Agile Analysis Boot Camp

Agile Analysis Boot Camp Course Description

Agile business analysis builds on traditional business analysis skills, adapting when and how they are used in an agile environment. Agile teams can develop and release solutions quickly, but speed alone doesn’t ensure those solutions meet user needs or deliver business value. Agile analysis practitioners must ensure they’re not just building the “thing” right, but building the “right thing.”

This course shows students how to apply traditional business analysis techniques throughout an agile project, performing the right analysis at the right time and with the appropriate level of detail. The course supports the standards outlined in the IIBA BABOK® Guide v3.0 and the Agile Extension to the BABOK® Guide v2.0. Scrum concepts are included, and other approaches such as Kanban, XP, SAFe, DSDM, and hybrids like Scrumban or Scrumfall may be discussed based on student needs.

Boot Camp Experience

Students work through a hands-on case study that gives them practical experience applying agile business analysis techniques. They learn how traditional analysis activities fit into each stage of an agile project, from establishing business value and defining scope to refining requirements and supporting delivery. Along the way, they gain a better understanding of their role on the team and how to make the right contributions at the right time.

The course culminates in a simulation where small teams create a product based on a user request, putting their analysis and collaboration skills into practice. Students who have previously completed our Essential Skills for Business Analysis course will see how to leverage and adapt those same skills in an agile environment.

Learning Objectives

Understand the roles, planning activities, and ceremonies used in typical agile environments such as Scrum
Understand how business value guides agile planning and establish a Minimum Viable Product (MVP)
Practice project inception and sprint planning activities
Adapt traditional scoping and analysis techniques to different stages of an agile project
Develop user stories using the 3Cs, supported by acceptance tests, examples, and models that help ensure the team builds the right solution
Practice creating other types of backlog items, including non-functional requirements, spikes, technical debt, and impediments
Elicit and communicate the appropriate level of requirements detail
Apply “just-in-time” analysis practices to provide requirements detail when the team needs it
Learn techniques for managing, estimating, and prioritizing the backlog
Establish a triage approach for managing changes while supporting ongoing backlog refinement
Identify and negotiate the factors associated with the “Definition of Ready” and the “Definition of Done”
Facilitate effective communication among product owners, stakeholders, and delivery teams
Adjust analysis practices and techniques to meet the changing needs of an agile team

Intended Audience

This course is designed for anyone working on an agile team, but is especially helpful for product owners, business analysts, systems analysts, or any other team member involved with requirements on an agile project. This course may also be appropriate for individuals who manage individuals working on an agile team and need a more in-depth understanding of the process and skills useful for an agile team.

Prerequisites

None

Agile Analysis Boot Camp