IIBA® CBAP® Exam Preparation — Case Studies
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Prepare for the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA®)’s Level 1 (ECBA™), Level 2 (CCBA®), or Level 3 (CBAP®) certification with Learning Tree’s customizable training program. Course 3515 provides a deep-dive into the knowledge areas, tasks, and techniques of the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK® Guide) version 3, and draw parallels to your own projects. Course 3516 is a 1-day exam preparation study of fact-based questions and test-taking tips, and Course 3517 is a 1-day exam preparation to further develop test-taking strategies and simulate case-study questions, reviewing answers incorporating the BABOK® Guide version 3 knowledge areas and techniques. Designing this important training in parts, offers students the best chance of comprehending, applying, and analyzing the information, as well as the flexibility of preparing for the exam at a personal pace.
Courses 3515 and 3516 prepare you for the CCBA®
Courses 3515, 3516, and 3517 prepare you for the CBAP®
You Will Learn How To
- Answer case-study questions to pass the IIBA® CBAP® exam
- Combine BABOK® Guide underlying facts, knowledge areas, and tasks
- Develop case-study exam test taking strategies and shortcuts
- Decompose complex case-study questions to determine answers
Important Course Information
Requirements:
- You should already have studied the BABOK® Guide version 3 and be able to:
- Name the purpose of every knowledge area and task
- Explain how the knowledge areas interact with one another
- Identify the output created by each knowledge area and task
- Demonstrate how the elements within a task contribute to accomplishing that task
- Explain each technique
- If you have doubt about your knowledge, please take Course 3515 to satisfy the above requirement.
Recommended Experience:
- It is highly recommended that both Course 3515 and 3516 are taken first.
Course Materials:
- If you are not attending Course 3515, you are expected to already have your own copy of the Guide to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK® Guide version 3). The book is free to IIBA members, and available for purchase from Amazon.
- For continued practice, attendees are given access to an exam prep tool for 90 days
Course Preparation:
- Whether you intend to apply for the ECBA™, CCBA®, or CBAP®, taking all three portions of training is vital to your success. In Course 3516 attendees practice CBAP® case study styled questions and learn test-taking tips with the guidance of a Subject Matter Expert (SME). In Course 3517 attendees review real BA case studies and answer questions, offering an opportunity to analyze, with a SME, the steps to success in various BA job situations.
Exam Information:
- The IIBA® Exam is not offered with this course, as attendees need to complete an application process to qualify with IIBA® to sit the exam.
- The IIBA® requires some professional development training before sitting the exam:
- Level 1 (ECBA™) and Level 2 (CCBA®) require 21 hours (this course qualifies for 7 hours; Course 3515 qualifies for 21 hours, and Course 3516 qualifies for 7 hours)
- Level 3 (CBAP®) requires 35 hours (Courses 3515, 3516, and 3517, together, meet this requirement)
Recommended CBAP Path:
- Take Course 3515 and read the BABOK® Guide thoroughly.
- Take Course 3515 and study the practice questions.
- Take Course 3516 and study the practice questions.
- Sit the CBAP exam.
Course Outline
- Preparing for a Case Study Exam
Identifying the goal of the exam and what will be tested
- Testing the application of knowledge in a business scenario
- Employing the skills of application, analysis, and evaluation
Practising case study exam techniques
- Reading with intention
- Analysing relationships
- Identifying solutions
- Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring
Applying key techniques to BAPM tasks
- Thinking through the BA work required
- Developing ways to monitor progress
- Integrating governance and performance processes
Analysing the work needed to achieve the goals
- Adapting to different development methodologies
- Managing the governance and performance of BA work
- Elicitation and Collaboration
Applying key techniques to EC tasks
- Acquiring and interpreting stakeholder input
- Communicating and summarising information
- Collaborating between stakeholders
Assembling information into useable knowledge
- Guiding the communication with stakeholders
- Combining elicitation techniques for best results
- Requirements Life Cycle Management
Applying key techniques to RLCM tasks
- Proposing ways to manage the requirements process
- Managing beginning-to-end
Transitioning requirements between life cycle states
- Completing the work needed to fulfill a requirement state
- Applying techniques to a variety of perspectives
- Determining deliverables needed for each life cycle
- Strategy Analysis
Applying key techniques to SA tasks
- Determining the reason for organisation change
- Setting the scope of the business analysis effort
- Modelling and comparing the current state to the future state
- Identifying and assessing product risks
Analysing and gaining consensus on the business need
- Creating and synthesising the business requirements
- Differentiating between business drivers
- Aligning requests for change to the business need
- Requirements Analysis and Design Definition
Applying key techniques to RADD tasks
- Choosing a technique and writing requirements
- Applying appropriate modelling techniques
- Comparing written requirements to verification checklists
- Ensuring requirements work together to achieve the goal
Combining techniques to optimise the solution
- Scheduling and leading requirements validation sessions
- Examining how requirements, models, and designs interact
- Illustrating design options and their components
Creating and optimising requirements, designs, and models
- Diagramming and analysing business process flows
- Functionally decomposing functions and features
Ensuring what is created matches stakeholder expectations
- Designing prototypes to solidify needed components
- Reviewing documented requirements and designs
- Solution Evaluation
Applying key techniques to SE tasks
- Evaluating the currently deployed solution
- Assessing the value of the proposed solution
- Determining causes of unacceptable solution performance
Comparing requirements to implemented solutions
- Determine if requirements provide value
- Differentiate between limiting factors
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