IIBA Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK) Certification Training

Course 3515

Duration: 3 days
Language: English
Level: Foundation

Attend this 3-day foundation IIBA Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK) Certification course & start your preparations for the IIBA ECBA, CCBA & CBAP exams with this interactive deep dive into the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK) v3 Guide. This course is part one of a customizable training program that prepares you for the certification of your choice. This BABOK certification training course is a comprehensive study of the knowledge areas, tasks, and techniques of the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK® Guide) version 3, and draws parallels to your own projects. Attend this course with its practice exam and get prepared to take the IIBA exam and achieve ECBA certification. You will receive included access to Learning Tree practice questions for 3 months.

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IIBA Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK) Training Information

In this BABOK course, you will learn how to:

Navigate and absorb the BABOK® Guide
Apply BABOK® Guide best practices in the context of a project
Immerse yourself in the BABOK® Guide knowledge areas
Connect the dots between Business Analysis (BA) tasks and techniques

IIBA Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK) Certification Prerequisites

The IIBA® has set the following business analysis work experience criteria for applying to sit their Exams:

ECBA™: 0 years
CCBA®: 2-3 years
CBAP®: 5+ years

Two hours of reading per night will be assigned during class.

IIBA Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK) Certification Information

Attendees receive the BABOK® Guide version 3 and a set of study cards used with exercises in the course and later as a study tool.
Students receive access to an electronic question bank to continue studying for 90 days.
At the end of class, students have the opportunity to take a practice exam designed to match the question breakdown of the ECBA™. You will receive included access to Learning Tree practice questions for 3 months.

The IIBA® requires some professional development training before sitting for the ECBA exam. Please refer to your regional IIBA website for more specifics on professional development training.

BABOK Certification Course Outline

Creating a Solid Base for Business Analysis

Distinguishing between typical BA projects

Agile
Business intelligence
Information technology
Business architecture
Business process
Determining the role and focus of BA based on project type

Identifying underlying competencies

Recognizing behavioral and thinking paradigms
Highlighting communication and interaction skills

Describing key concepts

Establishing the vocabulary
BACCM
Stakeholders
Requirements
Designs

Strategy Analysis

Researching the business organization in context to new change

Performing situational state analysis: current vs. future
Listing the business drivers and the problem/opportunity

Understanding analytical methodologies and approaches

Defining and analyzing potential adverse events
Carrying out an enterprise readiness assessment
SWOT
KPIs
Functional decomposition

Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring

Choosing a BA approach and establishing governance

Predictive vs. adaptive
Level of formality
Timing
Documenting and communicating requirements changes

Understanding the community of stakeholders

Conducting a stakeholder analysis
Communicating: details, frequency, modality
Personas
Rules analysis
Organizational modeling

Elicitation and Collaboration

Preparing and conducting elicitation sessions

Developing an elicitation activity plan
Collaboration
Research
Experiments

Capturing accurate and consistent information

Comparing elicitation results to sources
Ensuring a shared understanding of information
Brainstorming
Interviews
Stakeholder maps

Requirements Analysis and Design Definition

Specifying and modeling requirements and designs

Creating matrices and diagrams
Collecting and representing attributes
Implementing appropriate levels of abstraction
Process modeling
Sequence diagrams
State modeling

Structuring and organizing requirements and designs

Illustrating flows of inputs, information, and outputs
Checking for correctness and completeness
Evaluating against solution scope
Verifying and validating specified and modeled requirements
Use cases
Data flow diagrams
Non-functional analysis

Requirements Life Cycle Management

Defining types and deriving relationships

Finding relationships between requirements
Choosing prioritization criteria and requirements states

Approving requirements and designs

Managing conflicts and issues
Gaining consensus and communicating approval
Item tracking
Workshops
Acceptance and evaluation criteria

Solution Evaluation

Determining if what was specified solves the business problem

Recording and applying solution performance measurements
Identifying and analyzing limitations in the solution and the enterprise

Recommending alternatives and actions to increase value

Listing and understanding external and internal factors
Considering solution replacement or retirement
Decision analysis
Organizational modeling
Risk analysis

Taking Your Next Step

Preparing to take a certification exam
Evaluating where you are
Considering Courses 3516 and 3517

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Exam preparation through fact-based questions and case-study questions. You will receive included access to Learning Tree practice questions for 3 months.

IIBA® Business Analysis Body of Knowledge® (BABOK® Guide) Comprehensive Study will give you 18 PDUs.

Yes! We know your busy work schedule may prevent you from getting to one of our classrooms which is why we offer convenient online training to meet your needs wherever you want, including online training.

IIBA requires 35 hours of professional development (PDUs/CDUs) in the previous four years.
Learning Tree’s Course 3515 provides 18 of these PDUs
The remaining PDUs can be earned through the following types of activities:
- Self-Study of BABOK® Guide: 15 hours
- IIBA.org Webinars (recorded): 8 hours (Watch 8 different 1-hour webinars from their library)
- IIBA Local Chapter Meetings: 5 hours (Attend 3-4 virtual or in-person meetings)
These hours must be aligned with the IIBA BABOK® Guide knowledge areas and can come from courses, workshops, or training programs that focus on business analysis.