Why Any BA Should Go For Certification Like CCBA® / CBAP®
Why Any BA Should Go For Certification Like CCBA® / CBAP®
There is a popular story about a frog that sits in his pond forever and believes that his pond is the entire universe. There is a larger, more attractive pond (from the frog’s point of view) quite close, but this guy does not bother to jump. Then one not-so-fine day, his pond dries up and the frog too perishes along with it.
“There is a popular story about a frog that sits in his pond forever and believes that his pond is the entire universe. There is a larger, more attractive pond (from the frog’s point of view) quite close, but this guy does not bother to jump.”
The point is very simple: we BAs are the frog! We work hard, build relationships, run around to impress our bosses, and try every trick in the book to get that elusive promotion or notch up higher raise in salary. We do this assuming that our company is the world and our boss’s judgement is the only way to measure our professional growth and success. All the while a much larger and better world out there exists. Ribbit! Ribbit!
Well it’s time to wake up and not be a frog. We need to do a quick check of our skill level within the industry. But, here lies the bigger problem — someone spending all his / her waking hours within the confines of the same organization and colleagues has no way to know where he stands with respect to his industry peers. The common yardstick is to compare ourselves with that superstar BA within our organization who went places. But, how did he get there? What made him special? Do I have it in me to become like him or even surpass him? Well, one thing is for sure, the superstar BA is not going to tell everyone about how he did it. So, what do we do?
I am not saying that certification is the answer to all our professional problems. But it is definitely going to set us up nicely for the future. Here’s how:
1.Differentiation from the masses:
A certified individual stands out from the crowd because of the additional knowledge and skills gained while studying for the certification.
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2.Increased self confidence:
The knowledge acquired while appearing for the certification, increases confidence not only about new things that we know, but it also boosts our confidence about the work that we have already done.
3.Industry comparison:
Attending pre-exam training, reading BABOK®, solving sample papers, joining study groups and attending seminars / webinars helps us to do a reality check about where we stand. It gives us an excellent platform to evaluate how evolved is our understanding of business analysis tasks, tools and techniques? How much matured are the BA practices adopted by our organization? What are the opportunities for improvement personally and for the organization? Basically, this is our opportunity to jump outside our pond and get a bird’s eye view of the outside world.
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