Conduct A Strategy Analysis

Be the person who takes an organization’s vision and determines the strategy and guidance to make it a reality. In this course, you’ll acquire the skills and knowledge necessary to offer this value to the companies you work with.

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Often, C-Suite executives and other stakeholders have a grand vision or an end goal in mind, but they don’t know quite how to get there. That’s where you come in!

In the second course of our Business Analysis Process Series, we’ll show you how to take an idea from a vision to reality. You’ll learn how to examine the current state of an organization, visualize its optimized future state, and create a strategy that details how to make it happen.

Learn more about the course and your instructors below!

Often, C-Suite executives and other stakeholders have a grand vision or an end goal in mind, but they don’t know quite how to get there. That’s where you come in!

In the second course of our Business Analysis Process Series, we’ll show you how to take an idea from a vision to reality. You’ll learn how to examine the current state of an organization, visualize its optimized future state, and create a strategy that details how to make it happen.

Learn more about the course and your instructors below!

What you’ll learn in this course:

  • Analyze the current state of an organization to gain a comprehensive understanding of it so you know how to best move forward.
  • Define the future state so you can better understand what it’s going to take to get there.
    Assess the risks so you can strategize how to minimize potential pitfalls and roadblocks.
  • Determine a change strategy so you can consider all possible options, decide which is the optimal solution, and define your strategy to move forward.
  • Create a business case that persuades stakeholders to approve your project and keeps you moving toward the ultimate goal.

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Awesome Perks

We’ve included some pretty insightful and useful resources with this course, including:

  • A 40 Page Student Workbook
    Enhancing your learning as you progress through this course, you’ll find yourself turning to our workbook as a powerful resource even after you complete the course.
  • Over 8 Hours of Engaging Video Lectures
    Our video lectures are created to breakdown concepts and techniques into a step-by-step guide that makes it easy to understand and grasp the lessons.
  • 10 Business Analysis Templates
    We’ll equip you with the professional templates you need to immediately conduct thorough strategy analysis.
  • 7 Practice Activities
    Through our practice activities, we’ll help you really absorb the valuable knowledge, concepts, and techniques that you’ll learn in this course.

The Extras

  • Money-Back Guarantee
    If you’re not happy with the course, contact us in the first 30 days and we’ll give you your money back.
  • Lifetime Access
    Enrollment grants you unlimited access to your course and any activities, resources, handouts, and quizzes for life.
  • 1-on-1 Support
    Unlimited 1-on-1 support directly from your instructor for any questions you might have.

Jeremy Aschenbrenner,
Chief Instructor

Meet Your Instructor

Hi, I’m Jeremy Aschenbrenner!
Many know me better as The BA Guide.

After gaining a decade of valuable experience in business analysis and consistently delivering successful projects that drive value for organizations, I decided to follow my passion for teaching others. This led me to establish The BA Guide, a platform dedicated to empowering individuals and organizations by sharing my expertise.
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Course Curriculum

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Conduct a Strategy Analysis

Welcome to the Course!

  1. Business Analysis Process Series - Where this course fits
  2. Course Kickoff and Overview
  3. Explaining Strategy Analysis with an Example
  4. Student Workbook Reminder
  5. Additional Notes for the Student Workbook
  6. Meet Your Instructor - Jeremy Aschenbrenner

Project Basics

  1. What is a Project?
  2. Project Terms Explained - Scope, Risk, Constraint, Stakeholder
  3. What is a Project Team?
  4. Understanding Project Roles - Project Sponsor, Project Manager, Business Analyst

Analyze the Current State

  1. Analyze the Current State Overview
  2. Current - Review Business Needs
  3. Current - Perform Organizational Assessment
  4. Current - Understand Capabilities
  5. Current - Assess Policies and Processes: Policies
  6. Document Analysis Technique: Overview and Steps
  7. Document Analysis Technique: Benefits and Cautions
  8. Document Analysis Technique: Notes Template
  9. Current - Assess Policies and Processes: Processes
  10. Process Flowchart Tool: Basics
  11. Process Flowchart Tool: Swimlanes
  12. Current - Analyze Technology and Infrastructure
  13. Current - Understand Business Architecture
  14. Current - Identify External Influencers
  15. Current - Bob's Towing Example (Part 1)
  16. Current - Bob's Towing Example (Part 2)
  17. Current - Bob's Towing Example (Part 3)
  18. Current - Bob's Towing Example (Part 4)
  19. Analyze the Current State Conclusion
  20. Analyze the Current State: Validate Your Understanding

Define the Future State

  1. Define the Future State Overview
  2. Define the Future State Regardless of Project Size
  3. Elements of Defining the Future State
  4. Future - Set Business Goals and Objectives
  5. Future - Set Business Goals and Objectives: Examples
  6. Future - Define Solution Scope
  7. Future - Solution Scope vs Project Scope
  8. Future - Writing Solution Scope Statements
  9. Future - Verifying Solution Scope
  10. Solution Scope: Notes Template
  11. Future - Identify Constraints
  12. Future - Define Changes to the Organizations
  13. Future - Identify Assumptions
  14. Future - Validate Potential Value
  15. Real World Application of Current and Future States
  16. Future - Bob's Towing Example (Part 1)
  17. Future - Bob's Towing Example (Part 2)
  18. Define the Future State Conclusion
  19. Define the Future State: Validate Your Understanding

Assess Risks

  1. Assess Risks Overview
  2. Steps to Assess Risks
  3. Assess Risks - Identify Risks
  4. Brainstorming Technique: Basics
  5. Brainstorming Technique: Steps to Conduct
  6. Brainstorming Technique: Benefits & Cautions
  7. Brainstorming Technique: Template
  8. Assess Risks - Determine Probability and Impact
  9. Workshop Technique: Basics
  10. Workshop Technique: Steps to Conduct
  11. Workshop Technique: Benefits & Cautions
  12. Workshop Technique: Template
  13. Assess Risks - Workshop Technique: Tying it in
  14. Assess Risks - Prioritize Risks
  15. Risk List & Assessment Template
  16. Assess Risks - Determine Risk Tolerance
  17. Assess Risks - Identify Actions
  18. Assess Risks - Bob's Towing Example (Part 1)
  19. Assess Risks - Bob's Towing Example (Part 2)
  20. Assess Risks - Conclusion
  21. Assess Risks: Validate Your Understanding

Determine a Strategy

  1. Determine a Strategy Overview
  2. Strategy - Review Solution Scope
  3. Strategy - Conduct a Gap Analysis
  4. Gap Analysis Template
  5. Strategy - Identify Options
  6. Strategy - Analyze Options: Feasibility
  7. Strategy - Analyze Options: Solution Scope & Goals
  8. Strategy - Analyze Options: Cost-Benefit Analysis
  9. Cost-Benefit Analysis Template
  10. Strategy - Analyze Options: Techniques & Tools
  11. Strategy - Make Recommendations
  12. Scoring Matrix Template
  13. Strategy - Choose a Methodology
  14. Strategy - Methodology Schedule Comparison
  15. Strategy - Adaptive vs Predictive
  16. Strategy - Breaking the Methodologies Down
  17. Strategy - Determine Project Schedule
  18. Strategy - Transitions and Releases
  19. Strategy - Bob's Towing Example (Part 1)
  20. Strategy - Bob's Towing Example (Part 2)
  21. Strategy - Bob's Towing Example (Part 3)
  22. Strategy - Bob's Towing Example (Part 4)
  23. Determine a Strategy Conclusion
  24. Determine a Strategy: Validate Your Understanding

Create a Business Case

  1. Create a Business Case Overview
  2. What is a Business Case and how is it used?
  3. Business Case - Adaptive
  4. Business Case - Predictive
  5. Business Case - Bob's Towing Example (Part 1)
  6. Business Case - Verifying Predictive Business Case
  7. Business Case - Presenting Predictive Business Case
  8. Business Case - Presenting Adaptive Business Case
  9. Business Case - Bob's Towing Example (Part 2)
  10. Business Case: Validate Your Understanding

Centron Example and Scenario

  1. Introduction to the Centron example
  2. Introducing Centron and the University of Wisconsin
  3. Centron's Culture
  4. Activity: Document Analysis on Centron's Organizational Chart
  5. Centron Organizational Assessment
  6. Centron's Capabilities
  7. Activity: Document Analysis on Centron's Project Proposal
  8. Centron's Project Proposal
  9. Activity: Document Analysis on Centron's Process Flowcharts
  10. Centron's Processes
  11. Centron's Technology
  12. Activity: Document Analysis on Centron's Solution Scope
  13. Centron's Solution Scope
  14. Activity: Document Analysis on Centron's Business Case
  15. Centron's UW Project Business Case
  16. Activity: Document Analysis on Centron's Risk List
  17. Centron's Risk List and Assessment
  18. Activity: Document Analysis on Centron's Gap Analysis
  19. Centron's Gap Analysis
  20. Wrapping Up the Centron Example

Wrapping Things Up

  1. Conduct a Strategy Analysis - Conclusion
  2. Well done! What's Next?

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