Business Analysis Body of Knowledge

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Business Analysis Body of Knowledge

• CBAP Application Workshop

August 2007
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Agenda

• Review Candidate Requirements
• Review Certification Process Application
  Package Checklist
• Review CBAP Handbook
• CBAP Application Form walk-thru
• Personal / Organizational
• Work Experience / Projects
• Knowledge Areas
• Education / Professional Development
• Exam Registration / Signature
• QA (during walk-thru and at the end)

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Candidate Requirements

• Five years (7,500 hrs) professional experience in
  the last 10 years
• Experience in four of the six knowledge areas
• Enterprise Analysis, Requirements Planning
  Management, Requirements Elicitation,
  Requirements Analysis and Documentation,
  Requirements Communication, and Solution
  Assessment Validation
• Twenty-one (21) hours in the past four years of
  professional development on business analysis or
  underlying fundamentals
• Communication skills, Leadership skills, Problem
  solving skills, Business knowledge, and
  Information technology knowledge
• High school diploma
• Two references (manager, client, or CBAP)

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Knowledge Area Overview
Requirements Planning and Management
Requirements Elicitation
Enterprise Analysis
Requirements Analysis and Documentation
Solution Assessment and Validation
Requirements Communications
Underlying Concepts
Fundamentals
Glossary
Identifies currently accepted best practices
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CBAP Certification Process

• Meet candidate requirements
• Complete application package (see checklist for
  details)
• Submit application package (see checklist for
  mailing address)
• Receive notification of application package
  receipt and results of assessment
• Take pass the exam (registered location and
  date indicated on application form)
• Use CBAP certification designation to
• Advance the business analysis profession
• Advance your career
• Earn more

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Application Package Checklist

• Completed CBAP Application Form
• Two completed sealed CBAP Application Reference
  Forms
• Signed CBAP Code of Conduct Agreement.
• CBAP Exam Special Accommodations Form (if
  required)
• Application fee of 450 USD (for IIBA members) or
  575 USD (for non-members) payable by check or
  international money order to the International
  Institute of Business Analysis TM. The fee pays
  for the application processing and the initial
  exam sitting.
• Mail application package to
• The IIBA
• c/o Certification Manager
• P.O. Box 42001
• 550 King Street North
• Waterloo, ON
• N2L 6K5

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CBAP Handbook - Table of Contents

• 1.0 About CBAP Handbook
• 2.0 About the IIBA
• 3.0 IIBA BABOK Overview
• 4.0 About CBAP Certification
• 5.0 CBAP Certification Requirements
• 6.0 Overall CBAP Certification Process
• 7.0 Responsibilities to the Profession
• 8.0 Appendix A forms and information on the
  website

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1.0 About the CBAP Handbook

• Purpose
• Understand the IIBA organization
• Understand the IIBA application process to become
  certified
• Omissions (as of 1/5/2007)
• Ongoing certification requirements
• Recertification

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2.0 About the IIBA

• The International Institute of Business
  Analysis (IIBA) is an independent non-profit
  professional association serving the growing
  field of Business Analysis. The IIBA mission
  includes the development and maintenance of
  standards for the practice of Business Analysis
  and for the certification and recognition of its
  practitioners. IIBA is the first organization to
  offer the formal certification for Business
  Analysis Professionals.

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2.1 IIBA Vision Statement

• To be the worlds leading association for
  Business Analysis Professionals.

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2.1 IIBA Mission Statement

• We develop and maintain standards for the
  practice of business analysis and for the
  certification of practioners.

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2.0 The IIBA is Responsible for

• Developing awareness and value of the BA
  profession
• The Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK)
• Identifying the skills and competencies of a CBAP
• Training and professional development standards
• Endorsing education providers
• Certifying CBAPs

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2.0 The IIBA Benefits include

• Networking opportunities with fellow Business
  Analysis professionals.
• Opportunities to influence and contribute to the
  profession and service of Business Analysis.
• Access to forums for sharing your expertise,
  expressing your professional opinion, and
  building a reputation within the industry.

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3.0 IIBA BABOK Overview

• The BABOK is
• a collection of knowledge within the BA
  profession
• generally accepted BA practices
• A reference for BA professional knowledge
• provides the basis for CBAP certification

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3.0 BABOK Knowledge Areas

• Enterprise Analysis
• Requirements Planning Management
• Requirements Elicitation
• Requirement Analysis Documentation
• Requirements Communication
• Solution Assessment Validation

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3.0 BABOK Underlying Fundamentals

• Communication Skills
• Leadership Skills
• Problem Solving Skills
• Business Knowledge
• Information Technology Knowledge

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4.0 About the CBAP Certification

• Certification is recognition of
• BA knowledge
• BA experience
• BA skills
• BA expertise
• Certification is demonstrated competency as a
  practitioner in the BA profession

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4.4 A BA Professional is

• Responsible for identifying the business needs of
  their clients and stakeholders to help determine
  business solutions
• Responsible for requirements development and
  management
• Responsible for facilitating interactions between
  the client, stakeholders and the solution team to
  achieve the desired business solutions

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5.0 CBAP Certification Requirements

• Five years (7,500 hrs) professional experience in
  the last 10 years
• Experience in four of the six knowledge areas
• Enterprise Analysis, Requirements Planning
  Management, Requirements Elicitation,
  Requirements Analysis and Documentation,
  Requirements Communication, and Solution
  Assessment Validation
• Twenty-one (21) hours in the past four years of
  professional development on business analysis or
  underlying fundamentals
• Communication skills, Leadership skills, Problem
  solving skills, Business knowledge, and
  Information technology knowledge
• High school diploma
• Two references (manager, client, or CBAP)

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6.0 CBAP Certification Process

• Meet candidate requirements
• Complete application package (see checklist for
  details)
• Submit application package (see checklist for
  mailing address)
• Receive notification of application package
  receipt and results of assessment
• Take pass the exam (registered location and
  date indicated on application form)
• Use CBAP certification designation to
• Advance the business analysis profession
• Advance your career
• Earn more

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6.0 CBAP Application Package

• Completed CBAP Application Form
• Two completed sealed CBAP Application Reference
  Forms
• Signed CBAP Code of Conduct Agreement.
• CBAP Exam Special Accommodations Form (if
  required)
• Application fee of 450 USD (for IIBA members) or
  575 USD (for non-members) payable by check or
  international money order to the International
  Institute of Business Analysis TM. The fee pays
  for the application processing and the initial
  exam sitting.
• Mail application package to
• The IIBA
• c/o Certification Manager
• P.O. Box 42001
• 550 King Street North
• Waterloo, ON
• N2L 6K5

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7.0 Responsibilities to the Profession

• Comply with all organizational rules and policies
• Conduct yourself professionally
• Advance the profession
• Act honorably and legally to your client and the
  public
• Avoid conflict of interest and other prohibited
  professional situations

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8.0 Appendix A (forms info)

• IIBA CBAP Application Form
• CBAP Application Reference Form
• IIBA CBAP Professional Code of Conduct Agreement
• Certification Exam Schedule (see www.theiiba.org
  Dates, Times and Locations of Testing)

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One Minute Break

• Break for drawing
• this Door Prize Break brought to you by
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Agenda

• Review Candidate Requirements
• Review Certification Process Application
  Package Checklist
• Review CBAP Handbook
• CBAP Application Form walk-thru
• Personal / Organizational
• Work Experience / Projects
• Knowledge Areas
• Education / Professional Development
• Exam Registration / Signature
• QA (during walk-thru and at the end)

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CBAP Application - Contents

• 1. Personal Information
• 2. Organization Information
• 3. Work Experience (repeat per project)
• 4. Knowledge Areas
• 5. Education
• Professional Development (repeat per
  course/seminar)
• Exam Registration
• Signature

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1. Personal Information
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2. Organization Information
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3. Work Experience
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4. Knowledge Areas
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5. Education
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6. Professional Development
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7/8. Exam Registration/Signature
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Two Minute Review

• Two minute review
• candidate requirements
• certification process
• application package checklist

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Candidate Requirements

• Five years (7,500 hrs) professional experience in
  the last 10 years
• Experience in four of the six knowledge areas
• Enterprise Analysis, Requirements Planning
  Management, Requirements Elicitation,
  Requirements Analysis and Documentation,
  Requirements Communication, and Solution
  Assessment Validation
• Twenty-one (21) hours in the past four years of
  professional development on business analysis or
  underlying fundamentals
• Communication skills, Leadership skills, Problem
  solving skills, Business knowledge, and
  Information technology knowledge
• High school diploma
• Two references (manager, client, or CBAP)

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CBAP Certification Process

• Meet candidate requirements
• Complete application package (see checklist for
  details)
• Submit application package (see checklist for
  mailing address)
• Receive notification of application package
  receipt and results of assessment
• Take pass the exam (registered location and
  date indicated on application form)
• Use CBAP certification designation to
• Advance the business analysis profession
• Advance your career
• Earn more

37
Application Package Checklist

• Completed CBAP Application Form
• Two completed sealed CBAP Application Reference
  Forms
• Signed CBAP Code of Conduct Agreement.
• CBAP Exam Special Accommodations Form (if
  required)
• Application fee of 450 USD (for IIBA members) or
  575 USD (for non-members) payable by check or
  international money order to the International
  Institute of Business Analysis TM. The fee pays
  for the application processing and the initial
  exam sitting.
• Mail application package to
• The IIBA
• c/o Certification Manager
• P.O. Box 42001
• 550 King Street North
• Waterloo, ON
• N2L 6K5

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