Business Analysis Foundations: Strategy Analysis

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Laura Paton

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1. Introduction

001. Increase success with strategy analysis.mp4

01:17

002. Who is this course for.mp4

00:53

2. Understanding Strategy Analysis Basics

003. What is strategy analysis.mp4

03:47

004. Getting started when your company doesnt perform strategy analysis.mp4

03:26

005. Strategy analysis key concepts.mp4

04:24

3. Analyzing the Current State

006. Analyze current state.mp4

03:57

007. Technique Determining root cause.mp4

04:34

008. Technique Business model canvas.mp4

04:08

009. Technique SWOT analysis.mp4

03:39

010. Technique Process modeling.mp4

03:01

4. Defining the Future State

011. Define future state.mp4

03:35

012. Identifying solution options to analyze.mp4

03:44

013. Technique Elicitation.mp4

03:29

014. Technique Constraints, assumptions, risks, and dependencies.mp4

04:16

015. Technique Gap analysis.mp4

03:42

016. Technique Financial analysis of solution options.mp4

04:14

5. Assessing Risks of Solutions

017. Assess risks.mp4

03:28

018. Technique Risk analysis and management.mp4

04:17

6. Defining the Change Strategy

019. Define change strategy.mp4

03:55

020. Technique Business cases.mp4

04:03

7. Conclusion

021. Supporting project initiation.mp4

03:39

022. Revisiting strategy analysis when changes arise.mp4

03:21

Description

Strategy analysis is one of the six major knowledge areas of business analysis, and practitioners must be able to incorporate strategy analysis practices into their work activities. In this course, instructor Laura Paton begins with the basics of strategy analysis, including the value and concepts. Next, Laura shows you how to start performing Strategy Analysis with four key tasks, starting with analyzing the current state environment. She covers strategies to elicit information from stakeholders, conduct a gap analysis, and identify risk. Laura also explains the solution options and financial measures that you can use to assess the viability of a proposed solution. Plus, she discusses techniques such as creating a business case to present your analysis to decision makers.

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BA Thought Leader and Sr. Business Analysis Consultant: Coach | Speaker | Standards/Course Development | On-demand,Virtual, Classroom Trainer. Over 32 years of experience, across various industries, performing in both PM and BA roles. Verse on numerous elicitation and analysis techniques. Familiar with models to depict scope, processes, business rules, interfaces, data, and business objectives. Comfortable working with stakeholders from upper level management to application users. Experienced in facilitation, collaboration, and communication. Over 10 years of business analysis management experience with responsibility overseeing BA resources, strategy, processes, standards and tools. Extensive background working with different delivery methods including adaptive approaches (agile). Over 15 years of experience as a BA/PM instructor at both the corporate and collegiate levels. Extensive experience working with virtual teams. Writer and industry thought leader advancing the practice of business analysis across the community by building standards, practice guides, and developing training and webinars. Consultant to both the International Institute of Business Analysis(IIBA®) and the Project Management Institute(PMI®). Experienced with several requirements management tools.

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