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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

What is Solution Evaluation?

Solution evaluation deals with the assessment and analysis of an actual solution that already exists within the organization. This knowledge area has some similarities to other knowledge areas, namely strategy analysis, requirement analysis, and design definition. The key distinction between these knowledge areas’ activities and solution evaluation is that solution evaluation involves working with an existing solution that is already operational within the organization. It is also important to note that this could also include a solution that has been in production for a while after being implemented by the organization. This solution could now be evaluated in terms of its performance in relation to meeting expected benefits.

Solution evaluation tasks are often performed on parts of the solution during different stages of their development....