Business Analyst Pathway

Your Path to Expertise: Unlock Success with Business Analysis skills.

Why choose the Business Analyst Pathway?

The industry

The business analysis industry offers a dynamic career path where you can drive meaningful change by bridging the gap between business needs and technology solutions. As a Business Analyst, you'll play a pivotal role in problem-solving, optimising processes, and enabling organisations to achieve their strategic goals. With growing demand across industries, a career in business analysis provides excellent opportunities for professional growth, versatility, and long-term career stability.

Opportunities

Working as a Business Analyst opens doors to diverse industries, allowing you to collaborate on projects ranging from technology implementation to process optimisation. It offers the opportunity to develop critical skills in problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management, which are highly valued in leadership roles. With career progression paths into project management, data analysis, or executive strategy, the role provides a solid foundation for long-term professional growth and success.

Job insights

Here are some potential job roles you could pursue after completing this pathway:

Junior Business Analyst

Assists in gathering and analysing requirements, supporting project teams with documentation and basic process evaluations under supervision.

Senior Business Analyst

Leads the analysis and documentation of complex business processes, bridges gaps between stakeholders, and ensures solutions align with strategic goals.

Lead Business Analyst

Oversees multiple projects or teams, mentors analysts, drives strategic decision-making, and ensures overall business analysis practices align with organizational objectives.

Accreditors

We make sure we provide our students with the most relevant, industry standard content, which is why this course is made up of material accredited by the following education leaders.

BCS | British Computer Society

At Learning People, we’re proud to partner with the British Computer Society (BCS), a prestigious professional body that has been setting global standards for IT excellence since 1957. With over 72,000 members in 150 countries, BCS is dedicated to raising standards of competence and ethics in the IT industry, making it a pivotal, reputable resource for anyone pursuing a tech career.

APMG

APMG is a trusted global accreditation body known for its rigorous standards and credibility. Their accreditation ensures that Learning People’s courses meet industry benchmarks, providing learners with high-quality, career-ready skills. APMG's reputation strengthens trust and value in professional certifications for lifelong success.

Skillsoft

At Learning People, we believe in delivering exceptional learning experiences that empower individuals to achieve their career goals. That’s why we’ve partnered with Skillsoft, a global leader in e-learning and professional development, to provide our students with world-class training and resources.

Modules breakdown

Module 1

Role of a Business Analyst
Evaluating options to improve business
Investigation techniques
Managing stakeholders
Creating business cases
Documentation & validating requirements

Module 2

Apply the principles of Agile PM in a project situation
Configure the life cycle of an Agile project
Understand and assign roles & responsibilities within an agile project
Mechanisms for governance and control of an Agile project
Understand how to test, estimate and measure progress
Describe and apply the Agile approach to managing requirements

Module 3

Structured approaches to change techniques
How to read the organisational context for change
Human responses to change
How teams can facilitate organisational change
Essential communication principles
How to select and effectively utilise key metrics for evaluation change

Module 4

Influence & persuasion, how to drive ideas forward
How to improve written communication skills
Building business cases – how to gain buy in
Creating clear and effective presentations
Critical thinking skills
Managing risk and evaluating impact
Foundation Excel skills

Exams

Upon completion of your pathway, you'll have gained these industry recognised certifications.

BCS Foundation in Business Analysis

1 x 60 minute, closed book exam, multiple-choice

Agile Foundation

1 x 40 minute, closed book exam, multiple-choice questions

Business Skills & Excel Skills

20 learning hours, 30 guided learning hours

Change Management Foundation

40 minute, closed-book exam. Multiple choice.

Boost your employability with our new Business Skills course

Your pathway also includes our business skills course. While technical skills are important, business skills are often the distinguishing factor that sets successful businesses and professionals apart. They enable individuals to effectively navigate the complexities of the business world, build strong relationships, and drive innovation and growth. Once our students pass their first certification and gain access to our Career Services team, we unlock access to a two-part virtual business skills course designed to refine your communication abilities, adaptability, resilience, and time management skills.

Communication skills and adaptability: This part of the course explores everyday communication, the concept of radical honesty, and how to engage in conversations that inspire and influence others.
Resilience and time management: Learn about the fundamental qualities of resilience and discover practical time management hacks so you can work smarter, not harder.