Business Analysis Course

Organizations adopting business analysis are increasing.  They adopt these practices to clarify business needs. They also used it to manage requirements as well as create solutions that address business problems. The Business Analysis course will help you to determine the business needs. It will also help you to promote the success of the adopted solution. Additionally, you will learn how to manage requirements. Furthermore, you will learn to adapt the business analysis approach to the environment (e.g., conventional or agile).

Finally, the course will prepare you for the PMI-PBA (Professional in Business Analysis Certification).

This course is directed to business analysts, process analysts, data analysts, requirements engineers, team members, system analysts, business architects as well as BI analysts. The course may also be a solution for project managers, product owners, and product managers.

What a Business Analyst Does

A Business Analyst acts as a bridge between technical teams and business decision-makers, ensuring that solutions and initiatives are clearly defined, understood, and effectively implemented. Thus, they help translate strategic objectives into operational requirements, optimize processes, and support decision-making with relevant and well-founded information.

Preparation for the PMI‑PBA® certification strengthens these skills, focusing on PMI-recommended practices, including requirements management, stakeholder analysis, and business solution monitoring.

Trust of Thousands of Professionals Worldwide

Since 2013, XPM has had the privilege of delivering over 250 courses in different countries, including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kazakhstan, and others. Indeed, our courses have been incredibly successful in preparing professionals for exams as well as for practical application. As a result, we have received numerous positive testimonials from our students, highlighting the effectiveness of our training. Furthermore, our commitment to providing excellent education has made us a renowned leader in professional training worldwide.

What you will learn in the Business Analysis Course

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

  • Explicitly adapt business analysis methodologies based on the chosen project approach—whether it is waterfall, iterative, incremental, agile, or hybrid.
  • Gain a clear understanding of the business analyst’s role, as well as, how it contributes to project success.
  • Identify and assess business needs to, basically, ensure alignment with strategic objectives.
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of proposed solutions and, furthermore, ensure they deliver the intended value.

Takeaways from the Business Analysis Course

  • Begin by gaining a deep and comprehensive understanding of business analysis principles, as well as, practices.
  • Learn how to identify, refine, document, verify, manage changes to, and consequently validate business requirements throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Further, prepare effectively for the PMI-PBA® (Professional in Business Analysis) certification exam with focused guidance and practical insights.
  • Finally, receive a certificate of completion that validates your training in business analysis.

Total Flexibility – Business Analysis course formats

The Business Analysis training course is available in two delivery formats: classroom as well as virtual. The virtual course is, therefore, just a click away, making it highly convenient for remote learners. If you prefer classroom-based training, you can join one of our in-person sessions offered in various locations — for example, Amsterdam, Dubai, and Lisbon. However, if you have a group, we can also organize a dedicated course at any location of your choice.

DuraçãoDuration

21 Hours

FormatosFormats

Virtual

preço Price​

From €999

IdiomasLanguages

English, Portuguese

REPFirst accredited in 2008

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Trainer – Henrique Moura PMP, RMP, ACP, EVP, PRINCE2®, PSM II, SPS, PSPO

Henrique Moura

Henrique Moura, our flagship trainer, is also a published author. He has published several books on Project Management, Agile and Scrum.

His PMP® exam preparation books include “PMP® Sem Segredos”, published in 2013, the first book written by Henrique Moura, followed by “McGraw-Hill Education PMP® Project Management Professional Exam”, published in 2014. In 2020, he published “The PMP® Exam Complete Guide”, based on the PMBOK® Guide – 6th Edition. Following the release of the PMBOK® Guide – 7th Edition and the PMP® Exam Content Outline 2021, Henrique published “The PMP® Exam Complete Guide – Second Edition” and “Exame PMP® Guia Completo” in 2021. Most recently, he published “Scrum Handbook – Second Edition” in 2024, “Agile Project Management Handbook” in 2025, and “The PMP® Exam Complete Guide – Third Edition” in 2026, fully aligned with the PMBOK® Guide – 8th Edition and the new PMP® exam introduced in July 2026.

These publications reflect Henrique Moura’s extensive experience in Project Management, Agile and Scrum, and reinforce the practical and up-to-date approach adopted throughout our training programmes.

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Henrique Moura as a project management trainer

He has extensive worldwide experience as a project management trainer as well as a coach. His experience crosses industries such as oil & gas, construction, manufacturing, finance, government, media telco, utilities, nuclear, consumer goods, and healthcare.

Henrique Moura as a lecturer

He also acted as a lecturer for several institutions. These institutions include, e.g., Catolica Business School, Nova School of Business and Economics, ISEG, FCT, Caledonian College of Engineering (Oman), Universidad por la Cooperación Internacional (Costa Rica), UAL, ISLA, Military Academy, INA and ISEP.

Henrique Moura as a speaker

Additionally, he was a speaker at several international congresses. The congresses include, e.g., the PMI® AGC conference held in Bahrain in 2015, the PMI® EMEA Congress held in Marseille in 2012, and the PMI® Portugal congress held in Lisbon in 2012. Henrique was also a keynote speaker at the PMI® Portugal Chapter 2011 congress.

Henrique Moura as a member of the volunteer team developing the PMBOK®

Further, he has worked for PMI® as an evaluator for the 2011 Project Management Literature Award – PMI® David I. Cleland. He was also a member of the volunteer team developing the PMBOK® Guide 5th, 6th, and 7th editions and the Standard for Program Management – 4th, 3rd, and 2nd Edition.

Henrique Moura certifications

Finally, Henrique Moura holds the following certifications:

  • PMI-PMP®,
  • PMI-RMP®,
  • PMI-ACP®,
  • ITIL Foundation®,
  • EVP,
  • PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner,
  • Professional Scrum Master I and II,
  • Scaled Professional Scrum
  • Professional Scrum Product Owner.

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Price - Business Analysis Course

Virtual + Elearning

1499€

  • 1110€ / 999€*

  • ◉ Ideal for

    Those who want to develop business analysis skills, understand organisational needs, and turn requirements into solutions, with the flexibility of live virtual training.
  • 21 Hours of Virtual/ Online Classes
  • 60 days of elearning
  • E-Notes
  • Exam Application Support
  • Training Certificate (35 hours)
  • Groups Discount (See below)

Features - Business Analysis Course

Early Bird Discounts (*)

If you are considering enrolling in one of our courses, this is a great opportunity to save. If you complete your registration and full payment at least 15 days before the course start date, you can benefit from a special price. This way, you secure your place and enjoy a discount.

Group Discounts

If you bring a friend or colleague to one of our classroom or virtual classroom courses, you will both receive an additional discount. The more friends or colleagues you bring, the greater your total discount will be. See the table below to find out exactly which discount you are entitled to.

Number of ParticipantsDiscount
2 participants10% discount
3 participants15% discount
4 – 5 participants20% discount
6 or more participants25% discount

Are you planning to enrol several people in our e-learning courses? Email us at office@xpmconsulting.com to find out about our special discounts for you!

Former student Discount

Our alumni benefit from a 40% discount on the base price of classroom and virtual classroom courses. The discount cannot be combined with other discounts or promotions.

Contact us at office@xpmconsulting.com to claim your discount or ask about any current promotions.

The course includes all things considered, the following topics:

  • Business Analysis Fundamentals,
  • Business Analyst role,
  • Identify problems
  • Business opportunities,
  • Assess the current and future state,
  • Prepare the product roadmap,
  • Adapt the approach to the context,
  • Identify and analyze stakeholders,
  • Elicit requirements,
  • Analyze and model processes, rules, interfaces, and data,
  • Document, validate, and verify functional and non-functional requirements,
  • Requirements documentation best practices,
  • Track the requirements’ status,
  • Select and approve requirements in a conventional and agile environment,
  • Manage requirements’ changes,
  • Evaluate the solution performance and facilitate the transition process.

XPM Consulting has courses in many formats. Even so, not all courses are available in all formats. Thus, the available formats are:

Classroom

The classroom course includes, moreover, the following approach:

  • Discuss each topic, thus providing examples to facilitate learning,
  • Complete and, moreover, discuss simulation exams for each module, if applicable,
  • Finish and, also, diagnose an integrated battery of exam questions, if applicable,
  • Complete learning exercises, like for example, case studies, memorization exercises,
  • Finally, prepare a study plan and individual exam applications, if applicable

Virtual Classroom Live Courses

Our virtual classroom live courses are designed to help our students learn and, moreover, practice. We achieve this through productive and, even more, engaging training sessions that combine the effectiveness of live training with the flexibility and convenience of distance learning. Trainees can access a live training session, contribute to the conversation, as well as access whiteboards, questions, exams, messages, and Q&A sessions.

Software

Indeed, we use a conferencing platform for our virtual training courses. Before you book, check that you meet its system requirements and run a test meeting to ensure the software is compatible with your firewall settings. If it doesn’t work, please, try adjusting your settings or, after that, contact your IT department about permitting the website. Thus, you can test your system here.

Elearning

Since 2006, XPM has dedicated thousands of training hours to prepare professionals for certification exams. Since 2010, our experience is available online so that you can prepare yourself for an exam at your own pace. In this case, the course includes an elearning format, thus, check the elearning tab for more details.

 

Our Business analysis elearning courses are available in English, and may include, for example:
  • Lessons and also handouts,
  • Exam questions, exercises as well as learning games,
  • Glossaries of concepts and also acronyms,

 

Access to elearning materials

Your elearning course enrolment includes the right to access the elearning course content but for a limited time. The starting date of your access to the elearning course is deemed to be the date that we send you the login access, even if you don’t access the course content. The access time is determined considering the elapsed time without distinguishing weekdays from weekends, vacations, and also holidays. Finally, you must ensure that you complete the course content within the allocated period.

VAT

The prices shown are subject to VAT at the applicable rate.

For individuals residing in Portugal, a VAT offer is available for classroom or virtual courses, subject to the terms and conditions of the promotion.

The VAT offer does not apply to ITIL or PRINCE2 courses, or to customers who benefit from corporate agreement or alumni discounts.

Payments

According to XPM Consulting’s payment terms, the following payment methods are available:
  • bank transfer
  • PayPal
  • credit card
  • Ticket Ensino®
  • Edenred Estudante
 If you wish to pay by credit card or PayPal, please email us to request payment using one of these methods. In this case, an additional fee of 6% will be charged on the price of our service to cover the costs of payment services provided by external providers.

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Frequently Asked Questions – PMP Certification Course (PMI)

This section answers the most common questions about the Business Analysis Course, the PMI-PBA exam, and preparation for the certification.

What is a Business Analyst?

A Business Analyst is a professional who connects business needs with technical solutions, ensuring that requirements are well-defined and implemented effectively.

Does the course prepare for a certification?

Yes. It includes preparation for the PMI‑PBA® (Professional in Business Analysis) certification, which is internationally recognized.

Do I need prior experience?

No, prior experience is not required, although experience in projects or business processes can help in understanding the course content.

Does the course provide a certificate of completion?

Yes. All participants receive a certificate upon completing the course.

Can I take this course as a team?

Yes. There are training options adapted for teams or companies.

How do I enroll in the course?

You can register directly on our website, selecting the desired format, or contact our team to arrange a dedicated training session.
Email: office@xpmconsulting.com
Phone: +351 218 061 742

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