The document outlines various business analyst certifications offered by international bodies, detailing levels from entry to expert. It provides requirements such as experience, PDUs, and costs for different certifications, highlighting specific options for both new and experienced analysts. Recommendations for certification choices based on career stage and organizational needs are also included.

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BUSINESS ANALYST
CERTIFICATIONS

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4. Top Certification bodies
 International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA), Canada
 Project Management Institute (PMI), USA
 BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, UK
 International Requirements Engineering Board (IREB), Germany
 International Software Quality Institute (iSQI), Germany

5. Levels of Certifications
Entry Level Intermediate Expert

6. Entry Level Certifications
 No prior experience required
 21-hrs PDUs required
 Online Test
 USD 225 - 295
 No prior experience required
 Foundation level mandatory for other levels
 Online Test
 No prior experience required
 Specialized Certification
 Online Test

7. Certifications for Experienced Business Analysts
 3750 hours of BA experience required
 21-hrs PDUs required
 Online Test (130 MCQs – 3 hrs)
 Approx. 450-575 USD
 7500 hrs of BA experience required
 35 hrs PDUs
 Online Test (120 MCQs – 3.5 hrs)
 Approx. 450-575 USD
 4500 hrs of BA experience required
 35 hrs PDUs
 Online Test (200 MCQs – 4 hours)
 USD 405 -555
PMI - PBA

8. Certifications for Experienced Business Analysts
 No BA experience required
 No PDUs required
 Online Test (40 MCQs – 1 hrs)
 Approx. 125 Euros
 Knowledge of Agile/Scrum
 In-person 16 hrs training
 Online Test
 Depends on the training provider

9. Certifications for Experienced Business Analysts
 5 yrs of BA experience required
 Clearing BCS certifications (3 of them)
 Offline Assessment
Advance International
Diploma in
Business Analysis

10. Certifications for Expert Business Analysts
 10 years of BA experience required
 More details awaited
 Offered by BCS and CMI
 Offline Assessment
 More details on
http://www.bamanagerforum.org
Expert PBA

11. If you are a business analyst aspirant
 Practical knowledge and understanding is critical
 ECBA certifications seems to be the best bet for new business
analysts (coming from IIBA), even though a new certification

12. If you are a Experienced business analyst
 You can choose from CCBA, CBAP or PMI-PBA (top BA
certifications)
 However, if your organizations need specialized Agile BA
certification, you can go for CABA from iSQI or CSPO from
Scrum Alliance

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