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The BCS Business Analysis Practice course is designed for people who want to apply structured analysis techniques to real business situations rather than simply learn introductory business analysis concepts.
Business analysts who want practical techniques for investigation and option evaluation
Professionals involved in early-stage change, discovery or business-case development
Project, product and change professionals who contribute to analysis and decision-making
Candidates working towards the BCS International Diploma in Business Analysis
No. There are no formal prerequisites for BCS Business Analysis Practice, and you do not need to hold the BCS Foundation Certificate in Business Analysis before taking this course.
Yes. Business Analysis Practice is one of the two core modules required for the BCS International Diploma in Business Analysis. The other core module is BCS Requirements Engineering.
If your main need is eliciting and managing requirements, consider BCS Requirements Engineering. If you need to model and improve business processes, consider BCS Modelling Business Processes.
By the end of the BCS Business Analysis Practice course, you should be able to place analysis in its strategic context, explore stakeholder perspectives, understand the current business situation, define a target state, evaluate solution options and contribute to a robust business case.
You will walk away with the ability to:
Relate business analysis activity to organisational strategy and objectives
Identify and analyse stakeholders and their perspectives
Investigate the current business situation and identify issues and opportunities
Define a realistic target state and the changes needed to reach it
Generate and evaluate solution options against agreed criteria
Develop the evidence needed for a stronger business case
Understand how business analysis supports strategy and how external and internal factors shape the need for change.
Identify stakeholders, analyse their interests and influence, and use different perspectives to understand a business situation.
Investigate what is happening now, identify problems and opportunities, and represent the current business situation clearly.
Describe the future state the organisation is trying to achieve and identify the gaps between current and target positions.
Generate possible solutions, assess feasibility and compare options against business needs and constraints.
Bring together benefits, costs, risks, impacts and options to support an evidence-based recommendation.
Private instructor-led delivery can be arranged for organisations either live online or face-to-face. Request a quote here.
The BCS Business Analysis Practice exam checks your understanding of the techniques and concepts covered by the practitioner syllabus.
The exam covers strategic context, stakeholder analysis, investigation of the current state, definition of the target state, option evaluation and business-case development.
Complete the full course, work through the official BCS syllabus and sample papers, and practise applying the techniques to typical business analysis situations.
A provisional result is available immediately after the online exam. BCS then confirms the result and makes the digital certificate available through the BCS e-professional portal.
Yes. The Practitioner Certificate in Business Analysis Practice is one of the two compulsory core certificates required for the BCS International Diploma.
You can retake the exam. A further exam fee applies unless a specific resit offer is included with your booking.
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No formal experience is required, although some familiarity with business change or analysis can help you relate the techniques to workplace situations.
No. Foundation is not a prerequisite for this practitioner module.
Yes. The exam is included with both instructor-led and self-paced study.
The official BCS manual is included with instructor-led training. It is not included with self-paced study.
Instructor-led training runs over 3 days. Self-paced study contains around 10 hours of learning and remains available for 12 months.
Yes. It is one of the two core modules required for the BCS International Diploma in Business Analysis.
Business Analysis Practice focuses on investigating business situations, defining target states, evaluating options and developing business cases. BCS Requirements Engineering focuses more specifically on eliciting, analysing, documenting, validating and managing requirements.
Yes. If you do not pass, you can purchase another exam attempt.
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