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CBAP Application Template

This template, in its original format can be used by BAs applying for CBAP certification. With a few mo

This template will help you structure your work experience, details associated with your past and cur
process and a live To Do list , that you can use while working on your CBAP application.

There are 5 main sheets in this template. 1) Projects - To list of all your relevant projects and the assoc
hours spent on each BA task/activity in the six knowledge areas of BABOK. 3) Org Info - To collect logis
write down any questions that arise while working on the application and that need to be sent to certi
on track.

Suggested Steps
1. In the Projects worksheet, list down the names of all the organizations where you performed the rol
2. Enter the Start Date and End Date for your work at each of the organizations.
3. Enter the Project names.
4. Enter Project Start date and End date

5. In the '# of Weeks' field, calculate and enter the weeks worked for each organization and for each p
hours accordingly.
6. In the '# of Total Hours' , enter total hours worked for each project.
7. Enter approximate hours spent on BA tasks for those projects in the '#BA Hours' field
8. Enter the Project Contact names.
9. While doing steps 1 to 8, enter any project details, BA activities, questions, pending action items th
10. In the 'Project Tasks', start marking the BA activities performed in each knowledge area and alloca
11. In the ' Project Tasks', enter BA hours for each of the projects. Use the number you calculate in the
12. The template will calculate your Total BA hours and the total hours spent in each Knowledge Area.
13. In the 'Org Info' sheet enter the information related to the orgnization where you performed the pr
14. Review all the information entered. Ensure there are no conflicting totals or dates.
15. Log on to IIBA website and start replicating this information in your CBAP application. Good luck!

Please Note: This template contains formula fields for a few projects only. If you are adding more proje

How to use this: Start by

entering Organization
names and Project Names Start Date
and then enter dates and
hours.
Sample Organization 1
Sample Project 1
Sample Project 2

Organization 2
Org 2 Project 1
Org 2 Project 2

Organization 3
Project 1
Project 2

Organization 4

Organization 5

Organization 6

1/3/2011
1/3/2011
4/4/2011

End Date

8/19/2011
4/1/2011
8/19/2011

# Weeks # of Total
Worked
Hours

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800

# BA
Hours

600
440
160

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Organization 8

5/17/2004

12/17/2004

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Project details

BABOK

Elicitation

PM

How to use this: Start putting '1' in KA tasks,

for each activity done for each of the projects.
Enter the Total hours and the % time in each KA
to get the calculated BA hours per KA per
project. Add columns as required.
Total BA Hours
Business Analysis Planning & Monitoring:

Elicitation:

Requirements Management & Communication:

Ent Analysis

Requirements Analysis:

Solution Assesssment & Validation:

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Determined what requirement attributes need to be

captured

Planned, monitored and reported on business analysis

performance
Measured and reported on requirements activity
Identified and documented project team roles and
responsibilities
Identified project risks
Determined SDLC approach for project
Created the project plan
Conducted resource planning
Conducted project team meetings
Conducted BA team performance reviews

Managed team of BAs (i.e. accountable for conducting

regular one on one meetings, assessing individuals ongoing
skills and performance, negotiating compensation
increases, determining areas for improvement and
professional development needs, approving vacation time,
overtime, etc.)
Planned operational support activities based on business
analysis deliverables
Enter the percentage of time spent in this KA
Calculated BA hours in this KA
Prepared for requirements elicitation
Conducted elicitation activities

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Estimated requirements activities (e.g., milestones, work

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Planned requirements management process

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Calculated BA hours in this KA
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Conducted stakeholder analysis
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While filling out this portion, please be aware that

some of these tasks such as creating test cases,
design documents, writing meeting minutes, which
are the tasks performed by QA, PM or a Technical
analyst, will not be counted towards your BA hours.

Facilitated requirements workshop

Documented the results of elicitation activities
Validated elicitation results
Enter the percentage of time spent in this KA
Calculated BA hours in this KA

Managed solution and requirements scope (e.g., baseline,

structure, impacts, change management and approval
process
Obtained sign-off
Managed requirements change
Managed and resolved requirements conflicts
Established requirements baseline
Structured requirements for traceability
Determined appropriate format to present requirements
Created a requirements package
Conducted a presentation of the requirements to
stakeholders
Communicated requirements
Adjusted project scope based on changes to requirements
Conducted design walkthroughs
Prepared and conducted project progress presentation for
senior management
Enter the percentage of time spent in this KA
Calculated BA hours in this KA
Define the business needs
Identify business problem or opportunity
Determined gap(s) in capabilities to meet the business
needs
Determined solution approach
Conducted feasibility studies for solution options
Identified potential high level solutions
Defined solution scope
Developed a business case
Documented system/application architecture
Determined project scope
Selected and prioritized projects
Launched a new project
Created the project charter
Enter the percentage of time spent in this KA
Calculated BA hours in this KA

Determined priority and relative importance of

requirements
Organized requirements so that they are understood by all
stakeholders
Documented dependencies and interrelationships between
requirements
Specified and modeled requirements
Created and documented as-is models
Determined requirement assumptions and constraints
Verified requirements
Conducted structured walkthroughs
Validated requirements
Traced requirements back to the business case
Delivered use cases
Determined work that needs to be done in the project
based on requirements
Evaluated risk associated with implementing certain
requirements
Created training materials
Created user guides/manuals
Created and documented solution design
Created service level agreements
Enter the percentage of time spent in this KA
Calculated BA hours in this KA
Assessed business value delivered by proposed solutions
Allocated requirements among releases and/or solution
components
Determined organizational readiness to effectively operate
the new solution
Defined transition requirements to move to the new
solution
Validated a solution
Defined acceptance criteria for the solution
Assessed business impact of defects and issues
Evaluated the quality of the solution
Identified opportunities for improvement postimplementation
Created the test strategy and test plan
Created the test cases
Executed test cases
Tracked and managed the defects

Managed the quality assurance/testing process and

resources
Obtained user acceptance testing signoff
Created the implementation plan
Managed the solution selection committee
Delivered training
Evaluated technology options

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Project contact name

Contact email
Contact phone
Contact Relationship
Organization
Industry
Org. Address
City
State
Zip
Country
Website

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Project Description
Project role
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Questions

Email IIBA regarding Chris's reference and see if I can just get a note from him instead of doing the en
Project Contact - does it have to be the PM? If not, why does Chris need to mention that he was the PM
How do you provide reference for small projects combined into one? What is considered a small projec

nstead of doing the entire reference form again.

ion that he was the PM for PA project.
nsidered a small project?

To Do

Due Date