Business Analyst school training courses in Boston, MA (public, in-house or online)

Financial statements are important sources of insight as to the financial health, prospects, and value of a company. But just how accurate are these reports? Is management’s view trustworthy or biased? What are the warnings? This course introduces a framework for the analysis of financial statements and financial plans, with particular focus on their usefulness in valuing and financing companies and in evaluation of corporate and management performance.

Business analysts are communicators who bridge the gap between people with business needs and knowledge and the people who will provide solutions. Business analysts are continuously involved in communications with stakeholders and developers as they create the solution to business problems. They participate in information gathering sessions including interviewing, joint requirements definition, and Joint Application Design (JAD) workshops which are used to streamline information gathering and ge...

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This course examines Siebel applications in two dimensions. The first dimension, breadth, is covered in the first two days of the course where students become familiar with the defining features of Siebel applications, such as Siebel Sales and Siebel Call Center. Students also explore Siebel automation options, such as Siebel Workflow, Assignment Manager, and Task UI. All of this exploration is reinforced with hands-on exercises with Siebel applications.

The second dimension, depth, is p...

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While specific functions of business analysts vary depending on the industry and on the size and structure of an organization, there are nonetheless core competencies required of the business analyst (BA) as he or she attempts to understand the business needs of stakeholders and determine solutions to business problems.

The International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) is an international not-for-profit association for BA professionals. Its Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABO...

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This course builds on the methods and techniques introduced in the BUCEC course, Introduction to Business Process Modeling, Analysis and Design. It uses the same basic model and approach, and assumes a familiarity with basic modeling techniques. It provides information about advanced analysis, measurement and redesign techniques. Where the first class stresses basic diagramming and analysis techniques, this class examines advanced techniques. We will, for example, consider where Lean techniques ...

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