Revised BA Trailmix

A number of people have asked for the core training content to pass the BA Certification.  The official trailmix has a number of modules that are not relevant or should already be understood as Admin Cert is a prerequisite of the BA Cert.  So here is the revised Trailmix

Prerequisite: Salesforce Administrator

Administrator is a prerequisite for Business Analyst. This Trailmix only consists of topics above and beyond the Admin Trailmix.

Trail

Study for the Administrator Certification Exam

Trail

Get Started as a Salesforce Business Analyst

Module

Essential Business Analyst Skills

Video

Business Analysis is a Skillset, not a Job Title

Video

Business Analysis Impact on the Salesforce Implementation Lifecycle

Module

Admin & BA Job Comparison: Quick Look

Link

Business Analyst: Skilling Up for the Implementation Lifecycle

Module

Business Analyst Best Practices

Module

Application Lifecycle and Development Models

Link

Change Management

Link

Data Governance

Module

Salesforce Business Analyst: Quick Look

 

Task: Customer Discovery

Exam Weight 17%

Module

Drucker School—Business Performance Basics

Innovation Customer Discovery

Customer-Centric Discovery for Salesforce Partners

Drucker School—Organizational Change Leadership

Salesforce Optimizer

Strategies for Presenting to Executive Audiences

Blog Org discovery

Link Get Lightning Experience Adoption Insights with the Lightning Usage App

 

Task -Collaboration with Stakeholders

Exam Weight 24%

Module

Trust and Influence

Relationship Building

Survey Basics

Salesforce Adoption Strategies

Demo Storytelling

Innovation Ideation & Prototyping

Link Create Strategic Company Alignment With a V2MOM

Link Why Stakeholder Alignment is Key to Salesforce Success

 

Task: Business Process Mapping

Exam Weight 16%

Module

Process Mapping for Business Analysts

Video Business Analyst: How to Map Processes to Get Everyone Aligned

Video Aviation Gin mapping workshop

Link Design Patterns

 

Task Requirements

Exam Weight 17%

Module

Virtual Whiteboarding: Quick Look

Journey Mapping

Link Become A Business Analysis Detective

Improve your solution design by mapping how customers experience your product or service.

Video Managing Requirements for Business Analyst

 

Task User Stories

Exam Weight 18%

Module

User Story Creation

 

Task User Acceptance

Exam Weight 8%

Module

User Acceptance Testing

Link User Acceptance Testing Strategies for Large Data