Business and System Analysis Practice Exam
Business and System Analysis Practice Exam
About Business and System Analysis Exam
The Business and System Analysis Certification Exam is designed to validate a professional’s competency in identifying business needs and determining solutions to business problems through a combination of business analysis and systems thinking. This exam integrates both strategic and technical perspectives, covering techniques in requirements engineering, stakeholder engagement, modeling systems processes, and supporting enterprise change initiatives.
Candidates will be assessed on their ability to bridge the gap between business objectives and technical capabilities, ensuring that IT systems are aligned with organizational goals. This certification is valuable for professionals involved in defining system requirements, analyzing business operations, and contributing to the design of technology solutions.
Who should take the Exam?
This exam is ideal for:
- Aspiring and Practicing Business Analysts who want to formalize and validate their skills.
- System Analysts and IT Consultants looking to deepen their understanding of business contexts.
- Project Managers and Product Owners working closely with requirements gathering and process improvements.
- Solution Architects and Technical Leads who design system architectures based on business needs.
- Enterprise Analysts and Process Engineers involved in large-scale business transformation initiatives.
Skills Required
Candidates are expected to demonstrate the following competencies:
- Understanding of business analysis frameworks such as BABOK or similar methodologies.
- Ability to elicit, document, and manage business and system requirements.
- Proficiency in stakeholder analysis, gap analysis, and feasibility assessments.
- Familiarity with process modeling (BPMN), data flow diagrams, and use case development.
- Effective communication and facilitation skills for bridging business-technical discussions.
- Analytical thinking, problem solving, and the ability to work within project constraints.
Knowledge Gained
Professionals completing this certification will acquire:
- A structured approach to identifying and documenting functional and non-functional requirements.
- Knowledge of techniques to analyze current-state business processes and define future-state models.
- Skills to work with both agile and waterfall project methodologies in capturing system needs.
- An understanding of systems development lifecycles (SDLC) and how analysis fits into each phase.
- Tools and techniques to validate and verify solution requirements with business and technical stakeholders.
- Insights into managing change, supporting testing phases, and ensuring stakeholder buy-in throughout a project.
Course Outline
The Business and System Analysis Exam covers the following topics -
Module 1: Foundations of Business and System Analysis
- Role of the business/system analyst
- Business analysis vs. system analysis: scope and overlap
Module 2: Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring
- Defining the analysis approach
- Planning stakeholder engagement and requirement management
Module 3: Elicitation and Collaboration
- Elicitation techniques (interviews, workshops, document analysis)
- Communication strategies for diverse stakeholder groups
Module 4: Requirements Life Cycle Management
- Traceability, prioritization, and maintenance of requirements
- Baselining and approval processes
Module 5: Strategy Analysis
- Enterprise analysis and assessing capability gaps
- Defining business needs and solution scope
Module 6: Requirements Analysis and Design Definition
- Modeling requirements using diagrams and matrices
- Verifying and validating requirements
Module 7: System Analysis Techniques
- Understanding system behavior through use cases and activity diagrams
- Data modeling, entity-relationship diagrams, and database logic
Module 8: Solution Evaluation
- Measuring solution performance against business needs
- Post-implementation review and optimization opportunities
Module 9: Tools and Technologies
- Overview of modeling tools (e.g., Visio, Lucidchart, Balsamiq)
- Requirements management tools (e.g., JIRA, IBM DOORS)
