Business Analysis Training

This BCS Foundation Certificate in Organisational Behaviour Training covers all the essential topics required by a beginner to become a Business Analyst. This certificate will enable candidates to learn the main principles of finance at the business as well as project level. They will also gain an understanding of business finance and organisational behaviour. During this BCS Foundation Certificate in Organisational Behaviour, you will learn the following topics:

Course Outline

Module 1: Organisational Principles

• Delivering Value
  • Competitive Advantage – Porter’s Five Forces
  • Value Proposition
  • Value Stream Analysis (Not LEAN)
• Organisation Structuring
  • Elements of Organisation Structure
  • Six Structure Levels
  • Leavitt Diamond
• Budgets and Departmentalised Businesses
  • Purpose of Budgets
  • Reasons for Departmentalisation
  • Cost Centres and Profit Centres
• Types of Jobs
  • Work Specialisation
  • Flat and Tall Hierarchies
  • Span of Control
• Line Management, Staff, and Functional Relationships
• Formalisation of Rules and Procedures
• Centralisation Vs Decentralisation
  • Advantages
  • Disadvantages

Module 2: Operating Models

• Organisation Structures and their Characteristics
  • Functional
  • Divisional – Product or Service/ Geography/ Customer
  • Matrix
  • Team-Based – Cross-Functional/ Project
• Recognise Organisational Boundaries
  • Boundaryless Organisations
  • Outsourcing
  • Offshoring
  • Hollow Organisation Structures
  • Modular Organisation Structures
  • Virtual Organisations
  • Collaborations and Strategic Alliances
  • Agile Organisations

Module 3: Organisational Motivation, Behaviour, and Culture

• Organisational Motivation (Object Management Group (OMG) Business Motivation Model)
• Organisational Behaviour Field Map
• Organisational Effectiveness and Balanced Scorecard
• Understanding and Analysing Culture
  • Organisational Cultural Types
  • Strong, Weak and Appropriate Cultures
  • National Cultures
  • Cultural Web

Module 4: Group Formation

• Groups and Group Dynamics
• Formal and Informal Groups
  • Groups and Group Tasks
  • Characteristics of Formal Groups
  • Homan’s Theory of Group Formation
  • Tuckman and Jensen’s Theory of Group Development
  • Characteristics of Informal Groups
  • Social Networks of Informal Groups

Module 5. Principles of Financial Reporting

• Statement of Financial Position (Balance Sheet)
  • Purpose and Structure
  • Nature, Purpose, and Types of Capital
  • Current and Non-Current Liabilities
  • Current and Non-Current Assets
• Income and Expenditure (Income Statement, Profit, and Loss Account)
  • Importance of Operating Profit
  • Revenue (Turnover)
  • Cost of Sales
  • Administrative Expenses
  • Profit After Tax
• Describe Cash Flow
  • Cash Flow Forecasting
  • Use of Cash Flow in Decision Making
  • Cash Flow and Profit
• Costing and Pricing
  • Fixed and Variable Costs
  • Direct and Indirect Costs
  • Break Even and Contribution Analysis

Module 6. Project Finance

• Rationale for a Payback Calculation and the Techniques Used for Evaluating a Financial Case
• Costs and Benefits
  • Tangible and Intangible
  • Benefits Classification
  • Payback
  • Discounted Cash Flow /Net Present Value
  • Internal Rate of Return (IRR)