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I have been working as BA defining use cases and functional specifications for software development for the last 3 years, however my exposure to programming is very limited.

By searching on the web for a UML certification I was directed to thsi forum which by the way is great, the certification looks great but by reading the thread I am not quite sure if this certification requires hands on programming experience or not, I wouldn't like to waste my time trying to get something that would be extremely hard b/c of my lack of programming experience.Here is one guide which can be real help..

In my opinion, the UML certification is a bit 'over-kill' for BA. As a BA, you are more concern in capturing user requirements. You will be using a subset of UML artifacts like use case diagrams, writing use cases, class diagrams for conceptual perspective, interaction diagrams etc. Of course, knowing how to read package diagrams, statechart diagrams, component diagrams and deployment diagrams will help you to understand the system better.


Although the UML certification does not require any programming knowledge, it will focus a lot on software design and design patterns. Unless you feel comfortable in learning all these technical skills that are beyond the scope of BA, my advice is don't bother. You should persue certification specific for business analysts
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I Hope this guide will help in knowing the business analysis practises better... 

 
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  Commented by  Davendra Nagpal, Business Analyst, Softobiz Technologies Pvt Ltd    | 04 10 2010 20:57:27 +0000
Hi,
Madam I need to know with which course should i begin. I have very less/or no programming background.
  Commented by  ashok reddy, Business Analyst, ICGC Software Technologies    | 05 28 2009 11:21:07 +0000
UML is good to have BA certification is must to have 
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