Handbook

This is an intermediate (Level 2) Information Systems (IS) course that provides a contemporary understanding of business analysis tools, skills and methodologies used in the process of creating digital solutions.  Business Analysis is the practice of enabling change in an organizational context, by defining needs and recommending solutions that deliver value to stakeholders.  The course will specifically focus on business analysis as practiced within an Agile Scrum framework. In completing this course, you will learn to take a product-oriented view of solutions and understand how contemporary organisations manage the process of solution creation. The course will hone the conceptual and analytical skills required for analysing business problems and processes, understanding customer requirements, managing stakeholders, and developing product roadmaps. This course covers material that is foundational to the discipline of information systems; it assumes completion of the core information systems course INFS1602 Digital Transformation in Business. This course provides you with concepts and skills that are essential in careers such as business analysts, business systems analysts, product owners, product managers, consultants, and developers.