Certified Business Analyst Professional CBAP

Course Introducion:

International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) is the independent non-profit professional association for the growing field of business analysis. The goal of IIBA is to create greater awareness of the Business Analysis (BA) profession by defining what is business analysis and working towards recognition of the value of the business analyst role in the organization. BA can help the organization to gain a competitive advantage in the marketplace and enable the organization to succeed.

Business analysis is a vital function and it requires the business analyst to be able to verifiable and traceable requirements and manage them through the entire requirements process and the entire project lifecycle.

This course is aiming to prepare the individuals to pass the CBAP exam, the course gives the attendees the required and needed knowledge to work as a professional business analyst and to be able to elicit the correct and complete requirement in order to achieve a successful project.

Program Objectives:

After completing this course, the attendees will be able to:

1. Define the basic concepts of business analysis.
2. Understand the relation between project management and business analysis.
3. Understand the role of the business analyst with the organization.
4. Define and understand the required tasks to perform the business analysis activities.
5. Apply the different tools and techniques related to business analysis.
6. Prepare the attendees for the CBAP certification exam. 

Who Should attend:

Project team, project managers, functional managers, system analyst, business analyst, individuals seeking knowledge about business analysis, individuals seeking to prepare for the CBAP certification

Program Outlines:

Day 1

1.       Course opining and review of objectives

2.       Pre-course exam

3.       What is business analysis and its benefit

4.       Key concepts and definitions of business analysis field

5.       Core Concept Model

6.       Overview of the business analysis knowledge areas

7.       Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring Part 1

a.       Plan Business Analysis Approach

b.       Plan Stakeholder Engagement

Day 2

1. Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring Part 2

a.       Plan Business Analysis Governance

b.       Planning Business Analysis Information Management

c.       Plan Business Analysis Performance Improvement

2. Elicitation and Collaboration
   1. Prepare for Elicitation
   2. Conduct Elicitation
   3. Confirm Elicitation Results
   4. Communicate Business Analysis Information
   5. Manage Stakeholder Collaboration

Day 3

1.       Requirement Life Cycle management

a.       Trace Requirements

b.       Maintain Requirements

c.       Prioritize Requirements

d.       Assess Requirements Changes

e.       Approve Requirements

2.       Strategy Analysis

a.       Analyze Current State

b.       Define Future State

c.       Assess Risks

d.       Define Change Strategy

Day 4

1.       Requirement Analysis

a.       Specify and Model Requirements

b.       Verify Requirements

c.       Validate Requirements

d.       Define Requirements Architecture

e.       Define Solution Options

f.        Analyze Potential Value and Recommend Solution

2.       Solution Evaluation

a.       Measure Solution Performance

b.       Analyze Performance Measures

c.       Assess Solution Limitations

d.       Assess Enterprise Limitations

e.       Recommend Actions to Increase Solution Value

Day 5

1.       Business Analysis Perspective

a.       Agile,

b.       Business Intelligence,

c.       Information Technology,

d.       Business Architecture, and

e.       Business Process Management

2.       Underlying Concepts

a.       Analytical thinking and problem solving

b.       Behavioral characteristics

c.       Business knowledge

d.       Communication skills

e.       Interaction skills

f.        Tools and Techniques

3.       Post-exam assessment

4.       Course Closing

Instractor:Dr. Ahmed Taha