Course Catalog

When there isn’t a one-size fits all approach to analysis, we need to take time at the beginning of the project to plan out what it will take to ensure that requirements are well understood and well documented.

Once you’ve elicited and modeled, there’s a good chance you need to create some type of documentation to ensure that requirements are well understood. Whether you are working in a traditional, plan-driven environment or in an agile-like situation, this course will help you write well-formed requirements. We’ll also work through where the business analyst fits in to the project process after the requirements are documented. Prioritization, traceability, and testing, oh my!

There’s more to the BA role than just taking notes or scribing at meetings. This course helps us put the analysis in the Business Analyst! Let’s create order from the chaos and create a deeper understanding of what was uncovered during the elicitation process. We’ll learn the nuts and bolts of modeling as well as how to use models as an alternative elicitation method, and how to extract requirements from models.

In order to be effective during elicitation and to ensure a complete understanding of requirements, we need to identify and analyze who the stakeholders are and what makes them tick. Once we know who we’re working with and their motivations for the initiative, we can focus on facilitating effective collaborative elicitation sessions. We’ll explore a model for requirements elicitation, including how to select elicitation techniques that will help you reach your goals. We aren’t known as the technique guys for nothing! We’ll discuss and practice several classic and modern elicitation techniques too!

How are projects or initiatives created and defined? When is strategy defined and how is it communicated? When should we build bespoke software or purchase something from a vendor? How can we understand the scope of an effort and communicate it clearly?

If you’ve ever wondered what business analysis is all about, or what it would take to become a business analyst, this introduction course is for you!  Whatever your situation, this course is a great way to understand what Business Analysis is and how these competencies and techniques are crucial for anyone who works on projects.

Gamification is everywhere, from keeping our brains limber playing Words With Friends to earning achievement badges for completing annual security training. Game techniques combine our need for achievement with the comfort of rules and process. Even with our shift into virtual workplaces, we crave normal, yet we need some productive fun too. How do you get engagement when we’re all working from home? Let’s go beyond sticky notes and learn some of The Uncommon League’s favorite games that get project work done, no matter how far apart we are (literally and figuratively).

Facilitation is a tough skill to master when we can be in the same room with participants. In a virtual work world, we can’t let

In a world where working from home is the new normal, who shall rise victorious from the Collaboration Games? (Did you read that in a

Hit me with that technique class one more time! Our newest techniques class focuses on techniques never before seen by the public. These are specially

Whoops! We did it again! Version 1 of this class has been the #1 rated workshop at all Business Analysis/Project World events for 3 years

Come see why this class has been the #1 rated workshop at all Business Analysis/Project Management World events for 3 years running! At the Uncommon

If you struggle with not getting enough information or time from stakeholders to get the job done you may want to rethink the techniques you

This course brings together business analysis tasks and activities to create a business analysis work plan. Learn to identify and analyze stakeholders in order to

This course is appropriate for anyone that is interested in learning what it Business Analysis is all about, what it takes to become a Business

This course is appropriate for anyone that needs to learn how to scope project solutions and elicit requirements.  You will learn what it takes to

This course is appropriate for anyone that needs to learn how analyze and model requirements to support high quality Business Analysis work. Participants will practice

This course is appropriate for anyone that needs to learn how to write narrative requirements to support high quality Business Analysis work. Participants will practice

The majority of project failures blame the requirements process so it’s no wonder that writing good requirements is complicated and harder than what most people