Solution Assessment and Validation, Underlying Competencies

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• Online course: Internet access required
• March 5 to April 30
• $995 (EDP 846576)

Ashley Wright, B.S., M.B.A., is a professor of business management and entrepreneurship at Savannah College of Art and Design and teaches business principles and applications at both the graduate and undergraduate levels to art and design students.

Textbook(s) for this course: Note: ISBN 10: 0981129218
A Guide to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK Guide)
Publisher: International Institute of Business Analysis
Edition: 2.0
Publication Year: 2009
ISBN: 9780981129211

AND From Analyst to Leader: Elevating the Role of the Business Analyst
Author: Kathleen B. Hass, Richard Vander Horst, Kimi Ziemski, Lori Lindbergh
Publisher: Management Concepts, Inc
Publication Year: 2007
ISBN: 1567262139

AND HBR Article #R0305J: Don't Trust Your Gut
Author: Eric Bonabeau
Publisher: Harvard Business School Publishing
Publication Year: 2009

AND HBR Article #R0910L: The Five Traps of Performance Measurement
Author: Andrew Likierman
Publisher: Harvard Business School Publishing
Publication Year: 2009

AND HBS Press Chapter #7540BC: The Final Module--Change Readiness: Tools and Assessments
Author: Dan S. Cohen
Publisher: Harvard Business School Publishing
Publication Year: 2005

AND Multimedia Case 303058: Paul Levy: Taking Charge of the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Author: David A. Garvin, Michael A. Roberto
Publisher: Harvard Business School Publishing
Publication Year: 2003

AND The Business Analyst as Strategist: Translating Business Strategies into Valuable Solutions
Author: Kathleen B. Hass
Publisher: Management Concepts, Inc.
Publication Year: 2007
ISBN: 1567262090

X448.4 (2 semester units in Business Administration)

30 cdu: IIBA provider E234; IIBA Program Code: E234-004

A requirement in the Certificate Program in Business Analysis; an elective in the Professional Program in Business Process Management

Learn to assess proposed solutions to determine which best fit the business need, as well as to identify gaps and shortcomings in solutions and determine necessary work-arounds or changes to the solution. Study how business analysts assess deployed solutions to see how well they met the original need of the sponsoring organizations. Examine underlying competencies such as behaviors, knowledge and other characteristics that support the effective performance of business analysis. Gain the training and knowledge necessary to become a Certified Business Analyst Professional (CBAP®). Those who intend to sit for the CBAP exam should also meet the IIBA® testing requirements.

Future-Term Courses and Enrollments

Courses are offered three terms per year: spring, summer, fall. Information about upcoming courses is available when enrollment opens each term.

• Spring term: Enrollment opens in early December. Classes begin in January.
• Summer term: Enrollment opens in early April. Classes begin in late May.
• Fall term: Enrollment opens in early July. Classes begin in August.

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Sections Closed for Enrollment:

Online, Thurs. Oct. 25

NOTE: This section is temporarily closed. Please notify me when this section opens.

• Online course: Internet access required
• Oct. 25 to Dec. 20
• $995 (EDP 848366) Proctored final exam

Ashley Wright, B.S., M.B.A., is a professor of business management and entrepreneurship at Savannah College of Art and Design and teaches business principles and applications at both the graduate and undergraduate levels to art and design students.

Online, Thurs. Jan. 3

NOTE: This section is temporarily closed. Please notify me when this section opens.

• Online course: Internet access required
• Jan. 3 to Feb. 28
• $995 (EDP 846568)

Ashley Wright, B.S., M.B.A., is a professor of business management and entrepreneurship at Savannah College of Art and Design and teaches business principles and applications at both the graduate and undergraduate levels to art and design students.