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This course This course provides learners with a comprehensive introduction to the essential aspects of Business Analysis in the Digital Health sector. The objective is to equip learners with foundational skills to understand the role of a Business Analyst and the methods and techniques employed during the analysis phase of the software development lifecycle. It also covers relevant frameworks, best practices, and their application in the development of software solutions for healthcare. The course includes interactive exercises and quizzes throughout the training to enhance participant engagement and knowledge retention.

Who is this course for?

This course is designed to build or enhance abilities to contribute to Digital Health, such as:

  • Business Analysts / System Analysts 
  • Other IT Professionals 
  • Technical Project Managers  
  • Anyone interested in knowing what business analysis is in the digital health environment

What will you learn?

By the end of this course, participants will be able to: 

  • Describe the roles and responsibilities of a Business Analyst  
  • Understand how to engage key stakeholders 
  • Develop current state and future scenarios from a BA standpoint  
  • Identify and use techniques for gathering, documenting and prioritizing requirements
  • Understand how to gather requirements through use cases
  • Identify and create digital health business process maps
  • Oversee and conduct User Acceptance Testing

How much time do you need to invest? Completing the course should take 6 hours

Topics overview: 

  • Introduction to Business Analysis
  • Business Requirements Document (BRD)
  • Stakeholders Mapping and Engagement
  • Current State Analysis with a Human Perspective
  • Current State Analysis with a Process Perspective
  • Requirements 
  • Future State Analysis 
  • User Acceptance Testing and software deployment in the Digital Health environment

Recommended browser: Chrome or Edge

Contributors: Jembi Mozambique, Regenstrief Institute Inc., German Cooperation Deutsche Zusammenarbeit, GiZ, & DIPC. Thank you to the GIZ DIPC project for supporting the creation of this course. Special thanks to the Jembi Mozambique team and all of those in the DIPC project and in the global health community who contributed to the materials. Additionally, thank you to the Luddy School of Informatics students for their collaboration and dedication in this effort.

Certificate: A PDF Certificate will be generated upon successful completion of the course.

Course Provider: GIZ, Regenstrief Institute

Course Developers: Jembi and Regenstrief Institute

Course Contact: Cindi Hart 

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License: CC BY NC SA

Publication Date: 02.28.2025