Apply Business Analysis in Complex Agile Projects.

Why this AgileBA is the right course for you.
This course is suitable if you want to apply business analysis within a structured Agile project environment. It combines DSDM guidance with widely used Agile techniques, helping you contribute effectively throughout the project lifecycle.
You will learn to:
- Clarify the Agile Business Analyst’s role and responsibilities.
- Align project delivery with business needs and strategy.
- Engage stakeholders and support effective collaboration.
- Define, prioritize, model, and manage requirements.
- Apply user stories, workshops, timeboxing, and iterative development.
APMG Agile BA
The APMG AgileBA course provides practical guidance for performing business analysis in Agile projects. Based on the DSDM framework, it covers the Agile Business Analyst’s role, the business case, stakeholder collaboration, requirements and user stories, prioritization, modelling, workshops, timeboxing, and iterative development. The course is based on the BCS publication APMG AgileBA Handbook, v2.
The course is suitable for Business Analysts, aspiring Agile Business Analysts, Product Owners, project professionals, and Agile team members who want a structured approach to business analysis in Agile delivery.
CONTENT OF THE COURSE
The role of the business analyst in an Agile world
This module introduces the foundational principles of Agile and the DSDM framework, highlighting the critical role of the Business Analyst in driving value within Agile projects.
Agile fundamentals and the Agile BA
This module focuses on Agile principles and how the Business Analyst aligns their practices with the Agile mindset and iterative approaches.
The Agile business case
Agile Business Case explores how to create a dynamic, value-driven justification for a project within an Agile framework. This module highlights the iterative nature of the business case, emphasizing continuous validation of its relevance and alignment with organizational goals throughout the project lifecycle.
Stakeholders in the Agile project
This module covers techniques for engaging and managing stakeholders effectively, ensuring their needs and perspectives are captured throughout the project.
Requirements and User Stories
This module covers techniques for engaging and managing stakeholders effectively, ensuring their needs and perspectives are captured throughout the project.
Prioritization
This module introduces requirements prioritization using techniques like MoSCoW and how the Business Analyst ensures value-driven delivery.
Workshops
This module delves into the role of facilitated workshops in Agile projects, highlighting their importance for effective collaboration, decision-making, and requirement gathering.
Modelling
This module is about outlining the necessary changes to processes, people, systems, and organizational structures to transition from the current state to this envisioned future effectively.
Timeboxing and iterative development
This module focuses on creating a compelling business case that justifies the need for change. It teaches participants how to compile essential elements such as costs, benefits, risks, and impact analyses into a structured document that provides stakeholders with a clear rationale for implementing proposed solutions and changes.
Requirements Planning and Estimating
This module focuses on how to effectively plan and estimate requirements in an Agile environment. It also also emphasizes collaboration between stakeholders and team members to produce realistic estimates that balance value, effort, and time constraints, ensuring successful project outcomes.
Making the transition to AgileBA
This module provides guidance for Business Analysts moving from traditional methodologies to Agile practices. It explores the mindset shift required, the adoption of iterative and collaborative approaches, and the integration of Agile principles into analysis activities.
The e-learning includes one sitting of the APMG AgileBA Foundation exam.
FORM OF THE EXAM
It is a 40 minutes ‘closed book’ exam with 50 multiple-choice questions.
The pass mark is 50%: 25 correct answers out of 50.
Candidates with positive exam results will receive the APMG AgileBA Foundation Certificate.
You can also take the exam without a course. You can purchase an exam voucher here.
After successfully achieving the Foundation exam, candidates have the option to progress to the Practitioner exam. Please note that the costs for the Practitioner exam are not included in the price of this course.
EXAMINATION BODY


Price: €745.00 excl. VAT (€901.45 incl. VAT)
This is an e-learning APMG AgileBA (Business Analysis) course, incl. a Foundation exam. This e-learning can also help you pass the APMG AgileBA Practitioner exam.
The APMG AgileBA e-learning package
The APMG AgileBA e-learning gives you 365-day access to the e-learning environment that includes exam simulators for both APMG AgileBA Foundation and APMG AgileBA Practitioner exams. It consists of a number of components:
1. The e-learning journey covers 12 mandatory topics for the course, excluding the getting started and conclusion parts. We discuss the mandatory topics in modules. Every module contains a video on a specific topic. At the end of each module, delegates are asked to check their knowledge by answering multiple-choice questions.
2. Delegates will receive the e-book APMG AgileBA: Agile Business Analysis Handbook v2
3. The online learning environment contains two exam simulators: for the AgileBA Foundation exam, and for the AgileBA Practitioner exam.
4. This e-learning also includes an exam voucher that allows delegates to sit an exam and obtain the official AgileBA Foundation Certificate.
After the purchase all the e-learning components will be delivered to you within 48 hours.
If you doubt whether this course is suitable for your team/organization, do not hesitate to contact us. We can explain the details of different certification programs for business analysts and advise you on what can work for your team and your organization.
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