Apply business analysis effectively in an agile environment
Why this Agile Business Analysis course is right for you.
This course is suitable if you want to understand how business analysis contributes to Agile delivery and how established analysis skills can be adapted to iterative ways of working.
You will:
- understand Agile philosophy, principles, and methods;
- assess which Agile approaches suit a given situation;
- analyze stakeholders and user roles;
- apply Agile modelling and documentation techniques;
- decompose business goals and develop user stories;
- manage backlogs, requirements, and iterations;
- understand the Business Analyst’s role in Agile projects;
- prepare for the EXIN BCS certification exam.
Agile Business Analysis.
This three-day EXIN BCS Agile Business Analysis course explains how business analysis contributes to Agile delivery. Participants explore Agile philosophy, principles, and methods, together with the responsibilities of Business Analysts and other members of a multi-skilled team. The course covers stakeholder analysis, modelling the business context, goal decomposition and prioritization, iterative requirements development, user roles and stories, estimation, and iteration management. Practical assignments show how these techniques can be applied within an Agile environment. The BCS publication “Agile and Business Analysis” (ISBN: 978-1780176178).
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CONTENT OF THE COURSE
Agile philosophy
This module explains the rationale for adopting an Agile approach, the Agile Manifesto, and the three overarching aspects of Agile.
Agile principles
This module focuses on understanding 12 Agile principles grouped into collaborative working, self-organizing teams, continuous improvement, iterative development, incremental delivery, and building in change.
Agile methods
This module discusses defined vs empirical methods, common characteristics of Agile methods, and their advantages and disadvantages.
Understanding stakeholders
This module discusses stakeholder groups, introduces personas for customer representation and defines the concept of business value.
Agile modeling
This module explains the rationale and principles for Agile modeling. It introduces the hierarchy of models using the functional model map (FMM) and zooms into specific models such as capability model, value stream mapping and use case models.
Decomposing and organizing business goals
This module explains goal decomposition vs functional decomposition and the benefits of a goal decomposition. It also covers story mapping concept
Agile requirements
This module focuses on the hierarchy of requirements and how this relates to Agile teams, user roles, and user stories. It also covers tips on how to write good user stories. The definition of Ready, the user story life cycle, and Behavior-Driven Development for acceptance criteria development and test automation are also in the scope of this module.
Managing requirements
This module tackles aspects of managing the backlog, refinement sessions, relative estimation, planning workshops and real options.
Managing the iteration
This module discusses calculating and utilizing velocity, and techniques to manage the iteration.
BA role in Agile projects
This module discusses the business analysis tasks in an Agile team. It summarizes business analysis tasks and who can contribute to defining and achieving business value.
Review and Closure
This module summarizes the learnings from the course and closes it.
Official EXIN exam
TOTAL INVESTMENT The course costs € 2295,00 (excluding 21% VAT) per person. This amount includes training materials and exam costs. EXAM The exam costs € 480,00 (excluding 21% VAT) and is included in the price. COURSE MATERIAL Delegates will receive a binder with slides, additional hand-outs, and access to online sample exam questions. Additionally, they receive a copy of the BCS publication “Agile and Business Analysis”. CATERING Coffee/tea and lunch are included in the price of the training. If you have any dietary requirements due to food allergies, please don’t forget to mention them during your registration procedure. REGISTRATION & PAYMENT Click the Register tab, select the date when you want to follow the course and fill out the registration form. You will receive an invoice within a week after your registration is completed. Please ensure the payment is settled within 30 days or before the training start date, at the latest.
This course is available in the open-schedule format on the following dates:
– 16, 17 and 18 November 2026 (online Masterclass)
– 15, 16, and 17 February 2027 (online Masterclass)
– 19, 20, and 21 May 2027 (online Masterclass)
This course is also available in the in-company format. If you want to know more, call us at +31 6 38 33 01 33 or send us an email at info@bacoach.nl
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