Overview
The CBAP® designation is a mark of distinction for intermediate and advanced–level practitioners, recognizing their demonstration of the knowledge and skills necessary for effectiveness and a professional level of competence in business analysis principles and practices. This CBAP training course is intended to comply with the International Standards Organization (ISO) 17204 standard for certifying the competence of personnel. During the course, the trainers would impart knowledge and secrets of the IIBA certification success and help upgrade the skills and knowledge of the participants.
What You'll Learn
- Analyze and remember the most important elements of the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge®
- Record progress and identify gaps in your business analysis qualifications
- Analyze the unique combination of education, knowledge and skills to determine the best way to package it for the CBAP® application
- Explore the nature and construction of the application and examination
- Improve your chances of success with the CBAP® certification process
- Understand and influence your organization to recognize the value of CBAP® certification
- Understand the importance of documenting your education and experience for continued certification requirements
- Understand what knowledge from the BABOK® and other sources comprise the CBAP® certification
- Use practical, real-world methods for improving testing success
- Learn what the IIBA® and its certifications are all about
Curriculum
- Components of the CBAP® certification
- Introduction to the CBAP® examination
- Philosophy of the exams
- Overview of CBAP® exam content
- Overview of the CBAP® Prep boot camp
- The International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA)
- The CBAP® certification
- The certification application processes
- The examination processes
- The professional code of conduct
- The examination structures
- What is business analysis?
- The role and competencies of the business analyst
- The system/software development life cycle (SDLC)
- Project and requirements life cycle management
- Project roles and competencies
- Requirements engineering basics
- Levels of requirements, tools and techniques
- Perspectives, systems, processes and actors
- Business analysis planning and monitoring
- Elicitation and collaboration
- Requirements life cycle management
- Strategy analysis
- Requirements analysis and design definition
- Solution evaluation
- Analytical thinking and problem solving
- Behavioral characteristics
- Business knowledge
- Communication skills
- Interaction skills
- Tools and technology
- Elicitation and collaboration techniques
- Diagramming and modeling techniques
- Root cause analysis techniques
- Acceptance and evaluation definition techniques
- Post-project assessment techniques
- Agile
- Business intelligence
- Information technology
- Business architecture
- Business process management
- Review of key topics
- Key tips to remember for the exam
- Final test hints and tricks
- Practice examination
- Your personal preparation plan
Who should attend
The course is highly recommended for –
- Intermediate to advanced level business analysts
- Business system analysts
- Systems analyst
- Project manager or team leader
- Systems architect or designer
- IT manager/director
- Scrum master
Prerequisites
In order to be eligible for CBAP® certification, participants need to have minimum 7500 hours of BA work experience aligned with the BABOK guide in the last ten years, minimum 900 hours of experience in four of the six knowledge areas as mandated for the certification exam, and minimum 21 hours of professional development in the past four years. The participants also need to have a minimum of a high school degree or equivalent.
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Certification
To pursue the CBAP® examination, one needs to meet all the prerequisites for the same.
The CBAP® exam blueprint is as follows –
| Knowledge area | Percentage of questions |
| Business analysis and monitoring | 19.33% |
| Elicitation | 14% |
| Requirements management and communication | 16% |
| Enterprise analysis | 15.33% |
| Requirement analysis | 19.33% |
| Solution assessment and validation | 16% |
The exam details are as follows –
| Exam name | IIBA’s Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP®) certification examination |
| Number of questions | 120 |
| Exam format | Multiple-choice questions and case-study based questions |
| Exam duration | 3.5 hours |
