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Learn business analysis online

No matter where you work or what Business Systems has the most certified
your current job may be, you are al- business analysts in town. Consulting
ready doing some business analysis. companies are always hiring to keep up
Now you can learn how to focus on the with demand.”
right things and use the right strate- Prospects for careers in business anal-
gies to do it like the professionals with ysis are great, says James Fatoki, CBAP
Extended Education’s Business Analy- and consultant for the Business Analysis
sis certificate program, offered entirely program. “You take your knowledge and
online. experience, layer the program on top,
When an organization has a prob- and get to work,” he says. “The beauty of
lem or challenge, the defined process it is there are so many industries you can
for asking why and determining what plug into. None of your previous knowl-
to do is called business analysis. By edge is wasted.”
definition, a business analyst (BA) The demand for business analysts is
is someone who performs the tasks very strong, Haines says.
of business analysis as defined in the “The IIBA helps to support those
Business Analysis Book of Knowledge taking certifications and to provide the
(BABOK 3- the latest version), the network to meet other analysts, mentors
textbook for the Extended Education and employers,” Haines says. “We are
Business Analysis program at the Uni- very excited that the U of M is provid-
versity of Manitoba. ing a great option to learn the hard and
According to the federal government’s soft skills of business analysis as we grow
Canadian Occupational Projection Sys- oped to meet this incredible demand in Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA), our local, Canadian and global commu-
tem, business analysis is one of the Top Manitoba, Canada and beyond. the recognized professional and accred- nities.”
10 occupations with the largest number “The local demand is huge,” says iting organization for business analysis. Learn more about this online pro-
of job openings, from 2017 to 2026. The Kevin Haines, CBAP, president of the Extended Education is an IIBA-en- gram by visiting UMExtended.ca/Busi-
Extended Education program was devel- Winnipeg Chapter of the International dorsed education provider. “Online ness-Analysis