For Individuals - Capability Assessment and Accreditation

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Professionalising business analysis in Australia

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Self Assessment & Accreditation

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Professionalising Business Analysis in Australia

For more information please contact the:

Australian Institute of Business Analysis (AIBA) Pty Ltd

RBS Tower, Level 31

88 Phillip Street, Sydney NSW 2000

Phone: +61 2 8211 2700

Fax: +61 2 8211 0555


Enrique Ugarte

Director

T +61 413 942 808

Email: [email protected]



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Business Analysis & Problem Solving is a core discipline for

all business professionals

Business

Knowledge

Domain

Expertise

Emotional

Intelligence

Cultural

Fit

Analysis &

Problem

Solving



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It is relevant for all Employees across the Organisation



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The AIBA Professional Development Framework provides individuals

with a professional development pathway

Sociological

Architectural

Structural

Operational

Literal Logical Lateral Integral

AIBA Professional Development Framework

Procedural



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AIBA DISTINCTION ROLES ROLE DESCRIPTION

L9 Entrepreneur Strategic Visioning and Design Strategic Translation Stakeowner Mobilisation

Able to concoct, design, create, align and mobilise senior individuals in the delivery of a new paradigm-shifting capability that can transform the market or the organisation delivering competitive advantages and extending the fabric of the organisation, helping to shape and define it.

L8 Architect Organisational Design Value Design Stakeowner Alignment

Able to mobilise, oversee and be accountable for multiple holistic business transformation initiatives. You are able to grow organisational capability and achieve business outcomes through others without needing to be involved in the development of the operations.

L7 Executor Objective Setting Execution Design Governance Management

Able to lead and take accountability for the design and execution of end-to-end physical and cultural organisational change. and take a holistic view of your organisation and understand the integrated design of it's components (processes, information, controls, roles/skills, behaviour & culture).

L6 Integrator Problem Deconstruction Stakeholder Alignment Organisational Solution Design

Able to deliver human behavioural change and align individual professional agenda's around an organisational agenda. This helps shape the solution and deliver the required functional and operational changes that otherwise would not have been successful.

L5 Engineer Business Needs Definition Technical Solution Design Value Management

Able to effectively evaluate, design and deliver functional performance improvements for parallel, complicated, multi-disciplined, multi-phased, cross functional business processes. Able to structure and prioritise complicated problem sets into a comprehensive hierarchy of necessary components.

L4 Improver Business Improvement Process Redesign Delivery Management

Able to design and deliver functional improvements around a linear, single discipline business process. Able to take a non-complex business issue, evaluate the problem and make clear recommendations for improvement supported by a robust business case and validated design.

L3 Analyst Functional Requirements Definition Requirements Management Functional Solution Recommendation

Able to demonstrate leadership and problem solving capability by considering technical solutions objectively and independently across a functional domain area or body of knowledge and operating independently of any particular technical experience or specialised disciplines.

L2 Operator User Requirements Elicitation Technical Requirements Translation Technical Solution Design

Able to demonstrate leadership and problem-solving capability within a specific subject matter (technical) expertise. Captures 'user and technical requirements' as they relate to a technical area of knowledge. Adds value through ability to translate this information into a technical solution.

L1 Administrator Information Capture Information Processing Management Reporting

Able to reliably and conscientiously follow pre-determined and well defined business processes and procedures with care and diligence. Adds value to the organisation by reliably ensuring continuity and consistency of established procedures and methods.

And the structure for developing your career



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Everything starts with an AIBA online self-assessment & learning gaps analysis

How long will it take?

It’s very easy to complete. It is based on a set of 22 competencies every business professional needs to develop during their

career and each competency comprises of 3 multiple choice questions.

It will take you about 45 minutes but you don’t have to do it all at once, you can close the application and come back to it later.

The survey will remember where you last left off.



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Once completed you will receive your Personalised Professional

Development Report

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TC1Visual and written communication

TC2Oral communication

TC3Listening

TC4Engaging with people

TC5Understanding organisational context

TC6Translation

AI1Numerical efficacy

AI2Measuring performance

AI3Deconstruction and reconstruction

AI4Pattern matching

AI5Business analysis toolkit

AI6Project management

AI7Challenging the status quo

DR1Holistic change design

DR2Root cause analysis

DR3Outcome focus

DR4Value focus

DR5Critical thinking

CI1Incubation and germination

CI2Unconstrained and opportunistic thinking

CI3Lateral thinking

CI4Higher order thinking

Mindset

Why it is useful: It’s a comprehensive overview of an individual’s overall competency profile across the 22 AIBA competencies. It provides insight on an individual’s current capability level and indicates specific opportunity areas for improvement and career development against an accepted industry standard.” When to use it: • Role candidacy and Job applications • Manager-employee performance reviews • Self-directed professional development roadmap

What’s the Organisational Value: • Credibility due to credentials for staff when

Accreditation option is chosen. • Alignment to organisational role definitions • Alignment to Project Role functions • Aligns to individual professional development plans • Supports consistent and meaningful discussion on

individuals performance and career development for all employees across the organisation

• Improves staff loyalty and retention

Description: A personalised 20+ page report for each individual participant undertaking the AIBA self-assessment or validation process.



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Should you wish to obtain Formal AIBA Accreditation you may wish to

participate in a validation/coaching conversation with an AIBA Assessor

Using your self assessment as a foundation an Accredited AIBA

Assessor will help you to clarify and understand the distinctions

between your current and your next level of capability.

He or She will help you to understand the mindset and approach you will need to

adopt in order to shift to the next level of capability and be successful in your next

career opportunity.

“I found the experience to be exhilarating” (Senior Business Analyst, Financial Services)

“I didn’t know I was allowed to think this way” (Junior Business Analyst, Telecoms)

“Our people have increased their effectiveness 8-10%” (Senior Manager, Federal Government Department)



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Two Offerings: Self Assessment & Accreditation

Capability Self-Assessment - Personalised Report & Learning Gaps Online | $350.00

The AIBA self-assessment provides you with a better understanding of your capabilities and is the first step in helping you to advance your career by providing you with a learning and development pathway that is tailored specifically to your individual and professional needs. You will receive: • Access to the self assessment facility . It takes 60-90 minutes and you can complete it in your own time • A personalised report outlining your competency strengths and areas for further development • Recognition at AIBA level (1-9) benchmarked against the AIBA professional development framework • An AIBA certificate of recognition

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AIBA Accreditation - Self Assessment + Assessor Accreditation Online & F2F | $1400.00

AIBA Accreditation is step 2 after your self assessment and involves a 2 hour coaching conversation with an AIBA accredited assessor. Together you will review your assessment results and discuss each of the competencies and what’s involved to shift your capability and thinking to the next level to help you advance in your career as well as your own professional development . You will receive: • Access to the self assessment facility . It takes 60-90 minutes and you can complete it in your own time • A personalised report outlining your competency strengths and areas for further development • Formal Accreditation at AIBA Self-Assessment competency level (1-9) benchmarked against the AIBA

professional development framework and an AIBA certificate of Accreditation • A 2 hour Coaching Conversation with an AIBA Accredited assessor

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