This course focuses on the critical role of business analysis in defining and managing project scope. It highlights how effective scope management aligns business needs with project deliverables, ensuring successful outcomes. It emphasizes the importance of project scope management for delivering a product or project that meets the collaborators’ and/or partners’ and/or clients’ requirements. Students learn the various product development models and the tools, techniques, and processes required to develop the project scope and how to manage and control it throughout the project.
Key areas include identifying and analyzing business requirements, developing project scope statements, utilizing tools for scope management, managing scope changes, and aligning business objectives with project outcomes. Students will explore various business analysis models and methodologies, gaining practical skills through real-world applications and case studies.
Prerequisites
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What you will learn
- Introduction to Business Analysis
Critical Thinking and System Analysis in a Business Context
Product and project life cycles
Product development using specified features and functions
Key concepts and terminologies of scope management
Collecting scope requirements and defining project scope
Managing project expectations
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
Validating and controlling project scope
How to register
This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.
Course schedules
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| CRN# | Duration | Delivery | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42871 |
January 5, 2026 to April 18, 2026 |
Lab Lecture |
VCC Downtown Campus | See full schedule |
Online courses listed without scheduled meeting times can be completed on your own schedule.
Contact us
If you have any question, please email at advising@vcc.ca.
† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.