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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

Task: Plan Business Analysis Governance

According to the BABOK® v3 Guide, the purpose of Plan Business Analysis Governance is as follows:

"to define how decisions are made about requirements and designs, including reviews, change control, approvals and prioritization.”

Planning what the processes are, who the decision-makers will be, and what information is required for effective decision-making around the requirement and design changes are very important in ensuring the governance business analysis activities run smoothly during the project.

Often in the real world, the planning of governance activities falls by the wayside and causes significant confusion and delay when it is time to approve requirements and designs. Change procedures are essential to facilitate the ever-changing nature of business needs, requirements, and ultimately, designs.

When planning...