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Presentation by Elizabeth Larson, PMP, CBAP, CSM and Richard Larson, PMP, CBAP
 
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Requirements Management 101
CCR PDU Categories Being Updated
CCBA Exam Now Available
Upcoming IIBA Webinars
Watermark Prepares for CCBA Exam
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Requirements Management 101

by Elizabeth Larson PMP, CBAP, CSM and Richard Larson, PMP, CBAP

 

The following is an excerpt from the book Practitioner's Guide to Requirements Management, Part I: Requirements Planning, written by the authors.

 

Requirements management, like project management, is a discipline comprised of inputs and outputs, tools, and techniques, processes and activities, but just for the business analysis effort. Requirements management includes the planning, monitoring, analyzing, communicating, and managing of those requirements. Get a quick introduction or refresher on this important topic.

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CCR PDU Categories Being Updated

 

The Project Management Institute recently announced upgrades to the PDU structure within the Continuing Certification Requirements (CCR) Program. In short, PMI has distilled the 18 categories into six and...

 

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CCBA Exam Now Available
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International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBAā) is pleased to announce the Certification of Competency in Business Analysis™ (CCBA™) exam is now available! The CCBA™ exam can be taken at computer-based testing (CBT) centres around the world, with over 400 locations in North America and more than 100 international locations. The exam is available as of today, but be sure to check online for the exam schedule in your area.

 

Learn more at IIBA.org
Upcoming IIBA Webinars

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Being a BA Series -- Technical Excellence  

Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at 12 - 1 p.m. EST (UTC/GMT -5 hours)
Presented by Tom Karasmanis

 

These webinars are free and are open only to IIBA members. 

 
 

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Watermark Prepares for CCBA Exam
New Courses and Products on the Way

The International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) has announced that the online application for the new Certification of Competency  in Business Analysis designation is now available. We have many options to help with your preparation.

 

 

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CBAP® Study Guide

"[The study guide] highlights key points in each of the BABOK® knowleage areas, and gives the reader insights that someone reading the BABOK® alone doesn't have. After taking each practice test, I found it helpful to read over the answers so I could examine and understand why my answers were rightor wrong, which further reinforced the methods and premises from the BABOK®."
 

-Tomette J. Kirk, CBAP, SysLogic, Inc.

 

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