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Soft Skills for Business and IT Analysis
Enabling Better Faster Analysis

IIBA Endorsed Education Provider| ACCET Acccredited 

Inteq’s Soft Skills training course bridges the critical gap between technical expertise (hard skills) and the interpersonal capabilities (soft skills) essential for success in today’s collaborative business environment.

Soft Skills training equips business and IT professionals with practical tools to enhance leadership, emotional intelligence and communication that enables team collaboration, conflict resolution, and effective problem solving.
 

Through real-world scenarios and actionable frameworks, participants gain the confidence and competence to lead more effectively, communicate with clarity, and foster trust across the organization. 

Course Highlights

  • Strengthen critical thinking to clarify business questions and uncover root causes
  • Build alignment and consensus in high-impact decision-making processes
  • Bridge the gap between business needs and IT capabilities for cohesive execution
  • Communicate with clarity to enhance collaboration across teams and departments
  • Master elicitation and communication techniques to effectively engage stakeholders and SMEs
  • Build emotional intelligence and trust to strengthen team dynamics and cross-functional collaboration
  • Gain decision-making and problem-solving strategies to tackle complex challenges with confidence
  • Develop conflict resolution skills to turn workplace tensions into productive outcomes
  • Lead with clarity and influence to drive alignment and achieve organizational goals

Who Should Attend

This course is perfect for:

  • Business and systems analysts seeking stronger communication and stakeholder engagement skills
  • Project managers and team leads who must influence cross-functional outcomes
  • Business and IT professionals aiming to enhance collaboration and relationship-building
  • Mid-level and senior managers focused on mentoring and team development
  • Change agents and transformation leaders managing complex initiatives
  • Product owners and business partners aligning technical and non-technical teams
  • SMEs and functional leads contributing to enterprise-wide projects
  • Executives, managers, and team leaders developing leadership, communication, and conflict resolution skills
  • Anyone whose role requires enhanced communication and elicitation skills to engage stakeholders effectively

Why Choose Inteq's Soft Skills Training Course

  • Expert-Led Instruction: Learn from professionals with deep experience and expertise in soft skills.
  • Actionable skills that can be immediately applied to real-world scenarios.
  • Industry-Proven Techniques: Align your project with real-world best-practice frameworks and case studies
  • Practical actionable insights tailored to real-world challenges
  • Transformation: This is not just a training course but a transformational experience that prepares you and your team to become trusted advisors in your organization
  • Industry-proven methodologies ensuring alignment with project objectives
  • Flexible Delivery: Anytime eLearning™, Live Virtual Classroom or Team Training courses are customized for your team’s unique needs
  • Recognition through Continuing Education Units (CEUs) and IIBA Professional Development Units (PDUs)
  • Trusted by leading organizations across industries – over 300,000 business and IT professionals trained worldwide

Course Outline

Introduction And Foundation

Business analysis from an enterprise 360° perspective

Defining customer and business value

Business change drivers

Agile business analysis

What is a business case?

Framework For Business Analysis

Business functions, processes and work activities

Business requirements vs. business systems requirements

Stakeholder and SME analysis

Business value drivers and constraints

The 5 essential business analysis questions

Analysis and Problem Solving

Analysis from an agile perspective

Goals vs. strategies vs. tactics

Measurement, metrics and indicators

Gap and Root Cause Analysis | Scenario Analysis | Risk Analysis | Cost Analysis

Developing Business Cases

Business case format and components

Anchoring business cases with user stories

Iterative evolution of business cases

Validating and refining business cases

Grooming the case backlog

Presenting business cases

Eliciting Business Knowledge

Deep versus superficial analysis

Sources of business knowledge

Essential facilitation skills

Essential Professional Skills

Managing difficult personalities and situations

Conflict Resolution

Emotional Intelligence and Adaptability

Leadership, Teams and team building

Communication skills

Active Listening skills

Case Study | Developing A Business Case

Participants analyze a business problem, identify alternative solutions and develop a business case in connection with a real world business process decision that impacts people, systems and workflows. This case study provides an invaluable template that participants can leverage in their organization

Practical Guidance

Establishing and maintaining credibility

Trending topics

Take-home templates

Getting started

Learning Objectives | You Will Learn | Key Benefits
  • Discover and mine deep business knowledge.
  • Facilitation and elicitation techniques that enable you to fully engage subject matter experts.
  • Critical thinking skills to quickly identify and clearly define business questions.
  • Navigate the political and cultural roadblocks that impede high quality analysis.
  • Respond rather that react to problems.
  • Techniques for generating and evaluating ideas.
  • Best practices to gaining consensus in critical decision-making processes.
  • Ensure alignment between business needs and IT solutions.
  • Navigate complex business landscapes with confidence and agility.
  • Effective communication strategies that foster collaboration and synergy across teams and departments.
  • Master critical thinking to analyze problems from multiple angles and facilitate innovative solutions.
  • Tools for effectively managing conflicts and turning challenges into opportunities for growth and innovation.
  • Deliver tangible business value through enhanced decision-making and problem-solving abilities.
  • Best practices for stakeholder engagement, enhancing collaboration across all levels of your organization.
What’s In the box?

OK, there is not a box per se, the content is digital. In addition to 2-days/16 hours of expert instruction you receive:

  • Digital Badge of Completion
  • Personalized Certificate of Completion
  • ACCET Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
  • IIBA Professional Development Units (PDUs)
  • Electronic (PDF) Comprehensive Course Manual
  • Case Study Materials
  • Supplemental Course Materials
Learning Options:
  • Anytime eLearning™: Self-Paced Training For Busy Professionals
    Inteq’s Anytime eLearning™ provides the perfect option for individuals and small groups to acquire professional level analysis skills as-needed and just-in-time. The course is designed for two days, but Anytime eLearning™ allows self-paced learning. Course access is 90 days, with most participants finishing in 1-3 weeks. Start training as soon as today! 

     
  • Live Virtual Classroom: Instructor Led | Live Online. Inteq's innovative Live Virtual Classroom approach brings the benefits of traditional classroom training into a live virtual environment.

  • Live Team Training (Virtual or Onsite): Inteq’s Business Systems Analysis 2-day training course can be tailored to your organization’s training objectives and can be combined with other Inteq courses to create a 3, 4 and 5-day hybrid training program.

  • Enterprise training for the entire organization.

Prerequisites:

None. Inteq's Soft Skills training provides a comprehensive approach to elicitation, critical thinking, decision making, business cases and communication regardless of background or experience.

Soft Skills for Business Analysts seamlessly integrates with:

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Self Paced | 16 Hours | 90-Day Access
Continuing Education Credits: 16 IIBA PDUs | 1.6 ACCET CEUs Tuition: $695

Save 10% off the total tuition if 3 or more 16-hour eLearning courses are purchased together. The tuition savings is displayed in the cart and at checkout.

Questions or need additional info? Contact us at 800.719.4627 or reach out here We look forward to assisting you!

What's Included

  • Digital Badge of Completion
  • Personalized Certificate of Completion
  • Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
  • IIBA Professional Development Units (PDUs)
  • Electronic Comprehensive Course Manual
  • Supplemental Course Materials
Inteq's Soft Skills Course Completion Badge

Accreditation & Professional Affiliation

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