• Start with the purpose and role of business analysis within organisations. Learners explore how analysis can help identify business needs, understand problems, and support better decisions.

• Examine how business processes operate and how they can be reviewed for improvement. Learners develop awareness of process structures, activities, and opportunities for greater efficiency.

• • Explore how business analysis activities can be planned, organised, and monitored. Learners consider objectives, stakeholders, activities, and ways of keeping analysis work aligned with business needs.

Learn how strategic considerations influence business analysis and product decisions. The section explores organisational needs, priorities, objectives, and defining an appropriate product scope.

Focus on assessing proposed or existing solutions against business needs and expected outcomes. Learners consider how analysis can help determine whether a solution delivers appropriate value.

Explore techniques used to gather information and understand business problems. Learners examine approaches for investigating processes, stakeholder needs, and areas requiring change.

Develop an understanding of financial ratio analysis and how key figures can provide insight into business performance. Learners explore how financial information can contribute to wider business assessment.

• Learn how business requirements can be captured, documented, organised, and managed throughout an analysis process. Learners consider the importance of clear requirements when supporting business and solution decisions.

• Explore career pathways available to business analysts across Canadian industries. Learners consider relevant roles, workplace applications, transferable skills, and factors that can support continued career development.