Business Analyst
Level: 4
Standard Number: ST0117
Overview
Business analysis exists in almost every sector, being a fast paced and collaborative role that provides a recognised career with professionals taking lead roles in successful change delivery. The broad purpose of the occupation is to understand the needs of stakeholders and how these can be met through business change and digital solutions. Business Analysts are change professionals that help organisations deliver business and digital change successfully.
Assessment
The End-Point Assessment has two assessment methods:
Method One: Project Proposal with Presentation and Questioning
Apprentices develop a business analysis project proposal and present it to an independent assessor. They’ll demonstrate how they investigate business needs, analyse requirements, engage stakeholders and recommend solutions, explaining and justifying their approach through questioning.
Method Two: Professional Discussion Underpinned by a Portfolio of Evidence
Apprentices use workplace examples from their portfolio to demonstrate how they apply business analysis skills in practice. They’ll discuss areas such as stakeholder engagement, requirements analysis, business processes and communication, responding to questions from the assessor.
End-Point Assessment Fee
The new assessment plans have one mandated and one secondary assessment method.
Mandated Method: TBC
More information will be available soon.
Secondary Method: TBC
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