The role of the Systems Analyst and Designer
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Systems Development Essentials will provide you with a solid grounding in systems investigation and quality assurance – the underpinning of successful systems development – and equip you with a BCS accreditation that is highly regarded by prestigious UK employers.
This course includes the BCS Certificate in Agile Systems Development Essentials.
Professionals seeking to improve their business analysis skills and knowledge:
One hour ‘open book’ written exam, based on a business scenario. The pass mark is 50%.
The role of the Systems Analyst and Designer
Systems Architect
Development Approaches
Systems Development Lifecycles
Methodologies
Systems Investigation
System Design, Implementation and Maintenance
Quality Assurance
CASE tools
Book the Special BCS Business Analysis Diploma Bundle and pay only £412+VAT for the course (excluding exam).
With Metadata Training you get more than just a certificate
Learn to put the theory into practice from our expert lecturers. They bring theory to life by drawing on their vast experience.
The specific structure of our courses prepares you successfully for the exam while you develop skills that you can apply straightaway in your role.
Personalised support
We keep our classes small to allow time for discussion and one on one interaction, giving you the specific support you need.
During our courses, we do more than just show you information. We have plenty of individual and small group case study exercises with worked solutions.
We supply everything
Delicious lunches and refreshments are all on us. Share ideas with like-minded people over lunch in a relaxed environment to further develop your career.
Course material
Our BCS Business Analysis book is all yours when you book your first Metadata course. This is brilliant for pre-reading for your agile systems development essentials course.
Founder and owner of Metadata Training, Mike has been working in IT for more than 30 years. His passion for teaching business analysis has resulted in a high demand for his courses.
With a passion for good modelling and architecture, Rod likes to share with delegates his practical experience and enthusiasm.
With over 30 years’ experience in business analysis, project management, consultancy, systems development and teaching, Nick De Voil likes to share his experience and support delegate to be successful.
During the course, delegates learn business analysis best practices as used in the industry.
When they go back to their work they see an improvement in their analysis and as a consequence their confidence.
Yes, you can cancel a booking but in order to do so without penalty, we require 10 days notice. For more information on our cancellation policy, see our terms and conditions.
Metadata is specialised in business analysis courses and aims to offer a more personalised and flexible training experience. We are committed to creating long-lasting relationships with the delegates and companies we work with, and with supporting their training every step of the way. As a direct seller, we have the flexibility to tailor our courses to suit the needs of our clients.
Yes, we are accredited by the BCS and IIBA.
Yes, BCS will email you a registration login to download a copy of your e-certificate.
No, none of our courses require you to have IT skills.
We recommend you do some pre-reading as this will help you to get the most out of the course. We will send you the required material (including a case study) one week before the course start.
When you book onto a course we will send you a copy of our core textbook Business Analysis. One week before the start of the course we will email you the chapters to read and any extra reading material you need. You will receive additional material (including slides and exam preparation) during the course.
Most of our delegates take the exam immediately after finishing the course (on the last day), but if you prefer you can take it at a later date. We run exams every other Thursday evenings at 18:00 and some weekends (please contact us to check availability).
Please refer to our terms and conditions.
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This course is part of the BCS business Analysis Diploma Qualification
