IBM Business Analyst Professional Certificate

IBM Business Analyst Professional Certificate

Get job-ready as a Business Analyst. Build the essential skills, technical expertise, and hands-on experience with key business analysis tools

Instructors: IBM Skills Network Team

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7 course series

Earn a career credential that demonstrates your expertise

4.8

(256 reviews)

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3 months

at 5 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

7 course series

Earn a career credential that demonstrates your expertise

4.8

(256 reviews)

Beginner level

Recommended experience

3 months

at 5 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Job-ready skills you need to kickstart your career as a business analyst (Aligned with the BABOK Guide)
Develop hands-on practical skills and prepare for ECBA certification valued by employers
Strategies and methods for process modeling, requirements gathering, stakeholder engagement, and project management
Fundamental concepts, tools, and techniques for systems analysis, data analysis, and visualization

Skills you'll gain

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Professional Certificate - 7 course series

Kickstart your career with the IBM Business Analyst Professional Certificate — a comprehensive program designed to equip you with the job-ready skills needed to thrive in a growing field. With an 11% projected growth in management analyst positions (2022–2032, U.S. Labor Department) and average U.S. salaries for Business Analysts as $85,452 and $84,998 for women and men respectively (IIBA), this program sets you up for success.

A Business Analyst bridges stakeholders and project teams, translating needs into actionable solutions, identifying requirements, delivering insights, and ensuring goals are met.

This program includes self-paced courses, focusing on both foundational and advanced concepts.

Gain a thorough understanding of the business analysis process and the role and responsibilities of a Business Analyst.

Learn essential skills in process modeling, requirements gathering, and stakeholder engagement. Apply systems analysis tools to real-world scenarios and gain proficiency in data analysis and visualization using Excel and Cognos.

The program aligns with the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK) to prepare you for completing the Entry Certificate in Business Analysis (ECBA).

Applied Learning Project

Throughout this certificate, you will complete hands-on labs and projects to help you gain practical experience in process modeling, requirements-gathering, systems analysis, data analysis, data visualization, and project management.

Some examples of the labs and projects includedare:

Lab: Using Tools for Documenting Requirements
Lab: Visualizing and Improving a Business Process
Lab: Creating a Business Analysis Matrix
Lab: Evaluating Digital Transformation Scenarios
Project: Streamlining Hospital Operations through Business Analysis
Lab: Create a Flowchart for Order Management
Lab: Create a Use Case Diagram
Project: Project: Business Analysis and Modeling for an eBike Rental Startup
Lab: Create a Traceability Matrix
Lab: Develop a Stakeholder Register
Final Project: Creating Visualizations Using Cognos Analytics
Final Project: Creating Visualizations Using Google Looker Studio
Lab: Creating a Simple Dashboard with Excel

Introduction to Business Analysis

Course 113 hours4.7 (150 ratings)

What you'll learn

Job-ready skills you need to kickstart your career as a business analyst (Aligned with the BABOK Guide)
Develop hands-on practical skills and prepare for ECBA certification valued by employers
Strategies and methods for process modeling, requirements gathering, stakeholder engagement, and project management
Fundamental concepts, tools, and techniques for systems analysis, data analysis, and visualization

Excel Basics for Data Analysis

Course 211 hours4.8 (9,414 ratings)

What you'll learn

Display working knowledge of Excel for Data Analysis.
Perform basic spreadsheet tasks including navigation, data entry, and using formulas.
Employ data quality techniques to import and clean data in Excel.
Analyze data in spreadsheets by using filter, sort, look-up functions, as well as pivot tables.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Spreadsheet Software

Data Visualization and Dashboards with Excel and Cognos

Course 315 hours4.7 (4,132 ratings)

What you'll learn

Create basic visualizations such as line graphs, bar graphs, and pie charts using Excel spreadsheets.
Explain the important role charts play in telling a data-driven story.
Construct advanced charts and visualizations such as Treemaps, Sparklines, Histogram, Scatter Plots, and Filled Map Charts.
Build and share interactive dashboards using Excel and Cognos Analytics.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Data Visualization

Business Analysis: Process Modeling & Requirements Gathering

Course 420 hours4.9 (14 ratings)

What you'll learn

Job-ready skills in process modeling and requirements gathering for business analysis without any prior experience
How to apply BABOK principles in real-world scenarios
Methodologies for process mining and utilizing tools for comprehensive analysis to derive actionable business insights
Effective system modeling by creating entity-relationship diagrams (ERDs), data flow diagrams (DFDs), and applying unified modeling language (UML)

Business Analysis: Project and Stakeholder Management

Course 520 hours4.9 (10 ratings)

What you'll learn

Job-ready skills in project and stakeholder management that employers value in a good business analyst
The fundamental concepts of project management, including project phases, communication strategies, stakeholder, and risk management
How to apply various project management tools to effectively manage projects, conduct risk assessments, and plan communication strategies
How to implement effective communication strategies to engage stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle

Business Analysis: Preparation Exam for ECBA Certification

Course 63 hours4.8 (13 ratings)

What you'll learn

The IIBA-ECBA certification education requirements, experience requirements, and the end-to-end sign-up and testing process
The nine domains of the IIBA-ECBA test and the percentage of questions from each domain
Practice questions and mock exams, simulating the real ECBA test environment
Additional study sources and testing tips

Capstone Project: Applying Business Analysis Skills

Course 721 hours

What you'll learn

Gain practical, in-depth experience that builds confidence and readiness for entry-level roles in business analysis
Apply the concepts and skills acquired to execute a practical business analysis project
Showcase proficiency in core business analysis skills, including process modeling, requirements gathering, risk assessment and system analysis
Demonstrate proficiency in using relevant business analysis tools and technologies, such as Excel and LucidChart