How I Pass Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) Certification in First Attempt.

I recently took and passed the IIBA Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) certification and got 89%.

Several things helped give me an advantage. The first was a lot of experience in business analysis. Not just the title of Business Analyst, but the activities I did within this role were in alignment with the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge. While the particular terms or context of knowledge areas and processes were new, the concepts themselves were very familiar. The second was giving Practice exam provided by processexam.com Two months before the exam due date I started giving Mock exams. The third advantage was previously achieving Certification of Capability in Business Analysis (CCBA). We all have different approaches to learning but here are some key points that can help you prepare for your CBAP Exam. Through this post, I’ll share the tips that helped me pass the CBAP exam.

How I Prepare for IIBA Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) Exam

I believe regularly read BABOK and several times. Depending on one’s capabilities, experience, time-span of the preparation, etc. a minimum of two reads is necessary. I’d say it’d be 3 and I'd also say a 5 will give you a pretty sure chance to pass the test.

Before starting the online practice test, be sure to have a solid understanding of the material. Practice test should be used primarily to get familiar with a computer-based exam, its structure, to master the tone of the exam, the scope of the exam, the difficulty and the tricks. Processexam.com help me a lot to achieve my result.

Take the full Premium Online Practice Exam; I would recommend that somewhere in the middle of the study. Then, once you have a solid mastery of the material start to do the online exams. I would say 3-5 practice exam of the full 4h exam should suffice. I felt processexam.com gave good exposure to what to expect on the test and some guidance on the study but was rather a high level. It was by no means a waste of time; I felt it worthy of investment.

As test day got closer, I focus to read the CBAP BABOK through. I didn’t do anything too special at this time. I spent my time in reading the BABOK and giving practice test until I was sure I understood each better. I am glad I did this. It helped me get questions correct on the test.

That sums up my study:

• Online practice exam

• Read the BABOK

• Ensure understanding of tools and techniques.

• Understand every topic area of BABOK.

On exam day -The test consist 120 questions, and they allow three and a half hours. My previous experience of giving online practice exam on processexam.com help me in my actual exam. I already know how much time I can spend in answering each question. I completed my exam with 30 minutes left, and use this time in reviewing my answer.

And Last but not least

On the exam day keep yourself calm and relaxed, don’t think too much about the exam and be positive after all it's not the end of your journey and you have a bright future ahead. I hope that my experience with CBAP Certification will be helpful for all future CBAP aspirants in outlining the certification preparation agenda. I wish my little effort of sharing my success story will be of great help to all the other aspirants who are willing to pass CBAP Certification.