Agile BA (including IIBA AAC exam prep)

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1 Agile BA (including IIBA AAC exam prep)

2 What benefits does a PMO deliver? Setting up a separate PMO has the advantage of being able to allocate fulltime resources to projects. Specifically, a PMO delivers: A clearly understood and properly resourced structure to manage and drive projects through all levels of responsibility within the organization An overall improvement in the way projects are handled, resulting in more predictable project success. A greater degree of alignment between business strategy and project selection An improvement in the quality and consistency of management information for senior executives An increased level of support for all project-based staff.

3 Course overview Exclusive Learn new requirement techniques specific to Agile. In this course, you ll learn how to discover your role within an Agile team s software development, how to adapt the techniques you already use to the Agile environment, and how to use some new requirement techniques specific to Agile. Each project will be different, and the role of the BA (business analyst) may vary from project to project. However, the concepts remain relatively stable and, assuming a willingness to be adaptable (agile), you will find an exciting new way of being a BA. A major thrust of the course is the necessity of collaborative teamwork others may take on part of the activities for which you have sole responsibilities in the Waterfall projects; you will be more closely involved in the work management of the team. This course is consistent with the themes of the Agile Manifesto and the Agile Extension to the BABOK Guide. Since most teams use hybrid approaches, the course considers Agile methodologies generically, rather than adhering to branded approaches, such as Scrum, XP, or Kanban.

4 Objectives Embrace a model of continuous planning over simply following a plan Transform your project management style from "command and control" to "empower and inspire" Create a cadence for the team and eliminate process distractions for a dramatic boost in efficiency Establish credible and achievable estimates using agile estimating techniques Communicate more transparently and reduce interruptions to your team Rapidly build trust with your customers through frequent and effective collaboration

5 What you will learn? The different versions of Agile and how they are usually implemented The need for true teamwork and your work as a BA How to help your team with soft skills Agile requirements formats, user stories, epics, and themes How to develop requirements at the last responsible moment using Real Options How to use success indicators rather than success criteria Agile requirement techniques User stories with acceptance tests Lightweight documentation Collaborative gaming Information radiation Backlog management Refining Ordering MoSCoW and Kano techniques for benefit estimation Timing and story points for effort estimation Your involvement in reviews and retrospectives Your involvement in success indicator tracking

6 Course content 1. Critical Issues Why Agile? Being a Team Member BA Skills Increment Zero and BA Work Real Options 2. Developing Requirements Lightweight Documentation Requirements Documentation Epics and Themes Developing User Stories Acceptance Tests 3. Managing the Backlog What is Backlog Management? Refining the Backlog When Is Software Done? Reviews and Retrospectives Before the Release Success Indicators 4. Case Study and Exercises Use Collaborative Games Make Requirements Decisions in Increment Zero Write User Stories Groom and Order a Backlog 5. Agile Analysis Certification Why Agile Analysis? About this Certification Your Starting Point Foundational Competency Development You ve Already Developed Domain 1: An Agile Mindset Domain 2: Strategy Horizon Domain 3: Initiative Horizon Domain 4: Delivery Horizon Test Your Agile Know-How! Sample Questions Self-Assessment Are You Ready to Earn This Certification? Apply

7 Certification About this Certification: IIBA -AAC recognizes your ability to effectively execute analysis related work in an agile context. Earning this certification provides potential employers, a clearer indication of the competencies that you have developed. For additional information watch IIBA s Competency Mode Read the Agile Extension before you take the selfassessment. The Agile Extension describes best practices, techniques, guidelines, and other key information that drive better business outcomes when work is executed using various agile approaches.

8 Trainer Codrin Dan Nicolau MBA, PMP, CBAP, PMI-PBA, PMO-CP, CPRE, CSM, OCEB, LSS-GB, ITIL Senior Consultant and Trainer, Codrin has an IT&C background, and he was involved for more than 20 years in improvement initiatives and business process transformation projects in various domains: environment, oil and gas, banking, public institution and other private organisations. He was involved in training and consultancy projects leading to a PMO creation in a big oil and gas company. Also he was involved in other initiatives, defining PMO role, methodology and project governance in different companies (IT, medical industry, telekom etc.). Their specialities are: project management, business analysis, business process analysis and improvement, IT & C architecture (incl. GIS), surface water management, emergency situations management, risk management, quality management, consulting, training.

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