AgileBA® Foundation & Practitioner classroom

Learning objectives

By the end of the Foundation element of this course you should understand the key principles and terminology within Agile Business Analysis guidance. Specifically,

• The underpinning philosophy and principles of Agile
• The processes within an Agile project, including alternative configurations
• The products produced during an Agile project and their purpose
• The practices used and their benefits and limitations
• The people within an Agile project

By the end of the Practitioner element of this course you should be able to:

• Apply the underpinning philosophy and principles of DSDM in a project situation
• Appropriately configure the processes of an Agile project to a given scenario
• Produce and evaluate the content of BA-produced Agile products produced during an Agile project in a given scenario
• Apply the following Agile practices in a project situation: Facilitated Workshops; MoSCoW prioritisation; Iterative Development; Modelling; Timeboxing
• Identify the Agile practices to be used for a given situation within a scenario
• Understand the roles and responsibilities within an Agile project and the different levels of empowerment with respect to requirements and the business case
• Understand the mechanisms for facilitation and support within an Agile Project
• Understand in outline how to test, estimate and evaluate benefits delivery in an Agile project
• Describe the Agile approach to managing and prioritising requirements and identify action to rectify problems with requirements within an Agile project from a given scenario

This is an intensive four-day course that includes the following:

• All accompanying course material
• The official AgileBA handbook
• The cost of the Agile BA Foundation and Practitioner examination

What's covered?

This course covers the following modules:

• The role of a Business Analyst in an agile world
• Agile fundamentals and the AgileBA
• The agile business case
• Stakeholders in the agile project
• Requirements and user stories
• Prioritisation
• Modelling
• Timeboxing and iterative development
• Requirements planning and estimating throughout the lifecycle
• The requirements lifecycle in an agile project
• Exam preparation

Target audience

This qualification is aimed at:

• Practising Business Analysts
• Agile team members who wish to become Agile Business Analysts

There is no mandatory pre-course for this course however there will be some evening work.

Foundation

• Multiple choice
• 50 questions per paper
• 25 marks required to pass (out of 50 available) – 50%
• 40-minute duration
• Closed book

Practitioner

• Complex multiple choice
• 4 questions per paper with 20 marks available per questions
• 40 marks required to pass (out of 80 available) - 50%
• 2.5-hour duration
• Open book (AgileBA Handbook only)