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Presented to the Albany Capital

District Chapter of the IIBA
February 3, 2009
ï ission: To develop and maintain standards for
the practice of business analysis and for the
certification of its practitioners
ï The IIBA is an international non-
non-profit
professional association for business analysis
professionals
ï arch 2004
ï 37 members
ï 2 countries (Canada & US)

ï December 2008
ï 7,791 members
ï 81 chapters
ï 68 countries
ï 462 CBAP·s (Certified Business Analysis
Professional)




 


ï Business Analysis is the set of tasks, knowledge and

techniques required to identify business needs and
determine solutions to business problems.

ï Solutions often include a systems development

component, but may also consist of process
improvement or organizational change.

International Institute of Business Analysis ² Body of Knowledge (BABOK)

A Business Analyst works as a
liaison among stakeholders in
order to elicit, analyze,
communicate, and validate
requirements for changes to
business processes, policies, and
information systems.




 

 
 
ï The BABOK is the collection of knowledge
within the profession of Business Analysis and
reflects generally accepted practice
ï Describes business analysis areas of knowledge,
their associated activities and tasks and the skills
necessary to be effective in their execution
ï Provides the basis for the CBAP certification
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ï Ñualified practitioners will receive the
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(CBAP)
ÿ This certification is designed for individuals with an
advanced level of knowledge and experience
ÿ The IIBA is considering a secondary certification to
meet the needs of less senior Business Analysts
ÿ embership in the IIBA is not required to take the
certification examination
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ï A recognized expert in identifying the business
needs of an organization in order to determine
business solutions
ï CBAPs are acknowledged as competent
individuals performing a role which is
increasingly recognized as a vital component of
any successful project
 
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ï -alidation of skills and capabilities by a recognized
external authority
ï Recognition by peers and management as qualified
and experienced to practice business analysis
ï Confirmation of competence in the principles and
practices of business analysis
ï Advanced career potential by creating a separate and
distinct career path within the information
technology industry and business community
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ÿ [ years (7,[00 hours) of business analysis work

in the last 10 years
ÿ Demonstrated experience and expertise in at
least 4 of the 6 BABOK Knowledge Areas
ÿ inimum high school diploma or equivalent

ÿ 21 hours of BA professional development in the

last 4 years
ÿ 2 professional references
 
ï Acceptable activities include:
ÿ Hands-on business analysis activities (as per
Hands-
BABOK)
ÿ Coaching or mentoring Business Analysts with
respect to business analysis activities
ÿ Development of an organization·s business analysis
methodology and/or best practices
ÿ Development of business analysis training courses
 
ï Activities that will not apply include:
ÿ Non-supervisory management of business analysis
Non-
activities (e.g., resource management, status
reporting, performance management, etc.)
ÿ Teaching business analysis training courses

ÿ Selling requirements tools/software

ÿ Project anagement

ÿ Testing

ÿ Programming
  


ï anterprise Analysis
ï Requirements Planning and anagement
ï Requirements alicitation
ï Requirements Analysis and Documentation
ï Requirements Communication
ï Solution Assessment and -alidation
 

  
ï Directly related to business analysis or its
underlying fundamentals
ï IIBA endorsed education provider courses
qualify ² note if aaP course
ï IIBA will review course outline to determine if
other courses qualify
ï Project management, programming, or testing
courses will not qualify
 

ï ust be provided by a:
ÿ Career anager (person who is responsible for your
annual performance review)
ÿ Internal or external client

ÿ Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP)

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ï Submit application including:

ÿ Application form and application fee
ÿ References

ÿ Code of Conduct form

ÿ axamination fee (due at least 60 days prior to exam

date)
ï IIBA reviews to determine if requirements are
met ² notifies via e-
e-mail within 30 days
 

ï Approved applicant has one year to successfully
pass the exam
ï Within a month of approval, e- e-mail from Castle
Worldwide with user ID and password to
register online for a test center and test date
ï If exam is passed ² granted CBAP certification
ï If exam is not passed ² may retake the exam
once after three month wait if still within one
year eligibility
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 Percent of
Ñuestions
anterprise Analysis 22.0%
Requirements Planning and 22.7%
anagement
Requirements alicitation 18.7%
Requirements Analysis and 20.7%
Documentation
Requirements Communication 10.7%
Solution Assessment and -alidation [.2%
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ï Initial fees
ÿ $12[ application fee that is non-
non-refundable
ÿ $32[ exam fee for IIBA members

ÿ $4[0 exam fee for non-

non-members
ï Rewrite fees
ÿ $2[0 for IIBA members
ÿ $37[ for non-
non-members
 
ï Recertification is required every 3 years
ï Require 60 Continuing Development Units
(CDUs) to recertify
ï Renewal fee - $8[ for IIBA members and $120
for non-
non-members
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ï IIBA is piloting an online application process

which includes payment of the application fee -
plans are to launch the process in arch
ï BABOK v2 expected to be released in arch
ï Plans are to begin working on the next version
of the CBAP exam in arch or April 2009
ï New Career Center on IIBA website for job
seekers and employers

  



 

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ï Identifies currently accepted practices
ï Recognizes business analysis is not synonymous
with software requirements
ï Defined and enhanced by the professionals who
apply it
ï Captures the sum of the knowledge required for
the practice of business analysis as a profession
   

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ï It is NOT a methodology nor does it prescribe
or favor a methodology

ï It is NOT a ´how toµ business analysis

instruction manual
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ï Applicable to all business analysis efforts

ÿ ´Necessaryµ components of business analysis
ÿ ay be executed as often as necessary

ÿ Consistently defined inputs and outputs

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ï Cover different methodologies or approaches

ÿ BP (business process management), Agile,
Iterative, waterfall, etc.
ÿ Usage depends on the purpose

ÿ Understand when techniques are appropriate

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ï Task: Conduct alicitation Activity

ï Techniques:
ÿ Brainstorming
ÿ Requirements Workshop

ÿ Interview

ÿ Prototyping

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ï Publication of BABOK v2
ÿ Release of electronic copy in late arch 2009
ÿ Free for IIBA members, nonmembers will be
charged
ÿ IIBA is investigating print options

ï Future editions ² expected every five years

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ï Suman Akula has successfully completed his
application to sit for the CBAP exam and is
willing to answer questions about his experience
ï Is there anyone else here who has completed or
is in the process of applying to take the exam?