APMG Agile Business Analysis Foundation + Practitioner

Introduction

AgileBA is a training and certification scheme developed by APMG and the Agile Business Consortium, designed to guide business analysts working in agile environments. More and more organizations are taking agile approaches, and in them, the role of Business Analyst is critical. Analysts must therefore possess the skills, knowledge, and experience necessary to successfully develop this function.

This course presents a complete set of guidance, framework, and practices for obtaining, analyzing, validating, and managing requirements throughout an Agile project.

During this course, students have the option of taking the exams to receive the APMG AgileBA Foundation and AgileBA Practitioner certifications.

Objectives

At the end of this course students will be able to:

Know the foundations for the success of agile projects
Understand how the Business Analyst role fits into an agile environment
Know and apply different ways to work with Agile BA during the phases of an agile project
Know how to write good and effective Agile requirements
Understand and apply a complete set of techniques and practices to perform effective business analysis and work collaboratively in agile environments
Understand how to adapt practices and techniques to different environments and projects
Know how to apply AgileBA knowledge, practices, and techniques to any type of project
Obtain the AgileBA Foundation and AgileBA Practitioner certifications

Student Profile

People who are currently working in Agile environments, or plan to do so in the future, including business analysts, product owners, business representatives, project managers, technical team, testers, among others.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites to attend this course. However, those wishing to take the Practitioner level exam must pass the Foundation level exam given at the end of day 3 of this class before continuing on.

Course Materials

Each student will receive a copy of the course documentation prepared by Netmind and a copy of the Agile Business Analysis Handbook.

Methodology

Engaging and interactive course. Our instructors teach all course materials using the demonstrative method; the participants learn new concepts through exercises and real application practices.

Certification

At the end of the course, students will have the option of taking the AgileBA Foundation certification exam. Those who pass will be certified by APMG as holding the AgileBA Foundation certification and can go on to achieve their AgileBA Practitioner certification. At the end of Day 4, students will sit for the APMG AgileBA Practitioner exam. Those who pass will be certified by APMG as holding the AgileBA Practitioner certification. Get the details on both exams.