Course Outline

Level: Intermediate to Advanced
Style: 80% hands-on / 20% facilitator input
Tools Used: Miro / Jamboard or physical whiteboards, Excel / Lucidchart / your preferred BA tools

1. Role Reset: Business Analysis in Agile & Product Teams for Government

  • Examine the role of Business Analysis as an enabler that extends beyond merely documenting requirements.
  • Activity: Team Mapping — identify your position within the product or team lifecycle, your customers/users, and uncover areas of alignment or barriers.
  • Output: Personalized “Business Analysis Position Map”

2. Data-Driven Decisions with BA Techniques for Government

  • Practice interpreting complex, raw user research data.
  • Hands-on: Formulate problem or opportunity hypothesis statements.
  • Techniques introduced include Pareto Analysis (80/20 rule), Root Cause Analysis (Fishbone / 5 Whys), Decision Matrix, and Hypothesis Writing.

3. Process Optimization Simulation for Government

  • Collaborative mini-project to redesign a customer business process inspired by real-world challenges.
  • Tools applied: SIPOC (Suppliers, Inputs, Process, Outputs, Customers), User Story Mapping.
  • Teams present “before & after” diagrams for critique and iteration.

4. Advanced Elicitation in Complex Environments for Government

  • Develop skills in writing user stories and acceptance criteria, mapping complex stakeholders, prioritizing competing needs, and roadmap techniques (Now/Next/Later).
  • Roleplay activity: Eliciting detailed user stories from story maps.

5. Translating Strategy into Action: OKRs & Beyond for Government

  • Scenario-based team sprint focusing on the objective to “innovate faster.”
  • Teams define Objective, Three Key Results, and a Business Analysis action plan.
  • Presentations followed by peer feedback.

6. Wrap-up & Templates Toolkit for Government

  • Share a comprehensive BA toolkit including templates for stakeholder mapping, story mapping, prioritization, and more.
  • Collect and discuss top insights and takeaways from participants.

Requirements

Prerequisites:

  • A foundational understanding of business analysis principles and terminology
  • Experience with user stories and initial stakeholder engagement
  • Proficiency in using digital collaboration tools such as Miro, Jamboard, Excel, or equivalents
  • An analytical mindset and a desire to enhance problem-solving and decision-making skills

Audience:

  • Business Analysts for government
  • Product Owners/Managers
  • User Researchers
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