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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

Strategy Analysis

An organizational strategy is a definition of how an organization applies its capabilities to reach desired outcomes in an effective and efficient way. Strategy analysis is about guiding and supporting the organization through analysis to remain successful at achieving those desired outcomes.

This chapter covers tasks that are used to define the most effective way for an organization to move toward a defined business goal or objective. It addresses the business analysis task of defining the current state by identifying business needs in collaboration with stakeholders, establishing a desired future state description, assessing risks, and defining a strategy to implement changes to the organization.

By the end of this chapter, you will have learned about the key activities a business analyst performs to support an organization, department, or initiative to achieve...