Exam Code: CPBA-001
The Certification Program is designed to provide you with the core skills, knowledge and hands-on experience needed to succeed as a Business Analyst in today’s global marketplace. The Certification addresses real-world problems that business analysts face, demonstrate how to use business analyst techniques and tools, and use exercises to enhance the transfer of knowledge back to the participant’s workplace.
The Certified Professional Business Analyst (CPBA)® is for all those who wish to advance and certify their skills in this important and growing area. The CPBA® Certificate series covers the overall process of business analysis, where and how it fits in the project life cycle, and the business context.
The CPBA® program focuses on analyzing current best practices from some of the most successful companies utilizing Business Analysis today. You will learn to better define and manage requirements, elicit information from stakeholders, analyze business processes and find innovative and efficient solutions to even the most challenging business problems.
E-Course Duration: 20 to 25 Hours
Course Outline
Module 1 – Introduction
- 1.1 Introduction to Business Analysis
- 1.2 What is Business Analysis?
- 1.3 Key concepts
- 1.4 Knowledge Areas
- 1.5 Systems/Software Development Life Cycle
- 1.6 Techniques
- 1.7 Underlying Competencies
- 1.8 Business Analysis Information
Module 2 – Business Analysis
- 2.0 Business Analysis Planning & Monitoring
- 2.1 Plan Business Analysis Approach.
- 2.2 Conduct Stakeholder Analysis.
- 2.3 Plan Business Analysis Activities.
- 2.4 Plan Business Analysis Communication.
- 2.5 Plan Requirements Management Process.
- 2.6 Manage Business Analysis Performance.
Module 3 – Elicitation
- 3.1 Elicitation
- 3.2 Preparation for Elicitation
- 3.3 Conduct Elicitation Activity
- 3.4 Document Elicitation Results
- 3.5 Confirm Elicitation Results
Module 4 – Requirements Management and Communication
- 4.1 Manage Solutions Scope and Requirements
- 4.2 Manage Requirements Traceability
- 4.3 Maintain Requirements for reuse
- 4.4 Communicate Requirements
Module 5 – Enterprise Analysis
- 5.1 Define Business Need.
- 5.2 Assess Capability Gaps.
- 5.3 Determine Solution Approach
- 5.4 Define Solution Scope
- 5.5 Define Business Case
Module 6 – Requirements Analysis
- 6.1 Prioritize Requirements.
- 6.2 Organize Requirements.
- 6.3 Specify and Model Requirements.
- 6.4 Define Assumptions and Constraints.
- 6.5 Verify Requirements.
- 6.6 Validate Requirements.
Module 7 – Solution Assessment and Validation
- 7.1 Assess Proposed Solution
- 7.2 Allocate Requirements
- 7.3 Define Transition Requirements
- 7.4 Validating Solutions
Target Audience
Business and systems analysts, internal and external consultants and advisors, managers, team leaders, define and manage requirements through the development cycle, elicit information from stakeholders to define requirements or if your job involves solving, defining or analyzing business problems.