The International Institute of Business Analysis describes business analysis as the practice of enabling change in an organizational context by defining needs and recommending solutions that deliver value to stakeholders. Though there are many people serving as business analysts, one does not need to have the official job title to function in this role.

“Business analysis can be practiced at any level of an organization in almost any capacity and industry,” said Peter Johnson, University of Delaware Division of Professional and Continuing Studies (UD PCS) instructor. “It is not just done by someone in information technology or on a project team.”

Johnson, an IIBA Certified Business Analysis Professional and senior consultant for Orion Development Group with more than 25 years of experience in information technology, quality management and client services, is conducting a Business Analysis Certificate series on UD’s Newark campus this spring.

Divided into four two-day modules, the series commences Feb. 20-21 with Foundations of Business Analysis. Subsequent modules include Eliciting and Documenting Requirements (March 12-13), Requirements Analysis and Design Definition (April 16-17), and Solution Deployment and Evaluation (May 14-15).

Participants can enroll in the series at any point and still benefit from the lessons. Students who register for all four modules in a single transaction will qualify for a bundled rate of $3,380, which equates to a $600 savings off the cost of paying $995 for each class individually, and be eligible to earn a University of Delaware Certificate of Completion. Additional potential discounts are available as well.

For further information, please visit: http://www.pcs.udel.edu/business-analysis-s19/