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Posted on September 16, 2020
A professional qualification is a significant investment in your career and it is important to have a clear understanding of what is available so you can make the right decision.
We are reviewing in this post all the qualifications available, who are they for, and what you will learn.
The most popular qualification for business analysts is the BCS Diploma in Business Analysis. The qualification is accredited by the BCS, the Charted Institute for IT.
The BCS Business analysis diploma is aimed at all professionals who want to develop business analysis skills. It will suit all professionals who want to work in roles that help organisations deliver change initiatives to achieve business goals. If your work involves talking to stakeholders or clients to gather requirements, needs, and issues to deliver solutions for them then you need business analysis skills.
From the delegates that attend our courses, 40% are completely new to business analysis and the rest have some experience.
There are no pre-requirements to achieving the BCS Diploma in Business Analysis.
At the end of the programme you would be able to:
The qualification will help you :
The BCS diploma in business analysis consists of one foundation and three practitioner qualifications followed by an oral exam. Each qualification stands alone and, in various combinations, leads to the International BCS Diploma in Business Analysis.
We are listing here the courses that you need to take if you want to achieve the BCS Diploma in Business Analysis.
1. Mandatory Modules
BCS Business Analysis Practice
2. Optional Modules
Practitioner Optional: BCS Modelling Business Processes or BCS Agile Systems Development Essentials
Foundation Optional: BCS Foundation in Business Change or BCS Organisational Behaviour or BCS Foundation in Business Analysis
3. Oral Exam
Click here to find out more about the diploma
Two courses that are part of the BCS Business Analysis Diploma Bundle are optional: one practitioner and one foundation.
Practitioner Optional
BCS Modelling Business Processes (the most popular option)
BCS Agile Systems Development Essentials
Foundation Optional
BCS Foundation in Business Change
BCS Foundation in Commercial Awareness
BCS Foundation in Business Analysis
What past delegates new to business analysis say after achieving the BCS Diploma in Business Analysis?
“I studied four modules with Metadata as part of the BCS International Diploma in Business Analysis. I’m new to the field of BA so I was apprehensive about diving in at the deep end, especially as I planned on doing the more intensive weekend courses. There’s a lot of content to get through including plenty of new terminologies, techniques, and concepts. However, the entire experience was an absolute pleasure. The content delivery by the Metadata trainers was fantastic and, together with an extremely professional and responsive support team. I got through it all and passed the BCS interview on the first attempt. Highly recommended!”, Matthew, past delegate, submitted on reviews.co.uk
The other popular certification for business analysts is the CBAP qualification developed and accredited by IITBA, the International Institute for Business Analysis.
This qualification is based on the BABOK standard and it represents a very structured approach to business analysis that fits well with teams and organisations who want to have a clearly defined business analysis process and standard to follow.
In contrast, the BCS Diploma in Business Analysis offers more flexibility and you can choose optional modules to fit with your career direction or role.
You need to prove you have 5 years of business analyst experience to take the CBAP exam.
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