CBAP Vs BCS | Confessions Of New(ish) Business Analyst
Having decided that the ISEB Diploma was the one for me the next question was how to go about studying for BCS business analysis.
With the BCS book
and some excellent learning resources I had found online I felt I had the means to do the BCS diploma in business analysis self study and seek to become a ISEB business analyst and gain an ISEB qualification.
Sample papers can be found on the BCS website and I have no doubt that most people, with the requisite commitment and discipline, can comfortably pass the exams without the need for tutoring.
So in true BA style I did a quick bit of analysis: the only positives to self-study I could think of were cost and flexibility. So it seemed that the only reason for doing self-study was if I didn’t have a flexible, generous employer willing to pay for the course and allow me the time off work. Luckily I do, so the decision was made.
Now to find a training course. There is an overwhelming variety of training providers out there, and the process for sorting the good from the bad is not immediately obvious. When choosing a course I kept to the simple principle of looking for something that I actually wanted to study. I wanted to learn, not simply pass an exam, so any providers who seemed to provide an ‘exam-passing’ service were discounted.
Conversely, courses that included material not directly linked to an exam syllabus caught my attention. Class size was another important factor; anything above 10 would be a no-go. Finally, it’s worth finding out who will be running the course; an experienced tutor is a must. I wanted to learn from someone who had been there and done it.
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