FOBA™ vs. Traditional Courses
FOBA™ provides students with a fuller curriculum, more experinced instructors, and better prices than traditional course providers.
Jump to: Curriculum | Student Support | Certification | Pricing
 BA BLOCKS |
 Bridging the Gap |
 GlobalKnowledge.com |
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| FOBAᵀᴹ Foundational Business Analysis |
Business Analyst Blueprint On Demand ¹ ² | Multiple Courses Required from Provider 2. | |
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Curriculum
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| ➔ Pre-Project Deliverables FOBA covers the pre-project analysis including Stakeholder Analysis, Current State Analysis, and Future State Design. |
✔ | ✗ | ✔ Requirements Development, Documentation and Management Course ($2,595) |
| ➔ Business Process Modeling FOBA teaches a modern BPMN-based modeling technique specifically designed for business analysts. |
✔ | ✔ But not based on BPMN |
✔ Business Process Analysis ($2,345) |
| ➔ Product Backlog Management FOBA covers the key concepts in product backlog management including Dependency Analysis, Prioritization, and User Story Splitting. |
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| ➔ Requirements Elicitation FOBA teaches you advanced requirements elicitation techniques such as Requirements Harvesting and User Stories. |
✔ | ✗ | ✔ Business Analysis Essentials Course ($2,445) |
| ➔ Requirements Elaboration FOBA teaches you how to elaborate your requirements using a suite of elaboration tools including Use Cases, Wireframes, and Screen specifications. |
✔ Use Cases ✔ Wireframes ✔ Screen Specs |
✔ Use Cases ✔ Wireframes ✗ Screen Specs |
✔ Use Cases Modeling ⁵ ($2,295) |
| ➔ Data Modeling FOBA teaches the latest UML-based standards in data modeling. |
✔ | Data Modeling covered but not based on UML | ✗ |
| ➔ Business Rules Analysis FOBA covers the analysis techniques that enable business analysts to discover hidden business rules. |
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| ➔ Industry Standard Methodologies FOBA covers industry-standard standards such as ITIL/ITSM, SDLC, Agile, and Waterfall. |
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| ➔ Execution Frameworks FOBA teaches you the proprietary industry-tested ODESA and The BA Stack. |
✔ | Teaches a simplified linear execution framework | ✗ |
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Learning & Development Support
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| ➔ Case-Based Project FOBA provides you with a realistic case study to produce your deliverables. |
✔ | ✗ Students must find their own projects for the course |
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| ➔ Job Shadowing FOBA lets you shadow business analysts to see how they produce their deliverables. |
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| ➔ Live Workshops FOBA instructors hold live workshops to guide you through difficult subjects. |
✔ 5 live workshops |
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| ➔ Live Extra Help FOBA instructors hold office hours where you can pop in to ask questions about course content or handling situations at your workplace. |
✔ 5 live workshops in addition to the 3 live office hours |
Office hours once per month (not cohort-based) | ✗ |
| ➔ Student Support FOBA provides you with 3 months of post-course support, so you can continue to get support even after the course ends. |
✔ 3 months of post-course support for all students |
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| ➔ Evergreen Learning FOBA allows you to audit any future session of the course so you always have acess to the latest content. |
✔ | ✗ Course Access ends after 6 months. |
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| ➔ Continuous Learning FOBA lets you sign up for extended support after the 3 months support window. |
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Certification Credits
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| ➔ IIBA PD Credits IIBA Professional Development (PD) credits help you meet the certification requirements for the CBAP, CCBA, and ECBA certifications. |
✔ 36 IIBA PD/CDUs |
✔ 36 IIBA PD/CDUs |
✗ No PDs |
| ➔ PMI PDU Credits PMI Professional Development Units (PDU) credits help you meet the certification requirements for the PMI-PBA Certification. |
✗ No PMI PDUs. |
✗ No PMI PDUs. |
✔ PDUs |
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Customer Friendly Policies
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| ➔ Refund Policy FOBA lets you get onboarded, receive access to our platform and course materials, attend the first class, ask all your questions, and still be eligible for a refund. |
✔ Full refund, no questions asked (see refund policy) |
✗ No refunds |
✗ No refunds |
| ➔ Open Communication Policy We do not restrict our students from sharing their honest course experiences with others. |
✔ No restrictions |
✗ Students are legally restricted from sharing their experiences in public ⁷ |
✔ No restrictions |
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Prices & Payment Plans
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| FOBAᵀᴹ from BA BLOCKS |
Business Analyst Blueprint On Demand from Bridging The Gap |
Multiple Courses from Global Knowledge |
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| ➔ Standard Price The one-time payment price for non-members. |
$1,997 USD | $3,000 USD | $9,680 USD |
| ➔ Member Price The one-time payment price for members. |
$1,747 USD | N/A | None. |
| ➔ Payment Plan The multi-payment option for everyone. |
3 payments of USD $727 |
5 monthly payments of $700 USD |
None. |
Henriette Nitu
Senior Business Analyst
"In this course, I have found exactly what I was looking for. I do not leave reviews just to be nice. I truly believe 1000% in what you do."
Firas Mahmoud
ERP Consultant, Odoo Certified, eLearning Expert
"Complex concepts were brought to life through industry-relevant examples, realistic scenarios, and concrete solutions."
James Dean
Business Analyst at & President of the IIBA Ireland Chapter
"This course facilitated better comprehension and a clear flow from business process to use case to data, ultimately enhancing one's effectiveness as a business analyst"
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Footnotes: The comparison table presented is based on the advertising data that has been collected from the following sources.
- Data Source 1: Business Analyst Blueprint On-Demand Sales Page (part 1) [retrieved July 4, 2024]
- Data Source 2: Business Analyst Blueprint On-Demand Sales Page (part 2) [retrieved July 4, 2024]
- Data Source 3: INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS ANALYSIS Sales Page [retrieved July 4, 2024]
- Data Source 4: BUSINESS PROCESS ANALYSIS $2345 Virtual Classroom Live Sales Page [retrieved July 4, 2024]
- Data Source 5: USE CASE MODELING Virtual Classroom Live Sales Page [retrieved July 4, 2024]
- Data Source 6: REQUIREMENTS DEVELOPMENT, DOCUMENTATION AND MANAGEMENT Sales Page [retrieved July 4, 2024]
- Data Source 7: Terms of Purchase from Bridging The Gap [retrieved July 17, 2024]
