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IIBA® Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP®) Course Outline

The course covers the following topics as featured in the CBAP® exam and aligned to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge® (BABOK®) Guide:

Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring

  • Why is a Plan Needed?
  • Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring Input/output
  • Tasks Under Business Analysis, Planning and Monitoring
  • Plan Business Analysis Approach
    1. Agile Principles Compared to Waterfall
    2. Various Agile Methods for Project Management
      1. Scrum
      2. Extreme Programming
      3. Dynamic Systems Development Method (DSDM) Framework
      4. KANBAN
  • Stakeholder Engagement
    1. RACI Matrix – Stakeholder Analysis
    2. Illustration of a Communication Plan
    3. Dealing with Difficult Stakeholders
  • Plan Business Analysis Governance
  • Plan Business Analysis of Information Management
  • Identify Business Analysis Performance Improvements

Introduction to Elicitation and Collaboration

  • What Does Elicitation Mean?
  • Tasks Under Elicitation and Collaboration
  • Elicitation and Collaboration Input / Output
  • Prepare for Elicitation
    1. Prepare for Elicitation Input / Output
    2. Sometimes, A Conversation Alone Isn’t Enough
    3. Conduct Elicitation Input / Output
  • Conduct Elicitation
    1. Requirement Elicitation Questioning Techniques
    2. Conduct Elicitation
    3. Confirm Elicitation Results Input / Output
  • Confirm Elicitation Results
    1. Communicate Business Analysis Information Input / Output
  • Communicate Business Analysis Information
    1. Manage Stakeholder Collaboration Input / Output
    2. Manage Stakeholder Collaboration

Requirements Life Cycle Management

  1. What are Requirements?
  2. Requirements Life Cycle
  3. Requirements Lifecycle Management Input / Output
  4. Tasks under Requirements Lifecycle Management
  5. Trace Requirements Input / Output
  6. Gap in Requirements
  7. Trace Requirements
    1. What All Is Traced?
    2. How to Record Traceability?
    3. Maintain Requirements Input / Output
  8. Maintain Requirements
    1. Reasons for Tracing and Maintaining Requirements
    2. Prioritise Requirements Input / Output
  9. Prioritise Requirements
    1. Why Prioritise Requirements?
    2. How to Prioritise Requirements?
    3. Assess Requirements Input / Output
  10. Assess Requirements
    1. Approve Requirements Input / Output
  11. Approve Requirements
    1. Getting a Sign – Off on Requirements
    2. Tips for Effective Requirements Management

Strategy Analysis

  • What is Strategy Planning and Analysis?
  • Strategy Analysis
  • Strategy Analysis Input / Output
  • Tasks under Strategy Analysis
  • Analyse Current State
    1. Tools for Analysing Current State to Make Strategic Decisions
    2. SWOT Analysis
    3. Industry Analysis – Porter’s Five Forces Model
    4. Define Future State Input / Output
  • Assess Risks
    1. Assess Risks
    2. Define Change Strategy Input / Output
  • Define Change Strategy
  • Tools for Defining Change Strategy
    1. BCG Growth/Share Portfolio Matrix
    2. GE Business Screen Matrix
  • Expert BA Behaviour that helps in Executing the Task

Requirement Analysis and Design Definition

  • Requirement Analysis and Design Definition Input / Output
  • Tasks Under Requirement Analysis and Design Definition
  • Specify and Model Requirements Input / Output
    1. Specify and Model Requirements
    2. Verify Requirements
    3. Validate Requirements
    4. Define Requirements Architecture
    5. Define Design Options
    6. Analyse Potential Value and Recommend Solution
  • Paralysis of Analysis
  • Useful Techniques to Avoid Paralysis of Analysis
  • Responsibilities of Business Analyst in Requirement Analysis and Design Definition

Solution Evaluation

  • Understand Solution Evaluation
  • Tasks Under Solution Evaluation
    1. Measure Solution Performance
    2. Analyse Performance Measures
    3. Assess Solution Limitations
    4. Assess Enterprise Limitations
    5. Recommend Actions to Increase Solution Value

Who should attend this IIBA Training Course?

CBAP® certification is aimed at:

  • Those with CCBA® certification who would like to take the next step on their certification path
  • Business Analysis professionals wishing to receive CBAP® certification
  • Product owners/managers
  • Non-Business Analysis consultants
  • Trainers
  • Professionals with elements of Business Analysis in their roles, including Project Managers, Testers, Quality Assurance personnel, Change Managers and Designers

Prerequisites

CBAP® is an experience-based professional certification. It requires the following professional work experience:

  • A minimum of 7500 hours in the last 10 years
  • Within these work experience hours, a minimum of 900 hours must cover 4 of the 6 BABOK® Guide knowledge areas
  • In addition to this, it requires:
  • A minimum of 35 hours of professional development in the last 4 years
  • Two references from either a career manager, client (internal or external) or CBAP® recipient

IIBA® Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP®) Course Overview

This 2-day course prepares candidates for the Certified Business Analysis Professional™ exam to achieve CBAP® certification. Over the 2 days of training, your instructor will walk you through the knowledge areas covered by the exam and ensure you have a full understanding of what each area involves.

CBAP® is the third level of Business Analysis certification offered by the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA®). Designed for Business Analysis professionals to demonstrate their considerable experience, the certification recognises over five years of experience in the field, showing employers your deep commitment to the profession.

IIBA® Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP®) Exam

The CBAP® exam lasts 3.5 hours and consists of 120 multiple choice questions. These questions are case study-based and assess the candidate’s practical application of the defined competencies for this level.

What’s Included in this IIBA Training Course?

  • The Knowledge Academy’s Certified Business Analysis Professional Courseware
  • Experienced Instructor
  • Completion Certificate
  • Refreshments

Agile Business Analyst (AgileBA®) Practitioner Exam:

  • Type: Complex Multiple Choice - 4 Questions per paper with 20 Marks per questions
  • Duration: 2.5 Hours
  • Supervised: Yes
  • Open book: Yes - Only the AgileBA Handbook is allowed)
  • Pass Mark: 40/80 (50%)
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