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Business Analysis Foundations: Learn All The Essentials (Udemy.com)

Learn the Fundamentals of Business Analysis. Learn the Key Terms, Tools and Techniques. Introduction to BABOK® and CBAP®

Created by: International Business Education Association

Last updated February 2024

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What you will learn

  • Learn the foundations of business analysis tools and techniques
  • Understand what business analysts do
  • Introduction to BABOK® and CBAP®
  • How to initiate a project
  • Best practices for gathering requirements
  • Learn the key concepts, vocabulary, and stakeholders business analysts need.
  • Strategies to monitor results and test outcomes
  • Learn how to use the BABOK guide as a key resource.
  • Understand the application process for the CBAP Examination.
  • You'll then learn best practices on preparing to successfully pass the CBAP Exam.

How it compares

Against the other 371 rated Udemy courses in Data Analysis on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.1 out of 5higher than 8% of them
  • Reviews1,403#119 of 372 by number of reviews
  • Length4.1 hoursshorter than 53% of them
  • Last updatedFebruary 2024earlier than 69% of them

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Course Description

Did You Know?

Business Analysts skills are in high demand. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, a 20% job growth rate for Business Analysts is expected till 2025, and the outlook for the rest of the world should be higher still.

Welcome to this 3 part course!

In this course we'll go over the fundamentals of business analysis where you'll get a realistic overview of what a business analysis is, and what a business analyst does.

We'll take you through the foundations of business analysis tools and techniques. We will go over on how these skills as a business analysis are used to gather requirements and identify solutions to provide better business outcomes. Learn the key concepts, vocabulary, and  stakeholders business analysts need to be comfortable working with. 

Next you'll then be introduced to the BABOK® Guide (Guide to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge®). In order to be successful at your business analysis work and to pass any  of the business analysis certification examinations, you need to have a  solid foundation of business analysis key concepts.

You will learn foundational knowledge required to both deliver successful  solutions as well as pass professional business analysis certification examinations. You will learn how to use the BABOK guide as a key resource.

Finally, you will be introduced CBAP® ( Certified Business Analysis Professional®) and understand this valuable  certification and how to successfully achieve this prestigious  international recognition to use in your professional career.

We'll walk through the application process for the CBAP Examination and how to best approach  the process.  You'll then learn best practices on preparing to successfully pass the CBAP Exam.



What does a Business Analysis do?

A Business Analysis helps businesses do business better.  The person who carries out this task is called a business analyst or BA.

Business analysis work across all levels of an organization and identify business needs and determine solutions to business problems. Business analysis may be involved in everything from defining strategy, to creating the enterprise architecture, to taking a leadership role by defining the goals and requirements for programs and projects or supporting continuous improvement in its technology and processes.








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Instructor Details

International Business Education Association (IBEA) seeks to share educational experiences that will prepare individuals to excel as workers and citizens in our economic systems. IBEA is committed to providing students professional development, networking, and learning opportunities through our educational content.

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Reviews

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1,403 ratings on Udemy

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By Harry Bebbington on 3/4/2026

This course goes over some of the foundational concepts. The lecturer knows his stuff but there is no way to engage your learning with real working examples. The last two sections of the course are essentially just advertisements to take an exam that requires 7500 hours of experience over 10 years to even do. Why is this kind of information in a foundational course? You would think a course that is all about detailing the importance of useful requirements would realize that this information is pretty much useless to those starting off as Business Analysts.

By Anonymized User on 1/8/2024

Very useful content, covers the material well from basics of BA to the more detailed. It has great scenarios and walk through of the BABOK. Highly recommended for looking at a CBAP certification!

By DEBJYOTI GANGOPADHYAYA on 12/30/2022

Very comprehensive and lucid manner of presentation of course, this is the exact course, I was looking for to plan the initial steps for the IIBA certification. Very well spaced out sessions and very engaging

By Anonymized User on 5/24/2022

Sections 1-6 were tremendously helpful and engaging. Sections 7 & 8 were repetitive and disengaging. Suggest condensing sections 7 & 8 into 1 section that is maximum 15 minutes versus the nearly 2 hours that is currently required to complete this part.

By Yan Li on 4/16/2022

useful course for me to learn what business analysis is and what I need to focus on when preparing for examinations. But since it’s not a long and detailed course so that I still need to look into other courses for more knowledge. Plus the last session is about CBAP examination which is not my target yet at this stage. Still informative in general though.

By Hanna Kalyna on 2/7/2022

There are 2 parts of the course not related to each other (although related to the business analysis), the 1st is for newbies and the 2nd is for CBAP applicaants (which implies 5+ years of BA experience!) You should break this course into 2.

By Himanshu Thakkar on 9/29/2021

I found the first half of the course to be very engaging while the second half was a little monotonous. Also some more real world example from IT and not IT industries should have been incorporated especially in the first part.

By Konstantinos Koukoularis on 5/29/2020

Well structured and presented. Contains usefull information about BA and BABOK and CBAP. I did not like the last 2 parts about BABOK and CBAP Certification as the presenter was not a native english speaker, so I had a little bit my difficulties to understand her.

By Menzi Simelane on 10/7/2019

I have learned a lot about BA and also how should I prepare myself for the CBAP Exam and understanding the BABOK, how it operates. I was really a great course, because it aligns you about the basics of BA .

By Dediggs on 10/6/2015

The instructor's lectures included details of the BA's role in the project life cycle. The scenarios used helped to clearly explain concepts that the BA must understand and grasp in order to be successful.

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Overall Score : 82 / 100