CBAP Study Notes

Business Analysis Planning & Monitoring

BA approach, stakeholder engagement, governance, and performance

Domain Weight

Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring accounts for 16% of the CBAP exam.

CBAP tests BABOK v3 knowledge area tasks. Planning domain establishes how BA work will be conducted on an initiative.

Task	Key Outputs
Plan BA Approach	BA approach document — predictive vs adaptive, formality level
Plan Stakeholder Engagement	Stakeholder engagement approach — analysis, collaboration strategy
Plan BA Governance	Governance approach — decision rights, change control, prioritization
Plan BA Information Management	Information management approach — requirements storage, traceability tools
Identify BA Performance Improvements	BA performance assessment — lessons learned, process improvements

Predictive vs Adaptive

Predictive (waterfall) — detailed upfront planning. Adaptive (agile) — iterative discovery with rolling wave planning. Approach must match initiative context.

Exam Focus Areas

Stakeholder analysis drives engagement strategy — power/interest grid
Governance defines who approves requirements changes
BA performance improvements come from retrospectives and metrics

Practice This Domain

Test your understanding with free practice questions at /certifications/iiba/cbap/practice — focus on: Plan Business Analysis Approach, Plan Stakeholder Engagement, Plan Business Analysis Governance.

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