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CCBA® and CBAP® Certifications Study Guide

By : Esta Lessing
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CCBA® and CBAP® Certifications Study Guide

By: Esta Lessing

Overview of this book

Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP®) is a certification from the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA®) for professionals with extensive experience in business analysis. The CCBA® and CBAP® validates your proficiency in various aspects of business analysis and your ability to tackle challenging projects, work effectively with stakeholders, and identify and deliver business value. You’ll start by learning about the benefits of CCBA® and CBAP® certifications for your career progression before focussing on the six core knowledge areas explained thoroughly in each chapter. These include topics such as business analysis planning and monitoring, elicitation and collaboration, requirements life cycle management, strategy analysis, requirements analysis, and design definition as well as solution evaluation. The book includes the essential underlying competencies and techniques to ensure a complete understanding of the BABOK® v3 guide content. Each chapter delves into the essential concepts and business analysis task considerations utilizing practical examples. Finally, you’ll assess your knowledge through mock exam questions based on real-world case studies. By the end of this book, you’ll have gained the business analysis skills needed to prepare for the certification exams and to advance in your career.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
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Mock Exam Questions: Theory

Your study plan framework

Now that you have considered your broad timeframes and which materials you plan to use, and you have determined your own preferred learning style, you are ready to draft your study plan using the framework outlined in this part of the chapter. This is a straightforward way to ensure you have a plan with clear steps to follow, and a visual way to demonstrate your study progress to build confidence within yourself. This is also a great way to manage your exam jitters too!

You should follow a framework similar to the one outlined here. Include these elements for each exam preparation session you include in your overall study plan:

Session topic

Describe the topic you plan to study here. Typically, this could be a knowledge area or a subset of techniques.

Chapter and/or sections

Reference the BABOK® Guide v3 and this study guide's chapter and...