AgileBA® - Agile Business Analysis

The Agile Business Analysis Foundation & Practitioner course is a professional training and certification scheme to support those working in (or aspiring to) an Agile Business Analyst role.

AgileBA Foundation participants will:

• Understand the role and responsibilities of the Agile Business Analyst
• Understand how to contextualise their role with-in the organisation’s mission and strategy
• Gain a depth of understanding of the guidance and techniques relevant to an Agile Business Analyst in relation to business,
• development and testing roles at all levels
• Gain Agile Business Analysis accreditation

AgileBA Practitioner participants will:

• Be able to produce and evaluate BA-produced Agile products
• Identify and apply appropriate Agile practices

Understand how to test, estimate and evaluate benefits realisation in Agile projects

Benefits to the Individual

• Develop an advanced, applied level of knowledge to contribute to successful delivery of Agile projects
• Increased ability to respond to a rapidly changing business environment
• Career development through achievement of an internationally recognised qualification

Benefits to the Organisation

• Focus on delivery of business value enables faster strategic change at lower cost and lower risk
• Achieve better communications and control over projects
• Potential to rapidly adopt a proven approach rather than developing an organisation-specific process

• Project Managers & Project Directors
• Business Analysts
• Change Analysts
• Scrum Product Owners/Managers
• System Analysts
• Agile Developers

Foundation level
Delivered over three days, the Agile Business Analysis Foundation Course is a blend of course participation, audio-visual presentations, and case studies. Evening work and study is required.

Practitioner level
Delivered over an additional day, the Agile Business Analysis Practitioner Course enables participants to learn and demonstrate the competencies required of an Agile Business Analyst.

• The role of the Business Analyst in an Agile world
• Agile Fundamentals and the Agile BA
• The Agile Business Case
• Stakeholders in the Agile project
• Requirements and User Stories
• Prioritisation
• Facilitated Workshops
• Modelling and Prototyping
• Controlling an Agile project
• Timeboxing and Iterative Development
• Requirements Planning and Estimating throughout the Lifecycle
• The Requirements Lifecycle in an Agile project
• Making the Transition to Agile BA

• Professional Delivery by an Accredited MetaPM Agile Business Analysis Training Consultant
• MetaPM Agile Project Management Business Analysis Foundation Course notes
• Agile Business Analysis Foundation examination
• APMG Agile Business Analysis Handbook
• Refreshments
• Practitioner only: Agile Business Analysis Practitioner examination

Upcoming Agile Business Analyst course dates are listed on the right of this page.

Or, view our course complete course schedule here: Course Schedule

Individual and multiple attendee registrations can be made online.

To enquire about in-house courses please contact Melanie Holland, Practice Director – MetaPM Learning, on 1800 800 436 or email mholland@metapm.com.au