IIBA-CBDA study plan

Distinguish a business need from a research question by rewriting three vague requests into testable questions

Draft five research questions using a structured template (decision, question, metric, threshold)

Classify each drafted question as exploratory, descriptive, or causal and justify the label

Map stakeholders to each question and note who owns the underlying decision

Define explicit scope boundaries, constraints, and out-of-scope items for one chosen scenario

Inventory at least eight candidate data sources and classify each as primary or secondary

Evaluate each source against accuracy, completeness, timeliness, and bias criteria

Draft a data collection plan naming method, owner, volume, and timing

Identify privacy, consent, and governance constraints that limit each source

Trace each week-1 research question to at least one viable source

Select an appropriate analysis technique for each question type and record the rationale

Clean and validate a sample dataset by handling missing values, duplicates, and outliers

Compute and interpret descriptive statistics and basic inferential tests on that dataset

Separate correlation from causation when stating preliminary findings

Document assumptions, data limitations, and known risks in an assumptions log

Perform a segmentation or trend analysis on the week-3 dataset and quantify the effect size

Quantify uncertainty using confidence intervals or sampling error and state it plainly

Build three visualizations that each support a single analytical message

Self-audit the analysis against a peer-review checklist for logic, bias, and reproducibility

Convert each analytical result into a stated insight with a so-what statement

Structure a written report as executive summary, findings, risks, recommendations, and next steps

Match each chart type to the message it must carry and remove decorative elements

Tailor tone and depth for two different audiences (technical peer and executive sponsor)

Deliver a ten-minute verbal briefing to a stand-in stakeholder and record it

Distinguish observations from interpretations from recommendations in the spoken narrative

Field five challenging questions and log how each was answered

Convert the key findings into two decision-ready options with trade-offs

Assemble a business case with quantified costs, benefits, and a stated payback assumption

Define success metrics, baselines, and a post-implementation monitoring cadence

Map each recommendation to its decision owner, approval threshold, and timing

Draft a 30/60/90 adoption plan that anticipates the top three sources of resistance

Sit a full-length timed practice exam under exam conditions

Analyze every missed item by root cause (knowledge gap, misread, or speed)

Rebuild weak flashcards for any domain scoring below 70%

Confirm exam-day logistics and finalize the one-page formula and terminology sheet