Preparing for and passing BCS Foundation Certificate in Business Analysis (v4)

Last week I passed the BCS Business Analysis Foundation exam. Preparation took me about a week, with a good deal of cramming over one weekend — though I'd already covered a lot of the material on an earlier project management course.

My approach was to:

• use the syllabus as a starting point;
• make sure I understood the topics it highlights;
• take notes from the Business Analysis book; and
• sit several mock exams.

The book can be a little dry on its own, but it's useful for fleshing out the syllabus and practising likely questions. If you're short on time, you can download my exam notes, which cover the whole syllabus (38 pages, with links to mock exams).

It's still worth reading the textbook if you have the time. Here's the edition I used:

Good luck!