IIBA-AAC study guide
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The Agile Analysis Certification (IIBA-AAC) is one of the specialized credentials listed in IIBA's certification portfolio, sitting alongside the CBDA, CCA and CPOA rather than in the core ECBA–CCBA–CBAP progression. The source page frames IIBA's credentials as covering "every stage" of a business analysis career, with specialized certifications positioned for practitioners who want to deepen capability in a particular domain. In that framing, AAC is aimed at business analysts working in agile contexts - iterative delivery, evolving requirements, and continuous stakeholder collaboration - who want a credential that reflects analysis practice adapted to those environments rather than a generalist certification. The exam is delivered in English and, per IIBA's site structure, is governed by the published exam information, certification handbook, fees, and recertification requirements pages; those pages are the authoritative place to confirm item count, time limit, passing score, price, and renewal obligations, none of which the source text states. Preparation typically combines structured study of agile analysis concepts with practice applying them to scenarios, plus review of IIBA's handbook for logistics. Members get reduced exam and renewal pricing, and IIBA lists endorsed training and exam-prep providers. Topics on this exam: Agile Analysis. The IIBA-AAC study guide has 1 section and about 425 words.
01Agile Analysis
Agile Analysis, as defined in the Agile Extension to the BABOK Guide, is the subject of this section. The IIBA-AAC exam tests it through scenario questions that ask whether you treat analysis as continuous, collaborative and right-sized across three overlapping planning horizons rather than performed once at project start. Strategic answers why change is needed: business need, current and future state, a prioritised backlog of ideas, and value measures such as KPIs. Initiative answers what to do: initiative vision, roadmap, stakeholder map, product backlog, hypotheses, MVP scope.
425 words, about 2 minMore study resources for IIBA-AAC
- Practice questionsIn the BACCM, which core concept describes any change that is of value to stakeholders and is within the scope of the solution?
- FlashcardsStrategy horizon. The analysis horizon concerned with understanding the enterprise, defining a vision, and identifying potential value before committing to a change initiative.
- Cheat sheetThe Agile Extension to the BABOK Guide defines three analysis horizons: Strategy (why change), Initiative (what to change), and Delivery (how to implement); each horizon has distinct tasks and stakeholders.
- Key termsAgile Extension. The IIBA framework that applies business analysis practices to agile initiatives, organized around a mindset, a set of guiding principles, and three planning horizons.
- Study planMap the full Agile Analysis domain outline into your own one-page concept map so you can name every knowledge area without notes.
- Common mistakesThe six core concepts (change, need, solution, stakeholder, value, context) are easy to recall and candidates assume recall equals competence, so they answer with textbook definitions rather than applying the model to the situation in the question.
- Exam-day guideBring the exact ID name that matches your registration.