If you're interested in a career in business analysis but don't know where to start, you've arrived at the right place!This course has been designed for individuals seeking entry-level positions in Business Analysis. Whether you're a recent graduate, a career changer, or someone looking to kickstart your career in the tech industry, it will provide you with the foundational knowledge and practical skills needed to excel in the field of Business Analysis. This course is part of a series that offers a good starting point for a career in business analysis. It will help you gain knowledge and skills related to essential business analysis concepts, principles, practical methods, and the responsibilities associated with business analysis. This course also gets you one step closer to the Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals Certificate, which requires no degree or prior experience. After completing this course, you’ll be able to: • Describe basic concepts and principles of business analysis • Explain the role of a business analyst within an organization • Identify and analyze a business problem • Identify and analyze stakeholders in a business project

In this course, you’ll learn how to make use of Excel in business scenarios for data analysis. You’ll also learn how to utilize formulas and functions for data analysis. Specifically, this course will help you gain knowledge and skills for preparing data for analysis using Microsoft Excel and take you one step closer to becoming a Business Analyst. After completing this course, you’ll be able to: • Identify and explain the steps involved in preparing data for analysis using Excel functions. • Use formula and functions for Data Analysis • Describe how Excel is used in business scenarios for Data Analysis • Apply Excel skills to real-world data preparation tasks.

This course is designed to equip you with essential skills in business process and data modeling using Microsoft Visio. Throughout this program, you will delve into various facets of business analysis and data modeling. Using Microsoft Visio learners will create insightful business processes and data models, and apply these skills to enhance your capabilities in business analysis.After completing this course, you’ll be able to: • Identify and navigate the user interface of Microsoft Visio • Explain how to use Microsoft Visio to create diagrams • Explain the role of business activity and process modeling in a business analysis context • Create business process and activity models in Microsoft Visio • Explain the role of data modeling in a business analysis context • Create data models in Microsoft Visio

This course is designed to help you learn how to create a strong business case by conducting gap analysis, capability assessment, and impact analysis. You’ll also discover various techniques to gather requirements from stakeholders and develop the skills to create clear and concise requirements documentation.After completing this course, you’ll be able to: • Formulate a business case by conducting a gap analysis, capability assessment, and impact analysis • Utilize various techniques for gathering requirements from stakeholders. • Develop clear and concise requirements documentation.

In this course, you will learn the business value and product capabilities of Power Platform. You will create simple Power Apps, connect data with Microsoft Dataverse, build a Power BI Dashboard, automate a process with Power Automate, and build a chatbot with Power Virtual Agents. After completing this course, you’ll be able to: • Describe the business value of Power Platform • Identify the core components of Power Platform • Demonstrate the capabilities of Power BI • Describe the capabilities of Power Apps • Demonstrate the business value of Power Virtual Agents This is a great way to prepare for the Microsoft PL-900 exam. By passing the PL-900 exam, you’ll earn the Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals Certificate.

In this course you’ll learn how to create a basic project plan, laying the groundwork for successful project execution. Dive into risk management by identifying, analyzing, and monitoring risks using a RAID log. Explore various Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) models, including Waterfall, V-model, and Agile, and gain insights into the SCRUM framework within the context of Agile methodology. Understand the crucial role of quality management in business projects and discover how to ensure project success through effective quality control measures. Enhance your skills in creating a traceability matrix and mapping business requirements to test cases. After completing this course, you’ll be able to: • Create a basic project plan • Identify, analyze and monitor risks through a RAID log • Identify different SDLC models including Waterfall, V-model and Agile • Explain the SCRUM framework in the context of Agile methodology • Explain the importance of quality management in business project • Create a traceability matrix, mapping business requirements to test case