CBAP Overview
Course Title: CBAP Overview
Course #: BAN10
Duration: 1 day
Description:
A course offered to new and existing BAs who plan to make a career in Business Analysis and plan to move from Junior to (Senior) Business Analyst Professional. The course is particularly addressed to the trainee who is considering acquiring the CBAP (Certified BA Professional) designation. You will learn what responsibilities and skills you will need to make the transition to BA Professional, as well as tips for carrying out the enhanced role. As well, this course will enable you to plan and prepare for a career as a certified BA Professional. You’ll learn the preparatory steps required for qualification to sit the CBAP (Certified BA Professional) exam and create your own, personalized CBAP certification preparation plan.
Why:
* You are considering a move up from Junior to Senior BA Professional and are not sure what the enhanced role involves
* In this course, you’ll learn what the marketplace expects in the senior role
* You want to assess your eligibility for the Senior role as Professional BA and identify gaps in your knowledge or experience
* You’ll learn the hard and soft skills and responsibilities and take a self-assessment test.
* You are considering taking the IIBA CBAP professional certification and want to plan now for it.
* In this course, you’ll develop a personalized certification plan.
* You require tips now for carrying out Professional (Senior) BA activities
* In this course you’ll learn tips for initiating communication with stakeholders and keeping them involved, learn tips for managing conflicts amongst stakeholders, learn how to assist the PM in assessing and mitigating requirements risks and learn rules of thumb for selecting the right techniques for the right project.
What makes this course stand out from the competition?
1. The only course to clarify the distinction between BA staff levels (Junior vs. Senior (Professional) BA)
2. Actionable personalized plan for becoming a BA professional
3. Specific guidance for qualifying for and preparing for CBAP certification
Audience:
o IT Business Analysts and their managers
o Systems Analysts and programmers interested in expanding their role into the business area.
Prerequisites: None
Class Format:
Lecture and workshops.
Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
o Understand the role of the BA and the business contexts where BA skills are employed
o Understand the difference between a Junior and a Professional BA (Senior BA)
o Be aware of the responsibilities and business ethics expected of a Professional BA
o Be able to assess your readiness for a career as a professional BA
o Understand the professional BA certification process (CBAPTM: Certified BA Professional) as administered by the IIBATM
o Prepare a plan leading to CBAPTM certification
o Know about key areas of the BABOKTM (BA Book of Knowledge).
o Categorize BA best practices within the BA Body of Knowledge (BABOK™) published by the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA™)
o Explain the 6 key BA Knowledge Areas as defined in the BABOK™
Content:
o Characteristics of a Professional BA
o The BA role both in an IT and non-IT context
o Difference between BA levels: Junior BA vs. Professional (Senior) BA
o Best practices that characterize a Professional Business Analyst
o Types of requirements
o How project type impacts the tasks performed by the Professional BA
o Requirements risks and mitigation strategies for different types of projects
o Tips for fostering good stakeholder relationships
o Tips for promoting good information sharing
o Tips for diffusing stakeholder conflicts
o Overview of Underlying Fundamentals as defined in the BABOKTM
o Overview of the IIBATM and BABOKTM
o What services does the IIBATM provides to the Professional BA?
o Purpose of the BABOK
o Definition of BA Knowledge Areas as contained in the BABOKTM
o Tips for designing surveys
o Activities and deliverables used by the Professional BA in the following BA Knowledge Areas:
+ Enterprise Analysis and business architecture
+ Requirements Planning and Management
+ Requirements Elicitation
+ Requirements Analysis and Documentation
+ Requirements Communication
+ Solution Assessment and Validation
o CBAPTM Eligibility and Application Procedure
o Overview of the professional BA certification program administered by the IIBATM
o The CBAPTM accreditation process
o Self-assessment re: readiness to acquire CBAPTM accreditation
+ Requirements for work experience and knowledge
+ What type of experience is eligible/ ineligible
+ Required references
+ Professional Development
+ Other requirements
o What to expect when you sit the CBAP exam
o Building a BA Professional Development Plan
o Market forces driving the demand for BA Professionals
o Overview of emerging standards in IT governance, and Service Management
+ CMMI, ITIL, COBIT, PIPEDA
o Code of Ethical Conduct and Professional Standards (IIBATM)
o Tips for acquiring BA resources
o Leveraging your self-assessment to identify BA professional development opportunities
o Building your own plan to acquire CBAPTM accreditation
On-site requirements:
For each trainee:
o 1 PC with Windows ’98 or higher
o (optional) IBM Rational Rose Enterprise Edition (Evaluation), installed
o 1 pad or paper + pen
For the instructor:
o Whiteboard
o Overhead screen projector or large colour monitor, connected to instructor’s PC.
Included in each trainee’s kit:
o Detailed course notes
o Full workshop solutions
o Job Aids booklet containing:
o Templates
o Examples
o Glossary of technical terms
Course #: BAN10
Duration: 1 day
Description:
A course offered to new and existing BAs who plan to make a career in Business Analysis and plan to move from Junior to (Senior) Business Analyst Professional. The course is particularly addressed to the trainee who is considering acquiring the CBAP (Certified BA Professional) designation. You will learn what responsibilities and skills you will need to make the transition to BA Professional, as well as tips for carrying out the enhanced role. As well, this course will enable you to plan and prepare for a career as a certified BA Professional. You’ll learn the preparatory steps required for qualification to sit the CBAP (Certified BA Professional) exam and create your own, personalized CBAP certification preparation plan.
Why:
* You are considering a move up from Junior to Senior BA Professional and are not sure what the enhanced role involves
* In this course, you’ll learn what the marketplace expects in the senior role
* You want to assess your eligibility for the Senior role as Professional BA and identify gaps in your knowledge or experience
* You’ll learn the hard and soft skills and responsibilities and take a self-assessment test.
* You are considering taking the IIBA CBAP professional certification and want to plan now for it.
* In this course, you’ll develop a personalized certification plan.
* You require tips now for carrying out Professional (Senior) BA activities
* In this course you’ll learn tips for initiating communication with stakeholders and keeping them involved, learn tips for managing conflicts amongst stakeholders, learn how to assist the PM in assessing and mitigating requirements risks and learn rules of thumb for selecting the right techniques for the right project.
What makes this course stand out from the competition?
1. The only course to clarify the distinction between BA staff levels (Junior vs. Senior (Professional) BA)
2. Actionable personalized plan for becoming a BA professional
3. Specific guidance for qualifying for and preparing for CBAP certification
Audience:
o IT Business Analysts and their managers
o Systems Analysts and programmers interested in expanding their role into the business area.
Prerequisites: None
Class Format:
Lecture and workshops.
Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
o Understand the role of the BA and the business contexts where BA skills are employed
o Understand the difference between a Junior and a Professional BA (Senior BA)
o Be aware of the responsibilities and business ethics expected of a Professional BA
o Be able to assess your readiness for a career as a professional BA
o Understand the professional BA certification process (CBAPTM: Certified BA Professional) as administered by the IIBATM
o Prepare a plan leading to CBAPTM certification
o Know about key areas of the BABOKTM (BA Book of Knowledge).
o Categorize BA best practices within the BA Body of Knowledge (BABOK™) published by the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA™)
o Explain the 6 key BA Knowledge Areas as defined in the BABOK™
Content:
o Characteristics of a Professional BA
o The BA role both in an IT and non-IT context
o Difference between BA levels: Junior BA vs. Professional (Senior) BA
o Best practices that characterize a Professional Business Analyst
o Types of requirements
o How project type impacts the tasks performed by the Professional BA
o Requirements risks and mitigation strategies for different types of projects
o Tips for fostering good stakeholder relationships
o Tips for promoting good information sharing
o Tips for diffusing stakeholder conflicts
o Overview of Underlying Fundamentals as defined in the BABOKTM
o Overview of the IIBATM and BABOKTM
o What services does the IIBATM provides to the Professional BA?
o Purpose of the BABOK
o Definition of BA Knowledge Areas as contained in the BABOKTM
o Tips for designing surveys
o Activities and deliverables used by the Professional BA in the following BA Knowledge Areas:
+ Enterprise Analysis and business architecture
+ Requirements Planning and Management
+ Requirements Elicitation
+ Requirements Analysis and Documentation
+ Requirements Communication
+ Solution Assessment and Validation
o CBAPTM Eligibility and Application Procedure
o Overview of the professional BA certification program administered by the IIBATM
o The CBAPTM accreditation process
o Self-assessment re: readiness to acquire CBAPTM accreditation
+ Requirements for work experience and knowledge
+ What type of experience is eligible/ ineligible
+ Required references
+ Professional Development
+ Other requirements
o What to expect when you sit the CBAP exam
o Building a BA Professional Development Plan
o Market forces driving the demand for BA Professionals
o Overview of emerging standards in IT governance, and Service Management
+ CMMI, ITIL, COBIT, PIPEDA
o Code of Ethical Conduct and Professional Standards (IIBATM)
o Tips for acquiring BA resources
o Leveraging your self-assessment to identify BA professional development opportunities
o Building your own plan to acquire CBAPTM accreditation
On-site requirements:
For each trainee:
o 1 PC with Windows ’98 or higher
o (optional) IBM Rational Rose Enterprise Edition (Evaluation), installed
o 1 pad or paper + pen
For the instructor:
o Whiteboard
o Overhead screen projector or large colour monitor, connected to instructor’s PC.
Included in each trainee’s kit:
o Detailed course notes
o Full workshop solutions
o Job Aids booklet containing:
o Templates
o Examples
o Glossary of technical terms
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