The International Institute of Business Analysis has published a new Certification Program by October 2016. Rainer Wendt, President of the IIBA Germany Chapter provides some insights in this Webinar, the related video with German language can be found on Youtube soon

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Rainer Wendt
The IIBA® Multilevel Certification Program
What’s New Webinar in October 2016 – Understand the various Certifications

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Agenda
Introduction - The Business Analyst in Projects
The BABOK Guide v3 in brief
The new IIBA® Certification Program
Application and Examination
Level 1 to 4 – What‘s in the boxes?
Which certificate works for me?
Moving on with Business Analysis – Career development
The value of Business Analysis
Q & A

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masVenta Business GmbH – Brief Profile
Established in 2007
Located in Aachen, Germany
Owned and managed by
Sabine Ostlender & Rainer Wendt
Training and Consultancy in Business
and Technology. Projects in Banking,
Energy, Telecom and Hi-Tech…
Business Analysis
Business-driven Requirements Management
and Communication
IIBA® Endorsed Education ProviderTM
Project Management
Successful Management of Projects by
applying Classic & Agile Practices
Business Intelligence
BI-Requirements Analysis, Reporting Data
Warehousing, Performance Management
Process Optimization
Sustainable Process Solutions aligned with
the companies’ BPM approaches

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Your Speaker today
Rainer Wendt, CBAP, PMP, PMI-PBA, SCT
Studies of Electrical Engineering in Aachen
25+ years of international IT Experience
- Software development in C, C++ …
- Many projects in Telecoms, Banks & Insurances
- Requirements Engineering, Business Analysis
- Risk Management
- Change Management
- Training, Coaching
- etc.
Managing Director masVenta Business GmbH
President IIBA Chapter Germany

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Some customers and partners

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- Our Portfolio-ABC at a glance
Academia
IIBA® Business Analysis
Trainings
PMI® Project Mana-
gement Trainings
Inhouse Trainings
Public & Online Crash
Courses
IIBA® Endorsed
Education Provider
Business Solutions
Business Intelligence
Self Service BI
PowerPivot Support &
Governance
End User Computing
Management
End User Computing
Governance, Risk &
Compliance
Consulting
Provisioning of certified
Consultants
Business and IT-
Concepts
Coaching
Business Analysis
Business Intelligence
Project Management
Process Optimization

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The Business Analyst in Projects
Source: BABOK v3
Business Need
Business Case
Assess Value &
Performance
Design & WorkGo/No Go
Decision
Go Live
Vision Project Live

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The BABOK® Guide
Standard best practise collection for modern
Business Analysis
514 pages, 6 +1 knowledge areas
Core Concept Model and 5 Perspectives
Many techniques and best practises
Integrated study with other
books recommended
Current Version 3.0
(released April 2015)
Currently being
translated to German
Source: BABOK v3

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BABOK® v3 - Core Concept Model (BACCM TM).
Business Analysis is…
“…the practice of
enabling change in an
enterprise [context]
by defining needs and
recommending
solutions that deliver
value to
stakeholders”
Source: BABOK v3

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Knowledge Areas of the BABOK v3
Source: BABOK v3

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New v3 and old v2 in one schema

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Requirements and Design
A Design is a
representation of
Requirements
Designs might be
used to elicit
further
Requirements
(e.g. Prototyping)
Requirements are
focussed on the
need (What),
Designs are
focussed on the
solution (How) Source: BABOK v3
Why?
What?
How?

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Requirements and Traceability
Trace forward from Business Needs to
Solution Requirements (Implementation)
Trace backwards from Solution
Requirements to Business Needs (Value)
aka
Requirements
Engineering (RE)
Source: BABOK v3
Why?
What?
How?

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Source: IIBA

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Source: IIBA

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The new IIBA® Certification Program
0 Years Experience 2-3 5 > 10 Years

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The new IIBA® Certification Program

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Certified CCBA and CBAP as of end 2015

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Important to know…
CCBA and CBAP will basically stay as they are, but:
 CCBA exam is shorter now: 130 questions in 3 hours
 CBAP exam is harder now: 120 case study-based questions in 3.5 hours
 CBAP now needs 35 hours professional training, CCBA still 21
 CCBA still needs 3750 hours work experience, CBAP 7500 respectively
 Re-certification every 3 years
 Approved, non-expired v2 applications are valid for the v3 exam
ECBA is a proctored Take-at-Home exam, PC-based
 50 questions in 1 hour
 21 hours training needed, i.e., professional development (PD) hours
 No work experience required
 No Re-certificate needed

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PD vs. PDU* / CDU*
IIBA does not use or refer to professional development hours as
Professional Development Units (PDUs*)…
On the application form, within the professional development section,
the applicant is asked to fill in the number of Training Contact Hours
Before certified, a PD requires proven contact hours
After certified, a CDU can be obtained w/o contact
Generally: 1 PD = 1 hour and 1 CDU/PDU = 1 hour
1.
Recert
3 yrs 6 yrs 9 yrs
CCBA/CBAP
2.
Recert
3.
Recert ….
Last 4 yrs 0
21/35 PD
Training
Hours
60 60 60 CDUs
Exam
Passed
* PMI´s PDUs
are
“Personal
Development
Units”
* IIBA´s CDUs
are
“Continuation
Development
Units“
=
Hours Units

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Application and Eligibility, e.g. CBAP
IIBA will only allow people to sit for the exam who have at least
 7500 hours professional experience in the area of BA in the last 10 years
 900 hours experience in at least 4 of 6 knowledge areas
 35 hours professional training in the last 4 years
 2 references by career manager, client or CBAP®

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New Online Proctoring for the ECBA
The exam is online!
You will get a time slot for
a web conference
A proctor (a remote real
life person) will introduce
you to the online exam
He or she is watching
your screen and you via
webcam, listening to you
via your microphone
You are not allowed to look
up knowledge in eBooks etc!

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ECBA Exam at PSI

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CCBA/CBAP Exam at Prometric
You need to have an eligibility code to make an appointment

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Prometric Test Center
Amsterdam
Berlin
Brussels
Genève
Frankfurt
Hamburg
Luxembourg
Milan
Munich
Paris
Vienna …

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Pricing
http://www.iiba.org/Certification-Recognition/Certification/pricing.aspx

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50% Discount for Early Birds!
IIBA is pleased to announce a discount of
50% off of the exam fee for the first 200
individuals to write the exam within each
available certification level!
Runs another 7 weeks, till November 30th, 2016
Pay full fee first, if among first 200 get 50%
reimbursed

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What‘s in?Now,
what‘s in
the boxes?

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Level 1 - Entry
Certificate in Business Analysis (ECBA™)
5%
20%
20%
5%
24%
1%
2,50%
5%
5%
12,50%
Business Analysis Planning & Monitoring
Elicitation & Collaboration
Requirements Life Cycle Management
Strategy Analysis (SA)
Requirements Analysis and Design
Definition
Solution Evaluation (SE)
Business Analysis & the BA Professional
Underlying Competencies
Business Analysis Key Concepts
Techniques
 A lot of Basics and plenty of
Requirements Engineering!
25% Basics

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Level 2 - Certification
of Capability in Business Analysis™(CCBA®)
12%
20%
18%
12%
32%
6%
Business Analysis Planning &
Monitoring
Elicitation & Collaboration
Requirements Life Cycle
Management
Strategy Analysis (SA)
Requirements Analysis and Design
Definition
Solution Evaluation (SE)
 Balanced: BA before/after and BA/RE during the project

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Level 3 - Certified
Business Analysis Professional™(CBAP®)
 A lot BA before and after the project (SA & SE)
14%
12%
15%
15%
30%
14%
Business Analysis Planning &
Monitoring
Elicitation & Collaboration
Requirements Life Cycle
Management
Strategy Analysis (SA)
Requirements Analysis and
Design Definition
Solution Evaluation (SE)

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Level 4 - Certified
Business Analysis Thought Leader™ (CBATL™)
This level recognizes business analysis professionals
who have over 10 years of experience and are
considered industry Thought Leaders as follows:
 whose expertise in the BA field is well sought after
 who advance the BA profession
 who give back to the community
 who contribute to the evolution of the BA practice
Many details are still in the midst of finalization. Once finalized,
the information will be made available.

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…and what‘s about Agile?
The new Agile Extension will be launched in 2017
A Business Analyst can perfectly support the agile
development process by:
 being the Product Owner
 supporting the Product Owner
 being a Team Member
Sources: Agile Extension to the BABOK® Guide / BABOK v3

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Which
certificate
works best
for me?

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The difference between a Certification
and a Certificate
Level 2 – CCBA®, Level 3 – CBAP®and Level 4 – CBALT™ are
considered professional certifications because they have each
a unique work experience requirement to be eligible and the
exam tests their application of the competencies required at
each level. Those who achieve certification receive a
certification license number.
Level 1 – ECBA™ is a certificate because it does not require
work experience and it only requires professional development
hours

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Most popular BA Certificates/Certifications
as of today
CPRE
IREB
Technical
Requirements
PMI-PBA
PMI
Project
Requirements
CCBA / CBAP
IIBA
Business
Requirements
0 Years Business Analysis Experience 3 Years 5+ Years
Solution Project Strategy

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Moving on with Business Analysis
A career development approach
Business
Analysis
Extended
Fundamentals
Moderation &
Soft Skills for
BA & PM
Extended
Requirements
Modelling &
Management
CCBA®/CBAP®
Preparation
Boot Camp
All Course Building Blocks can be combined selectively
and independently, depending on the individual
experience and learning demand. However, we
recommend the illustrated sequence.
3
Days
3
Days
1-2
Days
1-2
Days21h Preparation for

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The Business Analysis Theme Canvas
A. Business Analysis Principles
B. BABOK v3 Guide
C. Business Analysis Knowledge Areas
D. Business Analysis Tasks
E. General Competencies
F. Techniques
G. Exam preparation

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Theme Coverage in Courses
Themes / Course Building Block Correlation Business
Analysis
Extended
Fundamentals
Moderation
& Soft Skills
for BA and
PM
Extended
Requirements
Modelling &
Management
CCBA®/
CBAP®
Preparation
Boot Camp
A. Business Analysis Principles – The role of a BA, responsibilities,
approaches, practices, deliverables, environments
B. BABOK Guide – Structure, key concepts, core concept model,
perspectives, primary techniques and competencies
C. Business Analysis Knowledge Areas – A structured approach
decomposing the BABOK into tasks with their inputs and outputs,
correlated guidelines & tools, elements & techniques
D. Business Analysis Tasks – Team exercises based based on the
case study CarPark®, a realistic and practical approach to apply
techniques, produce and present artefacts, evaluate, recommend
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E. General Competencies – Underlying competencies, moderation
and facilitation, presentation, communication, negotiation, conflicts,
decisions, extended stakeholder management, business cases
F. Techniques – Requirements from different views like business,
value, technology, processes, actors, data, workflows etc., Natural
language, requirements engineering & management practices
G. Exam preparation – Learning approaches, study strategy, types of
questions, exam timings, mnemonics, real life stories and practical
tips to clear the exam efficiently
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Summarizing the value of Business Analysis
Business Change
understand and innovate
Processes & Organisation
etablish and apply
People
maintain and develop careers
E F F E C T I V I T Y
E F F I C I E N C Y
S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y

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Dipl.-Ing. Rainer Wendt,
CBAP, PMP, PMI-PBA, SCT*
Managing Director
+49 (175) 26 13 148
rainer.wendt@masventa.de
* SCRUMStudy Certified Trainer
Dipl.-Ing. Sabine Ostlender
Managing Director
+49 (171) 812 7333
sabine.ostlender@masventa.de

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