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FCBC Exam Topics and Domains
FCBC is organized into 8 weighted domains.
Change Principles
Describe the business change lifecycle
Candidates should be familiar with the stages of the business change lifecycle and the key activities completed at each stage.
Describe drivers of change
Candidates should understand what change drivers are and recognise that drivers for change can come from an organisation's external environment or from within the organisation.
Describe risk appetite and risk categories
Candidates should understand the term 'risk', as defined in the ISO 31000 risk management guidelines, and be able to identify different risk appetites and categories.
Aligning Change with the Business
Describe techniques to analyse the external environment
Candidates should recognise examples of the different PESTLE factors and the five forces of Porter's model.
Describe techniques to analyse the internal environment
Candidates should understand how these techniques are used and their different components.
Describe the components and purpose of a SWOT analysis
Candidates should understand that a SWOT analysis summarises the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats from the internal and external audits.
Describe the cultural web framework for analysing organisational culture
Candidates should understand the different elements of the cultural web and be able to recognise examples of each.
Describe organisational performance measurement techniques
Candidates should recognise examples and the use of these techniques, as well as the elements that make up the balanced scorecard.
Describe the components of an organisation's enterprise architecture
Candidates should understand the term architecture and be able to identify different domains and examples of assets that make up an enterprise architecture.
Describe ethical considerations of digital change
Candidates should understand the meaning of the term 'ethics', and the ethical considerations involved when planning and implementing digital change.
Identifying Change
State the purpose, advantages and disadvantages of qualitative and quantitative investigation techniques
Candidates should understand when a certain technique might be used and its advantages and disadvantages.
Describe techniques used to record business situations
Candidates should recognise examples of these techniques and describe their use.
Identify stakeholder categories using the stakeholder wheel
Candidates should be able to recognise descriptions of different stakeholders and categories.
Describe the use of the power/interest grid to analyse and manage stakeholders
Candidates should recognise stakeholder management strategies, based on their position on the power/interest grid.
Describe business process modelling
Candidates should understand the elements that make up a business process model and the way in which they are represented.
Describe customer journey mapping
Candidates should recognise the elements of a customer journey map and examples of each.
Explain the use of POPIT in the gap analysis process
Candidates should understand the gap analysis process and the use of POPIT in identifying gaps in each of the five areas of the model.
Explain the process for developing options
Candidates should be familiar with the option development process and the different types of option.
Describe the three main areas for evaluating the feasibility of options
Candidates should recognise feasibility criteria and examples of each.
Describe the fundamental differences in identifying change in Agile environments
Candidates should understand that the detailed process of change identification and analysis is not common to Agile approaches, and they should be aware of the fundamental concepts.
Describe the design thinking approach to generating options and designing solutions
Candidates should understand the stages of design thinking and the techniques used at each stage, as well as the stages and use of the Double Diamond model.
Change Requirements
Describe the process for establishing change requirements
Candidates should understand the process for establishing, validating and categorising change requirements.
Describe roles and responsibilities in requirements establishment
Candidates should understand the different roles involved in establishing requirements.
Describe types of requirement
Candidates should be able to identify and distinguish between functional and non-functional requirement types.
Describe principles of user-centred design
Candidates should understand the principles of user-centred design and their application in digital business change.
Describe design principles of Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
Candidates should understand the WCAG design principles and their importance in digital change.
Describe configuration management and change control
Candidates should understand configuration management as managing different versions of requirements and other deliverables throughout the development process.
The Business Case
Describe the structure and content of a business case
Candidates should understand the structure and purpose of a business case, including cost-benefit analysis.
Describe the payback investment appraisal technique
Candidates should understand that the payback technique compares the year-by-year financial benefits of a proposed solution with the predicted costs to find out when the payback or break-even occurs.
Describe business case development in an Agile environment
Candidates should understand how business case development differs in an Agile environment.
Design and Development
Describe linear and incremental development lifecycles
Candidates should understand the characteristics of linear and incremental development approaches.
Describe the Agile development lifecycle
Candidates should understand the Agile development lifecycle and how it differs from linear approaches.
Describe the values of the Agile Manifesto
Candidates should understand the four values of the Agile Manifesto and their practical implications.
Describe techniques in business acceptance testing
Candidates should understand business acceptance testing techniques and their role in verifying solution readiness.
Change Implementation
Describe the CPPOLDAT framework for readiness assessment
Candidates should understand the CPPOLDAT framework and how each element assesses readiness for change.
Describe strategies for implementing solutions
Candidates should understand different implementation strategies and when each might be used.
Describe stages of human response to change
Candidates should understand the stages of human response to change and how people can be supported through transitions.
Describe techniques for gathering post-implementation feedback
Candidates should understand techniques for collecting feedback after implementation and their importance.
Benefits Management
Describe examples of benefits
Candidates should understand different types of benefits and be able to provide examples of each.
Describe elements of a benefits plan
Candidates should understand the elements of a benefits plan and how a benefits dependency network links changes to objectives.
Describe the purpose and processes of a benefits review
Candidates should understand the purpose and processes involved in conducting benefits reviews to ensure measurable value.
How do I earn this certification?
Passing FCBC earns the BCS Foundation Certificate in Digital Business Change certification. It sits in the Business Analysis track.
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What's changed on this exam?
- Agile Methodologies Agile principles, values, and change identification in Agile environments are tested across multiple sections
- Design Thinking The Double Diamond model and divergent/convergent thinking are tested
- WCAG Accessibility The four WCAG principles (Perceivable, Operable, Understandable, Robust) are testable
- Enterprise Architecture Six architecture domains including security architecture are tested
Who should take this exam?
- Good standard of written English
- Some understanding of business analysis concepts is helpful but not required
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