The Certified Business Analysis Professional CBAP certification is the most sought-after certifications for business analysts to excel in the corporate world.
While it remains the most coveted designation globally among the Business analysts its also known to be a tough exam to clear , especially more so in BABoK v3 scheme of competency-based certification.
This post will describe the CBAP exam pattern.
CBAP exam focuses on
- Requirements Analysis and Design Definition -30%
- Strategy Analysis -15%
- Requirements Life Cycle Management – 15%
- Solution Evaluation -14%
- Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring – 14%
- Elicitation and Collaboration – 12%

CBAP Exam Pattern:
- 3.5 hours long exam
- 120 multiple choice questions.
- The questions are longer cases (1 to 1.5 Pages of information)
- Multiple questions about the case
- It is competency-based and aligned with BABOK® Guide Version 3.
What to expect in CBAP Certification Exam?
- Questions will be a mix of case and scenario based questions
- There will be some questions on mathematical calculations like ROI etc
- There will be 4/5 questions on a single case
- Scenarios are short cases

What not to expect in CBAP Certification Exam
- Do not expect questions straight from BABoK from input, output, techniques etc
- Do not expect the exam to be easy
- Do not expect to have the luxury of time
- Do not expect to pass CBAP certification exam without having adequate experience as a business analyst.
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CBAP Exam Prep Tips : Please see the post here on CBAP exam prep tips.
CBAP Assisted Learning
CBAP Exam location/ Mode: The CBAP exam is conducted in the Prometric test center available in all major global cities.