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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

Techniques (Part 2)

This chapter discusses the remaining BABOK® v3 guide techniques that support the successful execution of business analysis tasks in the workplace. It outlines the purpose of each technique and what it entails, as well as the tasks that use each technique to achieve a particular goal.

By the end of this chapter, you will know what these techniques are and understand the main purposes of each technique in the context of practical business analysis tasks.

More specifically, we will cover the following important techniques in this chapter:

  • Item tracking
  • Lessons learned
  • Metrics and key performance indicators
  • Mind mapping
  • Non-functional requirements analysis
  • Observation
  • Organizational modeling
  • Prioritization
  • Process analysis
  • Process modeling
  • Prototyping
  • Reviews
  • Risk analysis and management
  • Roles and permissions matrices
  • Root cause analysis
  • Scope modeling
  • Sequence...