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University of Nebraska at Omaha

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Certificate in Business Analysis

NBDC's Business analysis Certificate helps professionals master the competencies needed to determine project or system requirements, control scope and manage project requirements throughout the development cycle. All workshops are BABOK-aligned (Business Analysis Body of Knowledge).

Increase your company's profit by effectively analyzing and solving business problems
Mark your staff's professionalism with a recognized credential from the University of Nebraska at Omaha College of Business Administration
Ideal for companies that do not have the resources for custom training
Highly participative classes help students practice and develop skills they can apply immediately in the workplace
A fun, interactive way to fill in the gaps of your experiential knowledge with solid instruction from the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK)

Certificate Cost

$1990 (pays for all required workshops for each participant). YOU SAVE! Taking workshops individually would cost $2460. Registration is limited to 20 participants for each program.

Certificate Schedules
A new certificate program is offered approximately every six months. Courses can be substituted with the program manager's permission if program still comprises nine days.

SUMMER-FALL 2013 PROGRAM
Core Principles for Business Analysis
July 18 - 19
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Mammel Hall, College of Business Administration, 67th and Pine St

Requirements Elicitation Methods and Models
April 11, 12, 19 or Oct 10, 11, 18
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Mammel Hall, College of Business Administration, 67th and Pine St

Successful Project Management
August 1, 2
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Mammel Hall, College of Business Administration, 67th and Pine St

Prioritize or Agonize
June 4 or Dec 6
1 - 4:30 pm
Mammel Hall, College of Business Administration, 67th and Pine St

Running Productive Meetings
June 4 or Dec 6
8:30 am - Noon
Mammel Hall, College of Business Administration, 67th and Pine St

Process Mapping for Business Improvement
June 28 or Dec 17
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Mammel Hall, College of Business Administration, 67th and Pine St

CERTIFICATE Workshops

Successful Project Management
Learn techniques for planning, implementing, and completing projects to produce desired results on time and within budget. You will use project management tools to set and achieve measurable objectives, estimate project time and costs, determine project scope, manage resource requirements, and control project results. Learn by doing as you actually plan, execute and control a project simulation.

Core Principles for Business Analysis
Begin with the basics of business analysis, understanding its importance in the enterprise and the Business Analyst's role in it. Students will develop feasibility studies and write a Business Case. Learn to develop a solutions scope and vision.

Process Mapping for Business Improvement
Process mapping is a highly effective way to discover how your business really works and to identify where crucial improvements are needed. By making strategic change, your business can become more efficient, effective, and responsive to customer needs. In this highly interactive workshop, you will learn to use a wide range of mapping tools and techniques to manage and describe complex processes.

Requirements Elicitation Methods and Models
Focus on how to define functions, attributes, constraints, preferences, and expectations from clients. Techniques to gather the requirements will start with Brainstorming and conclude with Reverse Engineering, with participants practicing at least five of the methods. This class is BABOK (Business Analysis Body of Knowledge) aligned.

Prioritize and Agonize
This workshop focuses on the essential skills of prioritizing and time management necessary to reach personal and organizational goals. Managers will learn to identify and manage the important, the critical, and the merely diversionary and schedule for maximized performance.

Running Productive Meetings
It's been said that more important decisions are made in meetings than anywhere else. You may find that hard to believe - in view of the way most meetings are planned and conducted. Participants will actually run a meeting in the class.

Core Principles for Business Analysis
Begin with the basics of business analysis, understanding its importance in the enterprise and the Business Analyst's role in it. Students will develop feasibility studies and write a Business Case. Learn to develop a solutions scope and vision.

ALL business analysis workshops

certificate Registration

A new certificate program is offered approximately every three months. Registration will be limited to the first 20 registrants. Check back here for schedule for future programs or contact us for more information.

For more informatiON CONTACT

Beth Giesbrecht, 402-554-2900 or email bgiesbrecht@unomaha.edu





BABOK INFORMATION

All NBDC Business Analysis workshops qualify for the 21 contact hour requirement for a Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP). Visit www.theiiba.org for more details about the International Institute for Business Analysis.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT UNITS (PDUs)

NBDC workshops fill CCR (Continuing Certification Requirements) to maintain CBAP certification. One contact hour equals one PDU. Applications require a $15 processing fee and must be turned in prior to taking a workshop. Call 402.595.2900 for an application. Visit www.theiiba.org for more information.

CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS (CEUs)

Those who complete the certificate program can receive 4.9 Continuing Education Units (CEUs). Apply for CEUs

CERTIFICATE INSTRUCTORS

Lee Sheldon, PMP
Pam Soderholm, MS, PMP
Beth Giesbrecht, BS