Senior Business Analyst Job-Ready Training Program
A comprehensive 12-week intensive program designed for professionals ready to master senior Business Analyst capabilities. Build a portfolio with 30+ artifacts across 5 real-world projects spanning multiple industries. Position yourself for senior BA roles with hands-on experience in stakeholder management, requirements engineering, process improvement, and change leadership.
Program Pricing
Next Cohort: March 15, 2025
Seats Available: 15/25
Program At-A-Glance
A comprehensive 12-week program designed to position you for senior-level BA roles
Duration
12 Weeks
Schedule
2 days per week, 3 hours per session
Total Contact Hours
72 hours (live instruction + hands-on practice)
Learning Format
15-20% Instruction, 80-85% Hands-On Practice
Expected Homework
3-4 hours per week
Total Time Commitment
9-10 hours per week
What You'll Achieve
By completing this program, you will:
Master the complete BA lifecycle from project initiation through solution evaluation and closure
Build a professional portfolio with 30+ artifacts demonstrating senior-level BA capabilities
Gain hands-on experience across 5 real-world projects spanning multiple industries and complexity levels
Develop advanced skills in stakeholder management, requirements engineering, process improvement, and change leadership
Position yourself for senior BA roles with competitive salary ranges
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, you will be able to:
- Develop compelling business cases with quantified ROI and strategic alignment
- Conduct enterprise-level gap analysis and organizational readiness assessments
- Evaluate solution options using weighted decision frameworks
- Present recommendations to C-suite executives with confidence
- Elicit requirements using advanced techniques (interviews, workshops, observation, prototyping)
- Write testable, unambiguous requirements with complete acceptance criteria
- Manage requirements through change with traceability and impact analysis
- Validate solutions through comprehensive UAT planning and execution
- Analyze and map complex stakeholder landscapes including power dynamics and influence networks
- Develop and execute targeted engagement strategies for resisters, skeptics, and champions
- Facilitate difficult cross-functional workshops and build consensus without authority
- Navigate organizational politics and conflicting stakeholder priorities
- Document current state processes and identify value-adding vs. non-value-adding activities
- Design future state processes using lean principles and value stream mapping
- Assess change impact across organizational dimensions (people, process, technology, culture)
- Develop comprehensive change management strategies addressing resistance and adoption
- Present complex analysis to executive audiences in concise, compelling formats
- Facilitate workshops with 10+ participants managing conflict and driving to decisions
- Influence stakeholders using evidence-based persuasion techniques
- Document professional-grade deliverables matching industry standards
5 Major Projects - Your Portfolio Foundation
Build a comprehensive portfolio with real-world projects spanning multiple industries and complexity levels
Your Role: Lead BA driving enterprise-wide CRM implementation for 500-person organization
What You'll Deliver
- Business Case & ROI Analysis
- Stakeholder Analysis & Influence Map
- Project Charter
- Current State Assessment & Gap Analysis
- Business Requirements Document (BRD) with 40+ requirements
- Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM)
- Solution Recommendation with Feasibility Analysis
- Future State Process Models (BPMN)
- Change Management Plan
- User Acceptance Test (UAT) Plan
- Lessons Learned Report
Key BA Challenges
- CFO skeptical of $2M investment - must build compelling business case
- IT Director resistant to change - 'current system works fine'
- Sales and Marketing have conflicting feature priorities
- Previous CRM implementation failed 3 years ago - organizational cynicism
- Must facilitate consensus across 15+ stakeholders with competing agendas
Skills You'll Practice
Your Role: Lead BA replacing 20-year-old undocumented inventory management system
What You'll Deliver
- Discovery Plan for undocumented system
- Current System Capabilities Inventory
- Business Process Documentation (reverse-engineered)
- Business Rules Catalog (50-100 rules)
- BRD for replacement system
- Integration Requirements Specification (8 system integrations)
- Data Migration Plan
- Cutover Runbook (minute-by-minute plan)
- Organizational Readiness Assessment
- Risk Register & Mitigation Strategies
Key BA Challenges
- No documentation exists - original developers retired
- System is mission-critical - cannot afford downtime
- 5 departments use it differently - conflicting requirements
- Warehouse union opposes change - fears job loss
- Must extract 'tribal knowledge' before experts retire
- 15 years of data must migrate without corruption
Skills You'll Practice
Your Role: Lead BA optimizing order-to-cash process across 5 departments
What You'll Deliver
- Current State Value Stream Map
- Waste Analysis (delays, handoffs, rework)
- Future State Process Design
- BRD (process changes + enabling technology)
- Implementation Roadmap (quick wins + long-term improvements)
- Process Governance Framework
- Stakeholder Engagement Plan for territorial environment
Key BA Challenges
- Each of 5 departments blames others for 5-7 day order fulfillment delays
- No one owns the end-to-end process - organizational silos
- Sales VP: 'Credit is too slow approving orders'
- Credit Manager: 'Sales gives us incomplete information'
- Warehouse: 'Shipping is the bottleneck, not us'
- Must facilitate consensus when everyone is defensive
Skills You'll Practice
Your Role: Lead BA implementing GDPR compliance for customer data management
What You'll Deliver
- Compliance Requirements Analysis (translating legal language to BA requirements)
- Data Inventory across 12 systems
- Gap Analysis (current vs. required state)
- Compliance Requirements Traceability Matrix
- Solution Recommendation (centralized vs. federated approach)
- Audit Readiness Checklist
- Implementation Plan with risk mitigation
Key BA Challenges
- GDPR regulations are ambiguous - requires legal interpretation
- Customer data scattered across 12 systems (CRM, email, analytics, support, payment, etc.)
- Marketing fears data access restrictions will hurt campaigns
- IT says 6-month timeline is 'impossible'
- Must prove compliance with audit trail and documentation
- Balancing legal requirements with business operations
Skills You'll Practice
Your Role: Lead BA on compressed timeline tackling real-world chaos
What You'll Deliver
- Rapid BA cycle: Assessment → Requirements → Solution → Implementation Plan
- Integrated portfolio demonstration
- Executive presentation (board-level)
Key BA Challenges
Skills You'll Practice
Career Outcomes & Salary Ranges
Position yourself for senior BA roles with competitive compensation
Salaries vary by location, industry, and company size
Who This Is For
Designed for ambitious professionals ready to transform their careers
Who This Program Is For
Career changers with business experience seeking senior BA role
Junior BAs seeking senior-level skills and portfolio development
Project coordinators/managers transitioning to senior BA
Domain experts (finance, healthcare, operations) adding BA expertise
Professionals in adjacent roles (QA, Product, Operations) upskilling
Who This Program Is NOT For
Complete beginners with no professional experience
Those seeking data analyst/data science skills (SQL, Python, Power BI)
Those looking for project management (PMP) or product management training
Those unable to commit 9-10 hours per week consistently
What You'll Graduate With
Real-world skills and artifacts that will set you apart in the job market
12-Week Breakdown
2 sessions × 2 h each week with hands-on projects and real deliverables
Phase 1: Foundation & Strategic Initiation
Project 1 Begins: Enterprise CRM Transformation
Live Focus
Senior BA's role in strategic initiatives, business case development with ROI/NPV analysis, stakeholder analysis with power/interest/influence mapping, coalition building
Hands-On Project Work
Facilitate executive alignment session, build stakeholder influence map, develop quantified business case, create stakeholder engagement plan
Weekly Deliverable
Business Case, Stakeholder Analysis Document, Project Charter
Phase 1: Foundation & Strategic Initiation
Project 1 Continues
Live Focus
Current state documentation, gap analysis, root cause analysis, organizational readiness assessment, future state visioning
Hands-On Project Work
Document current processes using SIPOC, conduct gap analysis, facilitate future state visioning workshop, navigate conflicting stakeholder visions
Weekly Deliverable
Current State Assessment, Gap Analysis & Future State Vision Document, Updated Stakeholder Engagement Plan
Phase 1: Foundation & Strategic Initiation
Project 1 Continues
Live Focus
Advanced elicitation techniques (interviews, workshops, observation, prototyping), technique selection, active listening, requirements documentation and synthesis
Hands-On Project Work
Conduct stakeholder interviews with resistant participants, facilitate requirements workshop with competing priorities, perform job shadowing, develop comprehensive BRD
Weekly Deliverable
Business Requirements Document (BRD) v1.0, Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM), Elicitation Summary Report
Phase 2: Requirements Excellence & Solution Design
Project 1 Continues
Live Focus
Requirements quality analysis, prioritization frameworks (MoSCoW, Kano Model, WSJF), solution options evaluation, feasibility analysis
Hands-On Project Work
Present BRD to mock stakeholders, prioritize 40+ requirements, evaluate solution options with weighted decision matrix, conduct feasibility analysis
Weekly Deliverable
BRD v1.1 (refined), Prioritization Matrix & MVP Definition, Solution Recommendation Document
Phase 2: Requirements Excellence & Solution Design
Project 1 Continues
Live Focus
Business process redesign principles, BPMN (Business Process Model Notation), change management frameworks (ADKAR, Kotter's 8-Step, Prosci), change impact assessment
Hands-On Project Work
Present solution recommendation to executive committee, design future-state processes with BPMN, conduct change impact assessment, develop stakeholder-specific change strategies
Weekly Deliverable
Process Design Document (BPMN models), Change Management Plan, Change Impact Matrix
Phase 2: Requirements Excellence & Solution Design
Project 1 Closure
Live Focus
Requirements change control processes, impact analysis, requirements validation vs. verification, User Acceptance Testing (UAT) planning and facilitation
Hands-On Project Work
Manage change requests with impact analysis, present to Change Control Board, define acceptance criteria, develop comprehensive UAT plan
Weekly Deliverable
Requirements Baseline v2.0, Change Request Documentation, UAT Plan & Test Scenarios, PROJECT 1 COMPLETE PORTFOLIO PACKAGE
Phase 3: Complex Discovery & Migration Excellence
Project 1 Closure + Project 2 Begins: Legacy System Replacement
Live Focus
Post-implementation review, lessons learned, benefits realization tracking, legacy system replacement challenges, knowledge capture from retiring experts
Hands-On Project Work
Present Project 1 complete portfolio to panel, conduct lessons learned retrospective, begin legacy system discovery, interview experts to extract tribal knowledge
Weekly Deliverable
Project 1 Lessons Learned Report, Project 2 Charter, Current System Capabilities Inventory, Critical Unknowns Register
Phase 3: Complex Discovery & Migration Excellence
Project 2 Continues
Live Focus
Business process archaeology, eliciting tacit knowledge, pattern recognition from system outputs, requirements elicitation in constrained environments
Hands-On Project Work
Shadow users to document undocumented processes, extract business rules from expert interviews, facilitate prioritization workshop with conflicting departments, manage resistance scenario
Weekly Deliverable
Business Process Documentation (5-7 key processes), Business Rules Catalog (50-100 rules), BRD v1.0, RTM
Phase 3: Complex Discovery & Migration Excellence
Project 2 Closure
Live Focus
Solution architecture from BA perspective, integration requirements definition, data migration strategy, cutover planning and rollback procedures
Hands-On Project Work
Evaluate replacement system options, define integration requirements for 8 systems, develop data migration plan, create minute-by-minute cutover runbook
Weekly Deliverable
Solution Design Document, Integration Requirements Specification, Data Migration Plan, Cutover Runbook, Organizational Readiness Assessment, PROJECT 2 COMPLETE PORTFOLIO PACKAGE
Phase 4: Cross-Functional Leadership & Compliance
Project 2 Closure + Project 3 Full Cycle: Cross-Departmental Process Optimization
Live Focus
Process improvement methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma, Value Stream Mapping), cross-functional facilitation and consensus building, process ownership and governance
Hands-On Project Work
Present Project 2 to panel, map current state order-to-cash process (5 departments), facilitate workshop with territorial stakeholders, design future state process with waste elimination
Weekly Deliverable
Project 2 Lessons Learned Report, Current State Value Stream Map (Project 3), Future State Process Design, BRD (process + system requirements)
Phase 4: Cross-Functional Leadership & Compliance
Project 3 Completion + Project 4 Full Cycle: Regulatory Compliance Implementation
Live Focus
Advanced facilitation for difficult groups, managing conflict in requirements sessions, regulatory/compliance requirements elicitation, translating legal language into BA requirements
Hands-On Project Work
Complete Project 3 implementation roadmap, present cross-functional process improvement, launch GDPR compliance project, translate legal regulations into testable requirements
Weekly Deliverable
Implementation Roadmap (Project 3), Process Governance Framework, PROJECT 3 COMPLETE PACKAGE, Project 4 Charter, BRD, Compliance RTM, PROJECT 4 COMPLETE PACKAGE
Phase 5: Integration & Professional Readiness
Capstone Project: Choose Your Own (Transformational)
Live Focus
Integrating all BA skills in compressed timeline, executive-level presentation skills, portfolio development for job search, BA career paths and certification options
Hands-On Project Work
Choose capstone scenario, execute rapid BA cycle (Assessment → Requirements → Solution → Plan), present to board-level panel, final portfolio compilation
Weekly Deliverable
Capstone Challenge Analysis & Recommendation, Integrated Skills Demonstration, Portfolio Presentation Deck, COMPLETE PROFESSIONAL PORTFOLIO (30+ artifacts)
Additional Program Features
Tool Stack
You'll use these industry-standard tools from Week 1
Google Workspace
Professional documentation and collaboration
Miro/Mural
Visual collaboration, stakeholder mapping, virtual workshops
Lucidchart
BPMN process modeling, flowcharts, system diagrams, wireframes
Jira
User stories, backlog management, requirements tracking, traceability
Google Forms
Surveys, stakeholder feedback, requirements validation
Zoom/Meet
Remote stakeholder sessions, workshops, presentations
Pricing & Payment
Flexible payment options designed for your success
Full program access with all features
20% off
Payment Plans
Full payment required upon registration
Refund Policy
100% until end of Week 1 · 50% until end of Week 2 · No refunds after Week 2
What Our Graduates Say
Real stories from professionals who transformed their careers
"This program gave me the practical skills and confidence to transition from marketing to business analysis. The hands-on projects were invaluable."
"The instructors are industry experts who bring real-world experience. I landed my first BA role within 2 months of completing the program."
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