CBAP Certification Benefit To You

• The Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) offers members of the BA community a variety of benefits, including:
  • Demonstrated senior knowledge and professional competence
  • Marketability, employability and earning potential
  • Success and path to leadership

  CBAP recognizes your expertise in multiple business domains and your ability to tackle more complex projects, work with stakeholders to define and manage their business requirements, drive business processes, lead the BA effort, and identify opportunities to achieve better business results.

  The IIBA Annual Business Analysis Salary Survey reports that the average salary of respondents with CBAP certification holders is 13% higher on average in earnings in comparison to non-certification holders.

• The CBAP exam consists of 120 multiple choice questions and must be completed within 3.5 hours. Formulated from the BABOK Guide, exam questions are both scenario and case study-based.

• Business analysis is the practice of enabling change in an enterprise by defining needs and recommending solutions that deliver value to stakeholders. Business analysis enables an enterprise to articulate needs and the rationale for change and to design and describe solutions that can deliver value.

  Business analysis has become a highly essential competence for 21st Century Organizations. Becoming a Certified Business Analysis (BA) specialist will take your career in a new direction as opportunities for BAs are on the rise.

  Business analysts are charged with identifying and defining the solutions that will maximize the value delivered by an organization to its stakeholders. Business analysts work across all levels of an organization and may be involved in everything from defining strategy, to creating the enterprise architecture, to taking a leadership role by defining the goals and requirements.

  Upon completing this course, you will be able to:

  • Understand the CBAP exam process (i.e. application procedure to taking the exam).
  • Master the Domains of Business Analysis.
  • Identify the attributes of being a Business Analyst.
  • Understand Business Analyst tools and techniques.
  • Understand the development and detailing of requirements.
  • Evaluate stakeholders needs and requirements.
  • Analyze, understand and document a process, system or structure to evaluate its effectiveness and efficiency.
  • Understand change management and how this needs to be aligned with an organization.
  • Understand how to harness the positive energy needed to bring about successful change
  • Manage stakeholders – identify, assessing needs relationship management

• The Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) from IIBA is normally active for 3 years. After 3 years, you will need to renew it (Meaning it is renewable every 3 years).

  The CBAP recertification process requires that you earn a minimum of 60 Continuing Development Units (CDUs) every three years from your date of Certification.

• To earn the CBAP designation, candidates must:

  • Complete a minimum of 7,500 hours of Business Analysis Work experience in the last 10 years.
  • Within this experience, a minimum of 900 hours completed in 4 of the 6 BABOK Guide Knowledge Areas, for a total of at least 3,600 of the required 7,500 total.
  • Complete a minimum of 35 hours of Professional Development in the last 4 years.
  • Provide two references.
  • Agree to Code of Conduct.
  • Agree to Terms and Conditions.
  • Pass the exam.

• The Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) training course is suitable for individuals who have experience in business analysis and want to advance their skills and knowledge. Professionals who should take the CBAP training course include:

   

  • Business Analysts
  • Business Architects
  • Business Systems Analysts
  • Project managers
  • Data Analysts
  • Enterprise Analysts
  • Management Consultants
  • Process Analysts
  • IT Professionals
  • Product Managers
  • Product Owner
  • Requirements Engineer
  • Systems Analyst
  • Entrepreneurs
  • Senior Managers

   

  In general, anyone who is involved in analyzing, designing, or implementing business solutions can benefit from a CBAP training course. The course provides an in-depth understanding of business analysis concepts, techniques, and practices, which are applicable across a range of industries and domains.

• Testing for the CBAP certification is available year-round. Upcoming prep classes are as follows:

  • June: 10, 11, 17, and 18th
  • August: 19, 20, 26, and 27th
  • October: 14, 15, 21, and 22nd

• CBAP Certification Course Outline

   

  Knowledge Areas

   

  Business Analysis Key Concepts

  Business Analysis Planning And Monitoring

  • Plan Business Analysis Approach
  • Plan Stakeholder Engagement
  • Plan Business Analysis Governance
  • Plan Business Analysis Information Management:
  • Identify Business Analysis Performance Improvements

  Elicitation and Collaboration

  • Prepare for Elicitation
  • Conduct Elicitation
  • Confirm Elicitation Results
  • Communicate Business Analysis Information
  • Manage Stakeholder Collaboration

  Requirements Life Cycle Management

  • Trace Requirements
  • Maintain Requirements
  • Prioritize Requirements
  • Assess Requirements Changes
  • Approve Requirements

  STRATEGY ANALYSIS

  • Analyze Current State
  • Define Future State:
  • Assess Risks
  • Define Change Strategy

  Requirements Analysis And Design Definition

  • Specify and Model Requirements
  • Verify Requirements
  • Validate Requirements
  • Define Requirements Architecture
  • Define Solution Options
  • Analyze Potential Value and Recommend Solution

  Solution Evaluation

  • Measure Solution Performance
  • Analyze Performance Measures
  • Assess Solution Limitations
  • Assess Enterprise Limitations

  Recommend Actions to Increase Solution Value. Solution Evaluation tasks can be performed on solution components in varying stages of development:

  • Prototypes or Proofs of Concept: working but limited versions of the solution that demonstrates value.
  • Pilot or Beta releases: limited implementations or versions of a solution used in order to work through problems and understand how well it actually delivers value before fully releasing the solution.
  • Operational releases: full versions of a partial or completed solution used to achieve business objectives, execute a process or fulfil a desired outcome.

  Underlying Competencies

  • Analytical Thinking and Problem Solving
  • Behavioural Characteristics
  • Business Knowledge
  • Communication Skills
  • Interaction Skills and
  • Tools and Technology

  Techniques

  Techniques are methods that business analysis professionals use to perform business analysis tasks. Business analysis professionals apply their experience and judgment demonstrated in their competencies to select and perform a technique to achieve a successful outcome. There are about 50 common Business Analysis and techniques and methods.

  In a number of cases, a set of conceptually similar approaches have been grouped into a single technique. Any approach within a technique may be used individually or in combination to accomplish the technique’s purpose.

  Perspectives

  Perspectives are used within business analysis work to provide focus to tasks and techniques specific to the context of the initiative. Most initiatives are likely to engage one or more perspectives. The perspectives included in the BABOK® are:

  • Agile
  • Business Intelligence
  • Information Technology
  • Business Architecture
  • Business Process Management