BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Professional Development Certificates that Mean Business
With the help of business experts and professionals, the College of Continued and Professional Studies (CCAPS) has developed the certificate programs you need to pursue—or advance—a career in business analysis and process improvement. Designed for busy working professionals, these programs will help you explore the interrelated aspects of business in a way that fits your life and your goals.
BUSINESS ANALYSIS, PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE
CCAPS’s Business Analysis Certificate program will help you better liaise between business and IT departments. You’ll grow skills for gathering and documenting business requirements as well as translating them into functional design specifications for implementation by IT teams. With six required courses and a skill-building elective under your belt, you’ll be well positioned to pursue any relevant advancement opportunities that come your way, in or out of your current place of work. Learn what it takes to:
• Prepare specification for the implementation of technical solutions
• Use common definitions to bridge the gap between business and IT
• Analyze and improve processes through data modeling
Program Snapshot
60
Hours for 6 CEUs
Multiple elective options
Customize your program with your choice of 1 elective course
6 required courses including building business case and solution scoping, analyzing and modeling requirements, planning and estimating, and requirements communication and documentation
Format: Fully Online
BUSINESS PROCESS IMPROVEMENT, PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE
Lead the charge for process improvement with this essential business development certificate program from CCAPS. In an exploration of fundamentals in Six Sigma, Lean, TQM, and other relevant methodologies, you’ll gain skills for reducing costs, shortening cycle times, enhancing customer value, deploying result-oriented solutions, and more. Upon completion of this career-defining program, you’ll know how to:
• Document and measure how work is performed
• Maximize the impact of innovation or IT-based solutions
• Create buy-in from a broad range of stakeholders
Program Snapshot
48
Hours for 4.8 CEUs
4 required courses: Process Mapping and Analysis, Measuring and Improving Work Processes, Process Innovation, and Implementing Process Change
Format: Classroom
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