Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP<sup>®</sup>)

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The Certified Business Analysis Professional™ (CBAP ®) designation is a professional certification for individuals with extensive business analysis (BA) experience. CBAP® recipients are the leading, senior members of the BA community.

Business analysis professionals come from many different backgrounds and fulfill different needs to deliver the best business outcome for their organization. Find the resources you need for best practices and specializations relevant to business analysis in today’s transformative world.

What are the benefits of obtaining the CBAP Certification?

  • It demonstrates you have the knowledge, competencies and experience as a highly effective business analysis professional.
  • It allows you to stand out to employers and peers by showcasing your dedication to your career and the profession of business analysis.
  • CBAP certified professionals have higher compensation, earn up to 13% more being CBAP certified.

Who is a CBAP®?

CBAP® Competencies, Is CBAP® right for you? The CBAP® certification is for:
  • Individuals with significant experience in business analysis
  • Individuals with a CCBA™ designation
  • Product Managers
  • Non-BA consultants
  • Trainers
  • Hybrid Business Analysis professionals, including: Project Manager, Testers, Quality Assurance (QA) professionals, Change/Transformation Managers, and Designers

What do you Need to Become a CBAP®?

CBAP® Eligibility

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

Course Overview

This course is designed with a view to provide participants with an in-depth understanding on Business Analysis in the light of CBAP (Certified Business Analysis Professional) exam. CBAP is a certification provided by International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA), Canada and is known for being the most prestigious professional degree in Business Analysis.

The course participants will follow the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK) Guide Version 3 during the course and will be provided with opportunities to discuss and answer questions which will eventually help them build skill regarding applying personal knowledge to answer sample questions.

The course will cover all five business analysis perspectives presented in the BABOK Guide and help the participants understand business analysis techniques and develop personal skill competencies.

Course Outline

DayBroad TopicSpecific Topic
1Introduction to CBAP CertificationImportance of Professional Certification What is IIBA? Eligibility for CBAP certification Exam Application Process Exam Outline CBAP Exam Blueprint Recertification  
1Introduction to BABOK Version 3What is Business Analysis? What does a Business Analyst do? Business Analysis Core Concept Model the Knowledge Areas defined in BABOK V3 Underlying Competencies of an Analyst Techniques and Perspectives of an Analyst Defining Key Concepts of BABOK Guide  5 Business Analysis Perspectives
2Business Analysis Planning and MonitoringPlanning an Business Analysis Approach Planning Stakeholder Engagement Business Analysis Information Management and Governance Identifying Business Analysis Performance Improvements Tools and Techniques in Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring
3,4Elicitation and CollaborationPreparing and Conducting an Elicitation Confirming the Results of Elicitation Communicating the Business Analysis Information Managing Stakeholder Collaboration Tools and TechniquesMock Exam on chap 3,4Project
5Requirements Life Cycle ManagementTracing Requirements Maintaining Requirements Prioritizing Requirements  Assessing Changes to the Requirements Approving the Requirements Tools and Techniques
6Strategy AnalysisAnalyzing the Current State and Defining the Future State Risk Assessment Defining the Change Strategy  Tools and TechniquesMock Exam on chap 5,6Project
7,8Requirements Analysis and Design DefinitionSpecifying and Modeling Requirements Verifying and Validating Requirements Requirements Architecture Design Options Analyzing Potential Value and Recommending Solution Tools and TechniquesMock Exam on chap 7Project
9Solution EvaluationMeasuring Solution Performance Analyzing Performance Measure Assessment of Limitations of Solution and Enterprise Recommendation on Actions to Increase Solution Value Tools and Techniques
10Mock Exam
11Perspectives  Different Approaches that Business analysis is performed                                          
12Underlying CompetenciesCategories of skills a BA needs to perform the role.

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Sara Safrin has been in the Software Development industry for more than 12 years. Her major analysis works are for Fintech solutions. She is the first female CBAP certified business analyst by IIBA from Bangladesh. She is also a CSM & CSPO.

She is currently working as an ICT Consultant, WHO, Bangladesh. She was in the lead role of the product and technology team as DGM, Solution Delivery at bKash Ltd. Collaborating multiple cross functional dynamic product & development teams to achieve product goals for the world’s largest MFS bKash.