This course is delivered by Adaptive US Inc. (US Tax Identification Number: 36-4876062).

Adaptive US Inc. (Adaptive) is a US-based Business Analysis training company that has assisted 1,300+ professionals obtain their IIBA® certification. It provides a 100% success or 100% refund guarantee for all its instructor-led IIBA® certification training.

Some of Adaptive’s trainers have been part of the the BABOK® authoring and exam question setting teams.

Recognising Adaptive’s similar goals and complementary course offering, IRM Training is now offering IIBA® Certification Exam Preparation courses from Adaptive to customers in Australia and the wider APAC.

The IIBA-CBDA exam is 2 hours long and consists of 75 scenario based, multiple-choice questions.

You will be assessed on 6 Blueprint Domains:

• Identify the Research Questions
• Source Data
• Analyse Data
• Interpret and Report Results
• Use Results to Influence Business Decision Making
• Guide Organisation-level Strategy for Business Analytics

CBDA® exam is a remote proctored exam that requires a laptop or desktop with internet connection, webcam and microphone.

This IIBA® CBDA® Exam Prep course is suitable for:

Professionals in a business analysis related role who perform business analytics tasks including:

• Translating business problems into requirements that can be solved using data analytics
• Identifying viable solutions using business analytics
• Visualising data and translating results via data storytelling
• Reporting analytical outputs to non-technical stakeholders.

There is no prerequisite to attend this course.

Session 1

Introduction to Business Data Analytics

• What is Business Data Analytics?
• Business Data Analytics Objectives
• Business Analysis and Business Data Analytics
• Analysing Quantitative Research
• 27 Examples of Key Performance Indicators

Identify Research Questions

• Define Business Problem or Opportunity
• Identify and Understand the Stakeholders
• Assess Current State
• Define Future State
• Formulate Research Questions
• Plan Business Data Analytics Approach
• Select Techniques for Identifying the Research Questions

Session 2

Source Data

• Plan Data Collection
• Determine the Data Sets
• Collect Data
• Validate Data
• Select Techniques for Sourcing Data
• Data sampling

Analyse Data

• Develop Data Analysis Plan
• Prepare Data
• Explore Data
• Perform Data Analysis
• Assess the Analytics and System Approach Taken
• Select Techniques for Analyzing Data
• Data Visualisation 101: How to Choose the Right Chart
• 14 Different Types of Graphs and Charts for Presenting Data

Session 3

Interpret and Report Results

• Identify and Understand the Stakeholders
• Plan Stakeholder Communication
• Determine Communication Needs of Stakeholders
• Derive Insights from Data
• Document and Communicate Findings from Completed Analysis
• Select Techniques for Interpreting and Reporting Results
• Five Data Storytelling Tips
• Graph Visualisation: Why It Matters
• Data Storytelling: The Essential Data Science Skill Everyone Needs
• Breaking Down Hierarchical Data with Treemap and Sunburst Charts

Session 4

Use Results to Influence Business Decision Making

• Recommend Action
• Develop Implementation Plan
• Manage Change
• Select Techniques for Using Results to Influence Business Decision Making
• Data Science and The Art of Persuasion

Guide Company-Level Strategy for Business Analytics

• Organisational strategy
• Talent strategy
• Data strategy
• Select Techniques for Guiding Company-Level Strategy for Business Analytics
• Underlying Competencies
• Building a Better Data Science Operation
• You Don’t Have to Be a Data Scientist to Fill This Must-Have Analytics Role

In addition to the above instructor-led sessions, 12 fortnightly, one-hour live tutorials are also available for you to attend.

This course is delivered by Adaptive US Inc. (Adaptive).

After you have completed your booking and full payment has been received, Adaptive will email you access details to its Learning Management System (LMS) within 1 business day. Links to the live class sessions will be published to the LMS and you can also access the self-guided study resources anytime for 6 months.

The live sessions are run on the GoToMeeting app. Please note that you will need to download the app and register an account (if you have not already got one). Using the GoToMeeting app as an attendee is free.

This course is delivered by Adaptive US Inc. (Adaptive).

Adaptive aims to help you pass your certification exam in your first try and offers a 100% success guarantee for this course.

1. If you fail your exam, Adaptive would pay for your exam re-sit fee.
2. If you fail your exam again, Adaptive would pay for your second exam re-sit fee.
3. If you fail for the third time, Adaptive would refund your full course fee minus the exam re-sit fees.

Success Guarantee Terms & Conditions

Conditions to avail exam rewrite fees for the first unsuccessful attempt:

• Full attendance on the enrolled live training sessions.
• Pass all the exam simulations (available 24/7 in the Learning Management System) before sitting on the exam.
• Sit on the exam within 6 months of completing the live training session.
• Be an active IIBA® member and must have an active IIBA® application status.

Support from Adaptive for the first unsuccessful attempt:

• Adaptive shall pay the exam retake fees for the second attempt subject to meeting the conditions of the success guarantee listed above.
• Total liability is limited to one-time USD $195. This will be paid by Adaptive to IIBA® upon submission of the proof of failure.
• Re-sit for one complete training at no extra cost.
• 3 months access to the learning portal at no extra cost (from the time of reporting failure).

Conditions to avail exam rewrite fees for the second unsuccessful attempt:

• The time gap between the first and second exams is at least 6 weeks but not more than 12 weeks.
• Inform Adaptive about your unsuccessful attempt within 2 business days so that an Adaptive staff can discuss and devise suitable exam strategies for your next attempt.
• Retake and pass all the exam simulations in the question bank for the enrolled course.
• Be an active IIBA® member and must have an active IIBA® application status.

Support from Adaptive for the second unsuccessful attempt:

• Adaptive shall pay the exam retake fees for the third attempt subject to meeting the conditions of the success guarantee listed above.
• Total liability is limited to one-time USD $195. This will be paid by Adaptive to IIBA® upon submission of the proof of failure.
• Attend up to 6 fortnightly exam prep tutorials at no extra cost.
• 3 months access to the learning portal at no extra cost (from the time of reporting failure).

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