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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

Key terms

There is a core set of key terms used within the business analysis profession that has been defined in the BABOK® v3 Guide. It is important for you to understand and learn the meaning of each of these terms.

Here, will define and explore the meaning of the following terms that are used in the BABOK® Guide:

  • Business analysis
  • Business analysis information
  • Design
  • Enterprise
  • Organization
  • Plan
  • Requirement
  • Risk

Let's learn more about them in the following sections.

Business analysis

As we have already stated, “business analysis is defined as the practice of enabling change in an enterprise by defining needs and recommending solutions that deliver value to stakeholders.”

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