Certificate of Business Analysis

• What is business analysis?
• Business analysis trends
• Business analysis deliverables
• The business case
• Understanding cost and revenue centres
• Cross-functional teams
• Measuring business performance
• Effective Benchmarking
• Company valuations
• Financial reporting
• Ratio analysis
• Financial statement analysis
• Business analysis tools and techniques
• Business analysis communication
• Organisational analysis and change
• Management roles and functions
• Key Performance Indicators (KPI)
• Financial planning and control
• Market strategy analysis
• Efficiency and productivity analysis
• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
• Business Process Redesign (BPR)
• Business Process Improvement (BPI)

• Statistical analysis
• The research processes
• Trends and developments
• Trend analysis
• Data
• Target market
• Market segment
• Factor and cluster analysis
• Analysis
• Interpreting data
• Multivariate analysis
• Time series analysis
• Pie charts, bar graphs and histograms
• Performing qualitive analysis
• Data quality
• Analysing market performance
• Potential opportunities or threats
• Competitor analysis
• Comparative analysis
• Competitive analysis
• Competitor profiling
• Analysing performance data
• Over and underperforming products and services
• Product life cycles – The 4 phases
• Product performance testing
• The Boston Matrix
• Buying pattern analysis
• Forecasting market needs
• The need to forecast
• External trends
• Forecasting models
• Capacity needs
• Information sources
• Preparing reports on market data
• Presenting data
• Chart elements
• Legends and labels
• Getting other opinions
• Using colours
• Keeping it simple
• Word count
• Tips in using visual presentations
• Reporting on data
• Submitting and presentation of reports
• Structuring reports

• Statistical analysis of market data
• Australian and international markets
• The research process
• Data sources
• Analysis and use of research results
• Trends and developments
• Research data and analytical tools
• Taking advantage of trends
• Impacting trends
• Culture and buyer behaviour
• Difficulties and communication
• Measures of central tendency and dispersion
• Correlations between data
• Target market and market segments
• Programs and reports
• Qualitative analysis of the international market
• Qualitative data collection
• Data quality
• Competitor comparisons
• Market position
• International data
• Competitors
• Opportunities or threats
• SWOT analysis
• STEEP model
• Socio-cultural impacts
• PEST diagram
• Competitor comparison and profiling
• Plot and interpret data for visual presentation
• Assess presentation for problems
• Organisational requirements

• Organisation vision and mission
• Strategic planning processes
• SWOT PEST and STEEP analyses
• Develop strategic plan
• Vision and mission statements
• Planning models
• Develop values
• Timing
• Planning focus
• Management roles
• Stakeholder support
• Potential for threat
• Engagement
• Analyse the internal and external environment
• Market information research
• Market competition
• Competitor information
• Performance review data
• Strengths and weaknesses
• Environmental development
• Political, economic social developments
• Technological developments
• STEEP process
• Cooperative and joint ventures
• Risk Management
• Monte Carlo simulation
• Fault tree analysis
• Event tree analysis
• Focus groups
• Econometric models
• Cost benefit analysis
• Using software products and consultancy firms
• Write strategic plan
• Research and background
• Using data analysis results
• Plans and controls
• The Simple SIPOCC Model
• Strategic objectives
• Prioritising strategies
• Deadlines and milestones
• Creating a formal plan
• Competitor analysis
• Action plans
• Implementing strategic plan
• Communicating changes
• Performance monitoring and measurement
• Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Drawing up plans
• Developing a business plan
• Start-up businesses
• Elements in a business plans
• Existing business
• The planning process
• Operational plans
• Strategic plans
• Strategic plan objectives
• PEST analysis
• SWOT analysis
• Action based matrix
• Environment and society
• Continuous improvement
• Monitoring performance
• Communication
• Resources and performance
• Measures or indicators
• Addressing change
• Addressing system and failures
• Contingency plans
• Monitoring processes
• Process and function design objectives
• Monitoring and evaluation plan
• Reporting key aspects of the business
• Structuring reports
• Respond to performance data
• Performance reports
• Analysing employee performance
• Coaching and training for underperforming employees
• Coaching and learning needs
• Continuous improvement
• Improving quality

When you study with Australian Online Courses, you will be assessed using a competency-based training method.

Competency-based training focuses on the achievement of skills and knowledge against set criteria to meet industry-standard and is not benchmarked against other students’ work.

In this course, the assessment will be comprised of written assignments and exercises, which may include short answer questions, reports, essays, research projects and reflective tasks.

If you do not achieve a competency result on your first attempt, you have two more attempts to pass your assessment. So, you have three attempts in total to obtain a competency result.

In this way, you can complete your course in your own time and at your own pace with the assistance of unlimited tutor support.

• Professional development that is widely recognised and respected;
• Improve your employment opportunities;
• Study online, anywhere via our elearning system;
• High-quality professional development programs written by industry experts;
• No entry requirements;
• All course materials provided online – no textbooks to buy;
• Unlimited tutor support;
• Easy to understand course content;
• Twelve (12) months’ access, with extensions available upon application (fees apply);
• Certificate of Attainment/Completion issued for your CV (hard copy provided); and
• Course may be tax deductible; see your tax advisor.

The approximate study hours for this course is 75 hours. Twelve (12) months’ access, with extensions available upon application (fees apply).

Yes! The cost for printed materials for this course is $50 per unit. Total cost for optional printed materials is: $250.00. Printed materials are optional and not required to complete the course. Everything you need to complete the course is provided online via our e-learning system.

You can start within 60 minutes during business hours when you enrol and pay in full with a credit card!

Credit card: Within 60 mins during business hours.

BPAY: Within 1-2 working days.

Internet Banking: Within 1-2 working days.

Cheque/Money Order: Upon receipt of mailed cheque.

Yes! You will receive a Certificate of Attainment upon successful completion of your assessment.

No. All courses are delivered online via our e-learning system and there are no work placement requirements in this course.

Unlimited tutor support is available throughout your studies via email during business hours Monday to Friday. Our Administrative team are available Monday to Friday via email, live chat and telephone.

Yes! We accept enrolments from individuals both within Australia and internationally; location is no barrier to entry into our programs.