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Business Analysis

Are you a problem-solver who likes to look at the full scope of a project or initiative and figure out a strategy for success? Then the field of business analysis—which involves communicating complex technical details in easy-to-understand language to stakeholders, including developers, administrative personnel and senior management—might be right for you. Through Drexel’s Business Analysis Professional Skill Tracks, you learn the technical and essential skills needed to succeed in this career that spans industries.

Technical Skills courses are offered in-person, or in some cases, a hybrid of in-person and online. Essential Skills courses are self-paced and offered entirely online. The Continuing Professional Education team is available to help you select the courses and tracks that best fit your professional development goals.

In response to COVID-19, all Continuing Professional Education face-to-face courses and certifications will be offered online via live remote delivery for the fall term (September - December). Winter course delivery will be determined on the recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Pennsylvania Department of Health and Philadelphia Department of Public Health. If you have any questions or concerns about your course enrollment, please e-mail goodwin.ce@drexel.edu.

Did you know?

  • By 2020, industry experts predict that the number of available jobs for all US business analysts will increase from 364,000  to 2,720,000
  • Open entry-level positions will also surge by 28 percent
  • Salaries by 2020 may range from $69,162 - $160,125

*Source: BA Times

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  • Foundational Business Analysis

    Jumpstart your career as a business analyst and learn best practices from current professionals in the field.

    • Total course value: $2,424
    • Price with 15% bundle discount: $2,060

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    Courses

    Technical Skills (required courses)
    Course Description

    Introduction to Business Analysis

    Study the business analysis process as it is applied throughout a project—including the pre-project activities that comprise strategy analysis.

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    Requirements Elicitation

    Learn how to enhance and refine your elicitation skills through hands-on exercises where you explore industry best practices and strategies that can be used to better define stakeholder needs.

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    Essential Skills — self-paced and fully online (choose two electives)
    Course Description

    Communicating Collaboratively

    Master the art of communicating across teams and platforms (in-person or digitally) with practical tips and insights.

    Effective Presentations

    Go beyond text on a slide and master the art of PowerPoint—and get the results you need.

    Introduction to Critical Thinking

    Sharpen your ability to ask the right questions, critique an argument, and dissect an issue.

    Effective Business Writing

    Sharpen your skills in writing memos, reports, brochures, proposals, presentations, catalogs, websites and more.

    Digital Marketing Strategy

    Learn how to better reach and connect with your customers, clients and prospects, and improve your brand through digital marketing.

    Introduction to Entrepreneurship

    Explore the different aspects and processes of entrepreneurship and how you can create a successful new venture.
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  • Advanced Business Analysis

    Expand your skillset and prepare for leadership roles through advanced technical and essential skills.

    • Total course value: $4,624
    • Price with 15% bundle discount: $3,964

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    Courses

    Technical Skills (required courses)
    Course Description

    Requirements Analysis (Using Use Cases)

    Learn how to enhance and refine your use case skills, how to involve stakeholders in the use case process, and how to develop use cases that provide a structure for scenario-based requirements.

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    Unified Modeling Language (UML) For Business Analysts

    Gain advanced techniques to improve your expertise in using visual modeling for the purpose of graphically documenting requirements.

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    Business Process Improvement (BPI) For Business Analysts

    Get an introduction to BPI core values, principles, techniques and practices and uses a unique seven-step “joiner” approach to discover and implement process improvement solutions.

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    User Acceptance Testing (UAT) For Business Analysts

    Explore the business issues which drive the need for a fully functional UAT process and understand the approach to building a test plan, test cases, coverage matrix and defect log.

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    Essential Skills — self-paced and fully online (choose two electives)
    Course Description

    Communicating Collaboratively

    Master the art of communicating across teams and platforms (in-person or digitally) with practical tips and insights.

    Effective Presentations

    Go beyond text on a slide and master the art of PowerPoint—and get the results you need.

    Introduction to Critical Thinking

    Sharpen your ability to ask the right questions, critique an argument, and dissect an issue.

    Effective Business Writing

    Sharpen your skills in writing memos, reports, brochures, proposals, presentations, catalogs, websites and more.

    Digital Marketing Strategy

    Learn how to better reach and connect with your customers, clients and prospects, and improve your brand through digital marketing.

    Introduction to Entrepreneurship

    Explore the different aspects and processes of entrepreneurship and how you can create a successful new venture.
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