It is always important to ensure that your analysis skills are kept up to date and in line with industry and market leading practises. We have been a keen advocate of promoting agile best practices not only through active participation like daily stand ups but this should be backed up by a good grounding of training courses.
See below my recommended training courses
Agile training courses
Having had direct training from him we would definitely recommend Mike Cohn as a truly inspirational instructor and a great source for agile training.
His unique style of relating real life project examples to business analysis techniques make understanding the methodology very simple. We would highly recommend visiting his website for full details of some great books
http://www.mountaingoatsoftware.com/books
We also recommend his onsite training courses for Scrum Master and Product owner which are of great value and in high demand!
Business Analysis Certifications
The International Institute of Business Analysis™ (IIBA®) is an independent non-profit professional association serving the growing field of business analysis. As the global thought leader and voice of the business analysis community, IIBA® actively supports the recognition of the profession, and works to maintain standards for the ongoing development of the practice and the certification of business analysts.
We highly recommend some of their world known recognised BA qualifications which include the following:
- CBAP – Certified Business Analysis Professional
- CCBA – Certified of Capability in Business Analysis
The difference in the 2 courses depends on the length of experience you have as a BA. For futher details please visit https://www.iiba.org/
Data Science
Nowadays data is at the heart of every organisation decision making process. There are some great online data courses that are easy to learn at your own pace and require minimum supervision. One I would recommend which gives you practical experience without being overwhelming is Dataquest. Feel free to visit and create an account online. I would definitely recommend this. Dataquest – dataquest.io