BCS Practitioner Certificate in Being an IT Business Partner

This BCS Practitioner Certificate in Being an IT Business Partner practitioner-level award encourages individuals in IT and technical roles to explore how to collaborate with different business areas in the digital workplace, as well as demonstrating diversity and cultural awareness.

Applying the knowledge learned throughout the preceding Practitioner awards, you’ll learn about influencing decision-making, taking responsibility and accountability in implementing solutions, how to collaborate with different business areas in the digital workplace, as well as demonstrating diversity and cultural awareness, with topics including:

• Understanding the concepts of responsibility and accountability in the context of solution implementation;
• Why, when, and how to influence decision-making when choosing a solution;
• Promoting diversity and inclusion in business relationships;
• Effectively assessing strengths and weaknesses of proposed solutions;
• Conceptualising and understanding workplace culture and its effects on solution implementation.

On this course, you’ll learn understand how to lead effectively. You’ll also learn how to:

• Manage driven digital teams that enact solutions
• Increase digital productivity across your organisation
• Develop skills and knowledge to support successful business change programmes within your organisation.

At the end of this course, you’ll sit the BCS exam and achieve your BCS Practitioner Certificate in Being an IT Business Partner certification, covered by the Firebrand Certification Guarantee.

At Firebrand, we're proud to be a BCS Accredited Training Partner. Through our Lecture | Lab | Review method, you’ll access official courseware, learn from certified instructors, and train in a distraction-free environment.

Upon successfully completing your first examination of any BCS qualification, you will qualify for a free one-year Professional BCS Membership.

Audience

This course is ideal for:

• Digital professionals looking to enhance their business and leadership skills in target areas.
• IT business partners, business analysts, business managers and members of their team, business change managers and project managers.

Module 1: Driving an IT Perspective

• The role of an IT business partner
• The impact of an IT business partner on an organisation

Module 2: Planning for Change in Your Organisation

Covers interpreting scenarios for change, analysing change types and colleague suitability, and project deliverables.

Module 3: Proposing a Solution

Focuses on business case development, evaluating risks, costs, and benefits, and defining success metrics.

Module 4: Leading Teams and Projects in Your Organisation

Explores leadership versus management, professional standards, performance tools, escalation, and EDI principles.

Module 5: Implementing Change in Your Organisation

Examines workplace culture, implementation styles, and the importance of ownership and accountability.

Before attending this course, you should:

• Be in an IT role with some experience of working with different teams across the business.
• Must have successfully completed the BCS Practitioner Awards in Leading with an IT Mindset, Collaborating with Business Teams, and Business Skills for the IT Professional to be eligible for the Being an IT Business Partner Award.

At the end of this course, you’ll sit the following exam at the Firebrand Training Centre, covered by your Certification Guarantee:

BCS Practitioner Certificate in Being an IT Business Partner exam

• Duration: 30 minutes
• Format: Closed-book exam with scenarios and objective questions; a mixture of multi-choice and multi-response
• Number of questions: 27
• Passing score: 65% (26/40)