Outline of CBAP Overview – Preparing to Become a BA Professional Training 1. Features of workflow modeling
- Evolution of Business Process Modeling
2. Characteristics of a Professional BA
- The BA role both in an IT and non-IT context
- Best practices that characterize a Professional Business Analyst
- Types of requirements
- How project type impacts the tasks performed by the Professional BA
- Requirements risks and mitigation strategies for different types of projects
- Tips for fostering good stakeholder relationships
- Tips for promoting good information sharing
- Tips for diffusing stakeholder conflicts
3. Overview of Underlying Competencies as defined in the BABOK 4. Overview of the IIBA and BABOK
- What services does the IIBA provides to the Professional BA?
- Purpose of the BABOK
- Definition of BA Knowledge Areas as contained in the BABOK
- Tips for designing surveys
- Activities and deliverables used by the Professional BA in the following BA Knowledge Areas:
- Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring
- Elicitation
- Requirements Management and Communication
- Enterprise Analysis
- Requirements Analysis
- Solution Assessment and Validation
5. CBAP Eligibility and Application Procedure
- Overview of the professional BA certification program administered by the IIBA
- The CBAP accreditation process
- Self-assessment re: readiness to acquire CBAP accreditation
- Requirements for work experience and knowledge
- What type of experience is eligible/ ineligible
- Required references
- Professional Development
- Other requirements
- What to expect when you sit the CBAP exam
- CMMI, ITIL, COBIT, PIPEDA
9. Code of Ethical Conduct and Professional Standards (IIBA ) 10. Tips for acquiring BA resources 11. Leveraging your self-assessment to identify BA professional development opportunities 12. Building your own plan to acquire CBAP accreditation 13. For 2-day course: Overview of BABOK 2 Techniques
