Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP®) Training Course Online

The training prepares candidates who are building a business analyst career for the CBAP exam. This training contains business analysis resources fitting the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA®) requirements that help professionals learn the skills needed to uncover business needs and create solutions.

Improve your career in business analysis with this CBAP® certification training

Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP®) is the most widely used business analysis training course globally. CBAP recipients are experts in identifying the business needs of an organisation to decide on the best solutions for growth.

Taking the CBAP course will help candidates:

Have a thorough understanding of business analysis tasks and practices to create solutions
Undergo professional development training to gain the skills needed to become outstanding business analysts
Understand the basic and advanced practices of business analysis
Write and pass the CBAP exam with ease and confidence

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Course overview

About the course

This CBAP exam preparation course aligns with the high standards set by IIBA®. It delves into the role and responsibilities of a business analyst by providing comprehensive training on communicating and managing requirements.

Why get a CBAP® certification?

Becoming CBAP certified places candidates in a position to command higher pay than does without the certification.
Along with the certification, during the CBAP online training, candidates also gain the skills needed to become effective business analysis professionals and stand out to employers and peers.

Duration

Approximately 14 hours of e-learning content

Learning objectives

By the end of the course, you will be able to understand:

Business analysis key concepts
Business analysis core concept model
50 business analysis tools and techniques
The five business analysis perspectives: agile, business intelligence, information technology, business architecture and business process management

What's covered?

With this course, you will build expertise in the six knowledge areas defined in Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK®) Guide Version 3:

Business analysis planning and monitoring
Elicitation
Requirements management and communication
Enterprise analysis
Requirements analysis
Solution assessment and validation

The training will also cover the following modules:

Introduction to CBAP® Certification
Introduction to BABOK® V3
Business analysis planning and monitoring
Elicitation and collaboration
Requirements life cycle management
Strategy analysis
Requirements analysis and design definition
Solution evaluation
Agile perspective
Business intelligence perspective
Information technology perspective
Business architecture perspective
Business process management perspective

What's included?

12 months online access to the Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP)® E-learning
11 industry case studies on real business problems
Three simulation test papers for self-assessment

The Certified Business Analysis Professional course is offered by Simplilearn, a partner of ILX Group.

Exam information

The CBAP exam is not included in this course.

Before you can sit the CBAP exam, you will need to meet all the formal prerequisites and then register for the exam with the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA), the accrediting body for this qualification, via their website: https://www.iiba.org/certification/core-business-analysis-certifications/CBAP/

The exam is computer-based and must be taken at a Prometric test centre. To gain entry to the test centre and your exam, your IIBA profile name must match your government identification.

Do I need to apply for IIBA membership?

No, it's not mandatory to be an IIBA member to apply for certification.
However, you get to enjoy many benefits if you become an IIBA member. For example, you get to pay lower exam fees ($325 ) compared to non-members who end up paying $450.

Does the certification exam have a pass mark?

Although IIBA does not offer a specific mark required to pass the exam, candidates are expected to correctly get more than 70% of the questions.
Candidates get a notification (whether they passed the exam or not) immediately after submitting their exam. Additional information is provided to those who do not meet the pass mark.

Who qualifies as a reference?

Any references you enter into your application must meet the following requirements:
- One of the references must be a current contact.
- Any reference you choose as your career manager must be responsible for handling your performance measures.
- References must have known applicants for more than 6 months.

Exam format

The CBAP exam is formulated from the body of knowledge in the BABOK® Guide, and the format is as follows:

3.5 hours in duration
120 multiple-choice questions based on scenarios and case studies

Target audience

This course is best suited for business analysis professionals with seven to ten years of experience, senior analysis professionals, and project managers.

It’s also suitable for professionals working in:

Business analysis
Requirements analysis or management
Systems analysis
Process improvement
Consulting

Pre-requisites

Note: The exam is not included in this course.

To apply for the CBAP certification exam independently you need to fulfil certain criteria:

At least 7,500 hours of hands-on business analysis work experience in the last 10 years — this must include at least 900 hours in four of the six BABOK® Guide knowledge areas
A minimum of 35 hours of professional development in the past four years
Two references from a career manager, client or certified business analysis professional
A signed Code of Conduct

For more details, please visit: https://www.iiba.org/certification/core-business-analysis-certifications/CBAP/