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Agile Business Analysis (Udemy.com)

Developing the analysis maturity and confidence you need... to deliver products in an agile way...

4.5
25,835 reviews

Created by: Don Hussey

Last updated September 2017

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Don Hussey's course is a short agile primer aimed squarely at business analysts. It runs 95 minutes across 16 lectures in six sections, with 12 quizzes and five assignments. The syllabus covers the BA's role on an agile team, user stories and acceptance criteria, when to write requirements, backlogs, and what a BA does in a day, a sprint and a release. It targets BAs joining an agile team for the first time and new product owners, and it expects some existing BA knowledge.

Reviewers like how clear and well segmented it is. One mentions assignments with peer feedback that need no extra software, and a senior BA says it matches what the business expects of agile BAs. Hussey, a former bank executive, gets credit for knowing the material. The criticism is thin but specific. One reviewer says the speaker moves too fast, disagrees with some quiz answers and wants more practical examples. Another says nothing sticks. A third hoped for business analysis separate from Agile and Scrum.

The last update was September 2017, so treat it as a foundation and not a picture of current practice. Even so, 64,479 students have taken it, and nearly nine in ten of the 25,835 ratings are four or five stars. It is a sensible first pass if you are a BA about to join a sprint team and want the vocabulary and your role sorted out quickly. If you need depth or certification prep, plan to add something longer.

Best forBusiness analysts moving onto an agile team who want a quick, BA-focused overview of stories and backlogs.
Skip it ifYou want deep Scrum coaching, newer agile practice, or business analysis taught separately from Agile.

Pros

  • Written for BAs, with user stories, acceptance criteria and backlogs tied to the BA's role
  • Short and well segmented: 16 lectures, about 95 minutes in total
  • Quizzes and assignments, some with peer feedback, give a little practice
  • Reviewers praise the clear explanations and the instructor's grasp of the material

Cons

  • Last updated in 2017, so newer agile practice may not be covered
  • One reviewer found the pace fast and some quiz answers debatable
  • Light on practical examples, and one reviewer says little of it sticks
The course was very well segmented. The lecturer has good knowledge about the content and it is very well written.
Melanie Raaff, a student

Listed for all levels, but the requirements assume basic business analysis knowledge, so true beginners may struggle.

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What you will learn

  • Understand how Agile works and why it's such a big deal
  • Understand your role on the agile team
  • Write effective user stories and acceptance criteria
  • Develop backlogs that translate into awesome products
  • Use story mapping to simplify your workslate

Course content

6 sections · 16 lectures · 1.6 hours of video 12 quizzes, 5 assignments

  1. 1Introduction 1 free preview1 lecture · 3 min
  2. 2Core Concepts 2 free previews4 lectures · 4 quizzes · 28 min
  3. 3Requirements5 lectures · 9 quizzes · 33 min
  4. 4Time in Agile4 lectures · 4 quizzes · 22 min
  5. 5Tools1 lecture · 8 min
  6. 6Wrap-Up1 lecture · 1 min

Who it is for

The instructor says it suits

  • Business Analysts who are moving onto an agile team for the first time
  • Business Analysts who want to be successful in agile environments
  • New Product Owners

What you need before you start

  • Fundamental knowledge of business analysis
  • Motivation to learn new skills and apply them to the workplace

How it compares

Against the other 1,210 rated Udemy courses in Business on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.5 out of 5higher than 46% of them
  • Reviews25,835#23 of 1,211 by number of reviews
  • Length1.6 hoursshorter than 75% of them
  • Last updatedSeptember 2017earlier than 95% of them

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Course Description

Business Analysts have a wide range of feelings about Agile.

Some love it. It’s a fast and nimble way to develop products, and you can be very productive in relatively little time.

Others hate it, because it is radically different from traditional control-oriented project approaches, and they struggle to understand their value and role when documentation takes a back seat.

And many others like the idea of Agile, but realize that it’s a tricky thing to get right – especially with very large organizations which have documentation and processes deeply engrained in their cultures.

If any of these statements sounds familiar, we designed this course for you.

There is a lot of training out there for agile teams, but agile BAs have very specific needs that haven’t been addressed… (until now)

That’s why we developed this course – to give you a basis on which to build an excellent BA career in any agile environment.

In this clear, concise, and easy-to-follow course, you will learn:

  • How to figure out what your role on the team needs to be
  • What user stories and acceptance criteria really are – and it’s probably not what you think
  • When to write requirements to maximize efficiency and minimize re-work
  • Why the traditional product backlog is a mess and how to overcome it
  • What a typical BA does in the course of a day, sprint, and release
  • (and a whole lot more)

… all while learning the ropes from a seasoned expert and business analysis executive.

By the end of the course, you’ll have more than just knowledge… You’ll have the practice and practical experience you need to feel confident on the job.

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Instructor Details

Don Hussey

Don Hussey serves as Managing Director with NorwalkAberdeen.

Prior to founding NorwalkAberdeen, Mr. Hussey was Senior Vice President of Global Internet Strategy for a global financial institution. In this role, he drove online strategy for the private bank, oversaw all business analysis and project management for the bank’s online channel, and overhauled the way these functions were run.

Before this role, Mr. Hussey was a star Project Manager/Business Analyst with a major investment bank. There, he managed the delivery of numerous critical projects and participated on teams that re-engineered the project oversight process and introduced user-focused development disciplines.

Earlier in his career, Mr. Hussey held various roles in sales and sales management, client service, operations, and technology.

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Reviews

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By Anonymized User on 6/17/2026

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By Alberto Valente Cortez on 6/10/2026

I am working as a Senior BA and the course is very focus on the expectations that the business has of us and the work we should do as agile BA's

By Roland Fischer on 5/28/2026

Redner ist zu schnell, als Zuhörer wird man wenig zum mitdenken animiert. Mit den Quiz antworten die als richtig bewertet werden bin ich nicht immer der selben Meinung. Mehr Beispiele mit Praxisnähe wären gut.

By Muhammad Zidan Muzaki on 5/25/2026

The instructor explains Agile and Scrum methodology in a clear and easy-to-understand way. Very helpful for expanding knowledge on this topic.

By Rehab Rizk on 4/15/2026

The screenshots were not very clear, with some steps missing and no indication of where actions were performed. A guided walkthrough with a live presenter, rather than documentation or AI‑only explanations, would improve clarity and focus.

By Jmeredith on 3/23/2026

Clear and concise. The only I had was with the assignments, some were based on prior answers I couldn't remember what answered I'd give so couldn't develop them with the next assignements.

By Sarah Stroud on 3/16/2026

This is a really comprehensive training programme but it's not overly heavy and each topic is broken down into manageable chunks. It's also really clearly presented using normal language. I'm learning a lot!

By Helena Vanrespaille on 3/15/2026

Very hands on, challenges to practice what you just learnt. And a detail, but I really like that the BA is sometimes referred to as she/her. It's nice to feel women are explicitely part of the deal.

By Alessia Romano on 1/9/2026

Is really engaging, with proper and practice examples and the fact that after each explanation there is a small quiz instead of talking about a lot of topics (that sometimes can be challenging) and then making a giant quiz is best and i think is really helpful. The informations stuck better in mind

By SUHAS POWAR on 12/26/2025

The course is very helpful for those who are new in agile env & want to work as BA. this will be very helpful for interviews as well. i have already recommended it to few who have interviews lined up. Note- this is not in depth but its an introductory course. after completion of this course, you will have idea what to prepare & how to prepare but to gain advanced knowledge you have to explore more

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Agile Business Analysis
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  • Video Duration: icon 1.6h
  • Price: $16.99
  • Provider: icon Udemy
  • Updated: icon September 2017
  • Level: All Levels All Levels
  • Language: icon English
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  • Lectures:16 in 6 sections
  • Practice:12 quizzes
  • Students:64,500
  • Subtitles:16 languages
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