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Certified Business Analyst Professional (CBAP)

Administered by the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA)

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CBAP® recognizes seasoned business analysis professionals who have over five years of practical business analysis work experience.

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Meet the CBAP Certification Requirements

To earn the CBAP® designation, candidates must:

  • Complete a minimum of 7,500 hours of Business Analysis Work experience in the last 10 years

  • Within this experience, a minimum of 900 hours completed in 4 of the 6 BABOK® Guide Knowledge Areas, for a total of at least 3,600 of the required 7,500 total hours

  • Complete a minimum of 35 hours of Professional development in the last 4 years

  • Provide two references

  • Agree to Code of Conduct

  • Agree to Terms and Conditions

  • Pass the exam

 

The six knowledge areas outlined in BABOK are the following:

  1. Planning and Monitoring

  2. Elicitation

  3. Requirements Communication and Management

  4. Requirements Analysis

  5. Enterprise Analysis

  6. Validation and assessment of solutions

$145 fee

CBAP Application Fee: This fee is required to create your CBAP® application and verify progress towards meeting its requirements. Please note the exam fee is a separate fee. This fee is non-refundable and non-transferable.

Benefits of IIBA Membership

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How to become an IIBA Member and get up to 40% off Certifications https://www.iiba.org/business-analysis-membership/how-to-become-a-member/

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7 Steps for Managing the Application Process

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Documenting the Work experience is the most extensive component. Helpful info to manage the application process

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Prepare for Your Exam

Make BABOK Your Study Bible for CBAP Exam Prep Process

 

The Business Analyst book of knowledge, also known as the BABOK, is a CBAP CCBA certified business analysis study guide that can be found by searching for business analyst study material pdf on the internet. No matter which CBAP study guide you use, you will ultimately have to deal with the BABOK exam format. This study guide for the IIBA BABOK CBAP is widely regarded as the “Bible of Business Analysis.”

 

Become Acquainted with the IIBA CBAP Exam Structure

 

There are several different CBAP certification study guides available. According to the most recent curriculum, the CBAP certification study guide v3.0 and the BABOK GUIDE version 3 require reading.

 

If a business analysis professional has not read through the BABOK at least three times, their preparation for the CBAP test is incomplete. It is critical to thoroughly study the BABOK so that you can easily connect the knowledge areas learned from other Business Analysis study resources to the CBAP knowledge areas.

 

Other CBAP study guides that might be recommended include the ones listed below.

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  • The BABOK Study Guide and the CBAP Certification Guide are also available online.

  • Study Guide for the Certified Business Analysis Professional (CCBA/CBAP) certification

 

Participate In CBAP TRAINING To Pass the CBAP EXAM

 

If studying by oneself isn’t your cup of tea, don’t worry. There is nothing to worry about. There are several different CBAP certification training courses accessible both online and offline. If you do your research correctly, you may even discover free CBAP online training programs for business analyst online certificates by conducting business analyst classes online. 

 

Preparation For the CBAP Certification Test

 

One of the most crucial pieces of pre-exam material that one should gather is knowledge regarding the CBAP test design, structure, or blueprint.

 

The following is the test plan for the CBAP certification exam.

  • 30 percent of the time is spent on requirement analysis and design definition.

  • 10 percent of the grade will be strategy analysis.

  • 15 percent of the budget is allocated to requirements lifecycle management.

  • Evaluation of the solution – 14 percent

  • Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring accounted for 14 percent of the total.

  • Finally, Elicitation and Collaboration accounted for 12 percent of the total.

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Apply For Your Exam

Register with IIBA

  • This is a computer-based exam. The CBAP® exam can be taken online via proctor format or at a PSI test center. To be admitted to the exam and more details on preparation for this exam, please review our exam information guidelines.

  • The CBAP® exam consists of 120 multiple choice questions and must be completed within 3.5 hours. Formulated from the BABOK® Guide, exam questions are both scenario and case study-based.

For your convenience, you can access the steps below via a PDF

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