Agile Business Analysis ( a three-day course)

Course Content

The Agile Philosophy

• • The history of Agile and Agile Software Development.
• • The Agile Manifesto.
• • Agile components (principles, methods & techniques).
• • Agile in the business context.
• • Lean Business Analysis Service, System and Lean thinking.

Agile Principles

• • Collaborative working.
• • Self-organising teams.
• • Continuous Improvement.
• • Iterative development/Incremental delivery.
• • Plan for and build in change.

Agile Methods

• • History of Agile Methods.
• • Linear (defined) vs Agile (empirical) methods.
• • Evolution of Agile methods.
• • Agile methods – DSDM, SAFe, SCRUM, XP, Lean Software.
• • BA role in Agile.

Understanding Stakeholders

• • Stakeholder groups.
• • Understanding the customer.
• • Agile BA role in stakeholder engagement.

Agile Modelling

• • Purpose and principles behind Agile Modelling.
• • The hierarchy of models (business view to system component).
• • Prioritisation using MoSCoW.
• • Decomposing and organising business goals.

Agile Techniques

• • User stories and roles.
• • Managing requirements with the solution backlog.
• • Estimating story points.
• • Managing the iterations (Planning, daily stand-ups, agile boards, velocity and retrospectives).

Agile BA Planning

• • BA role in agile projects.
• • Storyboarding/scenarios/prototyping.

The Agile World View

• • Scaling agile.
• • Constraining factors.
• • The system of interest.