Business Analysis and Requirements Management

Course Category : Project Management

A specialised programme focused on business needs analysis, requirements engineering, and stakeholder management to improve solution quality and ensure alignment with strategic organisational objectives.
Duration: 5 Training Days Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Introduction

Effective business analysis provides the foundation for translating organisational needs into structured, measurable requirements that support successful projects and transformation initiatives. As business environments become increasingly complex, organisations require systematic approaches to understanding stakeholder expectations, defining business problems, and evaluating potential solutions.
This course examines contemporary business analysis methodologies and requirements management principles, covering stakeholder analysis, requirements elicitation, documentation, validation, traceability, and change control. It also introduces recognised professional frameworks that support informed decision-making, strengthen project governance, and ensure that proposed solutions deliver measurable business value..

Targeted Audience

Business Analysts and Systems Analysts.
Project and Programme Managers.
Business Development and Process Improvement Professionals.
Digital Transformation and Organisational Development Managers.
Requirements Management and Quality Assurance Professionals.
IT and Systems Development Specialists.
Product and Service Managers.
Management and Technology Consultants.

Targeted Skills

Business Needs Assessment and Problem Identification.
Stakeholder Analysis and Expectation Management.
Requirements Elicitation, Classification, and Prioritisation.
Functional and Non-Functional Requirements Documentation.
Business Process Modelling and Gap Analysis.
Requirements Verification, Validation, and Testability.
Requirements Traceability and Change Management.
Solution Evaluation and Business Value Measurement.

Expected Outcomes

Explain the fundamental principles of business analysis and its contribution to organisational objectives.
Assess business needs and define operational problems and improvement opportunities.
Identify stakeholders and analyse their requirements and expectations.
Differentiate requirements categories and select appropriate elicitation approaches.
Develop clear, measurable, and verifiable requirements specifications.
Interpret business process models and assess gaps between current and future states.
Apply requirements prioritisation, traceability, and change control principles.
Evaluate proposed solutions against business needs and value indicators.

Training Topics Index

Fundamental business analysis concepts, roles, and professional responsibilities.
The BABOK Guide and its principal knowledge areas.
Business needs identification and organisational problem analysis.
Current-state and future-state assessment and performance gap identification.
Alignment of business analysis initiatives with organisational strategy and success indicators.

Stakeholder identification and classification based on influence and interest.
Requirements elicitation through interviews, workshops, and document analysis.
Analysis of explicit and implicit requirements and resolution of stakeholder conflicts.
Classification of business, stakeholder, solution, and transition requirements.
Stakeholder communication management and documentation of elicitation findings.

Functional and non-functional requirements analysis and quality criteria.
Business Requirements Documents (BRD) and Functional Requirements Specifications (FRS).
Business process modelling principles using BPMN and UML use case diagrams.
User stories, acceptance criteria, and solution scope definition.
Requirements review, consistency assessment, and testability verification.

Requirements lifecycle management and governance principles.
Requirements prioritisation using MoSCoW, business value, and risk analysis.
Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) and alignment with project objectives and deliverables.
Change request management and impact analysis across scope, cost, and schedule.
Requirements version control, approval processes, and stakeholder alignment.

Evaluation of solution alternatives based on feasibility, value, and risk.
Linking requirements to key performance indicators and solution success criteria.
Distinguishing requirements verification from validation against business needs.
Solution performance gap assessment and root cause analysis.
Business value measurement, lessons learned, and continuous improvement.

Course Features

Updated and Interactive Content
Hypothetical Examples and Case Studies
Pre- and Post-assessments to Measure Impact
Verified Certificate with a QR Verification Code

Business Analysis and Requirements Management