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
.
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
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®)
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
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.
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
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Planning &
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Detailed Tasks
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 (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
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
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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