Ready, Steady, GO!!

Practical Steps for submitting a Certification

Application

Lesley Blencowe, CBAP

Lesley Blencowe, CBAP

�28 years+ in the Financial Services sector, with a technical IT background

�Practising business analysis since +- 1996

�Member of IIBA®, and certified CBAP® (2008)

�Secretary of the IIBA®-SA

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Workshop Goals� Give insight on how to structure your work experience, to complete the certification application

� Discover how to identify appropriate KA’s for tasks

� Start the construction of a Portfolio of Evidence

� Recognise the pitfalls in the application process

Agenda

Overview of the

CBAP® / CCBA®

Overview of theApplication Process

Understanding

the POEWrap Up

Exercise 1:

Project Summary

Exercise 2:

Project Tasks

Exercise 3:

Order from Chaos

Materials for this workshop

�Work Book, which contains:

� Sample pages for exercises

� Extracts from the BABOK® Knowledge

Areas

�Portfolio of Evidence

OVERVIEW:

CBAP® AND CCBA®

What is Certification?

‘the general meaning involves the concept

of a certifying organization approving the

knowledge, experience, skills, and

expertise of the certified individual’

Certified Business Analysis Professional™ (CBAP®)Handbook

What are the CCBA® and CBAP® ?

� Designations offered by the IIBA® to

recognize individuals with intermediate

(CCBA®) and advanced (CBAP®) levels of

business analysis knowledge and experience

� The two designations on offer are:

� Certification of Competency in Business Analysis™ (CCBA ®)

� Certified Business Analysis Professional™ (CBAP®)

BABOK®

� Ref: A Guide to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge® (BABOK® Guide) Version 2.0

Certification Application Requirements

Requirement CBAP® CCBA®

Education High School or College Degree High School or College Degree

Professional Development

21 Hours in the past 4 years 21 Hours in the past 4 years

References Two references from a career manager, client or a CBAP®

Two references from a career manager, client or a CBAP®

Extras Signed Code of Conduct Signed Code of Conduct

Fees $125 application plus$325 exam fee ($450 for non-members)

$125 application plus$325 exam fee ($450 for non-members)

BA Experience 7500 hours of BA experience over the past 10 years

3750 hours of BA experience over the past 7 years

Knowledge Areas 900+ hours in at least 4 of the 6 core BABOK® Knowledge Areas

900+ hours in at least 2 of the 6 core BABOK® Knowledge Areas OR500+ hours in at least 4 of the 6 core Knowledge Areas

OVERVIEW:

THE APPLICATION PROCESS

The Application ProcessReferences

Candidate

Gather WorkExperience

ChooseReferences,coach andemail

Populate

the POEFill in onlineapplication

Submit

Successful?

Preparefor Exam

IIBA®

Yes

No

21 Hours ofProfessionalDevelopment

Sign aCode ofConduct

Pay theApplication Fee$125 (non-refundable)

Pay theExam Fee$325

High School Education -minimum requirement

Print a copyof the

applicationReady toSubmit?

No

Yes

The importance of the Application� Be aware that the application process is a screening

process for the exam.

� Take your time completing it

� Get familiar with the application process

� Research the appropriate handbook

� Be aware that you may be audited

� Build a Portfolio Of Evidence

� Resumes will not be accepted to complete this

requirement.

INTRODUCING:

THE PORTFOLIO OF EVIDENCE

THE PORTFOLIO OF EVIDENCE

Purpose:

� Highlights your strengths and weaknesses in the

different BABOK® knowledge areas

� Structured to facilitate the completion of the online

application

� Provides a record of work experience

Tip:

� Use the POE to organize your hours before attempting

to complete the online application

THE PORTFOLIO OF EVIDENCE

Worksheet 1:

Project

SummaryAnalysis of

Hours

BABOK® Knowledge Areas

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Business

Analysis

Planning &

Monitoring

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MWorksheet 2:

Detailed Tasks

EXERCISE 1:

PROJECT SUMMARY

Exercise 1: (30 minutes)

Complete POE Worksheet 1: Project Summary

� List 3 projects over the last 7 to 10

years.

� For each project, enter your Total BA

Hours.

PROJECT SUMMARY

Tips:

� List projects in date order, start with the most recent project

� Dates and hours can be approximate (if no records exist, use work hours for a year, less admin time)

� Group small projects together for a given year (Indicate this on the application under Description.)

Business Analysis Portfolio Of EvidencePROJECT DETAILS HOURS

Number Project Name Start Date End Date Description or Objective

No. of people reporting to you (if any)*

TOTAL BA activity hours on project

P10 Automate Risk Claims 01-Oct-11 31-Jan-12

Provide an automated solution to recording and tracking risk claims, with associated accounting controls 1 300

P20

P30

EXERCISE 2:

PROJECT TASKS

Exercise 2 (45 minutes)

Complete POE Worksheet 2: Detailed

Tasks

� Record a detailed list of tasks for the

projects from your project list

� Complete the hours on the ‘Analysis of

Hours’ worksheet

DETAILED TASKS

Tips

� Use your most recent project

� Leave gaps between your task numbers

� Don’t fall into analysis / paralysis

Portfolio Of Evidence - WS 2: Detailed Tasks

For each of your projects, list the tasks that you performed on the project

Project Number Project Name

Task Number

BA HoursSpent on Task Project Tasks

P10 Automate Risk Claims

T10 72Ran workshops to uncover details of business requirement

T20 164Produced logical model to support the solution

T30 20Documented the Requirements for review

T40 30Assited business to find work arounds for problems, post implementation

T50 14Created requirements plan to feed into project plan

ANALYSIS OF HOURS� Copy your project list to the Analysis of Hours

sheet

� Copy the Task List hours, per KA, to this summarised sheet

Portfolio Of Evidence - BABOK®Summary Worksheet

Activities by KA - Total BA Hours.

(Need 900+ in 4 or more KAs for CBAP® OR900+ in 2 or 500+ in at least 4 KAs for CCBA™)

Activities by KA

(Percentage of Total BA Hours; will be calculated-don’t enter any values)

Nbr Project Name Dates

BA Activity

Hours EL RA EA SA&V RM&C BAP&M

TOTAL (Calculated) EL RA EA SA&V RM&C BAP&M TOTAL

P10Automate Risk Claims

1/10/2011-

31/01/2012 300 72 164 0 30 20 14 300 24% 55% 10% 7% 5% 100%

P200%

TOTAL

(Recommend BA hours be 9000 or more, for CBAP®

5000 or more for CCBA™ )

N/A

300 72 164 0 30 20 14 300 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

EXERCISE 3:

ORDER FROM (SEEMING) CHAOS

ACHIEVING ORDER FROM CHAOS� Allocate all these tasks to the correct KA

� Uncover your hours!

Tip:

�Some tasks on the online application are NOT Business Analysis Tasks !!

Exercise 3 (90 minutes)

Task Mapping : Map tasks to their appropriate

Knowledge Areas:

In Groups: (45 minutes)

� Discuss the task, and decide which KA is a

best fit

� Mark the task with the knowledge area

Together: (45 minutes)

� Review the task allocations

Developing a business case

Source: CBAP Handbook, October 2011, downloaded from site: http://www.iiba.org

ACHIEVING ORDER FROM CHAOS� Allocate all these tasks to the correct KA

� Uncover your hours!

Tip:

�Some tasks on the online application are NOT Business Analysis Tasks !!

ANALYSIS OF HOURS� Allocate hours to each Knowledge Area

Portfolio Of Evidence - BABOK®Summary Worksheet

Activities by KA - Total BA Hours.

(Need 900+ in 4 or more KAs for CBAP® OR900+ in 2 or 500+ in at least 4 KAs for CCBA™)

Activities by KA

(Percentage of Total BA Hours; will be calculated-don’t enter any values)

Nbr Project Name Dates

BA Activity

Hours EL RA EA SA&V RM&C BAP&M

TOTAL (Calculated)

EL RA EA SA&V RM&C BAP&M TOTAL

P10Automate Risk Claims

1/10/2011-

31/01/2012 300 72 164 0 30 20 14 300 24% 55% 10% 7% 5% 100%

TOTAL (Recommend BA hours be 9000 or more, for CBAP®

5000 or more for CCBA™ )

N/A

300 72 164 0 30 20 14 300 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

WRAP UP

THE APPLICATION PROCESSReferences

Candidate

Gather WorkExperience

ChooseReferences,coach andemail

Populate

the POEFill in onlineapplication

Submit

Successful?

Preparefor Exam

IIBA®

Yes

No

21 Hours ofProfessionalDevelopment

Sign aCode ofConduct

Pay theApplication Fee$125 (non-refundable)

Pay theExam Fee$325

High School Education -minimum requirement

Print a copyof the

applicationReady toSubmit?

No

Yes

WRAP UP� Don’t forget to review the appropriate handbook (CBAP® or CCBA®)

� You can refer to the IIBA® web site www.iiba.org if anything is unclear

� Tips:

� Secure your references early, and brief them in

advance

� List more than the required hours

� List education that is easier to prove

� Get a certificate of completion for the 21 hours

training

THANK YOU

AND

GOOD LUCK!!

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