IIBA Winnipeg Chapter

BA Certification

Fall 2016

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Upcoming Event

- Board Elections – Nominations due Oct 28

- BA World / Project World in November 8 to 10

- IIBA Winnipeg Dinner – November 8th –Featuring Sandra Foster

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Agenda

• The BA & The IIBA

• Career Path

• Certification

• Study Groups

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What Is A BA & The IIBA

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“Business analysis is the practice of enabling change in an enterprise by defining needs and recommending solutions that deliver value to

stakeholders”

….. A Guide to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge - BABOK v3

What is Business Analysis

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BUSINESS ANALYSIS IS THE PRACTICE OF ENABLING

CHANGE IN THE CONTEXT OF AN ORGANIZATION

Six major questions need to be

answered:

What is the kind of change we're doing?

What are the needs we're trying to satisfy?

Who are the stakeholders involved?

What do stakeholders consider to be of value?

What is the context in which we and the

solution are in?

What are the solutions we're creating or

changing?

What is Business Analysis

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Roles and Perspectives of a Business Analyst Systems Analyst

Process Analyst

Product Manager

Product Owner

Requirements Engineer

Business Architect

Business Systems Analyst

Data Analyst

Enterprise Analyst

Management Consultant

BUSINESS ANALYST

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Business Analysis Role Context

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5 Pillars Transforming Value and Impact of BA

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Global Organization

141 Countries

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Business Analysis Book Of Knowledge

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PURPOSE OF THE BABOK

• Business analysis beyond project

Introduction

Introduction and Key Concepts

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STRUCTURE OF THE BABOK GUIDE

• Knowledge areas

• Collection of logically, not sequentially, related tasks

• Business analysis key concepts

• Define key terms

• Underlying competencies

• Behaviours, characteristics, knowledge, personal qualities

• Techniques

• Means to perform business analysis tasks

• Perspectives

• Various views of business analysis

Introduction

Introduction and Key Concepts

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STRUCTURE OF THE BABOK GUIDEIntroduction

Introduction and Key Concepts

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BABOK 3 Certification

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IIBA Certification ECBA

• 21 Professional development hours

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IIBA Certifications - CCBA

• Certification of Competency in Business Analysis TM

(CCBA ®)

• Minimum 3750 hours of business analysis work experience aligned with the BABOK® Guide in the last seven years

• Minimum 900 hours in two of the six knowledge areas or 500 hours in four of the six knowledge areas

• Minimum 21 hours of Professional Development in the past four years

• Minimum high school education or equivalent

• Two references from a career manager, client or Certified Business Analysis Professional TM (CBAP ®) recipient

• Signed Code of Conduct

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IIBA Certifications - CBAP

• Certified Business Analysis Professional™ (CBAP ®)

• Minimum 7500 hours of BA work experience aligned with A Guide to the Business Analysis Book of Knowledge ® (BABOK ® Guide) in the last 10 years

• Minimum 900 hours in four of the six knowledge areas

• Minimum 35 hours of Professional Development in the past four years

• Two references from a career manager, client or Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP ®) recipient

• Signed Code of Conduct

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Applying

• Online application

• For CCBA and CBAP

• Know projects, Someone to vouch for hours fill out spreadsheet

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The Exam• Up to 3.5 hours

Knowledge Area Level 1 % Level 1 # qs Level 2

%

Level 2 #

qs

Level 3 % Level 3 # qs

Business Analysis &

the BA profession;

underlying

competencies; key

concepts and

techniques

25% 12 N/a N/A N/A n/A

Bus Analysis Planning

and monitoring

5% 3 12% 25 14% 17

Elicit and

collaboration

20% 10 20% 26 12% 14

Requirements life

cycle management

20% 10 18% 23 15% 18

Strategy analysis 5% 2 12% 26 15% 18

Requirements

Analysis & Design

Definition

24% 12 32% 42 30% 36

Solution Evaluation 1% 1 6% 8 14% 17

Total 50 130 120

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Study Group

• Review Chapter before meeting

• Meet review IIBA supplied slide deck

• Rotating facilitator

• Discuss

• Take practice questions

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SessionsSession Number BABOK 3 Sections Learning Objective

Session #1 1. and 2 Introduction and Key Concepts

Session #2 3Business Analysis Planning and

Monitoring

Session #3 4 Elicitation and Collaboration

Session #4 5Requirements Lifecycle

Management.

Session #5 6 Strategy Analysis

Session #6 7Requiremetns Analysis Design and

Definition

Session #7 8 Solution Evaluation

Session #8 9 Underlying Competencies

Session #9 10Understand the techniques used by a

business analyst

Session #10 11Understand Bsuienss Analysis

Perspectives

CBAP Application Workshop Date(s) to be announced

Understand the CCBA Handbook and

the CBAP Handbook and the

application/exam process.

CBAP Application Session Date(s) to be announced

Understand how to successfully

complete the CBAP online

application

Study Group Review Date(s) to be announced

Review of the material with an eye

towards preparing for either of the

IIBA Certification Exams

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Highlighted Offerings

- Webinars

- BABOK 3 Introduction

- Study groups

- Discounted PD opportunities

- Workshops

- Conferences

- Chapter Meetings

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Questions?

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Upcoming Event

- Board Elections – Nominations due Oct 28

- BA World / Project World in November 8 to 10

- IIBA Winnipeg Dinner – November 8th –Featuring Sandra Foster

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More Info…

VPProfessionalDevelopment@Winnipeg.IIBA.org

https://winnipeg.iiba.org/

http://www.iiba.org/

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Thank You