Exam Study Materials

The BA practitioners who wrote the questions for the Certified Business Architecture Institute Professional examination used a number of textbooks and the items below as information sources.

Exam Sections

• Business Architecture Fundamentals
• Business Modeling and Value Proposition
• Business Capabilities Modeling
• Business Architecture Practice and Tools
• Business Architecture Execution and Performance
• Business Architecture Alignment

Books

• Business Architecture: The Missing Link in Strategy Formulation, Implementation and Execution
• Business Knowledge Blueprints: Enabling Your Data to Speak the Language of the Business
• Business Model Generation: A Handbook for Visionaries, Game Changers, and Challengers
• Business Modeling: A Practical Guide to Realizing Business Value
• Enterprise Business Architecture: The Formal Link between Strategy and Results
• Value Proposition Design: How to Create Products and Services Customers Want

White Papers / Videos

• Business Architecture Tools of the Trade
• Five Core Principles of Successful Business Architecture
• VIDEO: The discipline of Business Architecture

Industry Guide

• A Guide to the Business Architecture Body of Knowledge® (BIZBOK® Guide)

BAInstitute.org Resources

BAInstitute.org has been publishing focused business architecture content, including articles, research and webcasts since 2005. There's a wealth of information in our resources section. We recommend browsing the articles, webcasts and white papers available in the BA topical resources section.

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