Analysts Arena: Live and Online
Accelerate your understanding of BABOK and exam prep with these live clarification sessions packed to sample cases.
Analysts Arena: Recorded Live Exam Clarification Sessions
6 Recorded live interactive BABOK exam prep and clarification sessions led by your expert instructor, Deirdre Caren. Get focused review of key BABOK topics to master concepts and pass the ECBA, CCBA and CBAP certification exams offered by the IIBA.
Deirdre Caren
Description
Embark on a six-week journey with us through the Analysts Arena, a series of live, interactive BABOK exam preparation and clarification sessions. These sessions are ideal for those aspiring to pass the ECBA, CCBA, and CBAP certification exams offered by the IIBA. Led by expert instructor, Deirdre Caren, each week focuses on a specific chapter from the BABOK, providing a comprehensive and in-depth understanding of key concepts.
Week 1: Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring (Session 1) - 2 Hours
Kick-off your journey with introductions and an overview of the course. The first session covers planning business analysis approaches, stakeholder engagement, governance, and information management. We conclude with identifying business analysis performance improvements.
Date & Time:
- January 24 (NZDT 8am-10am,
- January 24 (AEDT 6am-8am),
- January 23 (GMT 7pm-9pm),
- January 23 (EST 2pm-4pm),
- January 23 (CST 1pm-3pm),
- January 23 (PST 11am-1pm)
Week 2: Elicitation and Collaboration (Session 2) - 2 Hours
The second week is all about understanding BACCM for context, preparation for elicitation, conducting elicitation, confirming elicitation results, communicating business analysis information, and managing stakeholder collaboration.
Date & Time:
- January 31 (NZDT 8am-10am,
- January 31 (AEDT 6am-8am),
- January 30 (GMT 7pm-9pm),
- January 30 (EST 2pm-4pm),
- January 30 (CST 1pm-3pm),
- January 30 (PST 11am-1pm)
Week 3: Requirements Life Cycle Management (Session 3) - 2 Hours
In the third week, we focus on tracing requirements through a spreadsheet, maintaining requirements, prioritizing requirements, assessing requirements changes, and approving requirements.
Date & Time:
- February 7 (NZDT 8am-10am),
- February 7 (AEDT 6am-8am),
- February 6 (GMT 7pm-9pm),
- February 6 (EST 2pm-4pm),
- February 6 (CST 1pm-3pm),
- February 6 (PST 11am-1pm)
Week 4: Strategy Analysis (Session 4) - 2 Hours
The fourth week is dedicated to strategy analysis, including analyzing the current state, defining the future state, assessing risks, defining change strategy, and learning various techniques through exercises.
Date & Time:
- February 14 (NZDT 8am-10am),
- February 14 (AEDT 6am-8am),
- February 13 (GMT 7pm-9pm),
- February 13 (EST 2pm-4pm),
- February 13 (CST 1pm-3pm),
- February 13 (PST 11am-1pm)
Week 5: Requirements Analysis and Design Definition (Session 5) - 2 Hours
The fifth session focuses on specifying and modeling requirements, verifying requirements, validating requirements, defining requirements architecture, defining solution options, and analyzing potential value and recommending solutions.
Date & Time:
- February 21 (NZDT 8am-10am),
- February 21 (AEDT 6am-8am),
- February 20 (GMT 7pm-9pm),
- February 20 (EST 2pm-4pm),
- February 20 (CST 1pm-3pm),
- February 20 (PST 11am-1pm)
Week 6: Solution Evaluation (Session 6) - 2 Hours
In the final week, we measure and analyze solution performance, assess solution and enterprise limitations, recommend actions to increase solution value, and wrap up with closing remarks and exam tips.
Date & Time:
- February 28 (NZDT 8am-10am),
- February 28 (AEDT 6am-8am),
- February 27 (GMT 7pm-9pm),
- February 27 (EST 2pm-4pm),
- February 27 (CST 1pm-3pm),
- February 27 (PST 11am-1pm)
By attending these sessions, you will gain a focused review of key BABOK topics, equipping you with the knowledge and confidence to excel in your upcoming IIBA certification exams.
Why take this course?
Clarification of Concepts: The sessions offer an opportunity to clarify and reinforce your understanding of key business analysis principles and concepts from the BABOK guide.
Expert Guidance: The sessions are led by Deirdre Caren who not only understand the exam format, but also have practical, real-world experience in business analysis. They can provide clarity on complex topics and answer your queries effectively.
Exam Preparation: The sessions are specifically designed to help you address knowledge areas, focusing on areas that participants find challenging.
Interactive Learning: The live, interactive format of the sessions allows for active participation, instant feedback, and learning from the queries and experiences of others.
Requirements
The live sessions will be conducted using MS Teams Meeting.
To get the most out of this course, it is advisable that you have the following:
- Access to Microsoft Teams Meeting (or guest access) so that you can use the Whiteboard, share and access documents and collaborating in case studies.
- Video and Audio turned on
- Ready to use the AI Agora Bots
Who This Course is For
The Analysts Arena is designed specifically for current students of Agora pursuing ECBA, CCBA, or CBAP certifications, or anyone preparing for these exams.
Remember, the Analysts Arena is not just about passing the certification exams. It's about deepening your understanding of business analysis principles and equipping you with the knowledge to apply these principles in real-world situations.
- An Agora Student: If you're currently enrolled in ECBA, CCBA, or CBAP courses at Agora, this series of sessions will complement your learning, reinforce key concepts, and provide a comprehensive revision of the BABOK guide.
- Preparing for ECBA, CCBA, or CBAP Exams: If you're preparing independently for these certification exams, this course will provide essential insights to help you focus your study efforts effectively.
- Seeking Clarification: If you've been studying business analysis principles and need further clarification or real-life context, these sessions will help fill the gaps in your understanding, regardless of your job title.
Curriculum
22 Lessons
A message from Deirdre
BABOK® v3 - A Summary
Meet your AI Assistant
Analysts' Arena: Live Sessions Schedule
Chapter 3 Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring Overview
Chapter 3 Join the meeting
Chapter 3 Recording
Chapter 4 Elicitation and Collaboration
Chapter 4 Join the meeting
Chapter 4 Recording
Chapter 5 Requirements Life Cycle Management
Chapter 5 Join the meeting
Chapter 5 Video Recording
Chapter 6 Strategy Analysis
Chapter 6 Join the meeting
Chapter 6 Video Recording
Chapter 7 Requirements Analysis and Design Definition
Chapter 7 Join the meeting
Chapter 7: Video Recording
Chapter 8 Solution Evaluation
Chapter 8 Join the meeting
Chapter 8: Video Recording
Instructor
Deirdre Caren
Director
"I help Business Analysts and Business Architects achieve their learning goals. I am passionate about assisting others in furthering their careers by offering training, certification, and mentoring." - Deirdre. As the Founder and Director of Agora Insights Ltd., I bring to the table more than 25 years of comprehensive, hands-on business delivery experience. My knowledge base extends across business architectural design, strategic analysis, requirements,integrated systems, learning methodologies, and a spectrum of related fields.Throughout my career, I've had the privilege of empowering thousands of business professionals, architects and analysts. I've aided them in their professional progression through a blend of tailored training programs, personalized mentoring, and consulting solutions.Because of my passion in these fields, I continue to learn, contribute and build the business architecture and analyst communities globally.
You'll gain a clearer understanding of key business analysis principles and concepts, get answers to your queries, and receive guidance on how to effectively prepare for the ECBA, CCBA, or CBAP certification exams.
The sessions are led by Deirdre Caren, an experienced instructor with a deep understanding of the BABOK guide and practical experience in business analysis.
Yes, these are live, interactive sessions. You will have the opportunity to ask questions, participate in discussions, and learn from the experiences of others.
You will have 6 months access to the recordings, course materials, chats and templates. Learners can continue to engage with the group during this time. There are no extensions offered as the Teams access will be discontinued after this date.
After attending these sessions, you may wish to pursue AAC Agile. Cybersecurity, CBAP, ECBA, CCBA master classes.
This course is live using Teams and will be running from the 24 January 2024 NZT. Learners will be provided with a step by step breakdown of the course, with clear instructions.
You can access the recording of the session. We encourage each learner to attend the live sessions to obtain the maximum benefit.
Unfortunately not. Please ensure that you are available and will be participating in the sessions prior to purchasing. It is very important that you understand your timezone the sessions will be running.