Certificate in
Business Analysis

All businesses are going through a process of continuous transition.  This makes decisions more complex and increasingly risky.  Managers need to understand the major forces for change and direction of change in markets, competition, technology and business model in order to assess sustainability of profitable growth and identify the direction and nature of development decisions that will facilitate the creation of tomorrow’s organization out of today’s organization. This popular Anderson training course will enable you first to understand the direction and nature of change in global business and then to develop strategic and operating plans that will form the foundation of competitive performance as your company moves ahead.

By the end of this Anderson training course, you will be able to:

• Identify the main trends in the business as it develops
• Evaluate the performance of the organisation up to now
• Introduce innovative and differentiating activities in your business model
• Align and coordinate strategic and operational programmes and projects
• Introduce leading-edge tools and techniques of performance forecasting

This Anderson training course is suitable for a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

• Experienced business analysts and strategic planners
• Specialists in financial management
• Human resource development managers
• Specialists in operational management
• Systems analysts and business process designers
• Marketing and commercial staff
• Organisational development staff
• Anyone about to move into one of the roles described above

Amongst a wide range of valuable topics, the following will be prioritised:

• What is a business strategy and why does it matter?
• How to align strategic and operational plans
• Financial evaluation of a business
• Non-financial evaluation of a business
• Forecasting the future potential of a business
• Identifying future organisational development priorities
• Developing innovative opportunities and business models
• Risk analysis in business decisions
• How and where value is migrating in contemporary global business
• Developing people to secure the future of the company