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Business analysts work with teams to identify needs and design cost-effective solutions that help organizations meet their full potential. Our award-winning certificate program, taught by experienced professionals and aligned with industry standards, is designed to provide you with the core skills, knowledge, tools, and techniques of a business analyst and take your career to the next level. Learn how to lead simple to complex changes by evaluating and utilizing strategy, developing business processes and analysing user requirements.
Our online program delivers each course over 6 weeks guided by an Online Business Analyst coach with several offerings a year to enable completion within 6-9 months.
Who Should Attend?
The Business Analysis program welcomes early- to mid-career professionals seeking to develop or advance their business analysis skillset. This including current business analysts and business systems analysts; project, product or program managers; financial and operations managers; usability, program and quality assurance analysts, and business process improvement specialists. This program is ideal if you are looking for a job that allows you to perform many of your job responsibilities working from home. Prior experience in business analysis or information technology is not necessary.
UBC Sauder Continuing Business Studies is proud to be a sponsor of the IIBA Vancouver Chapter and PMI CWCC. We believe in investing in the local professional association communities by providing support for the local chapter’s activities such as networking events, mentor programs, conferences and speaker sessions.
"Since completing the course, I’ve established myself as a capable Business Analyst."
Program Benefits
- Understand business analysis techniques and processes.
- Analyze and synthesize organizational information.
- Define problems, consider opportunities that contributes to the bottom line and recommend course of action.
- Build a shared understanding between the project team and stakeholders.
- Acquire Continuing Development Units (CDUs) or Professional Development Units (PDUs), which can be used towards Project Management Institute or International Institute of Business Analysis certifications.
- Pursue the Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP®) designation or other related industry professional certifications offered through the IIBA® or PMI®.
- Understand business analysis techniques and processes.
- Analyze and synthesize organizational information.
- Define problems, consider opportunities that contributes to the bottom line and recommend course of action.
- Build a shared understanding between the project team and stakeholders.
- Acquire Continuing Development Units (CDUs) or Professional Development Units (PDUs), which can be used towards Project Management Institute or International Institute of Business Analysis certifications.
- Pursue the Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP®) designation or other related industry professional certifications offered through the IIBA® or PMI®.
Fast Track Your Career with the UBC Certificate in Business Analysis
Curriculum
Comprised of 6 courses in the program, the UBC Certificate in Business Analysis program provides students with a rich and practical learning experience that includes lectures, videos, group discussions, and research and project assignments. Theory-based learning is augmented by case studies and exposure to topics central to current industry practices and standards. Strategically designed by a team of industry and academic experts, the program is grounded in industry best practices and applications. Planning, problem solving, critical thinking – students acquire skills to be effective in the business analyst role.
Note: Students are required to have access to flowcharting software such as Microsoft Visio®, PowerPoint® or SmartDraw® to complete some assignments.
Schedule
Curriculum may be subject to change
Blended
In-person with instructors and classmates combined with self-paced instruction
In-person with instructors and classmates combined with self-paced instruction
Live Online
Online classroom-style interaction in real time combined with self-paced instruction
Online classroom-style interaction in real time combined with self-paced instruction
Online
Self-paced learning with flexibility to collaborate
Self-paced learning with flexibility to collaborate
Alumni
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Sophia Chang
As my instructor pointed out, this program is one of the few that encompasses business analysis, change management and project management. Having had exposure to all three areas, I was finally able to see the connection and how crucial it is for the three to work together. The course materials provided me with more clarity in the work I do as a Business Analyst and the big picture my project team is working towards. Not only was I able to learn about the industry from the instructors, I also had the opportunities to learn from my peers through group assignments as well.
Oge Anyahuru
I found the Agile Business Analysis course quite interesting and mentally stimulating. The concepts introduced are things I feel will prove invaluable to me in my future career as a business analyst. The instructor did a commendable job of facilitating learning, teamwork and free expression among the participants. In addition, the use of videos and other reading materials introduced related ideas that better helped me understand Agile Business Analysis. I found the assignments most valuable as they were patterned after real situations and easily relatable. The online platforms used to deliver the sessions were ok. I would readily recommend this course to anyone looking to better understand the concept of Agile as it relates to business analysis.
Rob Adams
Since completing the course, I’ve established myself as a capable Business Analyst. This has given me freedom to try ‘outside the box’ solutions on my projects. As the old saying goes, you need to learn the rules well, so you can break them efficiently.