• 1. The Evolving Role of a Business Analyst in Agile vs. Waterfall Methodologies
  Overview: This presentation could explore how a Business Analyst’s responsibilities shift when working in Agile environments compared to traditional Waterfall projects, highlighting the adaptability and versatility required in different project management frameworks.
• 2. Bridging the Gap: Effective Stakeholder Communication in Agile and Waterfall Projects
  Overview: Focus on the importance of stakeholder management and communication strategies in both methodologies. Discuss techniques for ensuring clear and effective communication regardless of the project management approach.
• 3. From Requirements Gathering to User Stories: A Comparative Approach
  Overview: Discuss how requirements gathering differs between Agile and Waterfall methodologies, transitioning from traditional requirements documentation to user stories in Agile projects.
• 4. Implementing Change: Business Analysis in Project Lifecycle Management
  Overview: Compare how change is managed and implemented in Agile vs. Waterfall projects, and the role of the Business Analyst in facilitating this change.
• 5. Risk Management Strategies in Agile and Waterfall Environments
  Overview: Present different approaches to identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks in both Agile and Waterfall methodologies, and how these approaches influence project outcomes.
• 6. Tools and Techniques for Effective Business Analysis in Diverse Methodologies
  Overview: Explore various tools and techniques used by Business Analysts, and how their application varies between Agile and Waterfall projects.
• 7. Agile and Waterfall: Navigating through Documentation and Reporting
  Overview: Discuss the differing documentation and reporting requirements in Agile and Waterfall methodologies, and how a Business Analyst adapts to these needs.
• 8. The Business Analyst as a Facilitator: Workshops and Meetings in Different Methodological Contexts
  Overview: Present the role of the Business Analyst in conducting workshops and meetings, and how these sessions are structured differently in Agile vs. Waterfall projects.
• 9. Quality Assurance in Agile and Waterfall: A Business Analyst’s Perspective
  Overview: Talk about the involvement of Business Analysts in ensuring quality assurance throughout the project lifecycle in both methodologies.
• 10. Case Studies: Business Analysis in Agile and Waterfall Projects
  Overview: Use real or hypothetical case studies to illustrate how the role of a Business Analyst varies in Agile and Waterfall projects, focusing on challenges faced and solutions provided.
• 11. Reading, understanding and visualizing data
  Overview – Using a live case to showcase data from a process/system and to be able to analyse and make business decisions from the dataset.
• 12. How to influence people: Making stakeholders comfortable
  Overview – To describe how to speak to stakeholders and get their buy in for any engagement. Using soft skills like ‘perception reasoning’
• 13. Continuous development of all knowledge area
  Overview – Presenting a map out of current skill set and needed knowledge area that shows the business analyst as an all rounder

These topics not only cover the essential principles of business analysis but also require the candidate to demonstrate their understanding of how these principles are applied differently in Agile and Waterfall methodologies.

• How to interpret data to inform business decisions
• Develop and test hypothesis
• You will learn how to save on costing and increase quality by integrating system
• Candidates learn to analyse relationship between variables
• You will learn how to recognise trends, detect outliers, and summarise data set
• You will gain skills that are applicable in real workplace situations