How to Fill Out the CCBA®/CBAP® Application Form?

Here is a detailed guideline to help you when filling out the Certificate of Competency in Business Analysis™ (CCBA^®) or the Certified Business Analysis Professional™(CBAP^®) application forms.

The application process through the International Institute of Business Analysis^® (IIBA) is detailed and may be cumbersome for new entrants. This detailed guideline will give you some tips and advice on how to prepare and complete the application form.

First, you must read through all of the information and directions before starting to fill out the form. Knowing what is needed from you and is required to answer the questions will save you time and frustration later. The IIBA provides a handbook for your review so you will be aware of what’s expected of you during the application process.

Begin your online application and please note:

       1.      Fully complete all of your personal and professional information. List all of your projects (start date, end date, your role, etc...) in great detail. You can do this first in a Microsoft Excel worksheet so it is all easily at hand for you while you’re filling out your application.

       2.     Have solid, reliable, and positive references for yourself. Get their permission prior to filling out the application and advise them of your IIBA ® paperwork.

       3.     Be familiar with your knowledge areas and work experience by reviewing the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK^®) on the IIBA website. (http://www.iiba.org/BABOK-Guide.aspx). In the event that you are short some hours or particular experience, you can wait until another time when you are eligible as the application fee ($125 USD) is quite high and you want to make the process count.

       4.     You must ensure that you provide correct information and be careful in calculating the hours for your work experience. Important points are:

a.     You may not always be doing Business Analysis (BA) work or the 6 knowledge areas, so verify the actual number of hours you spend on BA-related work.

b.     Do not count administrative work or any work you have done that is not part of the 6 knowledge areas.

c.      It doesn’t matter how many projects you add as long as they are correct and provide experience from your professional life and not just the projects that last several years. It is fine to list relatively smaller projects lasting 1-3 months in your project experience.

d.     If you are working on multiple projects, do not hesitate to list all of them if you are doing BA-related work

e.     Most important, as a BA, your role may be restricted to one or more phases of the project life cycle. For example, you have been part of requirement gathering process, requirement analysis, modeling, or UAT. You can select that specific experience only and leave other parts blank for that project.

       If your trainer/institute has provided you with Professional Development Unit (PDU) hours (which are ways of measuring professional training), you can use their reference for validating institutional or certificate-related information. It is better for you to use another professional person to confirm your professional details, preferably your manager/senior who worked closely with you and is aware of your strength and weakness. They must be willing to provide and validate the info now or in future.

      5    Now, in Excel, make your worksheets:

a.     Worksheet #1 - Organization Details:  This sheet details the companies where you have worked.

                   b.     Worksheet #2 – Completed Project Details:  This sheet details the specific projects you’ve been involved in, the manager, your responsibilities, and number of hours put in.

               c.     Worksheet #3 – Personal Details:  This sheet details your personal resume and experience (in accordance with the BABOK^® information), including your education and other certifications.

                      Education Details:

                 d. Certificate (PDU) Details

Finally, you must keep a copy of this information for your future reference for future exams (for example, if you are upgrading from CCBA® to CBAP®) or applications (if you failed in the first attempt.) Please note that some institutes do NOT provide Certificate codes and this information is not required to be provided.

I also encourage everyone to visit following the link to learn more about the exams and understand how the application looks:

For CCBA:  http://www.iiba.org/Certification-Recognition/CCBA-Certification.aspx

For CBAP:  http://www.iiba.org/Certification-Recognition/CBAP-Designation.aspx

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Disclaimer:  Please note that I am providing this information as an Individual Professional. I am not an official representative of IIBA. If you have any queries, you may communicate with them directly at certificate@iiba.org.

(IIBA®, CCBA®, CBAP®, EEP® are all registered trademark of the International Institute of Business Analysis, Canada)

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