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IPL Business Analysis

Academy

Producing the next generation of

world-class business analysts

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Introducing the IPL Business Analysis Academy

Discover how we recruit
and develop world-class
business analysts
IPLs Business Analysis Academy is where
we train and develop our community of
business analysts. As well as bringing
on experienced individuals, we scour the
UKs top universities and higher education
establishments to recruit the rising stars of
the Business Analysis world.

These talented individuals then go through

our three-year graduate programme, which
blends training, mentoring and real-world
Business Analysis assignments, leading to
recognised British Computer Society (BCS)
certifications at Foundation, Practitioner and
Diploma levels. Experienced analysts follow
a fast-track route through the Academy.
Once they graduate from the Academy,
business analysts join our established
Business Analysis practice.

A business
analyst has
responsibility for...
Investigating business situations
Identifying ways to improve
business systems
Evaluating each of these options
Defining the requirements for the
selected option
Representing the business interest
during delivery and acceptance
We have a
long-established
Business Analysis
practice, which
forms part of our
successful and
vibrant Consultancy
division.

Fig 1. Business analysts at IPL can oversee the end-to-end delivery of new and improved business systems.

How the IPL

Academy works
High-quality training and
mentoring, backed up by
established frameworks
and tools
Overseen by an experienced team of
senior analysts from our Business Analysis
practice, our Academy teaches graduates
and experienced staff the skills theyll need
to become world-class analysts.
The Academy sees staff at all levels working
towards recognised certifications, such
as BCS Practitioner, BCS International
Diploma, TOGAF, Six-Sigma and Lean.
Staff will be trained in the use of the
reusable methods and tools from our
Business Analysis practice. All our work is
underpinned by rigorous governance.

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Fig 2. Our Academy recruits graduates and experienced staff, and trains them in the use of our re-usable methods.

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Tailored induction processes

We run carefully refined inductions for those

joining our Academy, whether as a graduate
or as an experienced professional.
Theyll learn about IPLs approaches to
requirements elicitation, analysis and
specification, business process modelling
and cost-benefit analysis. Well also teach
them everything they need to know about
business case development and change
management.
Experienced analysts will then move directly
on to a client project, while graduates and
existing IPL staff making the transition to
being business analysts will learn vital soft
skills. These include effective stakeholder
management, how to deliver compelling
presentations, running productive
workshops and managing conflict.

Fig 3. Our induction programmes teach new joiners the skills they need to make a difference to real-world projects.

Three-year programme
Our three-year graduate scheme gives
our analysts real-world experience
alongside high-quality training, all
of which guides them towards their
Practitioner-level certification and
graduation from the Academy

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With the induction complete, this group will

then work on a number of client projects as
they move through our three-year Academy
programme, overseen by an experienced
mentor from our Business Analysis practice.

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The key benefits of IPLs

Business Analysis Academy
Our Academy means you can rely on us
for all your Business Analysis needs

IPLs analysts ability to understand

new business areas is second to
none, and his progression from
new joiner to subject matter
expert has been phenomenally
quick. What makes him stand out
is his commitment to leave no
stone unturned, and to continue to
challenge his own work to ensure
that potential gaps are filled and the
full end-to-end solution is robust

World-class analysts Backed by best practice

methods and recognised certifications, analysts
who come through our Academy are the best in
the business.
Full range of experience The Academy enables
us to offer a full range of Business Analysis
experience and pricing. We can provide junior
analysts for project management support,
assistant analysts to slot into existing teams, while
graduates of our Academy become our senior
and lead analysts, able to steer your most critical
business change programmes.
Flexible pricing In addition to time and materialsbased resource augmentation, we offer fixed price
services, such as business case development.

Natalie Cookson
Project Manager
Nationwide

Training your staff As well as our own staff, the

Academy is open to your analysts, who can learn
best practice by following our programme.
We also offer ongoing training and mentoring.

Case study
Backed by best practice
methods and recognised
certifications, analysts who
come through the IPL Business
Analysis Academy are the best
in the business

Get in touch

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Helping Nationwide
comply with new
mortgage regulation

A senior IPL business analyst has been

working through the detail of the target
operating model to define the roles
and responsibilities of the new contact
centre agents. This has involved working
with stakeholders across Nationwide to
ensure the new model is in place when
the new regulation comes into force.

Nationwide has been making significant

changes to its contact centres, to
facilitate advised mortgage sales
through this channel. This is necessary
to comply with new regulation.

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