CBAP Certification
The Certified Business Analysis ProfessionalTM (CBAP®) designation is a professional certification for individuals with extensive business analysis experience. With at least 7500 hours of hands-on BA experience, CBAP® recipients are the elite, senior members of the BA community.
With thousands of individuals all over the world achieving the CBAP® designation since the first Certified Business Analysis exam was held in November 2006, CBAP® recipients are experts in identifying the business needs of an organization in order to determine the best solutions. More and more companies are recognizing the CBAP® designation and the value and expertise these professionals bring to their organizations.
You will want to consider the many professional benefits of earning the CBAP® certification if you have an advanced level of knowledge and experience and are working in any of the following roles:
Business analysis
Systems analysis
Requirements analysis or management
Process improvement
Consulting
CBAP APPLICANT EMPLOYER LETTER
When you’re applying for the CBAP® designation, you may want to provide your employer with the following letter which describes:
Benefits of employing CBAP® recipients
What differentiates a CBAP® recipient from other business analysis practitioners
Industry statistics on the future demand of business analysis practitioners in the workplace
The purpose of the letter to be signed by you, the applicant, is to provide it to your employer with the intent of gaining their support and subsidy towards your pursuit of the CBAP® designation.
To view and/or print the letter, click here.
TO EARN THE CBAP® CERTIFICATION, APPLICANTS MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:
Minimum 7500 hours of BA work experience aligned with A Guide to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge® (BABOK® Guide) in the last 10 years
Minimum 900 hours in four of the six knowledge areas
Minimum 21 hours of Professional Development in the past four years
Two references from a career manager, client or Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP®) recipient
Signed Code of Conduct
Applicants are expected to review the CBAP® Handbook for complete information on application criteria, fees, and details on how to apply.
If you don’t meet the requirements for the CBAP® certification, you may want to consider applying for the CCBA® certification.
Culled from IIBA website