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Shaping the global direction of Business Analysis… BABOK Guide, a globally acclaimed standard for the practice of Business Analysis is a core product of IIBA. The “Business Analysis Body of Knowledge” (BABOK) reflects the collective knowledge of business analysis community over the globe. From its inception in 2004, it has come a long way as a platform that defines the skills and knowledge required by the Business Analysis professionals. Purpose of BABOK Guide The foremost objective of the BABOK® Guide is to define the Business Analysis profession by encompassing a common set of BA practices. It enables practitioners get acquaintance with the knowledge and skills necessary to perform various business analysis tasks effectively and efficiently. It is recognized as a standard platform of which employers take benefit to test the right skills and expertise of the BA practitioner while hiring the same. The entire BABOK® guide comes with a well-defined structure which includes Knowledge Areas specifying a set of related tasks, Business Analysis Key Concepts, Underlying Competencies, Techniques, and Perspectives. Knowledge areas cover the core-content part of the BABOK® guide. Each section of knowledge areas includes a set of related tasks that specifies a particular activity needs to be performed to accomplish the accompanied task. Whereas, the other sections like the Key concepts, competencies, techniques, and perspectives assist Business Analysts to perform their tasks efficiently. The Brand New BABOK® Guide V3: BABOK® V2 and BABOK® V3 are the two versions of BABOK® guide by far. Among these, the BABOK® V3 is the newly launched version which has emerged out of V2 with some major and minor changes. Let’s have a look at these changes to understand BABOK® better. Changes in BABOK® Guide Version 3 The major changes in Version 3 include:

• The addition of the Business Analysis Core Concept Model
• The expanded scope of the role of business analysis
• The addition of Perspectives
• The addition of new and expanded underlying competencies
• The addition of new techniques

1. Business Analysis Core Concept Model (New Addition)

  The Version 3 of BABOK® Guide comes with a brand new Business Analysis Core Concept Model. The model defines the conceptual framework for the BA profession and includes six core concepts namely Changes, Needs, Stakeholders, Solutions, Context, and Value. Each core concept mentioned here is an ideal fundamental having equal importance as other BACCM concepts have. The newer version highlights three major responsibilities of Business Analyst, they are:

• Prepare organizations and stakeholders for changes
• Provoke changes to meet business needs
• Prevent change when it is not desired. 

2. Perspectives (New Addition)

In a bid to use more focused and precise approach to the business analysis tasks and techniques, perspectives have been incorporated in the BABOK® Guide V3. The perspectives that are added with the new version of BABOK® Guide are as follows:

• Agile
• Business Intelligence
• Business Process Management
• Information Technology
• Business Architecture

3. The Knowledge Areas:

Major changes have been done to this section. Let’s understand these changes in a more precise form.

BABOK®  Guide V2	BABOK®  Guide V3
Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring	Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring
2.1 Plan Business Analysis Approach	3.1 Plan Business Analysis Approach
2.2 Conduct Stakeholder Analysis	3.2 Plan Stakeholder Engagement
2.3 Plan Business Analysis Activities	3.3 Plan Business Analysis Governance
2.4 Plan Business Analysis Communication	3.4 Plan Business Analysis Information Management
2.5 Plan Requirements Management Process	3.5 Identify Business Analysis performance            Improvement
2.6 Manage Business Analysis Performance

BABOK®  Guide V2	BABOK®  Guide V3
Elicitation	Elicitation & Collaboration
Prepare for Elicitation	Prepare for Elicitation
Conduct Elicitation Activity	Conduct Elicitation Activity
Document Elicitation Results	Confirm Elicitation Results
Confirm Elicitation Results	Communicate Business Analysis Information
	Manage Stakeholder Collaboration

Requirements Management and Communication

Prepare Requirements Package

Communicate Requirements

*The two parts of Requirements Management and Communication section namely, “Prepare Requirements Package” and “Communicate Requirements” have been inculcated into Elicitation & Collaboration knowledge area of BABOK® Guide V3.

BABOK®  Guide V2	BABOK®  Guide V3
Requirements and Management	Requirements Life cycle Management
Manage Solution Scope and Requirements	Trace Requirements
Manage Requirements Traceability	Maintain Requirements
Prepare Requirements Package( migrated to Elicitation part)	Prioritize Requirements
Communicate Requirements( migrated to Elicitation part)	Assess Requirements Changes
	Approve requirements

Requirements Analysis

Prioritize Requirements

*One part of Requirement Analysis section namely, Prioritize Requirements has been moved to Requirements Life cycle Management section in BABOK® Guide V3.

BABOK®  Guide V2	BABOK®  Guide V3
Enterprise Analysis	Strategy Analysis
Define Business Need	Analyze Current State
Assess Capability Gaps	Define future State
Determine Solution Approach	Assess Risks
Define Solution Scope	Define Change Strategy
Define Business Case(migrated to Requirement Analysis and Design Definition)

Requirements Analysis

Define Assumptions and Constraints

Solution Assessment and Validation

Assess Organizational Readiness

Define Transition Requirements

*The “Define Assumptions and Constraints” part of Requirement Analysis has been moved to Strategy Analysis area of BABOK® Guide V3. *The two parts of Solution Assessment and Validation section namely, “Assess organizational Readiness” and “Define Transition Requirements” have been inculcated into Strategy Analysis area of BABOK® Guide V3.

BABOK®  Guide V2	BABOK®  Guide V3
Enterprise Analysis	Requirements Analysis and Design Definition
Determine Solution Approach	Specify and Model Requirements
Define Business case	Verify Requirements
	Validate Requirements
Requirement Analysis	Define Requirements Architecture
Prioritize Requirements(migrated to Requirements Life cycle Management)	Define Design Options
Organize Requirements	Analyze Potential Value and Recommend Solution
Specify and Model Requirements
Define Assumptions and Constraints
Verify Requirements
Validate Requirements
Solution Assessment and Validation
Assess Proposed Solution
Allocate Requirements

*The Enterprise Analysis and Solution Assessment & Validation Area of BABOK®  V2 merges together to impart changes into BABOK®  V3.

BABOK®  Guide V2	BABOK®  Guide V3
Solution Assessment and Validation	Solution Evaluation
Assess Proposed Solution(migrated to Requirement Analysis and Design Definition)	Measure Solution Performance
Allocate Requirements(migrated to Requirement Analysis and Design Definition)	Analyze Performance Measures
Assess Organizational Readiness(migrated to Strategy Analysis)	Assess Solution Limitations
Define Transition Requirements(migrated to Strategy Analysis)	Assess Enterprise Limitations
Validate Solutions	Recommend Actions to Increase Solution Value
Evaluate Solution Performance

4. Techniques and Competencies

There are 15 new techniques that have been added in the BABOK® Guide V3. They are as follows: New Techniques

1. Backlog Management
2. Business Model Canvas
3. Collaborative Games
4. Concept Modeling
5. Balanced Scorecard
6. Business Capability Analysis
7. Data Mining
8. Process Analysis
9. Business Case
10. Roles and Permission Matrix
11. Decision Modeling
12. Financial Analysis
13. Mind Mapping
14. Prioritization
15. Stakeholder List, Map, or Personas

The names or focus of some of the techniques has changed. Brief of which is given below: Techniques (Changes)

1. Benchmarking and Market Analysis (renamed as Benchmarking in BABOK® V2)
2. Data Dictionary (renamed as Data Dictionary and Glossary in BABOK® V2)
3. Glossary (renamed as Data Dictionary and Glossary in BABOK® V2)
4. Reviews (renamed as Structured Walkthrough in BABOK® V2)
5. Risk Analysis and Management (renamed as Risk Analysis in BABOK® V2)
6. Use Cases and Scenarios (renamed as Scenarios and Use Cases in BABOK® V2)
7. Workshops (renamed as Requirements Workshop in BABOK® V2)

5. New Competencies 

• “Conceptual Thinking” and “Visual Thinking” in the Analytical thinking and Problem Solving Competency
• “Personal Accountability” and “Adaptability” in the Behavioral Characteristics Competency
• “Methodology knowledge”, “Non-Verbal Communication”, and “ Listening” in the Behavioral Business Knowledge Competency
• “Negotiation & Conflict Resolution” Competency in the Interaction Skills Competency
• “Communication Tools & Technology” in the Tools & technology Competency

Removals and Additions in Competencies

• Personal organizations renamed as Organization and Time Management
• Business principles and Practices renamed as Business Acumen
• Oral Communications renamed as Verbal Communication
• Facilitation and Negotiation split and renamed as Facilitation
• Software Application (in BABOK® V2) renamed as Tools and Technology (in BABOK® V3)
• General purpose Applications renamed as Office productivity Tools and Technology
• Specialized Applications renamed as Business Analysis Tools and Technology

6. Other Changes:

The definition of “Business Analysis”, Requirement, and Design concept has been updated as per given below:

Term	BABOK®  Guide V2	BACCM BABOK®  Guide V3
Business Analysis	Defined as “the set of tasks and techniques used to work as a liaison among stakeholders in order to understand the structure, policies, and operations of an organization, and recommend solutions that enable the organization to achieve its goals”	Defined as “the practice of enabling change in an organizational context by defining needs and recommending solutions that deliver value to stakeholders”
Requirement	Defined as:1. A condition or capability needed by a stakeholder to solve a problem or achieve an objective.2. A condition or capability that must be met or possessed by a solution or solution component to satisfy a contract, standard, specification, or other formally imposed documents. 3. A documented representation of a condition or capability as in (1) or (2).	Defined as:a usable representation of a need
Design	Not defined	Defined as:a usable representation of a solution

About the Certification, With the release of BABOK® Guide V3, aspirants are eagerly waiting for the revised certification that IIBA offers. Earlier the certifications provided by IIBA for various Business Professional Exams were based on BABOK® Guide Version 2. But now, it has been announced that from 30 September, 2016 the revised certification will be implemented. The certification exams based on BABOK® V2 will last till September 22, 2016 and there will be a black period from September 23 to September 29, 2016. This simply means, IIBA will hold no exam between these dates and a fresh certification exam will be framed on September 30, 2016 which will be based on Guide BABOK® V3. About Multisoft Virtual Academy Multisoft Virtual Academy is one of the leading training and consultancy organization. It offers online training for more than 250 courses which under a highly-interactive and customized platform. MVA has a well-groomed team of professionals who work 24*7 to provide the best learning services to the candidates. The trainers associated with Multisoft are high-experienced industry experts who train and guide the candidates towards better career opportunities. To get more information about Multisoft Virtual Academy, please visit www.multisoftvirtualacademy.com Hope this works for you. Have any doubts; feel free to share with us.

Data Analytics is one of the booming career fields that have immense career opportunities and growth. There are multiple certifications that fall under the Data and Analytics category, but here we are focusing on two major certifications i.e Hadoop and CBAP. Either through data analytics certification courses or any other resources, building skills and earning these certifications will surely pay off So, Let’s get started. Hadoop – Big Data Hadoop is an open-source software framework that performs data analytics operations like data storage and processing of big data sheets. It is a Java programming based solution that works in a distributed computing environment. The certifications on Hadoop either for Hadoop Developer or Hadoop Administrator, paves a way to catch better career opportunities. Once the aspipring candidates receive the Hadoop certification after sitting for the concerned exam, they can use it as a validation of their skills and knowledge. Being certified Hadoop professionals, they will always be a step ahead from those lacking skills and certification. Who should go for this? If you have a basic knowledge of UNIX, SQL and Python programming language, you can go ahead for the Hadoop Developer certification. However, being a development domain Big Data professionals, Java Developers, and Architects, can also apply for the certification to enhance their skills. CBAP - Certified Business Analysis Professional CBAP is Certified Business Analysis Professional and the CBAP certification is a credential that validates the skills and knowledge of the candidate. The CBAP certification is aligned as per the guidelines that BABOK V3 provides. Here BABOK V3 is a core-product of IIBA that defines the skills and responsibilities that a Business Analysis Professionals must have. CBAP is the third level of certification that IIBA offers. The other levels are the ECBA: Newly launched entry level certification CCBA: The Level 2 certification for BA CBAP: The one we are talking about CBATIL: Expert level certification for the advanced BA professionals You can easily prepare for CBAP by choosing the CBAP course among the available data analytics courses provided by training centers. Who should go for CBAP certification? The certification demands higher level of expertise, so the one who has experience in the following domains can go for the certification:

• Business Analysis
• Systems Analysis
• Process Improvement
• Consulting
• Process Improvement
• Requirements Analysis

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Want to build career in HANA? Start with these 3 steps and go ahead towards your goals. Have a look at them. Step 1: Gather Information about SAP HANA Getting the certification is difficult but it becomes tedious when you don’t have clear objectives and approach. To avoid pitfalls in your way, better to dig deep in to the fundamentals of SAP HANA much before you start planning for the same. Sit for hours, think aggressively, explore as much options as you can, and gather information about each and every aspect of SAP HANA that you must know to pursue further in this domain. As our ancestors say, prevention is better than cure, it’s better to get acquaintance with SAP requisites and exam pattern rather than regretting later for the failure. The key areas that you should focus while exploring SAP HANA knowledge includes, but certainly not limited to:

• What’s exactly SAP HANA is all about?
• What’s so unique about this database?
• Who should go for this certification?
• What are the career scopes?
• A bit about SAP HANA courses

Step 2: Choose the right profile for you SAP HANA certification gives a boost to one pursuing or beginning their career as a SAP HANA Administrator, Modeler, or Application Developer. Before you start planning for the one of these certifications, think extensively and make your mind which profile you want to continue with. Once, you are done with this, start preparing for the respective certification. Step 3: Scheduling and preparing for the certification Make a schedule and stick to it, if you want to pass the SAP HANA certification exam. Please remember, the exam would test your knowledge and skills at its peak. So, be ready to see some tricky challenges on your exam. However, you can take help form SAP HANA online training courses. They are apt for the preparation of SAP HANA certification and can be undertaken by either the students or the working professionals. In Conclusion Proper planning and hard work can help you build a bright and steady career in HANA. So, practice hard and earn your certification. Good Luck. Hope this works for you. Want to know more about SAP HANA courses? Stay connected and we will keep you updated.

When it comes to the benefits of Salesforce certification, the foremost thing that comes to the mind of certified Salesforce professionals is, it helped them validating their skills among others. Since they have gone through this phase of getting prepared and earning the Salesforce certification, they know better what benefits one can derive from such certifications. Let’s learn it with an interesting example. In our childhood, we used to see two kinds of students in our class. One is the Monitor, who always stands out from the class due to the badge of “monitor” he has, and another is the student who performs quite well in the exams, sometimes even better than the monitor but still seems lost in the crowd. The difference between the characteristics of these two students is somewhere relates to the difference between the certified and non-certified professionals, be it a Salesforce certification or others. A certified professional carries his badge with himself which helps him stay ahead whenever opportunities strike his door. Whereas the non-certified professional may have acquired all the necessary skills but he still has to struggle for validating his skills among others. This takes time and he may even lose the opportunity he is looking for. Hence, merely gaining knowledge and skill is not sufficient; you have to validate your skills which you can do by earning a designated certification. This makes getting the certification vital for the successful career. Coming back to the Salesforce certification, there are immense benefits other than validating your skills that you can derive from this certification. The benefits of getting the Salesforce certification includes but certainly not limited to:

• Brings more and better career opportunities to you
• Builds right level of expertise in you
• Helps you gain recognition
• Makes you more confident and advanced in your domain
• Enables you to contribute more towards your organization

Hope this works for you. Want to know about Salesforce training courses? Stay connected and we will keep you updated.

No doubt technology that human has created can do a lot. From sending text across the globe to develop micro products with precision is possible with the exponentially rising technology. But, one should not forget that the coin always has two sides. If technology has huge benefits, it has few limitations too. The same can be said to software testing tools. At one side where such tools make the software testing tasks convenient, on the other side they come up with a few limitations and risks involved that a software tester must not ignore. Let’s review the involved risks or limitations that software testing tools possess.

1. Do not generate unrealistic results:

Software testing tools are the software itself that comes with certain limitations and sometimes problems. A good and certified software tester knows this very well and hence remains very clear with his objectives. But there are some unskilled testers who take things to be guaranteed from the testing tools side. They expect impractical things from software testing tools and get trapped into the one of the greatest risk involved with the tools.

2. It takes time to know the worth

The first time when someone is introduced to Software Testing tools, they often miscalculate the time and efforts needed to generate results that stand out. Actually it is normal to take time to understand something new.  But what’s important is that this time lacking can result in productivity losses. To avoid this it is suggested to undergo software testing course and learn the testing skills.

3. Proper assets maintenance is required

The over-reliance on the software testing tools makes employees underestimate the value of efforts required to run operations. As a result, they lack to maintain the assets associated with software testing tools which ultimately end up with ‘shelf-ware’. What’s the solution? The solution is to build skills through proper Software testing certification courses. It will not only save time and efforts required to run the software but also enhance software testing skills. Testing software can be a hot career choice with such certification. Hope this works for you. In case you have any doubts, feel free to share with us.

Businesses are creating big data with each passing day that needs to be analyzed for the proper execution and information transfer. To help them out, there are technologies like BI and Data Analytics that make things a bit simpler. For each technology, there is a certification used to demonstrate the respective expertise. Talking from the Employee perspective, such certifications behave like a badge for them that validates their skills and makes them stand in the in the top most line amongst the professionals from the domain. Base SAS is one of such certifications that are most honored and most in demand these days. In this article, we will focus on this particular certification. Let’s start with the basics of Base SAS. So, what is Base SAS? Well, if you go by the official statement you will see that Base SAS is a credential for being a SAS certified Base programmer for SAS version 9. It is the certification that a beginner having decent academic background and basic domain knowledge can undertake. This is the entry-level certification that tests the SAS’s programming skills of the candidate. Though, there are some additional skills requirements that a certified Business Analysts is expected to have, but SAS base focuses on a particular set only. It does not cover non-SAS related concepts that may be essential for a business analyst. To earn this credential, you must have detailed knowledge of the following areas:

• How Data moves in and out of SAS
• How to manipulate and transform data
• Methods to combine SAS data sets
• How to create summary reports using SAS procedures
• The way data gets identified and corrected including syntax and programming logic errors.

Once you master the above knowledge areas and build enough skills, you can sit for the SAS Base exam. Passing the exam will successfully get you the much-awaited SAS certification. Preparing for Base SAS certification Whether you are a beginner who has basic knowledge of SAS or an experienced SAS analyst who wants to add more start on his cap by getting SAP certified, both can apply for the Base SAS Certification. As the exam will need really good SAS knowledge, you can develop your skills by getting enrolled into Base SAS Online Training. They are apt to impart necessary knowledge and skills through customized study plans and industry-expert guidance. Hope this works for you. Want to know more about SAS training courses? Stay connected, we will keep you updated.

Are you an engineering graduate or a fresher looking for new job offers? Have you heard about the CAD/CAM software tools? Have you tried this way of establishing your career? If not, you should learn about this emerging career field and explore what it has to offer for you. Let’s get started with CAD/CAM basics first. CAD is an acronym for Computer-aided design whereas CAM stands for Computer-aided manufacturing. CAD/CAM is an integral engineering process which has now become a hot career choice for engineering students. Talking about the capabilities of CAD/CAM software, it would not wrong to say that it has revolutionized that way designing was being done in earlier times. Performing the dual function of designing machine products and automating the manufacturing process of such products, CAD/CAM tools have facilitated businesses to run smoother and faster. Most of the Engineering students, before entering into the college premises decide to step ahead with this prominent career field. If you too are researching for a right career choice, the content of this article will help you to make your mind for the CAD/CAM specialization. Deciding the software CAD or CAM There are three engineering fields that offer specialization in this domain. They are Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, and Automation Engineering. The decision whether to go for Computer Aided Designing or Computer-Aided Manufacturing completely depends upon the field you have come from or you are going to join. About CAD CAM training Learning has no limits, so if you want to learn CAD/CAM technology you need not to stick to your engineering course. You can take help from cad cam training courses to gain practical hands-on experience on this domain which you might not get in traditional learning methodology of your college. You will also receive a certificate at the end of your training which will help you validate your skills among others. Isn’t it great? Hope this works for you. Want to know more about cad cam training? Stay connected with us and we will keep you updated. In case you have any doubts, feel free to share.

Want to learn MATLAB but wonders which way to choose; offline or online?

The content of this article will introduce you to Online MATLAB training and associated certifications.

Let’s start with basics of MATLAB first.

MATLAB is a high-performance programming language which is used for arithmetic and logical operations. From calculating 2+3 to process morphological operations (regarding Image processing), MATLAB offers a wide array of services to industries. Whether an individual or an organization, the value of services that MATLAB offers is known to everyone.

Technology is progressing day by day and so as the competition. To sustain this competitive era, it has become vital to have in-depth knowledge of the domain accompanied with valid certification. The certification here plays the role of validating your skills and knowledge and helps you stand out from the crowd.

Coming to MATLAB, importance of such certification is no more hidden to MATLAB associates and for this reason MathWorks, the regulating authority of this programming language provides two levels of certification for individuals which they achieve after passing the respective exams.

The certifications are:

1. MathWorks Certified MATLAB® Associate
2. MathWorks Certified MATLAB® Professional

Once you receive one of these certifications, you will be considered as certified MATLAB professional and you will see yourself stand apart from the crowd.

As growth and comfort never goes hand on hand, getting the certification is not so easy. It will take lots of efforts and practice from your side. However, you can take help from MATLAB online courses.  Being online in nature, you need to not to worry about the timings, travel cost, and other things which you usually face in classroom training modes. Online MATLAB Course is a platform where students or working professionals are taught by interactive LIVE sessions under the guidance of industry-experts. The schedule offered is highly customized that individuals can choose the time, place, and pace of the MATLAB course on their own.

Hope this works for you.

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“Microsoft Certification changed my life: Getting the interview calls followed by a secure job has never been that easy “ These words are spoken by one of the candidates who successfully cleared the Microsoft certification and able to get a secure job afterwards. Let’s see how Microsoft Certifications help achieving secure job opportunities and what the path to earn this certification is. Certification leading to Certified Microsoft Professional We are talking about “Microsoft Certified Professional certification” which is a platform where an IT professional earns the credential of having technical expertise and knowledge in his/her domain. Either through Microsoft courses online or any other medium, passing an MCP exam paves the way to earn the MCP certification and become a Microsoft Certified Professional. This opens new doors to immense career opportunities and MCP benefits that help you stand out from the crowd. MCP-qualifying exams Three levels that MCP certifications comprise of:

• MCS Associate
• MCS Expert
• MCS Developer

and Microsoft Specialist certifications. Please note that exams for Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) and Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) do not fall under the category of MCP certification. Taking Advantage of Online Training Courses If you have planned to become a certified Microsoft professional, be ready to face the challenges as well. The journey from a beginner to professional would not be easy. You will need a guidance to bridge the gaps of what you have and what Microsoft certification wants. You can take help from Microsoft Online Training centers. Partnering with such centers, you can get detailed knowledge about the related Microsoft Exam and prepare better for Microsoft certification courses. But make sure, the institute you are enrolling into is an authorized partner of Microsoft. In Conclusion Knowledge is earned and so as the certification. Becoming a Microsoft Certified Professional may seem challenging to you because of the high-level of technical expertise it wants, but once you qualify for the same you will see immense career opportunities for yourself. So, if you too want to start this journey to the land of MCP Certifications, Buck up and practice hard. Want to know more about Microsoft certification courses online?  Stay connected, we will keep you updated.

Unsure whether or not to get Oracle certified? And if yes, which certification to choose? Here are five Oracle certifications that can clarify your doubts and help you accelerate your career growth. Have a look at them.

1. Oracle Certified Associate

If you are stepping into the tech-centric industry, you are supposed to have basic knowledge of how Oracle works in its different projects like those of Oracle developers, Web administrators, Data administrators etc. Oracle certified Associate is a platform from where you can start your journey to the doorsteps of Oracle. You might be thinking of why OCA is the starting point for professionals in Oracle? Well, Oracle itself clarifies this doubt. From Oracle perspective, Oracle Certified Associate is the perfect credential for graduate techies to get started with Oracle. With proper oracle certification training and decent academic background is quite enough to start their career in Oracle.  But building the basic OCA skills will be a plus point that can be achieved through earning an OCA certification. Those who have successfully earned the Oracle Certified Associate certification will have increased entry-level job opportunities.

2. Oracle Certified Professional

If OCA is the hallway ticket to Oracle, OCP is something that takes you to the next level. Oracle Certified Professional certification is a credential that validates your degree of experience and knowledge among others. Whether you are a Web administrator or Data administrator, being an Oracle Certified Professional you will have full power and skills to move onto the next senior-level positions.

3. Oracle Certified Master

OCM certification is the highest level of certifications as compared to above-mentioned credentials.  Oracle Certified Masters are equipped with a critical level of thinking and extraordinary skills which they validate through earning OCM certification either by experience or by oracle training course. As the Oracle Certified Masters are required to handle highly sensitive projects and tasks in the organization, the certification is a test of both knowledge and skills. OCM certification is designed specifically to test candidate’s ability to perform in a real-world and live application environment.

4. Oracle Certified Expert

The OCE certification recognizes your competency in specific, niche-oriented domains. Though the certification is independent of the traditional OCA, OCP, OCM hierarchy, but often emerge out from the skills build under the OCA or OCP levels. Competencies falling under the umbrella of the Expert program range from foundational skills to mastery of advanced technologies.

5. Oracle Certified Specialist

The Oracle Certified Specialist certification suits best to the current Oracle employees and partners. However, there is no restriction to other IT professionals to opt for the certification, at all. A strong hold on focused products is required from the Oracle Certified Specialists which tests their expertise level in that particular area. In Conclusion Oracle certification brings immense career opportunities for both beginners and working professionals. To earn the certification, one can go for Oracle Certification training courses. They are apt to provide necessary knowledge and skills to the candidates. Hope this works for you.

Just completed your CCNA course and wondering about what to do next? Don’t worry! Here’s the complete CISCO Certification path that will help you choose the right track after your training. The entry level certification that CISCO offers for Routing and Switching domain is CCENT, where “E” stands for Entry. After crossing this entry barrier, the IT aspirants look for next senior level, which is the Associate level. As CISCO has a certification for every level, this associate level also comes with a certification i.e. CCNA. Here “A” stands for Associate. If you have successfully passed these two levels of certifications, you are now on the verge of CISCO career tree that has multiple career paths to choose from. At this point of time, it’s time to think hard and act smart because choosing the right career path can nurture your future and the opposite can exploit. Let’s first take a glance at the levels of IT certifications the CISCO offers: Level 1: Entry-level, Certification – CCENT Level 2: Associate Level, Certification – CCNA Level 3: Professional, Certification – CCNP Level 4: Expert, Certification – CCIE Level 5: Architect, Certification – CCDA, CCDP, and CCDE Career options leading from CCNA: The Cisco certification tree comes with different technology tracks ranging from Voice, wireless, Security, and Routing & Switching. The SP Ops domain focuses on SP environment from an operational perspective, and the Design track focuses on designing perspective. Path 1:

• CCNA Voice
• CCNP Voice
• CCIE Voice

Path 2:

• CCNA Security
• CCNP Wireless
• CCIE Wireless

Path 3:

• CCNA Wireless
• CCNP Wireless
• CCIE Wireless

Path 4:

• CCNA R&S
• CCNP R/S
• CCIE R/S

Path 5:

• CCIP R/S
• CCIE SP

Path 6:

• CCNA SP Ops
• CCNP SP Ops
• CCIE SP Ops

Path 7:

• CCDA Design
• CCDP Design
• CCDE Design

CISCO Certifications help you validate your skills among others. You can also take help from the available CCNA training courses. Whether you are preparing for CCNA certification or CCNP, such training courses can help you earn the certification much easily. So, go ahead and choose the right path under the right guidance, and build your future. Hope this works for you. In case you have doubts, do let us know. We would love to help you.

From 2005 to 2016, BABOK has sailed years to emerge out as better-off information set for the Business Analysis practicing aspirants. One of the most used versions of BABOK has been V2 (Version 2), which is set to go through a transformation stage with the newer version, BABOK V3. Before getting stated with guide, it is essential to know the basic modifications the newer version of BABOK i.e. BABOK V3 has got from its predecessor. Here’s a comparison between the BABOK V2 and BABOK V3 on the basis of knowledge areas and tasks. Knowledge Areas and Tasks Focusing on the Knowledge areas, here is the comparison between the two versions in tabular form. Have a look at it.

BABOK V2(Areas)	BABOK V3(Modified/ Removed Areas)	Status
BA Planning and Monitoring	Business Analysis Planning & Monitoring	Unchanged
Elicitation	Elicitation and Collaboration	Modified
Requirements Management and Communication	Requirements Life Cycle Management	Modified
Enterprise Analysis	Strategy Analysis	Modified
Requirements Analysis	Requirements Analysis and Design Definition	Modified
Solution Assessment & Validation	Solution Evaluation	Modified

A closer examination: Looking into the Knowledge area aspects of both the Versions, it can be concluded that the changes are not so dramatic. Though only one KA remains unchanged, the others are merely an alteration rather than significant changes. Taking an example,

• The “Elicitation” KA in BABOK v2 is now altered to “Elicitation and Collaboration”
• The “Requirements Management and Communication” KA in BABOK V2 is modified to “Requirements Life Cycle Management” in BABOK V3
• The “Enterprise Analysis” can be seen as “Strategy Analysis” in V3

Summarizing the Tasks: In BABOK v3 comes with a deprecated total of 30 which means the older version had in total of 30 tasks. Talking about the task changes, roughly 21 tasks got modified in the BABOK V3. However, 11 tasks are still the same as V2 versions had. These 11 tasks are neither deleted nor added in the V3. The Bottom Line In short, BABOK version 3 is more organized and more efficient than its older version. The refined Knowledge areas and tasks are appropriate enough for the business analysis practicing. Hope this works for you. Want more information about BABOK V3? Stay connected and we will keep you updated with the same. For any doubts, get in touch with us. We would love to help you.