CBAP Certification Syllabus

This CBAP certification training focuses on a deep understanding of business analysis concepts, skills, and practices as detailed in the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge® (BABOK® Guide). 

This certification covers six core Knowledge Areas, which organise essential business analysis competencies. 

CBAP Knowledge Areas

1. Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring
   • Plan Business Analysis Approach: Defines the approach for conducting business analysis tasks.
   • Plan Stakeholder Engagement: Determines how to involve stakeholders effectively.
   • Plan Business Analysis Governance: Establishes governance for business analysis work.
   • Plan Business Analysis Information Management: Organizes and manages information.
   • Identify Business Analysis Performance Improvements: Look for opportunities to enhance performance.
2. Elicitation and Collaboration (Chapter 4)
   • Prepare for Elicitation: Plans and prepares for gathering information from stakeholders.
   • Conduct Elicitation: Executes the elicitation process to gather data.
   • Confirm Elicitation Results: Verify the accuracy and relevance of gathered information.
   • Communicate Business Analysis Information: Share analysis information effectively.
   • Manage Stakeholder Collaboration: Ensures collaboration and engagement with stakeholders.
3. Requirements Life Cycle Management (Chapter 5)
   • Trace Requirements: Maintains connections among requirements and related work products.
   • Maintain Requirements: Keeps requirements up to date and accurate.
   • Prioritise Requirements: Determines the order of importance for requirements.
   • Assess Requirements Changes: Evaluate the impact of proposed changes.
   • Approve Requirements: Manages the approval process for finalised requirements.
4. Strategy Analysis
   • Analyse Current State: Assesses the current business environment.
   • Define Future State: Outlines the desired future business state.
   • Assess Risks: Identifies risks associated with the current and future states.
   • Define Change Strategy: Develop a plan to move from the current to the future state.
5. Requirements Analysis and Design Definition
   • Specify and Model Requirements: Defines and visualises requirements.
   • Verify Requirements: Ensures requirements are correct and complete.
   • Validate Requirements: Confirms requirements align with business needs.
   • Define Requirements Architecture: Structure requirements in a coherent format.
   • Define Design Options: Identifies possible solutions to meet requirements.
   • Analyze Potential Value and Recommend Solution: Evaluate solution options to maximise value.
6. Solution Evaluation
   • Measure Solution Performance: Monitors how the solution performs against expectations.
   • Analyze Performance Measures: Analyze data to determine solution effectiveness.
   • Assess Solution Limitations: Identifies limitations within the solution.
   • Assess Enterprise Limitations: Recognizes organisational constraints affecting solutions.
   • Recommend Actions to Increase Solution Value: Suggest improvements for solution value.

Each Knowledge Area encapsulates specific tasks essential to effective business analysis. By mastering these areas, CBAP-certified professionals contribute to optimising organisational practices, ensuring their skills are suited for both structured and complex business scenarios.

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