Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP)

Course Description:

Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) is the world’s most recognized certification. Professionals with CBAP business analyst certification will be able to stay relevant with rapid changes in the IT industry and competencies in all aspects of business analysis. This business analyst course is designed to help professionals gain new skills and expertise in advanced documentation, effective planning and creation of business solutions. 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. This Certified Business Analysis Professional™ (CBAP®) course has been designed to provide intense preparation for the CBAP®certification exam. The CBAP (Certified Business Analysis Professional) certification is definitely worth the effort & money. It is undoubtedly the most coveted and sought-after designation globally among the Business analysts. This training enhances your analytical skills along with providing you extensive knowledge of advanced level of expertise of business analysis.

Prerequisites:

• Minimum 7500 hours of BA work experience aligned with BABOK® Guide in the last 10 years
• Minimum 900 hours in four of the six knowledge areas
• Minimum 35 hours of Professional Development in the past four years
• Two references from a career manager, client or Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP®) recipient
• Signed Code of Conduct

The Exam:

The CBAP® certification is achieved after appearing for the examination which is 3.5 hours long.  The exam has 120 multiple choice questions. The questions are case study-based with multiple questions about the case. The exam assesses the candidate’s practical application of the defined competencies for this level 3 certification in the IIBA Certification Framework. The current exam blueprint based on v3.0 of the BABOK® Guide is as follows:

• Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring - 14%
• Elicitation and Collaboration - 12%
• Requirements Life Cycle Management - 15%
• Strategy Analysis - 15%
• Requirements Analysis and Design Definition - 30%
• Solution Evaluation - 14%

Advantages of CBAP Certification:

• Improve overall performance
• Advanced career potential due to recognition as a professional business analysis practitioner
• Competence in the principles and practices of business analysis
• Higher compensation - CBAP certified professionals earn up to 16% more

What you will learn:

• Business Analysis Key Concepts
• Business analysis tools and techniques
• To achieve reliable, quality results with enhanced efficiency and consistency
• Business Analysis Core Concept Model
• Building core competencies to achieve organizational goals
• Learn business analysis tasks and knowledge areas
• Learn about business needs, business cases, and how IT projects help businesses solve problems or realize opportunities
• Understand process and components of requirements analysis, requirements modeling, and requirements documentation

What you will get:

• 35 PDUs
• Soft copy of courseware
• High quality training from certified instructor
• Useful exam tips from certified instructor
• End-to-end support via email, chat and phone

Course Outline:

Introduction

Business Analysis Key Concepts

• The Business Analysis Core Concept Model
• Requirements Classification Schema
• Requirements and Designs
• Stakeholders

Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring

• Overview
• Core Concept Model in 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

• Overview
• Core Concept Model in Elicitation and Collaboration
• Prepare of Elicitation
• Conduct Elicitation
• Confirm Elicitation Results
• Communicate Business Analysis Information
• Manage Stakeholder Collaboration

Requirements Lifecycle Management

• Overview
• Core Concept Model in Requirements Lifecycle Management
• Trace Requirements
• Maintain Requirements
• Prioritize Requirements
• Assess Requirements Changes
• Approve Requirements

Strategy Analysis

• Overview
• Core Concept Model in Strategy Analysis
• Analyze Current State
• Define Future State
• Assess Risks
• Define Change Strategy

Requirements Analysis and Design Definition

• Overview
• Core Concept Model in Requirements Analysis and Design Definition
• Specify and Model Requirements
• Verify Requirements
• Validate Requirements
• Define Requirements Architecture
• Define Design Options
• Analyze Potential Value and Recommend Solution

Solution Evaluation

• Overview
• Core Concept Model in Solution Evaluation
• Measure Solution Performance
• Analyze Performance Measures
• Assess Solution Limitations
• Assess Enterprise Limitations
• Recommend Actions to Increase Solution Value

Underlying Competencies

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

Techniques

• Elicitation and Collaboration Techniques
• Diagramming and Modeling Techniques
• Root Cause Analysis Techniques
• Acceptance and Evaluation Definition Techniques
• Post-Project Assessment Techniques