CCBA Certification

Learn the basic skill sets required by Business Analyst professionals looking to advance their careers. The CCBA certification course will provide you with the required business analysis experience and is a vital stepping-stone to the full Certified Business Analysis Professional Certification Course. The course is based on standards and benchmarks recognised by bodies such as the Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) and the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK).

Comprehensive and convenient

The course is broken down into 8 comprehensive modules, including an assessment aimed at intermediate and senior business analysts. It’s ideal for professionals working in the role of programmer, requirements analysis, business analysis, systems analysis, process improvement or consulting.

On completion of this course you will have the skills necessary to be an effective business analyst, understand the role and function of business analysis, understand requirements analysis and management and know how to work effectively with the key stakeholders involved in each process.

The course is available for you to complete at your convenience over a 12-month period. You can spend as little or as much time on each module as you feel is necessary – simply log in and out of your course whenever appropriate. The flexible nature of the course means you can learn at your own pace depending on other commitments. The nature of online learning enables you to study anywhere and at any time

key learning points

The course covers the skill sets required by business analysis professionals based on the industry recognised standards set by the IIBA. Focus areas include:

• Introduction to CCBA: Build on the foundation of knowledge you have already gained in business analysis. Learn the key concepts of analysis, general analysis techniques and business analysis competencies.
• Business analysis planning and monitoring: Explore different business analysis scenarios and learn how to respond to them. Learn about the roles and responsibilities of different stakeholders, the role of requirements planning, using an RACI Matrix and Onion Diagram, risk analysis and change management.
• Elicitation: Learn the elicitation techniques necessary for successful business analysis. Learn about document analysis, document elicitation results, how to confirm elicitation results and more.
• Enterprise and requirements analysis: Explore methods of understanding the needs of a business as a whole, its strategic direction and identifying methods for a business to meet its goals. Gain knowledge of requirements analysis through systems engineering and software engineering.
• Underlying competencies: Underlying competencies are skills, knowledge and personal characteristics that support business analysis. These include analytical thinking and problem solving, communication skills, interaction skills, business knowledge and software applications.
• Business analysis techniques: Get to grips with the techniques necessary to perform effective business analysis. This is a comprehensive module covering 34 different techniques.

advantages of this course

• Delivered online and is available over the course of 12 months for completion at your own pace and convenience
• 9 hours of quality e-learning content approved by the International Institute of Business Analysis
• Gain a globally recognised professional credential and boost your career opportunities in the global job market.
• Learn at your own pace and fully understand each module before moving on
• Our technical support team will be on hand to offer you advice and guidance telephone, email or online chat

Invest in this course and qualify with nationally recognised credentials to help your career in business analysis flourish.

• Units of study

Introduction to CCBA

• Introduction to Business Analysis
• Key Concepts of Business Analysis
• Knowledge Area-Introduction
• Knowledge Area-Relationships
• Knowledge Area-Tasks
• General Analysis Techniques
• Business Analysis Competencies

Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring

• Introduction to BA Planning and Monitoring
• Business Analysis Scenarios
• Performing Sponsor and Stakeholder Analysis
• Stakeholder Roles and Responsibilities
• Assigning Roles and Responsibilities
• RACI Matrix and Onion Diagram
• Requirements Planning
• Risk Analysis
• Requirements Attributes and Prioritization
• Change Management

Elicitation

• Introduction to Elicitation
• Prepare for Elicitation
• Document Analysis
• Conduct Elicitation Activity
• Elicitation Techniques
• Document Elicitation Results
• Confirm Elicitation Results
• Elicitation Results

Requirements Management and Communication

• Introduction to Requirements Management & Communication
• Managing Solution Scope and Requirements
• Managing Requirement Changes
• Manage Requirements Traceability
• Requirement Relationships
• Maintain Requirements for Re-use Diagram
• Prepare Requirements Package
• Requirements for Vendor Selection
• Communicate Requirements
• Structured Walk-through

Enterprise Analysis

• Introduction to Enterprise Analysis
• Define Business Need
• Assess Capability Gap
• Determine Solution Approach
• Enterprise Capabilities Analysis
• SWOT Analysis
• Define Solution Scope
• Define Business Case
• Decision Analysis
• Risk Analysis

Requirements Analysis

• Introduction to Requirements Analysis
• Prioritize Requirements
• Organize Requirements
• Specify and Model Requirements
• Define Assumptions and Constraints
• Verify Requirements
• Validate Requirements

Solution Assessment and Validation

• Introduction to Solution Assessment and Validation
• Assess Proposed Solution
• Allocate Requirements
• Assess Organizational Readiness
• Force Field Analysis
• Define Transition Requirements
• Validate Solution
• Evaluate Solution Performance

Underlying Competencies

• Analytical Thinking and Problem Solving
• Behavior Characteristics
• Business Knowledge
• Communication Skills
• Interaction Skills
• Software Applications

Business Analysis Techniques

• Acceptance and Evaluation Criteria Definition
• Benchmarking
• Brainstorming
• Business Rules Analysis
• Data Dictionary and Glossary
• Data Flow Diagrams
• Data Modeling
• Decision Analysis
• Document Analysis
• Estimation
• Focus Groups
• Functional Decomposition
• Interface Analysis
• Interviews
• Modules Learned Process
• Metrics and Key Performance Indicators
• Non-functional Requirements Analysis
• Observation
• Organization Modeling
• Problem Tracking
• Process Modeling
• Prototyping
• Requirements Workshops
• Risk Analysis
• Root Cause Analysis
• Scenarios and Use Cases
• Scope Modeling
• Sequence Diagrams
• State Diagrams
• Structured Walkthrough
• Survey/Questionnaire
• SWOT Analysis
• User Stories
• Vendor Assessment