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Business Analyst

A Business Analyst (BA) plays a critical role in identifying business needs, defining requirements, and ensuring that software and process solutions align with organisational objectives. Acting as the link between stakeholders, project managers, and technical teams, the Business Analyst translates complex business challenges into clear, actionable requirements that drive successful project delivery.

Professionals in this role often follow structured approaches defined by the BCS (The Chartered Institute for IT), using industry-standard techniques to ensure rigour and consistency in business analysis practices.

Business Analysts are responsible for analysing business processes, gathering and validating requirements, and recommending solutions that enhance efficiency, reduce risk, and deliver measurable value. Their toolkit includes process modelling, gap analysis, stakeholder engagement, and requirements engineering.

Training aligned with the BCS Business Analysis certification pathway supports analysts at every stage of their career — from Foundation Level through to Practitioner and Professional Level, helping them build the competencies required to lead change and enable digital transformation within any sector.

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Core courses

Core courses provide the essential knowledge and skills needed to build expertise and succeed in your defined role.

Business Analyst

BCS Certificate in Modelling Business Processes

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Expleo’s interactive training of BCS Modelling Business Processes provides an essential step in your Business Analysis Learning Pathway. It offers one of the certificates required to qualify for the BCS International Diploma in Business Analysis. The content is of value to any business or project stakeholder engaged in business process analysis.
€1,660.00
1 full & 4 half days: live
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BCS Foundation Certificate in Business Analysis

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Expleo’s interactive training of BCS Foundation Certificate in Business Analysis provides an essential step in your Business Analysis Learning Pathway. It offers one of the certificates required to qualify for the International Diploma in Business Analysis. The content is of value to any business representative or project stakeholder needing a general understanding of business analysis.
€1,660.00
1 full & 4 half days: live
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BCS Certificate in Requirements Engineering

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Expleo’s interactive training of BCS Requirements Engineering provides an essential step in your Business Analysis Learning Pathway, offering one of the certificates required to qualify for the BCS International Diploma in Business Analysis. The content is of value to any stakeholder engaged in software development projects.
€1,660.00
1 full & 4 half days: live
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BCS International Diploma in Business Analysis: Exam Preparation Workshop

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The BCS International Diploma in Business Analysis is the pinnacle of Expleo’s Core Business Analysis Learning Pathway. Please see Expleo’s Business Analysis T-Shaped profile for more information on our Business Analysis training options.
€800.00
1 day: live
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BCS Certificate in Business Analysis Practice

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Expleo’s interactive training of BCS Business Analysis Practice provides an essential step in your Business Analysis Learning Pathway. It offers one of the certificates required to qualify for the BCS International Diploma in Business Analysis. The content is of value to any business or project stakeholder engaged in business change projects.
€1,660.00
1 full & 4 half days: live
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Psychology of Communication Intelligence

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Expleo’s interactive Psychology of Communication course provides a starting point for your communication intelligence journey. Resonating with people empowers communication to build strong relationships. Communication enables all other skills particularly in this increasingly online/offsite world. Communication Intelligence + Resonate = reCInate.
€1,200.00
3 half days: live
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Develop your skills further

The suggested further development courses help you expand your skills, explore related areas, and increase effectiveness in your role.

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Change Management Fundamentals

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Change Managers with Business Transformation skills are an essential part of the strategic team structure of any forward thinking organisation. But it doesn’t stop there. The only constant is change and empowering staff at all levels and not just stakeholders, to embrace change, to recognise business change models and be willing and active change agents, will reduce resistance to change and increase delivery of successful change projects across and within teams.
€700.00
1 day: live
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Project Management Fundamentals

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There is a strong emphasis on this Project Management Fundamentals course on the alignment of the practice of project management with three central aspects of best practice, project management and case-study based project scenarios.
€1,100.00
2 days: live
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ICAgile Certified Professional - Product Ownership

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Expleo Academy’s experiential training of ICAgile Certified Product Ownership provides a continuation of the agile learning journey. It is a key step in Expleo’s Business Analysis T-shaped learning profile, and our Agile Business Analysis learning pathway.
€1,600.00
5 half days: live
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Writing User Stories Workshop

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The aim of this one day workshop is to provide you with the necessary knowledge and tools to gather, write, and prioritise effective and accurate User Stories.
€700.00
2 half days: live
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ICAgile Certified Professional - Agile Fundamentals

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Expleo’s interactive training of ICAgile Certified Agile Fundamentals provides a starting point for your agile learning journey. It is also a cornerstone of every one of Expleo Academy’s learning pathways, being an essential step in adapting to any of today’s dominant project-based and operational roles.
€1,600.00
5 half days: live
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ISTQB® Certified Tester - Foundation Level V4.0

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The ISTQB® CTFL 4.0 is a new certification for software testers that has been recently updated to reflect the evolving nature of software development. This version of the certification has been designed to address the changes in software development practices and technologies that have taken place since since 2019. This course introduces the delegates to the principles and challenges of software testing. It is required in order to progress to the Advanced level ISTQB certifications.
€1,215.00
3.5 days: live
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Fundamentals of Data Literacy

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Data literacy is no longer optional—it’s essential for both individuals and organisations. As Generative AI and advanced analytics reshape industries, businesses must ensure their workforce can confidently read, interpret, and communicate with data. For professionals, being data-literate is a career accelerator. Employees who can effectively use data to create compelling visualisations and support decision-making stand out, contribute more strategically to data-driven transformation, and drive impact.
€1,500.00
4 half days: live
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Data Analytics Success

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This course empowers professionals across data-driven organisations with the skills to confidently interpret data, generate insights, and drive informed decision-making, ensuring data is embedded into everyday business conversations and strategic actions. "The BARC Data, BI and Analytics Trend Monitor 2025 reports emphasise that while AI and automation are transforming industries, the foundation of success lies in robust data practices like quality and governance, along with a strong data culture."
€1,950.00
5 half days: live
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