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GOOD HEART BA ACADEMY

Learn Business Analysis by actually doing Business Analysis.

A self-paced, competence-based Business Analysis learning experience that combines structured teaching, practical projects and your own AI tutor.

Learn it. Practise it. Apply it. Prove it.

LEARNER WORKSPACE PREVIEW

Module 1 of 12

Becoming a Business Analyst

Your Academy learning space

Study Guide

Workbook

OBI.AI

12 Modules • Practical Projects • Portfolio Evidence • AI Tutor • Self-Paced

SHOW ME

See how the work is done through worked examples.

Business Analysis is something you learn by doing.

Many courses can teach you terminology. Good Heart BA Academy is designed to help you use it.

You will learn the knowledge, see Business Analysis demonstrated, practise with guidance, complete work independently and build evidence of what you can actually do.

HELP ME TRY

Practise with guidance, feedback and support.

NOW I DO IT

Complete independent activities and portfolio work that demonstrates your competence.

YOUR GOOD HEART BA ACADEMY AI TUTOR

Meet OBI.AI

OBI.AI supports you as you work through the Academy. Ask questions, practise conversations, test your understanding, work through scenarios and receive feedback on your work.

Your AI tutor will help you understand, practise and improve your work. During assessed activities, it will coach you rather than completing the work on your behalf.

OBI.AI

Your Good Heart BA Academy AI Tutor

TUTOR

Explain concepts in different ways.

COACH

Help you think through problems and improve your approach.

SIMULATOR

Practise stakeholder conversations, elicitation and realistic BA situations.

ASSESSOR

Receive structured feedback against activity requirements.

“Help me understand the difference between a business problem and a proposed solution.”

Everything works together.

This is not a folder of course files with AI added on. It is one connected learning experience.

STUDY GUIDE

Learn concepts, methods and professional context.

WORKBOOK

Work through exercises, notes and practical activities.

OBI.AI

Your live AI tutor throughout the learning experience.

PORTFOLIO ARTEFACTS

Create real BA outputs that demonstrate what you can do.

PROGRESS PASSPORT

See where you are, completed work and where to resume.

COMPLETION RECORDS

Keep a record of modules successfully completed.

THE CURRICULUM

From your first BA questions to an end-to-end project.

Work through 12 structured modules designed to build your understanding, practical ability and confidence step by step.

START HERE

01

Becoming a Business Analyst

02

Projects, Change & Ways of Working

03

Finding the Real Business Problem

04

From Problem to Business Case

05

Stakeholders & Professional Communication

06

Elicitation & Discovery

07

Writing Excellent Requirements

08

Modelling the Business

09

Managing Requirements Through Change

10

Data, Technology & the Modern BA

11

Solution Evaluation, Change & Benefits

12

First End-to-End BA Project

START WITH MODULE 1

Becoming a Business Analyst

You do not start by memorising a job description. You start by understanding what Business Analysis is, how a BA thinks and works, and then begin applying that thinking yourself.

01

Understanding Business Analysis

02

The Good Heart BA Mindset

03

How a Business Analyst Works

04

Roles, Transferable Skills & Stakeholders

05

The FreshBite Challenge

06

Portfolio, Assessment & Reflection

WHAT YOU BUILD

More than course completion.

The Academy is designed to help you build knowledge, practical ability, evidence and confidence, not simply work through lessons.

KNOWLEDGE

Build knowledge of recognised Business Analysis concepts and practices.

PRACTICAL ABILITY

Practise techniques through realistic activities and projects.

EVIDENCE

Build portfolio artefacts that show how you approach the work.

CONFIDENCE

Practise before applying the skills in professional situations.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Built around recognised Business Analysis practice.

Good Heart BA Academy is an independent professional-development programme. It is not accredited by BCS or IIBA and completion does not confer a BCS or IIBA qualification.

Its terminology, techniques and curriculum coverage are deliberately aligned with recognised Business Analysis practice so that learners develop knowledge and skills that are relevant to the profession.

Professional development • Practical competence • Portfolio evidence

Module Completion Records confirm completion of Good Heart BA Academy learning. They are not professional certifications.

WHO IT’S FOR

Built for people who want to understand the work, not just the terminology.

Good Heart BA Academy is designed for people who want a practical, structured way to build Business Analysis capability and confidence.

CAREER CHANGERS

For people exploring Business Analysis as a new professional direction.

ALREADY DOING BA-TYPE WORK

For people who already investigate problems, gather needs, improve processes or support change, even if Business Analyst is not their job title.

ASPIRING & JUNIOR BUSINESS ANALYSTS

For people who want more structured practice and a stronger understanding of how Business Analysis is applied.

FOUNDERS & PROJECT PROFESSIONALS

For people who want to strengthen the way they analyse problems, understand stakeholders, define needs and make better business decisions.

RETURNING TO PROFESSIONAL WORK

For people rebuilding confidence, refreshing professional skills or preparing for their next step.

START WITH MODULE 1

Becoming a Business Analyst

Begin with the first module and experience the Good Heart BA Academy learning method before deciding whether to continue further.

  • Module 1 Study Guide
  • Module 1 Workbook
  • OBI.AI support for Module 1
  • Practical activities and portfolio work
  • Progress Passport start
  • Module Completion Record subject to completion requirements

ENROLMENT

Choose how you want to learn.

Start with Module 1 or follow the complete Good Heart BA Academy pathway.

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FULL BA ACADEMY

The complete 12-module pathway

Work through the full Academy, from Business Analysis foundations through to your first end-to-end BA project.

  • All 12 modules
  • Study Guides and Workbooks
  • OBI.AI throughout the Academy
  • Practical projects and portfolio artefacts
  • Full Progress Passport
  • Module Completion Records
  • End-to-end BA project

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Questions about the Academy

A few things you may want to know before deciding whether Good Heart BA Academy is right for you.

GOOD HEART BA ACADEMY

Ready to learn Business Analysis by doing the work?

Build your knowledge, practise the work and create evidence of what you can actually do.

Learn the knowledge. Practise the work. Build the evidence.

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