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BA Course for Beginners

May 15, 2023 - July 15, 2023

Are you looking for new opportunities? Join our comprehensive Business Analyst course designed for Ukrainians all over Europe who want to thrive in the exciting and rapidly-evolving IT field.

 

Calling all professionals, including lawyers, doctors, and teachers, who are struggling to find their dream job in Europe – we’ve got you covered! Let us help you cast a new line and reel in new opportunities with our support and skill-building tools. Don’t wait – it’s time to dive into the business analysis world and make waves in your career!

 

The theoretical component of the course provides a thorough overview of the role of a Business Analyst in IT, including key responsibilities and tasks. By the end of this part of the program, you’ll have gained a better idea of whether following a career as a Business Analyst in IT is the right choice for you.

 

During the practical component of the course, you’ll get hands-on BA experience working alongside seasoned Product Managers. You will have the opportunity to create a variety of BA project artifacts, from the earliest stages of a project until the first requirements are handed over to development.

 

Our course has a social function, too:

 

Dev.Pro partners with the Mindy Foundation to support Ukrainian veterans and provide them with much-needed assistance in many directions.

 

The mission of the Foundation is to help veterans who have returned from combat zones and survived the horrors of war rebuild their lives with the aid of psychology. Their goal is to contribute to a free and happy Ukraine where people are confident in their future.

 

The Mindy Foundation is currently raising funds to open a robotics school in Kyiv where Ukrainian veterans can acquire basic robotics skills and work to manufacture prosthetic parts. Your support of this noble cause can make all the difference, which is why we invite you to make a donation* of 500 UAH (approx. 13 EUR or 14 USD) or more to the Mindy Foundation and attach a screenshot of the contribution to your application. It will serve as your pass to participate in the course.

 

* The donation is mandatory and guarantees access to the theoretical part of the course only. Your eligibility to participate in the practical part of the course will be determined upon careful review and selection.

DETAILS
DETAILS
  • Start: May 15, 2023
  • Duration: 6 weeks (Theory part) + 4 weeks (Practical part)
  • Frequency: 3-4 topics per week
  • Lecture duration: 15-30 mins (17 topics)
  • Group: Theory part - unlimited, Practical part - 8 participants (after motivation letter and English screening)
  • Language: Ukrainian (main); English (related materials/presentations)
THEORY PART
THEORY PART
  • 17 topics that span every aspect of business analysis in IT
  • Recorded lectures to watch at your own comfortable pace
  • Short quizzes to check your newly acquired knowledge
  • Weekly Q&A-sessions to cover all the questions you may have during the course
PRACTICAL PART
PRACTICAL PART
  • Work on a pet project under the guidance of an experienced mentor
 REQUIRED SKILLS
REQUIRED SKILLS
  • Intermediate English level
  • Strong analytical skills
  • Critical thinking
  • Good soft skills

PROGRAM ]

1. Business Analyst in SDLC #
Learn about the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and the role Business Analysts play in it.
2. The Process: Models and Approaches #
Discover the various methodologies used in software development and their pros and cons.
3. Software Development glossary #
Get introduced to key software development terms and technical details essential for BAs, from domains to databases, from HTML to API, and more.
4. Stakeholder management #
Explore the world of stakeholders and their critical role in the success of business analysis. Learn different useful stakeholder management strategies and engagement techniques.
5. Communications #
Learn which techniques and tools can help BAs enhance their communication skills with stakeholders.
6. Requirements Elicitation #
Gain a thorough understanding of the requirements elicitation process and the main tools and techniques used.
7. Requirement Types #
Deep dive into the world of requirements by learning about different types and levels of requirements and how to document and validate them.
8. Non-functional requirements #
Get introduced to non-functional requirements and their classification, and learn how to measure some of them.
9. User Stories #
Discover what User Stories are and how to create them.
10. Use Cases #
Discover another approach to writing requirements – Use Cases. Learn about the structure of Use Cases, how to create Use Case diagrams, and how to use diagrams in conjunction with Use Cases.
11. Requirements Decomposition #
Learn about the importance of requirements decomposition, its various types, and how and when to apply them.
12. Requirements Lifeсycle #
Use your general knowledge of the SDLC to understand the requirements lifecycle and its importance.
13. Requirements Prioritization and Metrics #
Understand the process of prioritizing requirements.
14. Business Analysis Governance & Change Control #
Learn how to best handle changes in requirements.
15. Business Analysis techniques #
Learn a set of techniques to help you analyze client business and environment most effectively.
16. The Diagrams #
Learn about popular diagrams such as UML, BPMN, ERD, and others, and see how BAs decide which one to use.
17. Usability #
Learn about the key principles of usability and how to apply them to software development projects as a Business Analyst.
PRACTICAL PART #
You will engage in a pet project with seasoned Product Managers and gain hands-on experience with each stage of the project lifecycle, creating basic BA artifacts along the way. By working on your project from the very start to the point where the first requirements are moved to development, you will build a deep understanding of the role of a BA in each project phase.

Speakers/Mentors ]

Kostiantyn Reshetniak

Kostiantyn Reshetniak

Course mover and initiator. Principal Business Analyst / Head of Business Analysis Office at Dev.Pro. 7+ years experience in business analysis, and processes development from the scratch to maturity with the clients from S&P 500 list.
Tetiana Chornous

Tetiana Chornous

Lead Business Analyst 8+ years’ experience in IT (business analysis) and 9+ years in finance/banking (credit portfolio risks, sales, financial analysis of investment projects, and business intelligence). Banking and restaurant and food service management are Tetiana's primary domains. Participated as a mentor and lecturer in several Business Analyst courses.
Georgiy Revyakin

Georgiy Revyakin

PhD, CBAP, PSM Lead Business Analyst 7+ years’ experience in business analysis and product management in various fintech and regtech startups. Senior Lecturer at V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University. Teaches courses in Business Analysis and Data Mining.
Ievgeniia Tretiakova

Ievgeniia Tretiakova

Senior Business Analyst 6+ years in IT and 15+ in Business Analysis, Business Intelligence, and process development. Experience in different domains including e-commerce, Restaurants, SRM, Energy, Automotive, and Charity. Participated as a tutor and mentor in several Business Analyst courses.
Roman Pastukh

Roman Pastukh

Senior Business Analyst Working in Product Development Leadership roles since 2014 in both corporations and smaller companies. Before coming to IT, spent a few years in QA and dev, as well as in social work and construction. Roman's product development expertise spans a wide range of scales, from huge products with years in development and up to a hundred people involved to small-scale internal apps featuring a team of just 3 engineers. He has a versatile skill set and domain knowledge, with primary experience in telecom, CRM, gamification, and now DeFi. Certified PSPO I. Favorite role - Product Management/Ownership.
Kateryna Ivanova

Kateryna Ivanova

Business Analyst 4+ years’ experience in business analysis in e-commerce domains. 1 year’ experience in Pre-Sale Business Analysis. 4+ years’ experience in quality assurance within the e-commerce, fintech, and mobile application domains.
Oleksandr Pylypenko

Oleksandr Pylypenko

3+ years’ experience in a Business Analyst role. Oleksandr was involved in various projects in the logistics and fintech domains. Currently, he's a part of the fintech product targeted towards the US market.
Anna Lomonos

Anna Lomonos

UX/UI designer Anna has been working as a UX/UI designer since 2017. She has an experience in creating design interfaces of various complexity: from landing pages to CRM systems.