If you’re thinking of upskilling your people, a Business Analysis course can provide the perfect opportunity.
As well as instilling impactful skills within your organisation such as business process modelling, stakeholder engagement and data analysis, you’ll also reap the rewards of investing in your team and being in a stronger position to retain your top talent.
While business analysis as a learning and development opportunity might be a no-brainer, choosing the right Business Analysis training course that is right for both your team and your business isn’t always so clear-cut.
Upskilling your people is a great way to invest in them and demonstrate your commitment but knowing what course will get the best out of them and bring the most benefits back to your business can be a challenge. There are a lot of training providers out there and a whole host of different business analysis courses to choose from, so identifying which key elements to look out for is crucial.
Are they accredited?
Number one for any training checklist should be to ensure that the training provider you choose is BCS accredited. Essentially, it provides an indicator of the quality of teaching, ensures you are investing in a trusted provider and means your staff will leave with a recognisable professional qualification at the end of the course.
Do they offer flexible training options?
As the working world becomes more flexible, so too must our training options. Every participant that embarks on a course is likely to be working to different schedules, responsibilities and needs so it’s important that the course you choose is accommodating to your staff, in order to offer the very best chance of success.
Do they have good customer reviews?
Don’t just take the training provider’s word for it! It’s always helpful to look at reviews of courses from people who have been there and done it, so you can get a good understanding of what your team are likely to get out of each course and what skills they will be able to bring back to the workplace.
What resources do they provide?
The best training courses are those that aim to instil new skills and a deeper understanding in participants for the long run, and that often means providing enough practical resources to a) stand the best chance of achieving the qualification, and b) retain these skills and knowledge for long into the future.
Are they accessible for all?
It may be that your team are spread out across the country, or that physically coming into a classroom location is really challenging for them or simply impractical. A good training provider will offer different options for learning to accommodate each and every participant by enabling modules to be accessed online, in-person or even on the go on an app or similar.
On top of this, you also need to figure out what business analysis course is right for your people and what will provide the right level of skills, understanding, experience and qualification at the end of it.
Here at Amatis Training we can train your top talent in a number of different courses, appropriate for individuals at all stages of their business analysis development from beginner right through to advanced. To help, we’ve given a breakdown of the differences between some of our most popular courses so you can decide what’s right for you.
- Foundation in Business Analysis
Ideal as an introduction to the role of business analysis, this course covers business analysis service framework, analysing and managing stakeholders and delivering business solutions. It can also be used as a knowledge specialism for the BCS International Diploma in Business Analysis.
- Business Analysis Practice
A core module in the BCS International Diploma in Business Analysis, this practitioner course helps to develop essential practical skills beyond developing software systems including understanding business strategy, improving business processes and delivering business change.
- Agile Business Analysis
Covering a range of techniques, this course will enable participants to apply key agile principles to a range of agile methods, including understanding the role of the backlog and how best to manage it.
- International Diploma in Business Analysis
Designed for those looking to demonstrate a detailed understanding of business analysis best practice, in order to sit this assessment participants will need to pass two core modules, one practitioner module and one foundation module in Business Analysis.
In addition, we have plenty of other Business Analysis courses on offer including Foundation in Agile, Modelling Business Processes and Stakeholder Engagement, all designed to get the best out of your people and boost their skills.
If you’d like some further advice on the right business analysis course to choose for your people, just get in touch. My door is always open and I’d be very happy to talk you through some options based on the needs of your business.