Increase your earning power with business analyst certification

Johannesburg, 02 Oct 2013

Robin Grace

Robin Grace, one of the contributors to the recently released Business Analysis for Dummies, will be conducting training for the Business Analyst Associate training during the month of October in Johannesburg.

"Certified business analysts are in increasingly high demand because the role they perform is so vital," Grace explains. "We all know that business is dependent on technology, and it is the business analyst who translates what the business needs to the people developing the software. Faults in this process are responsible for software that does not meet the business' needs, hence the growing recognition of the need for business analysts to meet certain criteria."

The training is part of the regular training for business analysts given by IndigoCube. IndigoCube is the exclusive South African partner of B2T Training, which specialises in training and certification programmes for business analysts. This training is endorsed by the International Institute of Business Analysis. Grace is principal consultant in the Business Analysis practice at IndigoCube.

"Business analysis is emerging as a clearly defined profession with its own standards-setting industry body, the International Institute of Business Analysis," Grace says. "International experience already shows that business analysts who are certified command a salary premium on their uncertified peers. If you want to build a great career and enhance your earning prospects, this certification is the essential first step to showing employers you have the knowledge and skills to deliver superior performance."

The Business Analyst Associate certification offers core training for both new and experienced business analysts. It consists of four modules: Essential Skills for Business Analysis, Business Process Analysis, Detailing Business Data Requirements, and Use Case Modelling and Solution Requirements.