Business Analyst Immersive Programme
Build the skills to perform Business Analysis, not just talk about it.
A ten week live programme combining practical teaching, enterprise simulations, industry tools, assignments and coaching to help you develop the capabilities expected in modern Business Analyst roles.
- 10 Weeks
- 60 Live Hours
- Live Online
- Thursday + Saturday
- CAD 750
- Maximum 3 Students
The programme
From unclear business problem to executive recommendation.
- 01Discover
- 02Analyse
- 03Deliver
- 04Connect
- 05Validate
- 06Advise
- Discover
- Understand the problem, stakeholders and current state.
- Analyse
- Map processes, identify gaps and define requirements.
- Deliver
- Support Agile delivery and backlog refinement.
- Connect
- Connect Business Analysis with product thinking and digital technology.
- Validate
- Use evidence, testing and UAT to assess the solution.
- Advise
- Support business case, risk, change and executive decisions.
Designed for people who want practical Business Analysis capability.
Career Changers
Professionals moving into Business Analysis from another field who need practical, demonstrable experience.
Aspiring Business Analysts
People who understand BA concepts but have never applied them to a real, unclear business problem.
Junior Business Analysts
Analysts in early roles who want stronger structure, confidence and end to end capability.
Adjacent Professionals
Project Coordinators, Operations Analysts, QA professionals, Product team members and technology professionals moving closer to Business Analysis.
You do not need
- A Computer Science degree
- Previous Jira experience
- Programming experience
- Years of BA employment
You do need
- Curiosity
- Commitment
- Participation
- A computer
- Time for live classes and assignments
This programme may not be the right fit if...
- You want a fully self paced course.
- You only want certification exam preparation.
- You do not want practical assignments.
- You cannot participate in live workshops.
- You are looking for guaranteed employment.
Build end to end Business Analysis capability.
Practical experience
Spend the programme doing Business Analysis work.
- 01Investigate an unclear business problem
- 02Review emails, complaints, reports and operational evidence
- 03Interview simulated stakeholders
- 04Facilitate workshops
- 05Create stakeholder analysis
- 06Map current and future processes
- 07Write and prioritise requirements
- 08Build a Jira backlog
- 09Write User Stories and Acceptance Criteria
- 10Interpret evidence, KPIs and business metrics
- 11Create wireframes
- 12Review APIs and integrations
- 13Prepare UAT
- 14Log and assess defects
- 15Analyse change requests
- 16Prepare risk and benefits artefacts
- 17Present recommendations to executives
Enterprise simulation
Learn inside a project that changes as you work through it.
Instead of receiving all the answers upfront, students enter a fictional organisation with incomplete information, competing stakeholder perspectives, operational problems and changing project conditions.
Evidence you work with
- Executive Emails
- Customer Complaints
- Meeting Notes
- Process Documents
- Datasets
- Stakeholder Interviews
- Vendor Constraints
- Testing Results
- Change Requests
What changes mid project
- Budget changes
- Stakeholders disagree
- Data challenges assumptions
- Technical constraints emerge
- UAT exposes problems
- Leadership changes priorities
How you learn
Two live sessions each week. One connected project.
Thursday · 2 Hours
- Concepts
- Instructor demonstration
- Discussion
- Project preparation
Saturday · 4 Hours
- Practical workshops
- Role play
- Tool labs
- Enterprise Simulation
- Coaching
Weekly rhythm
- Prepare
- Learn
- Practise
- Apply
- Submit
- Feedback
Students should expect approximately two to three hours of independent assignment work in addition to the six live hours.
Work with the tools used across modern delivery teams.
Jira — Backlog, User Stories, defects and delivery tracking.
Build a portfolio as you progress.
- 01Discovery
- 02Stakeholders
- 03Process
- 04Requirements
- 05Agile
- 06Product & Technology
- 07Solution Design
- 08UAT
- 09Governance
- 10Executive Recommendation
Your final portfolio is curated to show how you think, analyse and communicate rather than simply how many documents you created.
Assessment is based on capability, not memorisation alone.
- Weekly practical assignments
- Knowledge checks
- Scenario based mock assessments
- Final portfolio
- Final examination
- Executive Boardroom Defence
The standard
- Can you explain it?
- Can you apply it?
- Can you defend your decision?
Boardroom defence
Your final assignment is not another document.
At the end of the programme, students present their analysis and recommendations to a simulated executive panel.
The Boardroom Defence tests whether you can explain your work under challenge, not simply submit it.
- Business Problem
- Evidence
- Requirements
- Priorities
- Solution
- Risks
- Testing Outcomes
- Business Value
- Recommendation
Career readiness
Career preparation starts in Week 1.
- Professional BA portfolio
- Interview Story Bank
- Resume project language
- LinkedIn positioning
- Interview practice
- Technical BA interview confidence
- Stakeholder stories
- Agile examples
- Process improvement stories
- UAT examples
- Executive communication
Career support is included. Employment is not guaranteed.
Beyond the core
Two Bonus Learning modules are included.
Your programme includes
- 60 hours of live training
- 10 week immersive curriculum
- 10 Enterprise Simulation Labs
- Two Bonus Learning modules
- Weekly practical assignments
- Scenario based assessments
- Class recordings
- Micro Learning Guides
- Student Workbooks
- BA Template Library
- Jira and Confluence practical work
- Excel data exercises
- Figma exercises
- API practical exposure
- Professional portfolio
- Competency feedback
- Executive Boardroom Defence
- Career Accelerator
- Interview Story Bank
- Alumni access
Founding cohort
Start October 1, 2026.
One programme. One price. The founding cohort is intentionally small so every student receives detailed coaching and feedback.
- 10 Weeks
- Duration
- Live Online
- Format
- Thursday
- 2 hour concept and demonstration session
- Saturday
- 4 hour practical and simulation lab
- 3 Students
- Maximum cohort
- CAD 750
- Founding tuition
- Interac e-Transfer
- Payment after acceptance
- Application
- Required
A simple application process.
1
Apply
Submit a short application describing your background and goals.
2
Review
We review fit, availability and readiness for live participation.
3
Acceptance
Accepted applicants receive a place offer and payment details.
4
Enrol
Confirm your place and receive onboarding before Week 1.
Questions
Programme questions, answered.
Ready to build practical Business Analysis experience?
Apply for the IreVantage Academy founding cohort beginning October 1.