KEY FEATURES OF BUSINESS ANALYSIS CERTIFICATIONS Here’s a “one-stop shop” encyclopedia of the most prominent and internationally recognized certifications for business analysts and an attempt to make an “apples-to-apples” comparison of their features, requirements and costs. In the end, every BA likes structured information, don’t we? Certification Certification Targeted audience Formal Cost Exam form Is provider name prerequisites recertification required and how much does it cost? International Academic This is an entry-level N/A N/A N/A Not required Institute for Business Analysis certification you Business Certificate can obtain from a Analysis (ABAC) college or institution (IIBA) partnered with the IIBA. The ABAC can help students prepare for competency-based IIBA certifications. Entry Certificate The ECBA shows 21 hours of Application - $60 50 multiple choice Not required in Business an individual has professional knowledge-based Exam fee – from Analysis (ECBA) a foundational development (1) questions to be $97.5 (IIBA knowledge of business completed in 60 members) - analysis practices. minutes 230 (non-IIBA members) (4) Re-write - $85 - 195 Certification of Individuals with an Complete a minimum Application - 130 multiple choice Recertification Competency in ECBA designation, of 3,750 hours of $125 scenario-based is required Business Analysis Product Managers, Business Analysis questions formulated every 3 years Exam fee - (CCBA) Non-BA consultants, Work (2) experience in from the BABOK $289.25 - 450 Trainers, Hybrid the last 7 years. Guide and must be Business Analysis Re-write - $250 completed within 3 • Within these 3750 professionals, - 375 hours. minimum hours including: Project required, a minimum This is a computer- Manager, Testers, Recertification - of 900 hours must be based exam. The Quality Assurance $85 - 120 completed in each CCBA exam can be (QA) professionals, of 2 of the 6 BABOK taken online via Change/Transformation Guide Knowledge proctor format or at a Managers, and Areas OR, a minimum PSI test centre. Designers of 500 hours must be completed in each of 4 of the 6 BABOK Guide Knowledge Areas. • Complete a minimum of 21 hours of Professional Development (1) within the last 4 years. • Provide references. Certified Individuals with • Complete a Application - The CBAP exam Recertification Business Analysis significant experience minimum of 7,500 $125 consists of 120 is required Professional in business analysis, hours of Business multiple choice every 3 years. Exam fee - (CBAP) Individuals with a Analysis Work (2) questions and You need to $289.25 - 450 CCBA™ designation, experience in the last must be completed evidence 20 Product Manager, 10 years. Re-write - $250 within 3.5 hours. Continuing Non-BA consultants, - 375 Formulated from the Development • Within this Trainers,Hybrid BABOK Guide, exam Units (3) per experience, a Business Analysis Recertification - questions are both year, so - easy minimum of 900 hours professionals, $85 - 120 scenario and case to calculate - 60 completed in 4 of including: Project study-based. in total. the 6 BABOK® Guide Manager, Testers, Knowledge Areas, for This is a computer- Quality Assurance a total of at least 3,600 based exam. The (QA) professionals, of the required 7,500 CBAP® exam can Change/Transformation total. be taken online via Managers, and proctor format or at a Designers. • Complete a PSI test centre. minimum of 35 hours of Professional Development (1) in the last 4 years. • Provide two references. Agile Analysis For BA professionals No pre-requisites Application - free 85 multiple choice, Recertification Certification who work in agile scenario-based is required Exam fee - $225 environments. questions, and must every year. - 375 be completed within You need to Re-write - $200 2 hours. evidence 20 - 325 Continuing Scheduled, live, Development online exam that can Recertification - Units (3) each be taken either online $30 - 50 time you apply via proctor format or recertification. at a PSI test centre. Certificate in An opportunity to No pre-requisites Application - free The exam consists of Not required Cybersecurity learn key cybersecurity 75 multiple choice, Exam fee - $310 Analysis concepts and tools knowledge-based - 475 business analysis questions and must professionals need Re-write - $300 be completed within to demonstrate - 425 90 minutes. core competencies, Scheduled, live, based on ISO Recertification - online exam that can standards related to not required be taken either online cybersecurity. via proctor format or at a PSI test centre. Certification in Certification for skilled No pre-requisites Application - free The exam consists of Recertification Business Data business data analytics 75 multiple-choice, is required Exam fee - $400 Analytics professionals – e.g. scenario-based every year. - 575 Business Intelligence questions to be You need to Analysts. Re-write - $400 completed within 2 evidence 20 - 525 hours. Continuing Development Scheduled, live, Recertification - Units (3) each online exam that can $30 - 50 time you apply be taken either online recertification. via proctor format or at a PSI test centre. Certificate Supports development No pre-requisites Free of charge 60 multiple choice, Not required in Product of key competencies until end of June knowledge-based Ownership and provides Product 2021 for IIBA questions to be Analysis Owners, Proxy Product members, then completed within 90 Owners, and team TBD minutes. members with the Scheduled, live, necessary framework, online exam that can tools, techniques, be taken either online approaches, and via proctor format or foundational Agile at a PSI test centre. values. 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