Agile Analysis Certification (AAC)
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Empower Collaboration Between Agile and Business Analysis Teams. The competency-based Agile Analysis Certification (IIBA-AAC) equips business analysis professionals to meet the growing demand for agile expertise. This certification bridges the gap between agile frameworks and business analysis practices, enabling seamless collaboration and transformation in project delivery.
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Agile Analysis Certification (IIBA-AAC)
The IIBA-AAC meets the rising demand for collaboration between analysts and agile communities, enhancing project delivery.
The Agile Analysis Certification (AAC) offers numerous advantages, particularly in increasing your confidence, earning potential, and advancing your career. Here’s how the AAC certification can benefit you:
- Higher Earnings: According to the 2024 Global State of Business Analysis Report, AAC-certified professionals often earn higher salaries than their non-certified counterparts. Employers value the certification as proof of your advanced knowledge and skills in agile analysis.
- Career Growth: The AAC certification can help accelerate your career progression, making you eligible for promotions and higher-level roles.
- Professional Recognition: The certification enhances your credibility and demonstrates your commitment to the profession, resulting in greater chances of career advancement opportunities.
- High ROI: The investment in obtaining an AAC certification is often recouped through salary increases and enhanced career opportunities. The financial and professional benefits make the certification a worthwhile investment.
- Preferred by Employers: Many employers prefer certified candidates for when hiring. It proves the candidate has the knowledge and skills for the job.
- Market Advantage: AAC-certified professionals are better prepared to meet the job market demands. The certification ensures you have the necessary skills and knowledge to excel, making you a top choice for employers.
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AAC Exam Information
The Agile Analysis certification exam, formulated from the Agile Extension to the BABOK® Guide, consists of 85 multiple choice, scenario-based questions, and must be completed within 2 hours.
It is a live, online-delivered exam that requires a computer, webcam, microphone, and access to the Internet.
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Exam Blueprint, Sample Questions and Self-Assessment
Review our exam blueprint and take our sample questions to check your readiness to write the IIBA®-AAC exam.
Agile Analysis Handbooks
To complement our Agile Analysis Certification (IIBA®-AAC), the IIBA®-AAC Certification and Recertification Handbook is now available.
Now Available: Agile Extension to the BABOK® Guide, Interactive Digital Edition
Developed in collaboration with the Agile Alliance, the Agile Extension to the BABOK® Guide provides guidance in leveraging effective agile business analysis to create better business outcomes that add real business and customer value. Describes both the mindset and practices to help you use continuous feedback and quick learning to prioritize delivery, minimize waste, create better business outcomes and increase value delivered. Available as a pdf in the IIBA BOOK STORE or access online. Already a member? Login to access.
IIBA®-AAC Competencies
This certification recognizes the competencies of BA professionals with two to three years’ experience executing analysis-related work in an agile context. Competencies expected and recognized through this specialization are aligned with Agile Extension to the BABOK® Guide, version 2.
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To understand performance expectations for the IIBA-AAC® designation, click on the Exam Blueprint, Sample Questions, Self Assessment and the links for each Knowledge Area:
Agile Analysis Certification Exam Blueprint
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The IIBA®-AAC exam is weighted across four domains and consists of 85 multiple-choice, scenario-based questions to be completed within 2 hours: Exam
- Agile Mindset – 30%
- Strategy Horizon – 10%
- Initiative Horizon – 25%
- Delivery Horizon – 35%
Agile Analysis Certification Sample Questions
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a) Begin with the end in mind
b) Understand what to do
c) Think as a customer
d) Demonstrate customer empathy
a) Customer collaboration
b) Responding to change
c) Following a plan
d) Process and tools
a) Introducing wasted effort that could be avoided
b)Assessing what is doable within the skills of the team
c) Reviewing backlog items for greater clarity
d) Determining what is valuable to be delivered
a) Create models to reduce complexity
b) Provide detailed costs for solution components
c) Fully describe each desired outcome
d) Identify resources required for each component
a) Analyze to establish scope
b) Analyze to determine what is valuable
c) Establish product vision and roadmap
d) Customer collaboration over contract negotiations
a) Allocating resources
b) Thinking as a customer
c) Determining if the need is satisfied
d) Maintaining initiative integrity
a) To set expectations and avoid old frustrations
b) To focus the team on root cause analysis
c) To encourage the team to think like a customer
d) To perform a safety check and promote trust
a) Relative estimation
b) Story valuation
c) Silent sizing
d) Prioritized backlog
a) Ensure all stories have cost estimates and plans for achieving the desired value delivery
b) Ensure backlog items are prioritized and there are enough items to support near term solution development
c) Ensure constraints for each story have workarounds and management support for these workarounds
d) Ensure backlog items are detailed and resource needs for each item are identified upfront
Answers: 1-c, 2-b, 3-d, 4-a, 5-b, 6-c, 7-d, 8-a, 9-b
Agile Analysis Certification Self-Assessment
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- I have developed an agile mindset and able to apply this consistently and as required?
- I have applied an agile mindset on my work for at least 2 years?
- I can apply my agile mindset to the typical Strategy Horizon work described and my understanding is well-aligned with the concepts, principles and practices described in the Agile Extension, including:
- Scope of analysis?
- Level of detail?
- Reducing complexity to support decision making?
- I can apply my agile mindset to the typical Initiative Horizon work described and my understanding is well-aligned with the concepts, principles and practices described in the Agile Extension, including:
- Size of items?
- Identify solution options?
- Recommend solution options?
- Identify solution components?
- Prioritize solution components?
- Determine if need is satisfied?
- Ongoing assessment of the viability of the solution?
- I have completed analysis activities in an agile context aligned with typical Delivery Horizon work described and aligned with those described in the Agile Extension, including:
- Ensuring user stories are ready for implementation?
- Maintaining the backlog?
- Supporting successful delivery?
- Ensuring learning happens in the agile context?
- Maintaining focus on the product vision, customer and value?
- I was able to comfortably answer the sample questions listed in above?
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