Showcase your systems analysis expertise in this portfolio-ready capstone course by applying your skills to design and evaluate real-world business systems.

In this hands-on project, you’ll streamline business processes, manage data, and integrate systems using proven systems analysis methodologies. Gather requirements, create process models with UML diagrams, design relational databases, and build interactive dashboards with Tableau or Cognos.

Demonstrate end-to-end skills in stakeholder management, data security, and compliance while applying techniques for business requirements documentation, process modeling, and deployment with CI/CD pipelines.

By the end of this course, you’ll have a comprehensive capstone project showcasing your ability to tackle real organizational challenges and improve business processes—experience you can highlight in interviews.

Enroll now to gain practical, career-ready experience as a systems analyst!

Learning Objectives

• Showcase practical systems analysis skills to design IT solutions that improve business operations and data management.

• Develop process models, entity-relationship diagrams, and dashboards to visualize and optimize workflows.

• Apply data quality, security, and compliance practices following industry standards.

• Create end-to-end IT solutions that meet stakeholder requirements and enable data-driven decision-making.

Course Syllabus

Welcome to the Course

Video: Course Introduction
Reading: Course Overview
Video: Project Overview
Reading: Helpful Tips for Course Completion

Module 1: Project Initiation and Requirements Gathering

Learning Objectives

Lesson 1: Project Initiation and Stakeholder Engagement

Reading: Assignment Overview: Project Initiation and Stakeholder Engagement
Lab: Project Charter, Stakeholder Register, and Stakeholder Engagement Plan
Graded Assignment: Checklist: Project Initiation and Stakeholder Engagement

Lesson 2: Requirements Gathering

Reading: Assignment Overview: Requirements Gathering
Lab: Requirements Gathering
Graded Assignment: Checklist: Requirements Gathering

Lesson 3: Summary and Assessment

Reading: Summary and Highlights: Project Initiation and Requirements Gathering
Graded Quiz: Project Initiation and Requirements Gathering

Module 2: Project Planning and Process Modeling

Learning Objectives

Lesson 1: Project Planning and Risk Analysis

Reading: Assignment Overview: Project Planning and Risk Analysis
Lab: Create Project Management and Risk Artifacts
Graded Assignment: Checklist: Project Planning and Risk Analysis

Lesson 2: Process Modeling

Reading: Assignment Overview: Process Modeling and Visualization
Lab: Create Process Models and Visualization
Graded Assignment: Checklist: Process Modeling

Lesson 3: Summary and Highlights

Reading: Summary and Highlights: Project Planning and Process Modeling
Graded Quiz: Project Planning and Process Modeling

Module 3: Data Preparation and Visualization

Learning Objectives

Lesson 1: Data Preparation and Cleaning

Reading: Assignment Overview: Data Preparation and Cleaning
Lab: Analyze Business Needs and Prepare Patient Data
Graded Assignment: Checklist: Data Preparation and Cleaning

Lesson 2: Basic Visualizations

Reading: Assignment Overview: Basic Visualizations
Lab: Building Visualizations for Appointment and Billing Data
Graded Assignment: Checklist: Basic Visualizations

Lesson 3: Advanced Dashboard Development

Reading: Assignment Overview: Advanced Dashboard Development
Lab: Build Interactive Dashboards
Graded Assignment: Checklist: Advanced Dashboard Development

Lesson 4: Summary and Highlights

Reading: Summary and Highlights: Data Preparation and Visualization
Graded Quiz: Data Preparation and Visualization

Module 4: System and Database Design

Learning Objectives

Lesson 1: System Design

Reading: Assignment Overview: System Design with Use Case and Sequence Diagrams
Lab: Create System Models and UML Diagrams
Graded Assignment: Checklist: System Design

Lesson 2: Database Design

Reading: Assignment Overview: Database Design
Lab: Database Design
Graded Assignment: Checklist: Database Design

Lesson 3: Summary and Highlights

Reading: Summary and Highlights: System and Database Design
Graded Quiz: System and Database Design

Module 5: System Testing and Deployment Strategies

Learning Objectives

Lesson 1: Test Planning and Case Design using TDD and BDD

Reading: Assignment Overview: Test Planning and Case Design using TDD and BDD
Lab: Reviewing Test Plans and Creating TDD/BDD Test Cases
Graded Assignment: Checklist: Test Planning and Case Design using TDD and BDD

Lesson 2: CI/CD Deployment and Monitoring Plan

Reading: Assignment Overview: CI/CD Deployment and Monitoring Plan
Lab: Create a CI/CD Pipeline and Monitoring Strategy
Graded Assignment: Checklist: CI/CD Deployment and Monitoring Plan

Lesson 3: Summary and Highlights

Reading: Summary and Highlights: System Testing and Deployment Strategies
Graded Quiz: System Testing and Deployment Strategies

Module 6: Final Submission, Evaluation, and Career Guidance

Learning Objectives

Lesson 1: Presentation Development, Submission, and Evaluation

Reading: Assignment Overview: How to Present Your Findings
Lab: Unified IT Solution for XYZ Health Solutions
Peer Review: Project: Final Submission and Evaluation

[Bonus] Lesson 2: Building Your Resume and Portfolio

Video: Guide to Resume Writing
Lab: Drafting System Analyst Resume
Video: Guide to Developing a Personal Portfolio
Lab: Developing a Personal Portfolio

[Bonus] Lesson 3: Exploring Career Paths and Interview Preparation

Video: Guide to Freelancing and Job Search
Lab: Planning a Job Search and Freelance Strategy
Video: Common Interview Questions and Tips
Activity: Practice Mock Interview

Lesson 4: Course Wrap-Up

Reading: Congratulations and Next Steps
Reading: Team and Acknowledgements

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Recommended Skills Prior to Taking this Course

The following skills are required to be successful with this course:

We recommend completing all previous courses in the IBM Systems Analyst Professional Certificate before starting this capstone.

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