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Certification of Capability in Business Analysis
IIBA certification for business analysis professionals with two to three years of experience; eligibility documentation and a pass on the CCBA exam are required.
Licensing authority: International Institute of Business Analysis
Initial by examination
- Eligibility
- Applicants document 3,750 business-analysis work hours within the last seven years, aligned with BABOK Guide Knowledge Areas, including either at least 900 hours in each of two Knowledge Areas or at least 500 hours in each of four Knowledge Areas; they also document 21 professional-development hours within the last four years and two references. Application approval precedes exam purchase.
Certification of Capability in Business Analysis (CCBA) exam
- Provider
- PSI
- Format
- Computer-based; online remote proctored or PSI Test Center
- Exam questions
- Total questions: 130.
- Time limit
- 180 minutes
Examination outline
Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring (12%)
- Plan Business Analysis Approach
- Plan Stakeholder Engagement
- Plan Business Analysis Governance
- Plan Business Analysis Information Management
- Identify Business Analysis Performance Improvements
Elicitation and Collaboration (20%)
- Prepare for Elicitation
- Conduct Elicitation
- Confirm Elicitation Results
- Communicate Business Analysis Information
- Manage Stakeholder Collaboration
Requirements Life Cycle Management (18%)
- Trace Requirements
- Maintain Requirements
- Prioritize Requirements
- Assess Requirements Changes
- Approve Requirements
Strategy Analysis (12%)
- Analyze Current State
- Define Future State
- Assess Risks
- Define Change Strategy
Requirements Analysis and Design Definition (32%)
- Specify and Model Requirements
- Verify Requirements
- Validate Requirements
- Define Requirements Architecture
- Define Design Options
- Analyze Potential Value and Recommend Solution
Solution Evaluation (6%)
- Measure Solution Performance
- Analyze Performance Measures
- Assess Solution Limitations
- Assess Enterprise Limitations
- Recommend Actions to Increase Solution Value
Examination sources
- IIBA CCBA Handbook
page 8, Knowledge Areas
- IIBA CCBA Handbook
page 8, CCBA Exam Blueprint
- IIBA CCBA Handbook
page 8, Knowledge Areas, study direction
- IIBA CCBA Competencies
CCBA Competencies, introduction
- IIBA CCBA Handbook
page 8, Exam Structure
- IIBA CCBA Handbook
page 15, Exam Completion
- IIBA CCBA Handbook
page 5, application term
- IIBA CCBA Handbook
page 7, Purchase the Exam
- IIBA CCBA Handbook
page 14, Schedule Your Exam