Business Analysis Professional (ECBA/CBAP) (PBA)

Intro - Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) (PBA)

A day in the life of a business analyst

The Business Analysis Certification Program is aligned with the (Business Analysis Body of Knowledge Guide) BABOK v3 and has a total of 14 sections that are also presented as individual courses for your convenience.

Effective Learning

The Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK) Guide v3 is a comprehensive guide that provides a framework for the practice of business analysis.

It's designed to be a resource for business analysts at various levels of expertise, from entry-level to very experienced.

Published by the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA), the BABOK Guide serves as the globally recognized standard for the practice of business analysis.

FAQs

In this Introduction to Business Analysis course, we're going to talk about some of the foundational concepts related to business analysis.

After completing this topic, you should be able to identify the definition of business analysis.

The Science of Better Learning

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize activities that a business analyst may perform within an organization.

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize how business analysis adds value to an organization.

Business Analysis (beyond projects)

After completing this topic, you should be able to demonstrate your understanding of the basics of business analysis.

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize the business analysis knowledge areas.

Tools and Techniques for BOBOK Guide v3.

Relationships Between Knowledge Areas

After completing this topic, you should be able to match key terms used in business analysis with their definitions.

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize the meaning of six core concepts within the context of business analysis.

The BACCM Model

After completing this topic, you should be able to demonstrate your understanding of the business analysis knowledge areas, key terms, and core concepts.

After completing this topic, you should be able to identify examples of project team stakeholders.

After completing this topic, you should be able to identify examples of project stakeholders who are outside the project team.

The BACCM Components

After completing this topic, you should be able to label requirements according to the business analysis classification schema.

After completing this topic, you should be able to differentiate between requirements and designs.

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize characteristics of the requirements and design cycle.

Requirements and design concepts

After completing this topic, you should be able to practice concepts related to business analysis stakeholders, requirements and designs.

Congratulations for finishing the Introduction to Business Analysis course! We covered some of the foundational concepts related to business analysis.

Introduction to Business Analysis (IIBA - CBAP)

In this course, we're going to begin looking at the business analysis knowledge areas, beginning with business analysis planning and monitoring.

After completing this topic, you should be able to identify planning and monitoring tasks.

The Core Concept Model in Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize the business analyst's role with regard to core concepts during planning and monitoring tasks

After completing this topic, you should be able to demonstrate your understanding of the tasks and responsibilities during BA planning and monitoring.

Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring Input/Output Diagram

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize considerations when planning a business analysis approach.

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize the guidelines and techniques used in planning the business analysis approach.

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize the role of stakeholders with respect to the business analysis approach.

Plan Business Analysis Approach Input/Output Diagram

Formality and Level of Detail of Business Analysis Deliverables

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize what's involved in planning a business analysis approach.

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize considerations when planning stakeholder engagement.

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize the guidelines and techniques used in planning stakeholder engagement.

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize the role of stakeholders with respect to the stakeholder engagement approach.

Plan Stakeholder Engagement Input/Output Diagram

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize what's involved in planning stakeholder engagement.

Plan Business Analysis Governance: Inputs and Elements

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize the guidelines and techniques used in planning the business analysis governance approach.

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize the roles of stakeholders in developing the business analysis governance approach.

Plan Business Analysis Governance Input/Output Diagram

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize what's involved in planning an approach to business analysis governance.

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize considerations when planning how to manage business analysis information.

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize the guidelines and techniques used in planning business analysis information management.

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize the roles of stakeholders in developing the approach to managing business analysis information.

Plan Business Analysis Information Management Input/Output Diagram

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize what's involved in planning an approach to business analysis information management.

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize considerations when assessing business analysis performance.

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize techniques used to assess business analysis performance.

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize the roles of stakeholders in identifying business analysis performance improvements.

Identify Business Analysis Performance Improvements Input/Output Diagram

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize what's involved in identifying business analysis performance improvements.

The Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring course is aligned with the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge Guide (BABOK3), and in this course, we're going to begin looking at the business analysis knowledge areas, beginning with business analysis planning and monitoring.

Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring (IIBA - CBAP)

In this course, we're going to examine the ongoing process of elicitation and collaboration and find out how business analysts identify and reach agreements with stakeholders on requirements.

After completing this topic, you should be able to identify tasks involved in elicitation and collaboration.

The Core Concept Model in Elicitation and Collaboration

Elicitation and Collaboration Input/Output Diagram

After completing this topic, you should be able to identify roles of the business analyst during the elicitation and collaboration process

After completing this topic, you should be able to demonstrate your understanding of the tasks and roles involved in BA elicitation and collaboration

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise considerations when preparing for elicitation

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise guidelines and techniques used to prepare for elicitation

After completing this topic, you should be able to distinguish between the roles of stakeholders involved in preparing for elicitation

Prepare for Elicitation Input/Output Diagram

After completing this topic, you should be able to demonstrate your understanding of the tasks, techniques, and roles involved in preparing for elicitation

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize inputs and elements used to conduct elicitation

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise guidelines and techniques used to conduct elicitation

After completing this topic, you should be able to distinguish between the roles of stakeholders involved in conducting elicitation

Conduct Elicitation Input/Output Diagram

After completing this topic, you should be able to demonstrate your understanding of the tasks, techniques, and roles involved in conducting elicitation

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise inputs and elements used to confirm elicitation results

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise guidelines and techniques used to confirm elicitation results

After completing this topic, you should be able to identify the key stakeholder in confirming elicitation results

Confirm Elicitation Results

After completing this topic, you should be able to demonstrate your understanding of the tasks, techniques, and roles involved in confirming elicitation results

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise considerations for communicating business analysis information

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise the guidelines and techniques used to communicate business analysis information

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise how to work with stakeholders when communicating BA information

Communicate Business Analysis Information Input/Output Diagram

After completing this topic, you should be able to demonstrate your understanding of the tasks, techniques, and roles involved in communicating BA information

After completing this topic, you should be able to identify inputs and elements used in managing stakeholder collaboration

After completing this topic, you should be able to recognise the guidelines and techniques used in managing stakeholder collaboration

After completing this topic, you should be able to identify qualities of strong stakeholder collaboration

Manage Stakeholder Collaboration Input/Output Diagram