IIBA Training and Certification
What is the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA)?
According to their website, the mission of the IIBA is:
"to developand maintain standards for the practice of business analysis and for the certification of its practitioners. Our vision is to be the leading worldwide professional association for Business Analysts."
IIBA Endorsed Training courses
Software Education is an Endorsed Education Provider (EEP) for the IIBA and currently has 7 business analysis courses specifically endorsed. These courses cover all six of the knowledge areas in the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK®). As a company committed to helping raise the standard of professionalism in our industry, Software Education has been involved with the IIBA from an early stage, and is a regular event sponsor for both IIBA Australia and IIBA New Zealand Chapters.
CBAP® Certification - Certified Business Analysis Professionals
To receive the CBAP® designation, candidates must successfully demonstrate their expertise by itemizing their hands-on work experience in business analysis through the CBAP® application process, and pass the IIBA CBAP® examination.
For those interested in professional certification through the IIBA, Software Education's integrated BA Assess online knowledge assessment is a vital tool for CBAP® exam preparation.
| Software Education's IIBA Endorsed Courses | CDU | Underlying | Knowledge | Areas | ||||||
| Competencies | RAPM * | ELIC * | RA * | RMC * | SAV * | EA * | ||||
| Business Systems Analysis | 21 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||
| Effective Business Requirements | 21 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||
| Mastering the Requirements Process | 21 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||
| Use Cases for Requirements Gathering | 14 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
| Business Process Modelling | 21 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||
| Mastering the Requirements Process - Part 2 | 14 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
| Advanced Business Analysis | 21 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
| Legend: | CDU | Continuing Development Units |
| RAMP | Requirements Analysis Planning & Monitoring | |
| ELIC | Elicitation | |
| RA | Requirements Analysis | |
| RMC | Requirements Management & Communication | |
| SAV | Solution Assessment and Validation | |
| EA | Enterprise Analysis | |
![]() | Light coverage - some theory and exercises | |
![]() | Medium coverage - solid depth of theory with exercises | |
![]() | Heavy coverage - in-depth theory, exercises and discussion |
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