Nowadays, with more recognization in the industry, business analysis certifications have become hugely popular among the professionals for a better career. Business analysis is a crucial phase of any project. And a business analyst is someone who helps to turn ideas into reality by bridging the gap between real-time scenarios and expected scenarios. Furthermore, business analysis is a critical task because the entire solution can turn wrong if the requirements are not clear. 


1. CPRE Certification

There are three levels of this certification, and each of them is correlated which means you need to finish these levels one after another. If you are in the engineering field and dealing with requirement gathering for development, testing or business design then this certification helps you to develop your professional skills.

  1. Foundation level
  1. Advanced level
  1. Expert level
IREB conducts the entire certification program, and you need to take the content and exam from authorized certification centers by both online and classroom mode.

2. PMI-PBA Certification

If you have 2-3 years of experience and 4500+ hours of experience as BA, then PMI-PBA is the right choice for you. If you are in project management stream then it is the best fit for you provided you meet the criteria mentioned in the above table along with 2000 hours working on projects.

3. ECBA Certification

This is one of the entering certifications in business analysis from IIBA. As mentioned in the above table no prior experience as a business analyst is required to pursue this certification.

Hence, from a fresh graduate to functional managers everyone is eligible for this certification.
The candidate can cover up this professional development time through any of the IIBA programs mentioned below:

  • Classroom and online courses
  • IIBA Webinars – live or recorded
  • Conference track sessions
  • Tutorials
  • Keynotes
  • Workshops
  • Chapter events (including conference days, presentations, workshops, and study groups)
  • Self -directed learning including reading and reviewing the BABOK® Guide v3

4. CCBA Certification

This is purely for business analyst professionals meeting the requirements as mentioned in the above table along with the following eligibility criteria:

  1. Two managerial references from past work experience or from a CBAP recipient
  2. Agree to the CCBA code of conduct
If you have 2-3 years of experience or have 3750 hours or more experience, then CCBA is the right choice for you.