Course Overview: Business Analysis & Process Management
- Platform: Coursera
- Teaching staff: Mahi Ismail
- Affiliated Organization: Cairo’s German University
- Type: Two-hour practical course with a guided project
Description of the Course
Participants in this course learn the fundamentals of business analysis (BA) and business process management (BPM). It explains how to use tools like Lucidchart and BPMN (Business Process Model and Notation) to evaluate, model, and enhance business processes.
Principal Advantages:
- Practical Learning: Acquire knowledge through practical exercises and detailed instructions.
- Tool-Based Skills: Learn how to model processes with Lucidchart.
- Enhance your career by including abilities in process management and business analysis on your resume.
- Conceptual Clarity: Recognize the main distinctions between BA and BPM.
- Process Modeling: Develop your ability to map processes, identify bottlenecks, and make recommendations for enhancements.
- Communication: Use visual models to enhance your communication skills with stakeholders.
- Fast Learning Curve: The two-hour course length makes it perfect for rapid upskilling.
- Portfolio-Ready: You can use the process diagrams you create to highlight your qualifications during interviews or on job applications.
- LinkedIn Certificate: Obtain a certificate that may be shared on LinkedIn after completing the course (if you have a Coursera Plus subscription).
The Skills You’ll Acquire:
- Modeling Business Processes
- Management of Business Processes (BPM)
- The Lucidchart
- Communication with Stakeholders
- Mapping Processes
- Methods of Business Analysis
- Problem-solving and critical thinking
- Business Process Model and Notation, or BPMN,
Course Material and Syllabus:
- Overview of Process Management and Business Analysis
- Crucial Ideas: What distinguishes BA from BPM?
- Comprehending Business Issues and Stakeholders
- Overview and Setup of Lucidchart
- Creating Lucidchart Process Flowcharts
- Using BPMN Fundamentals and Swimlanes
- Examining and Enhancing Procedures
- Create a business process diagram as the final project.
Qualifications & Conditions:
- Education: No official degree is necessary.
- Experience Suggested:
- It helps to have some managerial or commercial experience.
- Although not required, prior one to two years of experience in project management, operations, or similar domains is advantageous.
- Technical specifications:
- a computer that can access the internet.
- a Lucidchart account that is free.
- Language: English is used to offer the course, and subtitles are accessible.
- A subscription is necessary.
- Audit is free (you don’t have to pay to view the information).
- The certificate is only accessible with a Coursera Plus subscription, which costs about $49 each month.
The price:
- Audit (only watch the videos): Free
- With Certificate: Needs a one-time payment or Coursera Plus
Who Must Enroll in This Course?
- Analysts of business
- Future process managers
- Managers of projects
- Business owners
- Students and recent grads in management, IT, or business
- Anyone looking to enhance performance and comprehend how firms operate
Details of the Certificate:
- Type: Certificate that can be shared
- Acknowledgment: able can be included in a LinkedIn profile
- released by: Coursera (Guided Projects is not university-branded).
