IT Business Analyst (entry-level or intern)

This course prepares you for the IT Business Analyst role.  We use a combination of live online classes, pre-recorded videos, reading material, hands-on exercises and project-work to keep you fully engaged.

The following topics are included in this course:

Topic Subtopic
Business Analyst Role What is Business Analysis
Needs Assessment How to document Business Needs
Needs Assessment How to craft Problem Statement
Stakeholder Assessment Stakeholder definition and Stakeholder Classification
Stakeholder Assessment Stakeholder Engagement
Business Requirements Requirements Gathering Techniques
Business Requirements Requirements Traceability
Project Planning Project Charter and Scope definition
Project Methodology Kanban
Project Methodology SCRUM
Project Methodology Waterfall
IT Project Planning and Execution BA Role on Project Team
SDLC Process SDLC Process Overview
SDLC Process Solution Testing
SDLC Process Go-Live Preparation
Process Modelling Flowchart Overview
Process Modelling Cross-functional Diagram
Data Modelling Entity Relationship Diagram
Database Systems Relational Database Systems
Cybersecurity Cybersecurity Overview
Office 365 Introduction to Office 365 Apps
Change Management Introduction to Organizational Change Management
Office 365 Introduction to SharePoint
Office 365 Intro to OneDrive
Essential Skills Meeting Facilitation
Change Management Change Impact Analysis
Essential Skills Emotional Intelligence
Essential Skills Microsoft Excel – Pivot Table, Building Charts, Reports

Many topics have short 5-minute videos in addition to reference material so that student can quickly learn the key concepts and terms.  In order to make the course interesting, we will use an IT software application to discuss various topics in the course. Students will be given weekly assignments and a course certificate at the completion of course.

Link to sample video from this course

Course begins on first Monday of each month

Course Cost: $499

Course Duration: 4 weeks with twice a week instructor-led class (online)

For course registration, please send an email to [email protected]

Instructor Bio:  Mr. Sabeeh Siddiqui has extensive experience in Business Analysis and Project Management roles. (Overall experience in IT is 23+ years).  He has previously delivered online course via University of Houston-Downtown as well as offered in-person training to corporate clients.  He has an MBA (International Business, Finance) from University of Toledo and holds active Project Management Professional (PMP) and Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certifications.  He is also a career coach and mentor for many professionals.  He has worked as a consultant for several Fortune 500 companies including Exxon, Shell, Microsoft, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Wells Fargo and Aviva.

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Project Coordinator/Project Management Intern 

This course prepares you for Project Coordinator or Project Management Intern role.  While the job title might be different, job requirements are the same for these roles.  Following topics are included in this 4-week course:

  1. Project Management Phases — Description of activities and deliverables
  2. Project Coordination Activities –  Meeting Scheduling, Meeting Minutes and Status Updates
  3. Facilitation of Project Demand Approval Process
  4. Project Management documentation (RAID Log and other documents)
  5. Support in Project Planning
  6. Knowledge and skills related to project management software such as MS Project
  7. Project Management terminology
  8. Introduction to Organizational Change Management related to projects

Course Duration: 4 weeks.  Instructor will provide two sessions per week to discuss course topics.  Each session will run approximately for one hour. The students will be given homework assignments so that they get hands on experience.

Course begins on first Tuesday of each month

Course Cost: $499

Implement Digital Workspaces

We have put together a course on how to build digital workspaces using Microsoft 365.  The course includes the following topics:

  1. What is a Digital Workspace?
  2. What are the components of a Digital Workspace
  3. Gathering Business Requirements for Digital Workspace
      • Stakeholders Identification
      • Sample Stakeholders questions
      • Writing functional requirements
      • Requirements tracking and prioritization
  4. Understanding functionality of Microsoft 365 Apps (Outlook, OneDrive, SharePoint, OneNote, Teams)
  5. Building a Digital Workspace

This is a self-paced learning course where individuals can learn at their convenience.  The cost of the course is $499.

Course begins on first Thursday of each month

Course Duration: 4 weeks with twice a week touch-point with the instructor

For registration, please send an email to [email protected]

O365 Cafe experts can also set up Digital Workspaces for your organization based on your business needs.  After the setup, we can provide interactive online training to your users.  Please send an email to [email protected] to get a custom quote.

We can provide in-person training if needed.

Office 365 Business Analyst

Please note that some companies may advertise this role as Microsoft 365 Business Analyst, O365 Business Analyst or simply Business Analyst.

We see a large demand for this role and believe that demand will continue to grow as Office 365 adoption grows.  Following is an outline of the topics included in this course:

  1. Gathering Business Requirements for Microsoft 365
      • Stakeholders Identification
      • Sample Stakeholders questions
      • Writing functional requirements
      • Requirements tracking and prioritization
  2. Developing Use Cases
  3. Microsoft 365 Apps (Outlook, SharePoint, Teams, OneDrive, OneNote, Forms, Flow, PowerApps) overview
  4. Hands-on exercises for Outlook, SharePoint, Teams, OneDrive and OneNote
  5. Migration to Office 365 Planning

This is a self-paced learning course where individuals can learn at their convenience.  The course is offered online and runs for about 4 weeks.  The cost of the course is $499.  Here is a sample video from this course:

Course begins on first Wednesday of each month

Course Duration: 4 weeks.  Instructor will provide two sessions per week to discuss course topics.  Each session will run approximately for one hour. The students will be given homework assignments so that they get hands on experience.

Instructor Experience:  Mr. Sabeeh Siddiqui has extensive experience in Office 365 implementations and has been working with Office 365 since its introduction. He has previously delivered online courses via University of Houston-Downtown as well as offered in-person training to corporate clients.  He has an MBA (International Business, Finance) from University of Toledo and holds active Project Management Professional (PMP) and Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certifications.  He is also a career coach and mentor for many professionals.  He has worked as a consultant for several Fortune 500 companies including Exxon, Shell, Microsoft, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Wells Fargo and Aviva.

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For registration, please send an email to [email protected]

Note: Due to branding changes by Microsoft, Office 365 offerings are now called Microsoft 365, and we are labeling our courses as Microsoft 365 courses.  Please keep in mind that companies may continue to use the term Office 365 when advertising job postings.

Other Roles

In addition, we offer Microsoft 365 training for different roles such as:

1. Office 365 End-User (simple tasks that a user may perform in Microsoft 365 apps)

2. Microsoft 365 Administrator

3. Power User or Site Owner (more advanced tasks that may involve creation of Microsoft 365 SharePoint Sites or Groups or Teams)

Note: Microsoft 365 is a comprehensive platform that includes Office 365 Apps as well other service offerings.  Before Microsoft announced “Microsoft 365” platform, the apps were bundled in Office 365 subscriptions. 

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella unveiled the new Microsoft offering, “Microsoft 365”, at the Microsoft flagship partner event during July 2017.

For any custom training needs, please send an email to [email protected]