Foundations of Business Analysis

SAP places business-analysis foundations alongside the software development lifecycle, strategic analysis and stakeholder management. The sequence gives learners a context for how analysis relates to software work without requiring prior SAP knowledge. It is useful for comparing a business-oriented introduction with courses centered on implementing a particular SAP product.

What you will learn

• Relate business analysis to a software lifecycle.
• Explain the purpose of strategic analysis.
• Identify stakeholder-management needs in a change initiative.

Who this suits

Beginners; no prior SAP experience is required. A basic understanding of business operations is helpful.

Before you enroll

Use a fictional business case for practice. Compare the evidence behind a proposed change with its assumptions, and check how you would evaluate the result before recommending implementation.

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Put it into practice

Map a fictional business need to stages of a software lifecycle. Explain where a stakeholder decision should occur before implementation begins.

Source and review

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