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Certified Business Analyst Foundation (CBAF)

Course Description:

Business analysts study the needs of a business and its IT systems to create suitable solutions. They act as a bridge between business and IT departments, gathering and documenting business requirements. Then, they translate these requirements into system design specifications for IT teams to implement. Business analysts are evaluated based on how well they deliver the benefits outlined in project objectives. Recent job rankings, such as those by CNN Money and Indeed.com, highlight business analyst roles as promising for the future. Studies also show that many business analysts use specialized software tools to aid their work. Business analysis involves analyzing requirements for business changes. Despite its straightforward nature, there are various methods, approaches, techniques, and tools used for the same job. To understand this, we need to look back at the history of business analysis and consider its current state and future trends. In the 1980s, IT change projects enco

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Business analysts study the needs of a business and its IT systems to create suitable solutions. They act as a bridge between business and IT departments, gathering and documenting business requirements. Then, they translate these requirements into system design specifications for IT teams to implement. Business analysts are evaluated based on how well they deliver the benefits outlined in project objectives. Recent job rankings, such as those by CNN Money and Indeed.com, highlight business analyst roles as promising for the future. Studies also show that many business analysts use specialized software tools to aid their work. Business analysis involves analyzing requirements for business changes. Despite its straightforward nature, there are various methods, approaches, techniques, and tools used for the same job. To understand this, we need to look back at the history of business analysis and consider its current state and future trends. In the 1980s, IT change projects encountered problems, leading to the emergence of business analysis. Before this, IT projects were limited in scope and functionality due to factors like expensive data storage, cumbersome data storage methods, difficulty in writing programs, and basic user interfaces.

E-Course Duration: 10 to 15 Hours

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Exam Information

  • The test has 40 multiple-choice questions. To pass, you need to get 70% of them right, which means you have to answer at least 28 out of 40 correctly.

  • Tests are done online and supervised using a webcam. As long as you have a good internet connection, you can take the tests from anywhere and at any time.

  • The exam lasts for 1 hour, which is the same as 60 minutes.

  • You can't use any outside information during the exam monitored by ProctorU. Make sure you have your ID with you.

  • If a candidate doesn't pass the exam on their second try, they have to wait at least fourteen (14) days before they can try again for the third time or any time after that. You can take the exam as many times as you need to.

  • The Certified Business Analyst (CBA)™ – Foundation Certificate never expires.

  • CBAF™ is a special symbol that belongs to GIPMC.

  • Successfully passing the CBAF exam will also give candidates 20 Learning Hours and 1 Credit toward an MBA in Business Management (Master’s Degree) from Charisma University.

  • Note: The Certified Business Analyst (CBA)™ – Foundation Certification doesn't require any prerequisites (Completing an E-Course from the GIPMCBok portal is not mandatory), but we strongly recommend taking the E-Course because many questions on the actual exam come from it.
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Course Outline

Module 1 – Introduction

    • Introduction to Business Process Analysis
    • Why Business Analysis
    • Roles and responsibilities of a Business Analyst
    • Key concept of business analysis
    • What is domain knowledge?
    • How to adapt with different domains

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.

Target Audience

  • Business and systems analysts, consultants, managers, and team leaders who work on defining and managing requirements throughout the development cycle, gather information from stakeholders to define requirements, or are involved in solving, defining, or analyzing business problems.
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