MCBA) from The University of New Brunswick and The Schulich School of Business
- The modules will be offered every two months throughout the year, excluding the summer months
- Participants can take individual modules to fill in gaps in their knowledge or to complete their MCBA certificate (for example, participants from Aliant)
- IIBA members in good standing receive a 10% discount
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
- Business Analysts from all industries who are responsible for identifying, analyzing and managing business requirements, analyzing business processes and recommending solutions
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Business Analysts and their Managers who are new to the role
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Business Analysts who lack formal training and need to close the gaps in their background
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Business or IT professionals who want to move into the Business Analyst role
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Project Managers
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Quality Assurance professionals
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Product Managers
8 CORE LEARNING MODULES
2009-2010 Program prices and dates
2011-2012 Program prices and dates
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(February 10-11, 2011) $898 (no HST)
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(April 5-6, 2011) $898 (no HST)
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(June 7-8, 2011) $898 (no HST)
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(September 20-21, 2011) $898 (no HST)
- (November 22-24, 2011) $1347 (no HST)
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(January 26-27, 2012) $898 (no HST)
- (April 17-18, 2012) $898 (no HST)
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(June 5-7, 2012) $1347 (no HST)
Please note: a new cycle will begin in February 2011, dates coming soon.
Participants will receive a Masters Certificate in Business Analysis upon successful completion of all above BA seminars.
For complete details on program requirements, module descriptions, schedule, etc.,
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INFORMATION WEBINAR
Join us for a free 1-hour information session webinar hosted by our partner, Schulich Executive Education Centre. Enroll online. Select from one of the following times:
- July 20, 2010, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT
- Aug 20, 2010, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT
- Sept 20, 2010, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT
- Oct 20, 2010, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT
- Nov 22, 2010, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT
- Dec 17, 2010, 1:00 pm- 2:00pm EDT
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MODULE DESCRIPTIONS
CREATIVITY AND CRITICAL THINKING (CCBA 1003)
February 10-11, 2011
Think “outside of the box” and apply critical thinking, creativity and innovation to your business analysis practices and solutions.
What you will learn:
- Learn proven techniques to enhance your personal creativity and strategic thinking skills
- Determine root causes
- Draft a problem statement that clearly defines your challenge
- Identify the best solutions and create successful action plans
PLANNING, VALIDATING & MANAGING USER REQUIREMENTS (CCBA 1004)
April 5-6, 2011
Develop a plan that includes determining and estimating the requirements activities a Business Analist typically performs and how to control and manage changes to the deliverables. Create a high-level test plan to verify and validate your user requirements and achieve quality performance.
What you will learn:
- Identify and analyze all relevant stakeholders
- Develop a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) that is
requirements driven, focusing on planning, testing and
managing responsibilities
- Develop a risk plan and a high-level test plan
- Learn strategies for managing change in the
requirements
COMMUNICATIONS INPUT: QUESTIONING, LISTENING, FACILITATING, MANAGING CONFLICT (CCBA 1000)
June 7-8, 2011 Elicit requirements, recommend the business solution and achieve commitment by effectively communicating and negotiating with all stakeholders, from user groups to technical teams.
What you will learn:
- Ask the right questions from the start
- Apply effective listening and clarifying techniques
- Facilitate a group requirements session
- Learn to manage conflict and build consensus
ELICITING USER REQUIREMENTS (CCBA 1001)
September 20-21, 2011
Equip yourself with the ability to gather, document and identify user requirements.
What you will learn:
- Capture, clarify and confirm prototype requirements
- Write clear, complete and unambiguous requirements
- Identify high-risk requirements and what to do about them
- Manage the change control process and requirements sign-off
MODELING THE BUSINESS PROBLEM (CCBA 1002)
November 22-24, 2011 Learn the key analysis models Business Analists should have in their toolkits, their purpose and strengths, and when to use each of them. These techniques will help you analyze, formalize and validate business and system requirements.
What you will learn: - Techniques to document, analyze and redesign business processes
- How to build a logical data model to represent an organization’s information requirements and business rules
- How to develop a Use Case Model, considered to be “industry best practice” in representing functional requirements
- Fundamental business rules concepts and the interrelationships between Business Rules, Business Processes, Logical Data Models and Use Case Models
COMMUNICATIONS OUTPUT: PLANNING, WRITING, PRESENTING (CCBA 1006)
January 26-27, 2012
Write effective, readable documents and present clear requirements and solutions by defining your objectives and your audience. Develop a communications plan to get buy-in from stakeholders.
What you will learn:
- Write clear and concise requirements
- Assemble a requirements package, complete with executive summary and a plan for how requirements will be communicated
- Present requirements to different types of audiences and ensure that the contents are understood
- Create a communication plan detailing stakeholders, the information needed by each, and forms of communication
FILLING IN THE GAPS (CCBA 1005)
CURRENT CYCLE: October 5-6, 2010
NEW CYCLE: April 17-18, 2012
Review all material and take an in-depth look at the Enterprise Analysis sections of the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) Body of Knowledge (BABOK). This module equips potential candidates to sit for the IIBA Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) exam.
What you will learn: - Review of course material mapped to the IIBA
Body of Knowledge
- Enterprise analysis activities and the BA role in Enterprise Analysis
- A review of the CBAP exam process
SIMULATION - MCBA CLOSING (CCBA 1010)
CURRENT CYCLE: December 7-9, 2010
NEW CYCLE: June 5-7, 2012
The final exam consists of multiple-choice questions and covers all the course material presented in the program. In Project Simulation, all participants in assigned teams
present their completed real-world case study, applying the knowledge and skills learned throughout the modules. Each team follows the case study through the project life cycle, using critical thinking and creativity and resolving issues of communication and negotiation.
What you will learn:
- Gain insight into different approaches to the case study
- Relate concepts taught in the course to the case study
- Produce and present the deliverables needed to complete the project successfully
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