IQBBA Certified Foundation Level Business Analyst (CFLBA) (Udemy.com)
Be an IQBBA certified business analyst and Learn the basics of Software Business Analysis and Requirements Engineering
Created by: Maged Koshty
Last updated December 2025
What you will learn
- How to effectively elicit requirements from users who may not actually know what they need
- How to sort the “needs” from the “wants” on time-critical projects
- How to document requirements in a readable, yet usable format
- How to reduce requirement maintenance time by using effective analysis techniques
- How to work effectively with the development team as they explore the requirements
- How to ensure that testing aligns with the original intention of the requirement
- How to help a set of users through the process of user acceptance testing
How it compares
Against the other 371 rated Udemy courses in Data Analysis on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.3 out of 5higher than 21% of them
- Reviews2,022#99 of 372 by number of reviews
- Length7.6 hourslonger than 66% of them
- Last updatedDecember 2025more recently than 57% of them
Course Description
At the beginning of each IT project there is always a business need.
Improving or automating business processes, extending a software system’s functionality, opening new access channels for customers – these are examples of various business needs creating a fundaments for an IT project. Each business need has to be explored, analyzed and converted into a solution.
This is the field for a Business Analyst. The success of the project depends on the skills and experience of the Business Analyst – to collect concrete requirements and model them into a solution, specific competences are necessary.
The Foundation level business analyst certification forms a base for a today’s key qualification in the business analysis field. The acquired knowledge assures a proficiency in definitions and background about business processes modeling and improving, collecting and analyzing requirements, designing business solutions and working in the area of innovation.
The primary focus of the Foundation level business analyst certification is put on common rules and standards used in business analysis. An additional topic is innovation and design as a major means of building competitive advantage.
If you ready to do a great job as a business analyst, IQBBA business analyst certification is ready to help you build your career and your company.
"This material is not accredited with the IQBBA".
Instructor Details
- 4.3 Rating
2,022 Reviews
Maged Koshty
I'm the managing director of ExpertWave, a training and consulting company based in Cairo, Egypt with branches in Dubai, UAE and Ottawa Canada focusing on project management, software Engineering and people development.
I teach project management and software engineering in various universities, provide custom trainings to international companies worldwide and a guest speaker at many conferences and conventions worldwide.
I'm a software engineering certified instructor from IEEE, the only certified instructor in the Europe, middle east and Africa region and I am certified PMP, ISTQB CTAL, PMI-Agile certified.
I have over than twenty-five years of practical software experience in major multinational companies like Apple, Corel and ITWorx. Including over 15 years in management and consulting positions.
Given this wide experience and having seen professionals being successful, and not being successful. This gave me the opportunity to work with different kinds of people from different backgrounds and cultures facing many difficult situations through the years. It also gave me the exposure to various industries like communication, petroleum, architecture, medical and much more.
I have analyzed and prepared highly effective programs to help young and experienced professionals to be successful practitioners.
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Reviews
By Amruta Navghare on 6/29/2022
Cleared the exam! Thank you Maged Koshty & Sarah Hunter =>For Mock Test can go through the GASQ Mocktest which is very similar to the actual exam https://www.gasq.org/en/certification/sample-exam.html + Sample paper =>Along with the course can also go through IQBBA CFLBA Syllabus + IQBBA_Exam_Preparation_Handbook Handbook had a more detailed explanation.
By Ankit Bhojak on 9/8/2020
This course covered lot of valuable information, procedures, processes, techniques, tools, etc... when it comes to BA. However, I was expecting more resources (i.e. pdfs, or something) related to some of the key tools & techniques and more. Also, I noticed that the script of the course had many translation error when comparing to the slides. Finally, no offense to anyone, but the presenter's monotone voice sometimes bored me and I was not able to focus on the presentations. Also, there were times when I heard presenter gulping on liquid, or eating something, or even burping.
By Sowmya Kapadia on 4/29/2020
The course content helped clarify the technical jargon's used in BA work area. It also helped me understand the definition and practical application of the techniques and tools. Overall I'am satisfied with the course content, the voice and pace of the instructor , and the examples provided for better understanding.
By Chandrakant Kori on 4/25/2020
Great course, anybody who wants to begin as a BA I would recommend go for this course. A few slides in between are a bit blurred other than that, awesome course, so clear and easy to understand things.
By Emese Surman on 2/25/2020
Sarah is a great instructor, I really enjoyed the course. I'm not a native english speaker, but I could understand everything. This course provides a great basic view on the essence of what BA is. One remark, and this is not the fault of the course - I was a bit naive when preparing for the exam; I felt I have the necessary knowledge and I am still confident I have it; however the exam requires you to give back the exact, word-to-word definitions from the syllabus (Im not a fan of this kind of learning) as well as being able to choose from the good answers the best. The sample exam available is far easier than the "real" one.
By Ketki Sathe on 1/8/2020
The course was good, very detailed and covered many topics. One thing that causes me to drop a star rating - (to draw your attention to this) is that on numerous instances the Transcripts and closed captioning are highly inaccurate and do not match what the speaker is saying. Please correct this, it would help people relying on these tools for completing the course. Thank you.
By Mary Langer on 2/25/2019
This is a great course with a great instructor. It is very engaging, the instructor keeps it very interesting and it moves right along. The slides are very helpful with a lot color and clip art. This course will give you the confidence that you have all the information needed to pass the exam.
By Bindvi Nirvaan on 9/6/2018
It was a good course however it could have been more interactive. I don't like when the instructor cannot engage you for the duration of the sessions. Overall it was too theoretical. With that said I really liked how she emphasizes on the exam stuff in the course and separates it out for us. Overall it was an okay course.
By Jayesh Mayekar on 5/2/2018
Presentation was neat and clean. All topics were properly taught, researched well, discussed and keeping in end user in mind. very well done !!!
By Alina Bryshten on 2/8/2018
Thanks to Maged and Sarah, you are brilliant! Special thanks to Sarah for her wonderful pronunciation, as I am not a native speaker and was worrying if I will understand the lectures. I have successfully passed the exam this weekend. The questions pool was very close to the quizzes in the end of each section. One hint: GASQ demo exam can be your indicator of readiness for the real exam (it looks exactly in the same way and questions are also very close to the demo)
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