This comprehensive workshop in partnership with Watermark Learning, will prepare you for the Entry Certificate in Business Analysis (ECBA) exam and help you make the most of the limited study time you have. The course was designed, created, and is taught by practicing Business Analysts to help others focus on the critical areas to study and to provide insights into the exam.
It is current with the framework of knowledge outlined by the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK® Guide) version 3.0 and includes Watermark Learning ECBA online exam simulator with over 800 sample ECBA exam questions to make you ready and know what to expect come test time. Additionally, you’ll learn test-taking tips and strategies, along with other practice exercises to reinforce the material.
Through this course, you will
- Increase your confidence and improve your chances of passing the ECBA® certification exam.
- Streamline the massive amounts of information required to pass the test
- Learn from experts. The course is designed and taught by CBAPs with extensive knowledge of the BABOK® Guide, some of whom also contributed to its development.
- Dedication. We have 7 CBAPs on staff, ready to help you pass the exam.
- Trusted. Study with a firm that has helped hundreds of people pass the CBAP® exam. We know how to combine learning with test preparation in an engaging way in an eLearning!
- Complete. Earn 24 CDUs, enough to apply for the ECBA exam.
- 90-days access to Watermark Learning ECBAP online exam simulator.
Course Advisor
Surendra Saxena
Surendra Saxena is a Member on Board of IREB and Ex-President of IIBA Chennai Chapter
He has over 30 years of experience in handling variety of assignments from software architecture design to large-scale deployment and support of large telecom systems, setting up delivery excellence centers, developing and running $30 Million software business with global workforce. While working as a COO and C-level executive, and later as a consultant, I've successfully led several large-scale organizational transformation initiatives.
He believes that business analysis and project management are the most under-leveraged capabilities employed by organizations. Done right, done simply, it can focus your team on the essential components, shift from reactive tasks to strategic thinking, drive project and business success, and relieve stress.
He has trained over 10,000 professionals in several Fortune 500 organizations and mentored few thousands of BAs earn their certifications.
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Curriculum
An Introduction to Business Analysis and the BA Profession
Business analysis and the business analyst
Career path of a business analyst
IIBA & BABOK overview
An overview of the BABOK structure
An overview of the BABOK knowledge areas & focus areas
Key Business Analysis Concepts
A review of key themes in the BABOK
An understanding of the Business Analysis Core Concept ModelTM
A review of key terms in the BABOK
Classification of requirements
A review of key stakeholders found in the BABOK
Underlying Competencies: Business Analysis Competencies for Success
Analytical thinking and problem solving skills
Behavioral characteristics
Business knowledge
Communication skills
Interaction skills
Tools and Technology
Strategy Analysis: Understanding the Business Need to Create a Change Strategy to Move from Current State to the Desired Future State
Strategy analysis overview
Analyze the current state
Define the desired future state
Assess risks to move to desired future state
Define change strategy (A plan to transform the organization from the current state to the future state)
Common techniques used in understanding the business need and creating a change strategy
Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring: Planning for the BA Work Effort
Business analysis planning and monitoring overview
Plan the business analysis approach (predictive vs adaptive)
Plan stakeholder engagement
Plan business analysis governance
Plan business analysis information management
Identify business analysis performance improvements
Common techniques used in planning and monitoring the BA work effort
Elicitation and Stakeholder Collaboration
Elicitation and stakeholder collaboration overview
Prepare for elicitation
Conduct elicitation
Confirm elicitation results
Communicate business analysis information
Manage stakeholder collaboration
Common techniques used in elicitation and stakeholder collaboration
Requirements Analysis and Design Definition
Specify (document) and model requirements
Verification of requirements
Validation of requirements
Define requirements architecture
Define design options
Determine potential value of each design option and recommend solution
Common techniques used in analyzing requirements and defining design options
Requirements Life Cycle Management: Managing Requirements and Changes to Them
Trace requirements
Maintain requirements
Prioritize requirements
Assess requirements changes
Approve requirements
Common techniques used to manage requirements throughout the life cycle
Solution Evaluation: Measuring and Maximizing Solution Value
Measure solution performance
Analyze performance measures
Assess solution limitations
Assess enterprise limitations
Recommend actions to increase solution value
Common techniques used to evaluate the solution’s value
