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1. Journey to Professional Excellence Rochester Chapter Overview of IIBA

2. Agenda Overview of IIBA Vision and Mission Goals Journey What is Business Analysis? Value of Membership 2 © International Institute of Business Analysis

3. Vision and Mission Vision The world's leading association for Business Analysis professionals Develop and maintain standards for the practice of business analysis and for the certification of its practitioners Mission IIBA is an international not-for-profit professional association for business analysis professionals 3 © International Institute of Business Analysis

4. IIBA® Goals Create and develop awareness and recognition of the value and contribution of the role of the Business Analysis Professional Define the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge® (BABOK®) Publicly recognize qualified practitioners through an internationally acknowledged certification program Provide forums for knowledge sharing Advance the practices of business analysis within organizations Define a roadmap for professional growth and development 4 © International Institute of Business Analysis

5. Business Analysis “Business Analysis is the set of tasks and techniques used to work as a liaison among stakeholders in order to understand the structure, policies, and operations of an organization, and recommend solutions that enable the organization to achieve its goals.” 5 © International Institute of Business Analysis

6. Business Analysis Business Analysis – is about meeting business needs ensuring investment in the right solutions Answers the critical questions Why the organization exists How an organization works What are its goals and objectives How it accomplishes those objectives How it needs to change to better accomplish objectives or to meet new challenges 6 © International Institute of Business Analysis

7. IIBA Journey – Growth IIBA started in 2003 7 © International Institute of Business Analysis

8. Business Analysis Body of Knowledge® © International Institute of Business Analysis

9. Business Analysis Body of Knowledge® © International Institute of Business Analysis

11. Recognize individuals with intermediate and advanced knowledge and qualifications.

12. Certification of Competency in Business Analysis™ (CCBA™)

13. New certification – now accepting applications

14. Certified Business Analysis Professional™ (CBAP®)

15. Existing, senior certification

16. The Program

17. Certification program designed around global standards (ISO 17024)

18. Note: Education Provider certifications will not be recognized as a substitute to IIBA certification© International Institute of Business Analysis

19. To Qualify for the Exams Certification of Competency in Business Analysis™ (CCBA™) Minimum 3,750 hours of BA work, aligned with the BABOK® Guide, in the last 7 years. These hours must include EITHER: 900 hours in 2 out of 6 BABOK®Guide Knowledge Areas, OR 500 hours in 4 out of 6 BABOK®Guide Knowledge Areas Minimum 21 hours of Professional Development in the last 4 years Certified Business Analysis Professional™ (CBAP®) Five years work experience in past 10 years or 7500 hours of experience Experience in 4 out of 6 knowledge areas Minimum 21 hours of Professional Development in the last 4 years 11 © International Institute of Business Analysis

21. - Content Breakdown

22. 19% BA Planning & Monitoring

23. 14% Elicitation

24. 16% Requirements Management & Communication

25. 15% Enterprise Analysis

26. 19% Requirements Analysis

27. 16% Solution Assessment & Validation© International Institute of Business Analysis

32. Newsletters

33. Job Postings

34. Surveys

35. Webinars

37. CBAP® Certifications

38. Conferences14 © International Institute of Business Analysis

39. Rochester Chapter Chaptered chapter in 2009 Past Meeting topics: Use Case Overview “Communication Modeling for Personal and Professional Excellence” by Ernest Hicks, Manager, Xerox Corporate Diversity Office “Authoring Requirements in an agile world” by Blueprint showing the connection between requirements, use cases and UI “Bringing software requirements to life” – Borland showing the connection between process flows and UI “Visualization of Requirements” iRise showing the connection between requirements and UI 15 © International Institute of Business Analysis

40. Value of Chapter Membership Networking with other business analysis professionals Mentoring opportunities Informational speakers on relevant topics Exposure to tools and techniques BABOK® study groups Professional development 16 © International Institute of Business Analysis

41. Rochester Chapter: CBAP BABOK®Study Group Objectives 17 © International Institute of Business Analysis - Learn the BABOK® v2.0 structure and knowledge areas - Prepare participants for the CBAP® exam through individual and cooperative group study - Clarify concepts presented in the BABOK® - Provide additional information about BA skills and techniques for further study - The BABOK®study group is not: A forum for discussing terminology or methodologies outside the BABOK®

42. 18 © International Institute of Business Analysis www.theiiba.org Rochester Chapter: http://rochesterny.theiiba.org/ Phyllis Carroll, PMP Vice-President of Finance Jerry Rabideau Vice-President of Technology