Scrum Alliance and IIBA: Connecting Agile Delivery and Business Analysis

Agile methodology and business analysis have always worked side by side. As organizations invest heavily in AI and rethink how work gets done, professionals need a more direct path to turn that investment into real business value.

That’s why Scrum Alliance and IIBA are partnering to give business analysis professionals and agile practitioners a more complete path to capability: two disciplines, a stronger path forward.

Members of each organization can now save 15% on learning and credentials from the other. It’s the first step in a long-term relationship between the two organizations, and it reflects something both communities have understood for a long time: the professionals who bring together agile delivery and business analysis are the ones who help their teams deliver business value.

Why this partnership, why now

AI is changing how fast organizations have to make decisions. Business analysis professionals are on the front line of that pace, validating AI-driven recommendations and reworking requirements as priorities move. Agile practitioners feel the same pressure from the other side, turning backlogs into working outcomes sprint after sprint. These disciplines have always been closely connected, but that connection carries more weight now: teams need people who can make sense of outcomes and adapt quickly, sometimes within the same sprint.

IIBA’s Agile Analysis Certification and Certificate of Product Ownership Analysis already help professionals connect business analysis and agile delivery. This partnership builds on that foundation by bringing IIBA's business analysis expertise together with Scrum Alliance's agile and Scrum credentialing, giving professionals access to complementary skills that reflect how work gets done today.

For IIBA, it expands the reach and relevance of business analysis by connecting the community with agile capabilities. For Scrum Alliance, it extends its microcredential portfolio to an adjacent, highly engaged audience. For professionals, it offers a more complete path to the skills needed to navigate a changing work environment. And for employers, it points to a talent pool increasingly equipped to work across disciplines rather than staying confined to a single way of working.

Two communities, growing together

The partnership connects two established, global communities: more than 350,000 Scrum Alliance members and more than 30,000 IIBA members. But the numbers only tell part of the story. Both communities are built by people who show up for each other, in local chapter meetups, at conferences, in online forums, and in the day-to-day work of mentoring the next generation of practitioners. This partnership gives that spirit of mutual support a wider stage.

Anyone who has worked on a cross-functional team already knows that agile practitioners and business analysis professionals have been learning from each other informally for years, swapping techniques in retrospectives, standups, and hallway conversations. And that’s the truth this partnership is founded on.

Formalizing that exchange means members don’t have to leave their professional home to grow. They can deepen their expertise in their own discipline while building fluency in the other, supported by two communities that already know how to welcome newcomers and help them succeed. Both organizations continue to invest in programs that help professionals adapt to AI and other emerging demands, and this partnership reflects that shared direction.

What members receive

The discount is reciprocal, though it works a little differently depending on which membership you hold.

IIBA members receive 15% off eligible Scrum Alliance on-demand courses. Each course already includes a two-year Scrum Alliance membership, so the 15% is an added benefit on top of that. It’s a straightforward way for business analysis professionals to build practical agile and Scrum skills without leaving their existing toolkit behind.

Scrum Alliance members receive 15% off eligible IIBA memberships, certifications, learning bundles, as well as renewals. The offer is designed as a warm welcome for Scrum Alliance members to the IIBA community, giving them an accessible way to add analysis and outcome-focused thinking to their agile foundation.
Redeeming the discount is simple. Members sign in and confirm their membership at checkout.

Full details are available in the FAQs and the press release.

This is the beginning of a growing relationship between Scrum Alliance and IIBA. Both organizations will continue exploring ways to help professionals build capability across agile delivery and business analysis, and more details will follow as those plans take shape. For now, the two communities are simply getting to know each other's strengths a little better, one credential at a time.

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