Master CBAP exam strategies and elevate your business analysis career

Advance your career in business analysis by preparing for one of the industry’s most respected certifications. On this course, you’ll gain the confidence, tools, and techniques you need to pass the IIBA Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) exam.

Whether you’re an experienced analyst seeking formal recognition or a project professional aiming to deepen your expertise, this course offers a targeted route to success.

Explore BABOK knowledge areas with expert-led guidance

Navigate the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK® Guide) v3, covering all six knowledge areas. You’ll learn how to apply these principles in real-world business contexts within each area.

With support from certified CBAP educators, you’ll use practical tools to build your understanding of requirements management, stakeholder engagement, solution evaluation, and strategic analysis.

Apply structured techniques to real-world business challenges

Explore sample scenarios and case studies to reinforce core concepts. You’ll practise techniques for eliciting, analysing, documenting, and validating requirements, developing a comprehensive toolkit for practical business analysis.

You’ll also produce your own business analysis plans, explore performance metrics, and assess solutions to complex business challenges, helping to align your experience with IIBA’s competencies.

Prepare with confidence for the CBAP exam

Focus on targeted CBAP exam strategies - from interpreting questions to navigating complex case-based scenarios, you’ll develop test-taking techniques that maximise your exam performance.

Through practice questions and self-assessments to identify areas for improvement, you’ll walk away with a study plan tailored to your strengths and gaps.

Explore our ExpertTrack: Business Analysis Professional.

Syllabus

Week 1
Foundations of Business Analysis
- Lesson 1: Introduction
  Get an overview of business analysis, career opportunities, and the structure of the BABOK Guide. Begin your journey with core concepts and early career reflections.
- Lesson 2: Key Definitions
  Understand essential BA terms and the Business Analysis Core Concept Model (BACCM). Learn foundational techniques like concept modeling and start positioning yourself in the BA landscape.
Week 2
Strategy, Planning, and Collaboration
- Lesson 3: Strategy analysis
  Analyze business strategies by assessing current and future states, managing risks, and defining change strategies using practical tools like SWOT and Business Cases.
- Lesson 4: Elicitation and collaboration
  Learn how to prepare for and conduct elicitation sessions using interviews, focus groups, and collaborative games. Improve your engagement with stakeholders and communities.
Week 3
Requirements and Solution Design
- Lesson 5: Requirements Analysis and Design Definition
  Dive into methods for specifying, modeling, and validating requirements using user stories, use cases, and process models, supported by real-world case studies.
- Lesson 6: Requirements lifecycle management
  Master the complete lifecycle of requirements: traceability, maintenance, prioritization, approval, and managing changes with tools like backlog management and item tracking.
Week 4
Evaluating Solutions and Building Core Skills
- Lesson 7: Solution evaluation
  Measure and assess solution performance, analyze limitations, and recommend improvements to maximize organizational value, using real-world case study techniques.
- Lesson 8: Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring
  Plan and monitor business analysis activities effectively, manage stakeholders, and establish governance and information management frameworks to ensure project success.
Week 5
Perspectives, Certification Preparation, and Final Assessment
- Lesson 9: Soft and Hard Skills for a Business Analyst
  Develop critical soft skills like communication and leadership alongside technical BA skills. Understand how the BA role is evolving in today’s organizations.
- Lesson 10: Business Analyst Perspectives
  Explore various business analysis perspectives including Agile, IT, Business Architecture, and Business Intelligence, and understand how to adapt techniques to each domain.

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What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

Identify if they are eligible for the exam.
Gain deep understanding of all the knowledge areas, perspectives and techniques from the BABOK Guide.
Identify areas of application and scope of different techniques to be prepared to answer exam questions.
Get prepared to pass the exam.

Who is the course for?

This course is designed for experienced business analysts preparing for CBAP certification and professionals seeking advancement in business analysis, particularly in IT, finance, consulting, and project management roles.

Who will you learn with?

Paul Siegel

Who developed the course?

Starweaver

Starweaver is a next generation platform that engages your workforce as no other. Combining business and technical skills, Starweaver provides real-time skill building that is in line with your business objectives and strategies, and in your associates day to day tasks and jobs.

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This is a premium course. These courses are designed for professionals from specific industries looking to learn with a smaller group of like-minded individuals.

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