Understanding IIBA Certification Program - November 2011 (full deck)

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MarieHalsey,CBAPNovember2011

Understanding the IIBA Certification Program

© International Institute of Business Analysis

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IIBACareerRoadmap

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Star%ngNew/Novice• Noexperience• Gettraining• EnrollinIIBAAcademicCerBficateorDiplomaProgram*

AdvancedBeginner• Generalunderstanding,someon-the-jobexperience• StudyBABOK®Guide,gainexperience

Competent• Atleast2½-3yearsprac%calBAexperience• ApplyforCCBA®professionalcer%fica%on

Proficient• Atleast5yearsofprac%calBAexperience• ApplyforCBAP®professionalcer%fica%on

Expert• ExtensiveBAknowledgeandexperience• ApplyforCBAE™cerBficaBon*

*Underdevelopment

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IIBACerBficaBonProgram•  Program–  Recognizesindividualswithdemonstratedknowledge&experienceperformingbusinessanalysis

–  Designedaroundglobalstandards(ISO17024)

•  Designa%ons–  Cer%fica%onofCompetencyinBusinessAnalysis™(CCBA®)–  Cer%fiedBusinessAnalysisProfessional™(CBAP®)

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CCBA&CBAPRecipientsCCBA®Expectedtobecometheindustrystandarddesigna%on-recognizesestablishedBAprac%%oners• Full-%meBAswith~3yrsexperience• HybridBAs• ExperiencedprofessionalsnewtoBA

CBAP®Anelitedesigna%on-recognizesthemostexperiencedBAprac%%oners• Full-%meBAswithatleast5yrsofprac%calBAexperience• Trainers,Managers,etc.withthereq’dBAexperience


BenefitsofIIBACerBficaBonFortheIndividual• Valida%onofskillsandcapabili%esbyarecognizedexternalauthority.• Recogni%onbypeersandmanagementasqualifiedandexperiencedtoprac%cebusinessanalysis.• DemonstratedcommitmenttofieldofBusinessAnalysis.• Personalsa%sfac%onofaccomplishingacareermilestone.• Par%cipa%oninarecognizedprofessionalgroup.• HelpsensureBAscon%nuallyimproveandrefinetheircapabili%es.• Advancedcareerpoten%al,widermarketopportuni%es.


BenefitsofIIBACerBficaBonFortheOrganiza%on• Promotesestablishmentandimplementa%onofBAprac%ces(asoutlinedinBABOK®)byindividualsrecognizedasbeingknowledgeableandskilled.• Morereliable,higherqualityresultsproduced,withincreasedefficiencyandconsistency,byBAprofessionalswhouseindustrystandardBAtechniques.• Helpsiniden%fying,hiringandretainingqualifiedBAs.• Providesprofessionaldevelopment,recogni%onandpoten%aladvancementopportuni%esforstaff.• Regularassessmentprocessimprovesstaffresponsibility,commitmentandmo%va%on.


CerBficaBonProcess1. Decide!2. Qualify!3. Commit!4. Prepare!5.  Justdoit!6. Keepdoingit!


1.Decide!Tocer%fyornottocer%fy?CCBAorCBAP?When?


CCBA®DesignaBonReq’ts•  Minimum3,750hoursofprac%calBAwork,alignedwiththeBABOK®Guide,inthelast7years.–  Thesehoursmustincludeoneofthefollowing(theKnowledgeAreasrequirement):•  900hoursinatleast2ofthe6BABOK®GuideKnowledgeAreas•  500hoursinatleast4ofthe6BABOK®GuideKnowledgeAreas

•  Minimum21hoursofProfessionalDevelopmentinthelast4years

•  Minimumhighschooldiplomaorequivalent•  Twoprofessionalreferences•  SignedCodeofConduct•  Successfulcomple%onoftheCCBA®Exam


CBAP®DesignaBonReq’ts•  Minimum7,500hoursofprac%calBAwork,alignedwiththeBABOK®Guide,inthelast10years.–  Thesehoursmustinclude900hoursinatleast4ofthe6BABOK®GuideKnowledgeAreas(theKnowledgeAreasrequirement)

•  Minimum21hoursofProfessionalDevelopmentinthelast4years

•  Minimumhighschooldiplomaorequivalent•  Twoprofessionalreferences•  SignedCodeofConduct•  Successfulcomple%onoftheCBAP®Exam


CCBAorCBAP:Whichisrightforme?•  WhereamItoday?– HowmuchBAexperiencedoIhave?– WhatamIdoinginmyrole?Full-%meBA?HybridBA?

•  WhereamIgoing?– WillIstayinbusinessanalysis?WillImoveintosomethingdifferent?

– Whatopportuni%eswillIcon%nuetohavetodevelopasaBA?

•  Howimportantisprofessionalcer%fica%ontometoday?

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Now?Maybe?Later?Starttrackingqualifica%onsnow:1.  Workexperience2.  Professionaldevelopment3.  References


2.Qualify!

Investintheapplica%onprocess.


ApplicaBonPreparaBon1.  ReviewtheCBAP®/CCBA®Handbook.2.  Acknowledgethattransla%ngyourexperiencebased

ontheBABOK®Guideisareflec%veprocessthatcantake%me.

3.  Preparingtheapplica%onisarigorousprocess.Comple%ngthequalifica%onsrepresentsasignificantmilestoneinachievingcer%fica%on.

4.  Qualifica%onsarenotjustceremonial;theyareinfactpre-requisitestopassingthetest.


WorkExperienceBusinessAnalysisac%vi%esmustbealignedwiththeBABOK®Guide.Theseinclude:• Hands-onbusinessanalysisac%vi%es• Coachingormentoringofbusinessanalystswithrespecttobusinessanalysisac%vi%es• Developmentofbusinessanalysismethodologyand/orbestprac%ces• Developmentofbusinessanalysistrainingcourses


WorkExperienceAcBviBesthatarenotpartoftheBABOKGuide®definiBonofbusinessanalysisdonotapply.Theseinclude(butarenotlimitedto):• SupervisorymanagementofBAac%vi%es–  e.g.resourcemanagement,statusrepor%ng,performancemanagement

• Teachingbusinessanalysistrainingcourses• Sellingrequirementstools/sooware• Projectmanagement• Tes%ng• Programming


WorkExperience• Youneedtodescribeenoughprojectstoeasilyexceedtherequiredhours• Youmayneedtoaggregatemul%plesmallprojectsintolargeronesforefficiency• YouwillneedtodescribeyourBAtasksanddeliverables


ProfessionalDevelopmentYouneed21hours(e.g.a3daycourse,3x1daycourses,etc.)Criteriaforinclusion:• Moderatedsessionwithafacilitator/instructorwholeadstheindividual/groupthroughthematerial• Studentsshouldbeabletointeract(i.e.,beabletoaskques%ons)ANDprac%cethetaskorobjec%vebeingpresented• AllcoursesendorsedundertheIIBAEndorsedEduca%onProvider™(EEP)programqualify• Conferenceworkshopsqualify;tracksessionsandkeynotesdonot


ProfessionalDevelopment•  Mustbepersonalprofessionaldevelopment,not%medevelopingothers(e.g.,takingacoursequalifies,teachingacoursedoesnot)

•  ContentmustbealignedwiththeBABOK®GuideKnowledgeAreasorUnderlyingCompetencies–  Leadershipandcommunica%onqualifies–  Tes%ng,ProjectManagement,andProgrammingcoursesDONOTqualify

•  Measurablelearningobjec%vesdirectlyapplicabletotheroleoftheBusinessAnalyst(i.e.intermsofeitherchangingbehaviour,orimprovingskills)


TwoReferencesMustbeprovidedbya:• CareerManager• InternalorExternalClient• Cer%fiedBusinessAnalysisProfessional™(CBAP®)Allreferencesmusthaveknowntheapplicantforatleastsixmonths.Note:theapplicantmustensurethereferencesubmitstheirformin%metobeconsideredfortheexamdateofinterest.


3.Commit!

Completetheapplica%onprocess.


OnlineApplicaBonTheonlineapplica%onincludes:

•  Workexperience•  Knowledgeareaexper%se•  ProfessionalDevelopment•  Educa%on(highschoolorequivalent)•  Tworeferences•  SignedCodeofConductform• Applica%onfee

ReviewtheCBAP®/CCBA®Handbook,again!


ApplicaBonFees• $125USD• plusGST/HSTifyouareaCanadianresident• non-refundable,regardlessofwhetheranapplica%onisapprovedordeclined.


ApplicaBonApproval1.  IIBAwillassesstheapplica%onforcompletenessand

fulfillmentofthecer%fica%onrequirements.2.  ApplicantwillbenoBfiedoftheresults,viaemail,

within21businessdaysofreceivingtheapplica%on.3.  Ifapproved,theapplicantpaystheexamfeeand

registerstotaketheexam.– Maximumofone(1)yeartosuccessfullypasstheexam.– Theapplicantmustensuretheapplica%ondoesnotlapse.

4.  Ifnotapproved,theapplicantmayre-applyaoerthree(3)monthsandaoerhavingremediedthereasonsfortheapplica%onbeingdeclined.


ExamRegistraBonTherearetwoop%onstoregisterfortheexam1.  Computer-basedtes%ng(CBT)oftheexamata

dedicatedtestcenter.–  Thelistoftestcentersislocatedatwww.iiba.org.–  Fortestcenterloca%onsinNorthAmerica,uptoseven

(7)daysno%cefromregistra%onisrequiredtotaketheexam.Forallotherloca%ons,upto60daysno%cefromregistra%onmayberequiredtotaketheexam.

2.  Hostedscheduledexams.–  Thehostedexamscheduleislocatedatwww.iiba.org.


ExamFees*Ini%alfees• $125USDapplica%onfee(non-refundable)• $325USDexamfeeforIIBAmembers• $450USDexamfeefornon-members

Rewritefees• $250USDforIIBAmembers• $375USDfornon-members• Candidatemustwait3monthsbeforerewri%ngtheexam

Examfeesdueatleast60dayspriortoexamdate.*plusGST/HSTifyouareaCanadianresident


4.Prepare!

Plantoinvestthe%menecessarytoproperlyprepareforandwritetheexam


ExamPreparaBonRecommenda%onsonpreparingfortheexam:• Understand…–  Becomein%matelyfamiliarwithBABOK®Guide–  Knowyourjobwell:theprac%calapplica%onoftheBABOK®Guideinforma%onisagreatasset

• Learn…–  Awendtraining,par%cularlyinareasofweakness(byIIBAEndorsedEduca%onProviders(EEPs))UpcomingBAWorldconference,Nov28-29hwp://www.businessanalystworld.com/owawa/welcome-to-owawa.html

–  Beguidedbytheapplica%onprocesstoiden%fyareastobestrengthened


ExamPreparaBon(cont’d)•Review…–  BABOK®LearningGuidefoundintheOnlineLibraryonthe

IIBACommunityNetwork–  RecommendedresourcesontheIIBAwebsiteandinthe

BibliographyoftheBABOK®Guide–  CBAP®/CCBA®Handbook–  ExamBlueprints–  FAQsontheIIBAwebsite–  Studyguides/prepbooksandprac%ceexamques%ons–  Onlineprac%ceexams-simulatesthetestenvironment


ExamPreparaBon(cont’d)Leverageothers…–  Joinastudygroup–newstudygroupkickingoffNov17th(?)Thereislimitedroom-contactJasonOliverstudygroup_admin@owawa-outaouais.theiiba.org

–  Findabusinessanalysismentor–  NetworkwithBAscommunityinyourorganiza%on,atIIBAChaptermee%ngsand/orontheIIBAforum

Reinforce….–  Usecer%fica%onprepcourses–  AwendeventshostedbyyourlocalIIBAchapterhwp://owawa-outaouais.theiiba.org

–  Findopportuni%esinday-to-dayworktoprac%cetasksbyfollowingtheBABOK®Guide


5.Justdoit!

Scheduleandwritetheexam


CCBA®&CBAP®Exams• 3½hours• 150mul%ple-choiceques%onswithfourpossibleanswers• Someques%onsarebasedon"comprehension"(e.g.,defini%on,recall,etc.)• Othersarebasedon"situa%onalanalysis"(e.g.,givenascenario,whichisthebestcourseofac%on)TheCCBAandCBAPexamsaredifferent!• CCBA:primarilyrecallques%ons,withsome“applica%on”ques%ons• CBAP:muchhighernumberof“applica%on”ques%ons


ExamBlueprintKnowledgeArea %of

QuesBonsBusinessAnalysisPlanningandMonitoring 19.3%

ElicitaBon 14%

RequirementsManagementandCommunicaBon 16%

EnterpriseAnalysis 15.3%

RequirementsAnalysis 19.3%

SoluBonAssessmentandValidaBon 16%


ExamResults1.  CBTExams

Immediatescoring,socandidatewillseetheirresultswithinminutesofsubmi~ngtheexam.

2.  Paper-basedexamsResultsarecalculatedandfinalizedwithin30daysoftheexamdate.No%fica%onreceivedbyemailshortlyaoerthis30dayperiod,atthelatest,indica%ngpassorfailstatus.


Didn’tpass?•  Someguidancewillbeprovided

astotheKnowledgeAreasthatrequireawen%on.

•  Mayretaketheexamonceaoerthreemonthwait,ifs%llwithinoneyeareligibility.

Makesureyoupass!


Passed?

Congratula%ons!Beproudofachievingthissignificantmilestone!


6.Keepdoingit!

Recer%fy,bycon%nuingtogrowandcontribu%ngtotheprofession


RecerBficaBon•  Recer%fica%onisrequiredevery3years•  Thepurposesofrecer%fica%onareto:–  Encourageongoingprofessionaldevelopment–  Encourageandrecognizeindividualizedlearning–  Encouragecer%fica%onrecipientstogivebacktotheprofession

–  Offerastandardandobjec%vemechanismforrecordingprofessionaldevelopmentac%vi%es

–  Sustaintheglobalrecogni%onandvalueofthecer%fica%on•  RefertotheCBAP/CCBARecer%fica%onHandbookforcompletedetails.


RecerBficaBonRequirements60Con%nuingDevelopmentUnits(CDUs)arerequired:–  FormalAcademicEduca%on–  ProfessionalDevelopment

•  EEPVendors;Othertrainingproviders;ChapterMee%ngs;Conferences–  ProfessionalAc%vi%es

•  Authorar%cle/book;Speaker/InstructoratConference/Chapter–  SelfDirectedLearning

•  Informaldiscussions/coaching;studyofbooks;archivedwebinars–  VolunteerService

•  IIBA/ChapterBoardorCommiweemember;BAworkfornot-for-profit–  ProfessionalExperience


RecerBficaBonCDUsCategory CDUAc%vity MaxCDUs/3yrcycle

1 FormalAcademicEduca%on 30

2 ProfessionalDevelopment 30

3 ProfessionalAc%vi%es 30

4 SelfDirectedLearning 15

5 VolunteerService 30

6 ProfessionalExperience 25


RecerBficaBonFromyourdateofcer%fica%on,youshouldtrackallbusinessanalysisac%vi%es:– Ac%vitydescrip%on– Numberofhours– Dateofac%vity– Coursename&provider(ifappropriate)– Contactnametoverifyac%vity– Auditdocumenta%onmustbemaintained.


RecerBficaBonProcessPriortothecer%fica%onexpira%ondate:•  CompletetheRecer%fica%onApplica%onForm•  CompletetheCDURepor%ngForm•  SigntheCodeofEthicalConductandProfessionalStandards

•  Remitpaymentoftherecer%fica%onfee–  $85USDforIIBAmembers–  $120USDfornon-members–  plusGST/HSTifyouareaCanadianresident


QuesBonsandAnswers


NeedmoreinformaBon?Availableonwww.iiba.org

•  CBAP™/CCBA™Handbook•  CBAP™/CCBA™Recer%fica%onHandbook•  FAQs•  Applica%onprocessandforms•  BusinessAnalysisBodyofKnowledge™

Email:cer%fica%[email protected]

Owawa-OutaouaisChapterStudyGroup:hwp://owawa-outaouais.iiba.org/index.php/cer%fica%on


Thankyou!

MarieHalseyMarieHalseyConsul%[email protected]

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