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CCBA® and CBAP® Certifications Study Guide

By : Esta Lessing
Book Image

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 Requirements Life Cycle Management?

Requirements Life Cycle Management refers to the tasks and activities that a business analyst performs as part of their role to manage requirements throughout the duration of any initiative, from the start to the very end. These activities also include maintaining requirements during this process.

Ultimately, the goal of Requirements Life Cycle Management is to make sure that all the different types of requirements and designs are not only aligned and consistent with each other but also that these requirements are maintained and implemented in the initiative's solution. This means that the business analyst has control over the requirements as well as input into how these requirements will be implemented and delivered as part of the solution:

Requirements Life Cycle Management knowledge area and tasks

The Requirements Life Cycle...