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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

Analytical thinking and problem-solving

As a business analyst, you need to develop your ability to apply analytical thinking and problem-solving in order to resolve the challenges and opportunities that you encounter as part of your role. These competencies are fundamental when identifying the best opportunities for delivering the most value to a business. They are also of key importance when helping your stakeholders understand the changing impacts within their business when pursuing these opportunities.

The analytical thinking and problem-solving core competencies include the following:

  • Creative thinking
  • Decision-making
  • Learning
  • Problem-solving
  • Systems thinking
  • Conceptual thinking
  • Visual thinking

Let's now consider each of these core competencies and understand what they mean and how to apply them effectively when performing business analysis functions.

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