Practice Area

Business Analysis

IIBA® Agile Analysis Certification (AAC) Prep Course


  • Traditional Classroom: 2-day
  • Virtual Instructor-led: Four 3-hour sessions

This course provides a solid introduction into agile business analysis while focusing on providing participants what is needed to pass the IIBA® – AAC Certification exam. Participants will walk away with a thorough understanding of how agile business analysis is different than traditional waterfall business analysis and will have a clear roadmap to study and prepare for the exam.

There are no prerequisites for this course. IIBA® does not place restrictions on who can sit for the exam, although the advice provided by IIBA® is the individual has 2-3 years of agile project experience.


Target Audience

Individuals who will benefit from this course include business analysts or those performing business analysis tasks seeking IIBA® Agile Analysis Certification and are planning on taking the IIBA® Agile Analysis Certification exam. IIBA® does not place restrictions on who can sit for the exam although the advice provided by IIBA® is the individual has 2-3 years of agile project experience.

Course Outline

Module 1: IIBA–AAC Overview
  • IIBA-AAC Description
  • Exam Blueprint
  • How to Register
  • Exam Process
  • Exam Fees
Module 2: Introduction to Agile Business Analysis
  • Explain Agile Business Analysis
  • How Agile BA is the Same/Different from Traditional BA
  • Business Analysis Tailoring
  • Standards to Help You Learn
  • Standards to Help You Prepare for Certification
Module 3: A Deeper Look into Agile Analysis
  • Characteristics of Agile Delivery
  • The Agile Manifesto
  • Agile Principles
Module 4: Planning Horizons
  • An Introduction to the Strategy, Initiative, Delivery Horizons
  • A comparison of Planning Horizons (Predictive, Iterative, Adaptive)
Module 5: Agile Techniques
  • Techniques by Category
  • Backlog Refinement
  • Behavior Driven Development
  • Impact Mapping
  • Job Stories
  • Kano Analysis
  • Minimal Viable Product (MVP)
  • Personas
  • Planning Workshops
  • Portfolio Kanban
  • Product Roadmap
  • Purpose Alignment Model
  • Real Options
  • Relative Estimation
  • Retrospectives
  • Reviews
  • Spikes
  • Storyboarding
  • Story Decomposition
  • Story Elaboration
  • Story Mapping
  • User Stories
  • Value Modeling
  • Value Stream Mapping
  • Visioning
Module 6: Study Tools/Techniques
  • Exam Day
  • Study Tools
  • Study Techniques

BAV215 Course Code


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