Friday I learned from Project
Management Institute’s Twitter that it is holding a Professional Business
Analyst (PMI-PBA) certification pilot program.
This motivated to read PMBOK, BABOK and purchase a study book to
prepare. Unlike my PMI-ACP certification
endeavor (which I will return to later this year), I have a lot more overlap
with business analysis than agile. I
have a PMP, MBA, business analysis education and 8 years’ business analysis
experience. I would easily qualify.
After
debating and expending much energy deciding whether or not to return to my
office, I’ve discovered that I can copy and paste the BABOK to Word enabling me
to create a chapter 1 summary sheet. There is a whole lot of information that I
must grasp but I am ready to absorb everything in order to pass the PMI-BPA
pilot program. Though 61% is probably
the passage rate, I am aiming for 80% and will accomplish this through using
CBAP exam materials. I do think that
buying the Rita Mulachy CBAP flashcards and writing down a couple per day will
help me become stronger in the business analysis area. Even though this is
chapter 1, there is so many differences between business analysis and project
management. I have to learn the lingo. My brain is expanding with blood
circulating through parts of my brain I probably haven’t used since studying
for my PMP last year.
