Post Graduate Program

in Business Analysis
In collaboration with Knowledge partner
IBM

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Table of Contents
About the Program 03

Key Features 04

About the Post Graduate Program in Business 05

Analysis in Partnership with Purdue University

About Simplilearn 05

About IBM and Simplilearn collaboration 06

About EY Learning Solutions 07

Program Eligibility Criteria and Application Process 08

Talk to an Admissions Counselor 09

Learning Path Visualization 10

Program Outcomes 11

Who Should Enroll in This Program 13

Courses 14
Step 1 - Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP®) 14
Step 2 - Business Analytics with Excel 16
Step 3 - Tableau Training 18
Step 4 - Data Analysis with Python 20
Step 5 - Data Visualization with Python 21
Step 6 - Mathematical Optimization for Business Problems 22
Step 7 - Business Analyst Capstone 23

Electives 24

Certification 26

Advisory Board Members 27

LevelUp Session Experts 28

About
the Program
Kickstart your career in Business Analysis
with the comprehensive Post Graduate
Program in Business Analysis, in partnership
with Purdue University. This program
provides a complete overview of the
Business Analysis domain and prepares
you for the role of a Business Analyst with
help of practical skills, with real-world case
studies, extensive hands-on practicum
and masterclasses by IBM and EY industry
experts.

This Post Graduate Program is designed for

graduates in any discipline and experienced
professionals from diverse backgrounds
to provide an extensive business analysis
education. This training offers a blend
of online self-paced videos, live virtual
classes and hands-on projects. Students
also have access to mentorship sessions
that provide a high-engagement learning
experience and real-world applications
to help master essential business analysis
skills. This program gives a broad exposure
to statistical concepts, business analysis
elements, lifecycle management, agile
scrum methodologies, data analysis and
visualization with Python and tools like Excel,
Power BI, and Tableau to help prepare you
for an exciting career in Business Analysis.

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Key Features of the Post Graduate
Program in Business Analysis in
Partnership with Purdue University

PGP Business Analysis Purdue Alumni Earn 35 PDs/CDUs

Certificate from Membership from IIBA with CBAP®
Purdue University

Masterclasses from Industry Masterclasses Harvard Business case

Purdue instructors from IBM and EY studies of Pearson,
experts CarMax, EvCard, etc.

Exclusive IBM LevelUp sessions Capstone from

Hackathons, AMA, from Susan David, 3 domains like
and data analytics co-founder of Institute e-commerce, banking,
certification of Coaching customer service and
14+ projects

Simplilearn’s JobAssist helps you get noticed by

top hiring companies <India and US only>

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About the Post Graduate Program in
Business Analysis in Partnership with
Purdue University
Purdue University, a top public
research institution, offers higher
education at its highest proven
value. Committed to student success,
Purdue is changing the student
experience with a greater focus
on faculty-student interaction and
creative use of technology.

This Post Graduate Program in

Business Analysis in partnership with
Purdue University will open pathways
for you in the Business Analysis
domain. It relates to virtually every
realm of business—from banking to
eCommerce to healthcare.

Upon completing this program, you

will receive a joint Purdue-Simplilearn
certification of completion.

About Simplilearn
Simplilearn is the world’s #1 online bootcamp provider that enables learners through
rigorous and highly specialized training. We focus on emerging technologies and
processes that are transforming the digital world, at a fraction of the cost and time as
traditional approaches. Over one million professionals and 2000 corporate training
organizations have harnessed our award-winning programs to achieve their career and
business goals.

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About IBM and Simplilearn
collaboration
A joint partnership with Simplilearn and IBM introduces students to an
integrated blended learning, making them an expert in Business Analysis.
The program in collaboration with IBM will make students industry ready
for Business Analyst job roles. IBM is a leading cognitive solution and cloud
platform company, headquartered in Armonk, New York, offering a plethora of
technology and consulting services. Each year, IBM invests $6 billion in research
and development and has achieved five Nobel Laureates, nine US National
Medals of Technology, five US National Medals of Science, six Turing Awards,
and 10 Inductees in US Inventors Hall of Fame.

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About EY Learning Solutions
In today’s testing business environment, with organizational transformation and
regulatory change constant features, a flexible and cost-effective workforce
is critical. High-quality training is a crucial element of innovative talent
management, to improve performance and ensure that your teams can respond
to today’s challenges and are equipped for career success. We, at EYFAAS,
realized this need, and accordingly we have set up a dedicated “Learning
Solution” practice to help corporate and practicing professionals to deal with
new requirements. FAAS Learning Solutions supplements EY’s primary range
of services and provide business-specific training solutions for our clients and
business communities throughout India, Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
This is done with the help of a multidisciplinary team of trainers from around
the world. As a globally integrated firm, we bring global insight to our training
programs. All training programs are regularly updated to reflect changing trends
and guidance. Our practical, relevant, and stimulating courses are facilitated
by highly competent trainers who have first-hand knowledge of the subject
matter. We recognize that each client will have a different history, size, location
and sector; therefore, programs can be tailored to the specific needs of your
business.

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Program Eligibility Criteria and
Application Process
To enroll in the program, you must apply for admission.

Eligibility Criteria
For admission to this Post Graduate Program in Business Analysis,
candidates :
Should have bachelor’s degree in any discipline with an average of 50%
or higher marks
Can be from programming or non-programming background
At least two years of professional experience

Application Process
The application process consists of three simple steps.

STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3

SUBMIT AN APPLICATION ADMISSION
APPLICATION REVIEW

Complete the application and A panel of admissions An offer of admission will be

include a brief statement of counselors will review your made to qualified candidates.
purpose. The latter informs application and statement of You can accept this offer by
our admissions counselors purpose to determine whether paying the program fee.
why you’re interested and you qualify for acceptance.
qualified for the program.

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Talk to an Admissions Counselor
We have a team of dedicated admissions counselors to guide you through
the process. They’ll address questions, assist with financial aid, and give
you a better overall understanding of the program.

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Learning Path

Certified Business Analysis

Professional (CBAP®)

Business Analytics
Tableau Training
with Excel

Data Visualization Data Analysis

with Python with Python

Mathematical
Business Analyst
Optimization for
Capstone
Business Problems

Electives
Purdue University Business Business Analysis Industry Data Science with R
Analysis Masterclass Masterclass - EY Digital Transformation
Business Analysis Industry Agile scrum master Course for Leaders
Masterclass
Power BI

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Program Outcomes

Grasp fundamentals of excel Learn to analyze data using

analytics functions and conditional Tableau and become proficient in
formatting building interactive dashboards

Apply statistical tools and concepts Master the Agile Scrum project
like moving average, hypothesis management approach
testing, ANOVA and regression to
data sets using Excel

Learn to analyze and visualize

data to obtain insightful
Understand the tools and techniques information using Python
used in Business Analysis Planning
and Monitoring

Apply the fundamentals of data

science using R
Master the concepts of requirements
life cycle management

Utilize the concepts of statistics

and mathematical optimization
Gain fundamental knowledge on to solve business problems
agile perspective systematically

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Program Outcomes

Gain expertise in Agile Scrum Absorb Agile philosophy and gain

methodologies, Agile Scrum deep knowledge of Scrum
applications, Daily Scrum
synchronization, Sprint planning, and
review

Effectively apply Scrum in your

organizations

Understand Business Analysis Key

Concepts and Business Analysis Core
Concept Model (BACCM)

Plan, execute, monitor and track

Scrum projects

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Who Should Enroll in this Program?
This program caters to graduates Other positions that are
in any discipline and working performing business analysis
professionals from diverse duties such as administrators,
backgrounds. Candidates need
not have any prior experience to Managers and project leads
enroll for this program.
IT professionals
The program is best suited for
individuals seeking the following Project managers
careers: Banking and finance
professionals
Aspiring Business Analysts
- including recent college Marketing managers
graduates and those looking
for a career change. Sales professionals

Supply chain network

managers

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Certified Business Analysis Professional 1
(CBAP®) 2
Endorsed Education Provider 3
This CBAP certification training lets you master the highest skills of 4
business analysis, including advanced documentation, effective planning, 5
and the design of business solutions. This course also covers the core
concept model of business analysis and the six knowledge areas of the 6
BABOK® Guide Version 3. It all prepares you to pass the IIBA-CBAP exam.
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Key Learning Objectives
Business analysis planning and monitoring

Elicitation and collaboration

Requirements life cycle management

Strategy analysis

Requirements analysis and design definition

Business intelligence perspective

Business architecture perspective

Business process management perspective

Course curriculum
Lesson 01 - Introduction to CBAP certification

Lesson 02 - Introduction to BABOK V3

Lesson 03 - Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring

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Lesson 04 - Elicitation and Collaboration

Lesson 05 - Requirements Life Cycle Management

Lesson 06 - Strategy Analysis

Lesson 07 - Requirements Analysis and Design Definition

Lesson 08 - Solution Evaluation

Lesson 09 - Agile Perspective

Lesson 10 - Business Intelligence Perspective

Lesson 11 - Information Technology Perspective

Lesson 12 - Business Architecture Perspective

Lesson 13 - Business Process Management Perspective

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Business Analytics with Excel 1
2
Business Analytics with Excel training will boost your analytics career
with powerful new Microsoft Excel skills. This business analytics training 3
will equip you with the most sophisticated and effective concepts and
hard skills. You’ll learn the basic concepts of data analysis and statistics,
4
and promote data-driven decision-making. Your knowledge of this tool, 5
combined with official business analytics certification, may lead to more
success in your career. 6
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Key Learning Objectives
Understand the meaning of business analytics and its importance in
the industry

Grasp the fundamentals of excel analytics functions and conditional

formatting

Learn how to analyze with complex datasets using pivot tables and
slicers

Solve stochastic and deterministic analytical problems using tools like

scenario manager, solver and goal seek

Apply statistical tools and concepts like moving average, hypothesis

testing, ANOVA and regression to data sets using Excel

Represent your findings using charts and dashboards

Get introduced to the latest Microsoft analytic and visualization tools

i.e. Power BI

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Course curriculum
Lesson 1 - Introduction to CBAP certification

Lesson 01 - Introduction to Business Analytics

Lesson 02 - Formatting Conditional

Formatting and Important Functions

Lesson 03 - Analysing Data with Pivot Tables

Lesson 04 - Dashboarding

Lesson 05 - Business Analytics with Excel

Lesson 06 - Data Analysis Using Statistics

Lesson 07 - Power BI

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Tableau Training 1
2
This Tableau course helps you understand how to build visualizations,
organize data, and design charts and dashboards to empower more 3
meaningful business decisions. You’ll be exposed to the concepts of Data
Visualization, different combo charts, and stories, working with filters,
4
parameters, and sets, and building interactive dashboards. 5
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Key Learning Objectives
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Become an expert on visualization techniques such as heat map,
treemap, waterfall, Pareto

Understand metadata and its usage

Work with Filter, Parameters, and Sets

Master special field types and Tableau-generated fields and the

process of creating and using parameters

Learn how to build charts, interactive dashboards, story interfaces,

and how to share your work

Master the concepts of data blending, create data extracts and

organize and format data

Master arithmetic, logical, table, and LOD calculations

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Course curriculum
Lesson 01 - Getting Started with Tableau
Lesson 02 - Core Tableau in Topics
Lesson 03 - Creating Charts in Tableau
Lesson 04 - Working with Metadata
Lesson 05 - Filters in Tableau
Lesson 06 - Applying Analytics to the worksheet
Lesson 07 - Dashboard in Tableau
Lesson 08 - Modifications to Data Connections
Lesson 09 - Introduction to Level of
Details in Tableau (LODS)

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Data Analysis with Python 1
In Collaboration with 2
3
Grow beyond spreadsheet software for data analytics. Perform statistical
analyses and create meaningful data visualizations using Python. This 4
course will take you from the basics of Python to exploring many different
types of data. You will learn how to prepare data for analysis, perform 5
simple statistical analyses, create meaningful data visualizations and
predict future trends from data.
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Key Learning Objectives
Learn data analysis with Python

Learn how to import data sets, clean and prepare data for analysis

Summarize data and build machine learning models using scikit-learn

Build data pipelines

Course curriculum
Lesson 01 - Importing Datasets
Lesson 02 - Cleaning and Preparing the Data
Lesson 03 - Summarizing the Data Frame
Lesson 04 - Model Development
Lesson 05 - Model Evaluation

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Data Visualization with Python 1
In Collaboration with 2
3
Learn how to tell compelling stories with data visualization. With this
course you will learn how to extract information, and leverage that data 4
for effective decision making by presenting it in an approachable and
stimulating way.
5
6
Key Learning Objectives 7
Basics of data visualization
Learn how to use specialized visualization tools
Learn to create maps and visualizing geospatial data
Learn data visualization libraries in Python namely Matplotlib, Seaborn
and Folium.

Course curriculum
Lesson 01 - Introduction to Visualization Tools
Lesson 02 - Basic Visualization Tools
Lesson 03 - Specialized Visualization Tools
Lesson 04 - Advanced Visualization Tools
Lesson 05 - Creating Maps and Visualizing Geospatial Data

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Mathematical Optimization for Business 1
Problems 2
In Collaboration with
3
4
Construct optimization models to solve business problems in this course.
Learn different aspects of mathematical programming to construct 5
optimization models using IBM Decision Optimization technology in this
6
course.
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Key Learning Objectives
Learn how to model and solve optimization model
Learn basics of optimization model like data, decision variables,
objective functions, and constraints
Understand the different type of solutions possible and mathematical
programming technique used for optimization

Course curriculum
Lesson 01 - The Big Picture
Lesson 02 - Linear Programming
Lesson 03 - Network Models
Lesson 04 - Beyond simple LP
Lesson 05 - Modelling Practice

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Business Analyst Capstone 1
2
This Business Analyst capstone project will let you apply the skills you
learned in this program. Through dedicated mentoring sessions, you’ll 3
learn how to solve a real-world, industry-aligned problem in business
analysis. This project is the final step in the learning path, and it will
4
demonstrate to employers your expertise in Business Analysis. 5
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Elective Course
Agile Scrum Master
This Agile Scrum Master online training introduces
you to the best practices of Agile and the nuances
of the Scrum methodology. Master the Agile Scrum
project management approach and enhance your
ability to develop and deliver quality products
to customers. Use this popular methodology to
maximize business value while mitigating potential
risks.

Power BI
Microsoft Power BI is a suite of tools that let you
build interactive dashboards. These dashboards
help you analyze data and extract business insights.
This Power BI training course will help you get the
most out of Power BI, enabling you to solve business
problems and improve operations.

Data Science with R

This course enables you to take your data science
skills into a variety of companies, helping them
analyze data and make more informed business
decisions.The course covers data exploration, data
visualization, predictive analytics, and descriptive
analytics techniques with the R language. Learn
about R packages, how to import and export data in
R, data structures in R, various statistical concepts,
cluster analysis, and forecasting.

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Elective Course
Digital Transformation Course for Leaders
Learn to leverage digital technologies to transform
your business strategies and objectives with
this course. Our course is designed to help you
build a solid action plan, foster customer-focused
innovation, and drive a digital culture in your
organization.

Business Analysis Industry Master Class

Attend online interactive masterclasses from IBM
and get insights about advancements in technology/
techniques in Business Analysis.

Purdue University Business Analysis Master

Class
Attend an online interactive Masterclass and get
insights into the world of Business Analysis.

Business Analysis Industry Masterclass - EY

Attend online interactive masterclasses from
EY industry experts and get insights about
advancements in technology/techniques in Business
Analysis.

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Certification

This is to certify that

John Doe
has successfully completed the
POST GRADUATE PROGRAM
IN BUSINESS ANALYSIS
on 9th February 2022

Gary R Bertoline Krishna Kumar

Senior Vice President for Purdue Online & Learning Innovation CEO,

Upon completion of this Post Graduate Program in Business Analysis in

partnership with Purdue University, you will receive the Post Graduate Program
Certification from Purdue University. You will also receive certificates from
Simplilearn for the courses in the learning path. These certificates will testify to
your skills as a Business Analyst Expert.

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Advisory Board Member

Dr. Zhiwei Zhu

Clinical Assistant Professor at Krannert School
of Management, Purdue University

With over 15 years of experience leading

business analytics functions at global
reinsurance companies, Dr. Zhu now uses his
wealth of knowledge and business-relevant
experience to provide analytics training to
future business leaders at Purdue University’s
Krannert School of Management.

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LevelUp Session Experts

Susan David
Co founder of Institute of Coaching, McLean/
Harvard Medical School :LevelUp Session
Expert

Susan David is one of the world’s leading

management thinkers and an award-winning
Harvard Medical School psychologist. Her
#1 Wall Street Journal bestselling book,
Emotional Agility, describes the psychological
skills critical to thrive in times of complexity
and change.

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All programs are offered on a non-credit basis and are not transferable to a degree.