ECBA: Entry Certificate in Business Analysis

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The Business Analysis Certification Program (IIBA - ECBA)

1. Program Overview
10m
2. Program Guidelines
4m

Introduction to Business Analysis (IIBA - ECBA)

1. Section Overview
3m
2. Business Analysis - Definition and Context
7m
3. The Business Analyst's Role
7m
4. The Value of Business Analysis
4m
5. Exercise - Understanding Business Analysis
9m
6. Business Analysis Knowledge Areas
9m
7. Business Analysis Key Terms
8m
8. Business Analysis Core Concepts
9m
9. Exercise: Business Analysis Key Terms and Concepts
12m
10. Stakeholders Within a Project Team
6m
11. Stakeholders External to the Project
4m
12. Requirements Classification Schema
5m
13. Requirements and Designs
4m
14. The Requirements and Design Cycle
4m
15. Exercise: Stakeholders, Requirements and Designs
11m
16. Introduction to Business Analysis
2m

Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring (IIBA - ECBA)

1. Section Overview
4m
2. Overview of Business Anlysis Planning and Monitoring
9m
3. Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring and the Business Analysis Core Concept
6m
4. Exercise: Understanding Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring
10m
5. Plan Business Analysis Approach: Inputs and Elements
10m
6. Plan Business Analysis Approach: Guidelines and Techniques
7m
7. Plan Business Analysis Approach: Stakeholders and Output
3m
8. Exercise: Planning the Business Analysis Approach
10m
9. Plan Stakeholder Engagement: Inputs and Elements
5m
10. Plan Stakeholder Engagement: Guidelines & Techniques
5m
11. Plan Stakeholder Engagement: Stakeholders & Outputs
5m
12. Exercise: Planning Stakeholder Engagement
9m
13. Plan Business Analysis Governance: Inputs and Elements
7m
14. Plan Business Analysis Governance: Guidelines and Techniques
3m
15. Plan Business Analysis Governance: Stakeholders and Outputs
2m
16. Exercise: Planning Business Analysis Governance
7m
17. Plan Information Management: Inputs and Elements
8m
18. Plan Information Management: Guidelines & Techniques
4m
19. Plan Information Management: Stakeholders & Outputs
2m
20. Exercise: Planning BA Information Management
9m
21. Performance Improvements: Inputs and Elements
8m
22. Performance Improvements: Guidelines and Techniques
5m
23. Performance Improvements: Stakeholders and Outputs
3m
24. Exercise: Identifying Business Analysis Performance Improvements
9m
25. Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring
3m

Business Analysis Elicitation and Collaboration (IIBA -ECBA)

1. Section Overview
3m
2. Overview of Elicitation and Collaboration
10m
3. Core Concepts and the Business Analyst's Role
8m
4. Exercise: Understand Elicitation and Collaboration
11m
5. Prepare for Elicitation: Inputs and Elements
10m
6. Prepare for Elicitation: Guidelines and Techniques
5m
7. Prepare for Elicitation: Stakeholders and Outputs
3m
8. Exercise: Preparing for Elicitation
12m
9. Conduct Elicitation: Inputs and Elements
5m
10. Conduct Elicitation: Guidelines and Techniques
7m
11. Conduct Elicitation: Stakeholders and Outputs
4m
12. Exercise: Conducting Elicitation
8m
13. Confirm Elicitation Results: Inputs and Elements
3m
14. Confirm Elicitation Results: Guidelines and Techniques
5m
15. Confirm Elicitation Results: Stakeholders and Outputs
3m
16. Exercise: Confirming Elicitation Results
11m
17. Communicating BA Information: Inputs and Elements
10m
18. Communicating BA Information: Guidelines and Techniques
3m
19. Communicating BA Information: Stakeholders and Outputs
4m
20. Exercise: Communicating BA Information
10m
21. Stakeholder Collaboration: Inputs and Elements
9m
22. Stakeholder Collaboration: Guidelines and Techniques
8m
23. Stakeholder Collaboration: Stakeholders and Outputs
4m
24. Exercise: Managing Stakeholder Collaboration
13m
25. Business Analysis Elicitation and Collaboration (IIBA -ECBA)
3m

Business Analysis and Requirements Life Cycle Management

1. Section Overview
3m
2. Requirements Life Cycle Management
7m
3. Requirements Management and the BACCM (TM)
4m
4. Requirements Life Cycle Management Input/Output Diagram
1m
5. Exercise - Understanding Requirements Management
10m
6. Requirements and Traceability
4m
7. Trace Requirements - Inputs and Elements
7m
8. Trace Requirements - Guidelines and Techniques
6m
9. Trace Requirements - Stakeholders and Outputs
4m
10. Exercise - Trace Requirements
10m
11. Maintain Requirements - Elements and Guidelines
6m
12. Maintain Requirements - Techniques and Stakeholders
6m
13. Prioritise Requirements - Inputs and Elements
7m
14. Prioritise Requirements - Guidelines and Techniques
5m
15. Prioritise Requirements - Stakeholders and Outputs
4m
16. Exercise - Maintain and Prioritize Requirements
8m
17. Assess Requirements Changes - Inputs and Elements
5m
18. Assess Requirements Changes - Guidelines and Techniques
6m
19. Assess Requirements Changes - Stakeholders and Outputs
4m
20. Approve Requirements - Inputs and Elements
6m
21. Approve Requirements - Guidelines and Techniques
6m
22. Exercise - Assess and Approve Requirements
10m

Business Analysis and Strategy Analysis (IIBA - ECBA)

1. Section Overview
3m
2. Introduction to Strategy Analysis
6m
3. Strategy Analysis and the BACCM (TM)
5m
4. Exercise: Understanding Strategy Analysis
11m
5. Analyze Current State: Inputs and Elements
9m
6. Analyse Current State: Guidelines and Techniques
5m
7. Analyze Current State: Stakeholders and Outputs
4m
8. Define Future State: Inputs and Elements
8m
9. Define Future State: Guidelines and Techniques
3m
10. Define Future State: Stakeholders and Outputs
4m
11. Exercise: Define Current and Future States
12m
12. Assess Risks: Inputs and Elements
5m
13. Assess Risks: Guidelines and Techniques
3m
14. Assess Risks: Stakeholders and Outputs
3m
15. Exercise: Performing a Risk Assessment
10m
16. Define Change Strategy: Inputs and Elements
6m
17. Define Change Strategy: Guidelines and Techniques
3m
18. Define Change Strategy: Stakeholders and Output
3m
19. Exercise: Developing a Change Strategy
5m
20. Business Analysis and Strategy Analysis
3m

Requirements Analysis and Design Definition (IIBA - ECBA)

1. Section Overview
3m
2. Overview of RADD
7m
3. RADD and the BACCM (TM)
5m
4. Exercise: Understanding RADD
11m
5. Specify and Model Requirements: Inputs and Elements
8m
6. Requirements Modeling: Guidelines and Tools
9m
7. Exercise: Defining Requirements
8m
8. Verify Requirements: Inputs and Elements
5m
9. Verify Requirements: Tools and Techniques
2m
10. Exercise: Verifying Requirements
9m
11. Validate Requirements: Inputs and Elements
4m
12. Validate Requirements: Guidelines and Techniques
5m
13. Exercise: Validating Requirements
7m
14. Requirements Analysis and Design Definition (RADD)
2m

Requirements Architecture and Design Options (IIBA - ECBA)

1. Section Overview
2m
2. Requirements Architecture Overview
8m
3. Define Requirements Architecture: Inputs and Elements
7m
4. Define Requirements Architecture: Techniques
3m
5. Exercise: Defining the Requirements Architecture
13m
6. Define Design Options: Inputs and Elements
6m
7. Define Design Options: Guidelines and Techniques
5m
8. Define Design Options: Stakeholders and Outputs
3m
9. Exercise: Defining Design Options
11m
10. Analyze Potential Value: Inputs and Elements
9m
11. Analyze Potential Value: Guidelines and Techniques
7m
12. Recommend Solution: Elements and Outputs
2m
13. Exercise: Creating RADD's Final Output
11m

Business Analysis and Solution Evaluation (IIBA - ECBA)

1. Section Overview
1m
2. Overview of Solution Evaluation
7m
3. Solution Evaluation and the BACCM TM
3m
4. Exercise: Understanding Solution Evaluation
13m
5. Measure Solution Performance: Inputs and Elements
8m
6. Measure Solution Performance: Guidelines and Techniques
5m
7. Analyze Performance Measures: Inputs and Elements
7m
8. Analyze Performance Measures: Stakeholders
5m
9. Exercise: Assessing Solution Performance
14m
10. Solution Limitations: Elements and Guidelines
4m
11. Solution Limitations: Techniques and Stakeholders
5m
12. Enterprise Limitations: Inputs and Elements
8m
13. Enterprise Limitations: Techniques and Stakeholders
6m
14. Exercise: Assessing Limitations
12m
15. Recommend Actions: Elements
6m
16. Recommend Actions: Guidelines and Techniques
4m
17. Exercise: Increasing Solution Value
11m
18. Business Analysis and Solution Evaluation (IIBA - ECBA)
2m

Analytical Techniques for Business Analysis (IIBA - ECBA)

1. Section Overview
3m
2. Benchmarking and Market Analysis
7m
3. Document Analysis
9m
4. Scope Modeling
9m
5. State Modelling
6m
6. Exercise: Scoping and Planning Tools
8m
7. Process Modeling
12m
8. Process Analysis
19m
9. Organizational Modeling
8m
10. Interface Analysis
6m
11. Data Flow Diagrams
7m
12. Data Mining
8m
13. Data Modeling
7m
14. Prototyping
8m
15. Exercise: Business Analysis Models
17m
16. Risk Analysis and Management
11m
17. Financial Analysis
10m
18. Root Cause Analysis
5m
19. SWOT Analysis
6m
20. Decision Modelling and Decision Analysis
12m
21. Exercise: Decision-making Analysis Tools
11m
22. Analytical Techniques for Business Analysis (IIBA - ECBA)
3m

Activities and Tools Used for Business (IIBA - ECBA)

1. Section Overview
2m
2. Brainstorming and Mind Mapping
11m
3. Focus Groups and Workshops
19m
4. Surveys and Questionnaires
8m
5. Interviews and Observation I
13m
6. Interviews and Observation II
9m
7. Lessons Learned and Collaborative Games
10m
8. Exercise: Group Activities in Knowledge Sharing
15m
9. Estimation
8m
10. Prioritization
5m
11. Reviews and Item Tracking
16m
12. Vendor Assessment
3m
13. Exercise: Techniques to Support Decision Making
9m
14. Stakeholder List, Map, and Personas
10m
15. Backlog Management
6m
16. Balanced Scorecard
6m
17. Roles and Permissions Matrix
3m
18. Business Model Canvas
7m
19. Functional Decomposition
7m
20. Exercise: Using Business Analysis Tools
9m
21. Activities and Tools Used for Business (IIBA - ECBA)
2m

Documentation Used for Business Analysis (IIBA - ECBA)

1. Section Overview
2m
2. Glossary and Data Dictionary
10m
3. Concept Modelling
4m
4. Business Rules Analysis
8m
5. Exercise: Understanding Glossaries and Rules
7m
6. Business Cases
6m
7. Business Capability Analysis
9m
8. Use Cases and Scenarios
7m
9. Sequence Diagrams
6m
10. User Stories
5m
11. Exercise: Understanding Business and Use Cases
10m
12. Metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
9m
13. Acceptance and Evaluation Criteria
6m
14. Nonfunctional Requirements Analysis
9m
15. Exercise: Understanding Metrics and Criteria
8m
16. Documentation and Criteria Used for Business Analysis
2m

Business Analysis Competencies: Personal Skills (IIBA-ECBA)

1. Section Overview
2m
2. Creative and Visual Thinking
12m
3. Conceptual and Systems Thinking
7m
4. Decision Making and Problem Solving
7m
5. Exercise: Analytical Thinking Core Competencies
15m
6. Teamwork, Facilitation, and Teaching
9m
7. Leadership and Negotiation Skills
6m
8. Exercise: Interaction Core Competencies
13m
9. Communication Skills Overview
6m
10. Verbal Communication
4m
11. Nonverbal Communication
7m
12. Written Communication
4m
13. Effective Listening Skills
5m
14. Exercise: Communication Core Competencies
17m
15. Business Analysis Competencies: Personal Skills
2m

Business Analysis Competencies: Professional Effectiveness

1. Section Overview
2m
2. Ethical Behaviour
7m
3. Personal Accountability
6m
4. Trustworthiness
8m
5. Adaptability
5m
6. Organization and Time Management
7m
7. Exercise: Behavioural Core Competencies
20m
8. Business Acumen
4m
9. Industry Knowledge
6m
10. Organization, Methodology, and Solution Knowledge
6m
11. Exercise: Business Knowledge Competencies
11m
12. Office Productivity Tools and Technology
2m
13. Business Analysis Tools and Technology
4m
14. Communication Tools and Technology
4m
15. Exercise: Using BA Tools and Technologies
11m
16. Business Analysis Competencies: Professional Effectiveness
2m

Business Analysis Perspectives (IIBA - ECBA)

1. Section Overview
3m
2. Overview of the Agile Perspective
10m
3. Agile and Business Analysis
5m
4. Agile: Approaches, Techniques, and Competencies
12m
5. Exercise: Understanding the Agile Perspective
12m
6. Overview of the Business Intelligence Perspective
9m
7. Business Intelligence and the Business Analyst
12m
8. Exercise: Understanding the BI Perspective
11m
9. IT Initiatives and the Business Analyst
10m
10. Change in the Information Technology Context
10m
11. Information Technology Methodologies
3m
12. Exercise: Understanding the IT Perspective
13m
13. Overview of Business Architecture
7m
14. Business Architecture and the Business Analyst
10m
15. Business Architecture Techniques
6m
16. Exercise: Understanding Business Architecture
9m
17. Business Process Management Overview
7m
18. BPM and the Business Analyst
11m
19. BPM Frameworks, Methodologies, and Techniques
8m
20. Exercise: Understanding Business Process Management
9m
21. Business Analysis Perspectives
3m