AgileBA Foundation and Practitioner + Exam [AGILEBA]

OVERVIEW

This AgileBA® Foundation and Practitioner training and certification has been designed to give the Business Analyst the skills needed to successfully gather, analyse, validate and champion the requirements throughout an Agile project. It also gives context to the Agile Business Analyst role beyond the individual project, in relation to organisational mission and strategy, providing additional depth and guidance for business analysis in an Agile context.

The AgileBA syllabus and exams are based on the AgileBA Handbook, published by DSDM. The Handbook offers the first comprehensive set of guidance, framework and practices for the business analyst working on an Agile project. The Business Analyst is a critical role within an Agile project team and with more and more organisations adopting Agile approaches, we need to ensure those performing this crucial role have the necessary skills and expertise.

Developed by APMG in partnership with the Agile Business Consortium (FORMERLY DSDM Consortium), AgileBA® is a new guidance, training and certification scheme designed for business analysts working in an Agile environment.

AgileBA is a registered trademark of Agile Business Consortium Ltd. All rights reserved.

OBJECTIVES

• Apply the underpinning philosophy, principles and processes of AgileBA in a project situation
• Describe and apply the Agile approach to managing and prioritising requirements
• Produce and evaluate the content of BA-produced products during an Agile project
• Identify and apply popular Agile techniques in a project situation, including MoSCoW prioritisation, iterative development and timeboxing
• Understand the roles and responsibilities within an Agile project and the different levels of empowerment with respect to requirements and the business case
• Understand the mechanisms for facilitation and support within an Agile project
• Understand how to test, estimate and evaluate benefits delivery in an Agile project
• Describe and apply the Agile approach to managing requirements.

AUDIENCE

• Professionals ractising business analysts
• Agile team members who wish to become Agile Business Analysts
• Individuals wishing to understand business analysis – such as product owners and managers
• Business Analysts looking to cement their position as expert Agile Business Analysts.

CERTIFICATION

AgileBA Foundation

• Multiple choice
• 50 questions per paper
• 25 marks required to pass (out of 50 available) – 50%
• 40 minute duration
• Closed-book.

AgileBA Practitioner

• Complex multiple choice
• 4 questions per paper with 20 marks available per questions
• 40 marks required to pass (out of 80 available) - 50%
• 2.5 hour duration
• Open-book (AgileBA Handbook only)

CONTENT

Day 1

• Introductions and domestics
• The role of a Business Analyst in an Agile World
• Agile Fundamentals and the Agile BA
• The Agile Business Case
• Exercises

Day 2

• Stakeholders in the agile Project
• Requirements and User Stories
• Prioritisation
• Workshops
• Exercises

Day 3

• Modelling
• Timeboxing and iterative Development
• Requirements Planning and Estimating Throughout the lifecycle
• The Requirements Lifecycle in an Agile Project
• Exercises
• Foundation Examination Preparation
• Foundation Examination
• Foundation Examination Marking
  

Day 4

• Practitioner Examination Overview
• Practitioner Examination Preparation
• Practitioner Examination