BA Total Assess™

BA Total Assess
Online Assessment Duration: 45-60mins
Assessment Interview:  2 hours
Cost: Price on Application

BA Total Assess is a total assessment programme designed for organisations who want to develop a detailed understanding of where their staff are at in terms of both knowledge of business analysis and project management terminology and concepts as well as their ability to demonstrate their competence against a set of performance criteria.

For organisations looking towards offering formal accreditation in the form of RegPM or Australian Nationally Recognised Qualifications BA Total Assess offers a filtering mechanism for determining which candidates are ready to gather portfolios of evidence now, within 6-12 months or not at all within their current role.

The BA Total Assess builds on the web-based assessment used in the BA Rapid Assess Package by incorporating our structured face-to-face interview with a Workplace Assessor. The BA Total Assess programme also has tailoring options which allow organisations to develop customised assessment add-ons based on their own internal BA Methodologies as well as incorporate soft skills evaluation, personality profiles and future capability assessments. BA Total Assess can be used as a "once off" or as part of an ongoing assessment and development programme within the organisation.

BA Total Assess is a two part assessment.

Web-Based Assessment

The web-based assessment covers two areas:

  1. Knowledge Assessment

    Consisting of 65 multiple choice questions that assess knowledge of accepted Project Management terminology and concepts - based on the International Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (IIBABoK Guide v1.6) and the PMBoK® Guide.
  2. Competency Assessment

    The competency assessment is an assessment of the use of Business Analysis and Project Management practices.

Face-to-Face Interview with a Registered Workplace Assessor

The face-to-face interview is a two-hour structured discussion between the candidate and a Workplace Assessor. The aims of which are to:

  • Provide an independent, qualified and objective assessment as to the competency level that the candidate is performing each performance criteria at
  • Determine the likely availability or ease of creation of evidence to prove this competency to the standard required by your organisation
  • Determine detailed development needs going forward

This process also provides a number of extra benefits to both the organisation and the candidate that are not directly related to competency, including;

  • Education in regards to competency standards, what they are, what they actually mean, how they are used etc.
  • Education as to the expectations of a Business Analyst working in both your organization and more widely
  • Morale boosting. The interview process provides a non-threatening environment where for two hours the candidate is encouraged to talk as much as they like about themselves and their work. In the hectic world of projects it is rare that anyone takes the time to really listen and when they do it can provide a much needed release.

Reports

Summary results for candidates are available on-line immediately detailing

  • The candidate's results for the knowledge assessment scores
  • The candidate's results for the competency assessment scores
  • Suggested Development Plan from a Gap Analysis

After the interview is concluded a detailed report will be provided back to the individual and their manager including the following:

Assessment Results

  • The candidate's results for the knowledge assessment compared to
    • global knowledge benchmark
    • industry knowledge benchmark
  • The candidate's results for the competency assessment compared to
    • global competency benchmark
    • industry competency benchmark

Gap Analysis Results

  • The candidate's results for the knowledge and competency assessment compared to
    • target level
    • global knowledge benchmark for their target level
    • industry competency benchmark for their target level

Suggested Professional Development

  • Based on the gaps defined by the gap analysis a series of development recommendations are offered for each of the knowledge areas covered by the assessment. These include reading/study, mentoring & coaching, work experience, and training. The report will also contain comments regarding the capacity the individual has to provide existing evidence and/or what may need to be done to be produced new evidence. This report is provided within 2-4 working days.

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