Here's the full AgileBA Found. cost picture — the APMG fees you'll pay, plus how to keep your total down by passing on the first attempt.
| Item | Fee (USD) |
|---|---|
| Exam fee | ~£150–300 / $200–350 — set by ATO/APMG portal (verify) |
| Prerequisites | None |
| Renewal | None — Foundation does not expire |
Set by the training organization or APMG's public exam portal — commonly reported around £150–300 / $200–350 depending on region and bundle. Verify on apmg-international.com.
The biggest hidden cost of any certification is the retake — fail once and you pay the exam fee again, plus weeks of lost momentum. The cheapest way to sit AgileBA Found. once is to walk in genuinely ready.
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Start free →Entry-level: 50 questions in 40 minutes with a 50% pass mark — the time pressure (48 seconds per question) is the main challenge, not the difficulty.
AgileBA is framework-specific (DSDM/Agile Business Consortium, aligned with AgilePM); IIBA-AAC is framework-agnostic and BABOK-aligned. Choose AgileBA if you work in the DSDM/AgilePM ecosystem, AAC for a vendor-neutral credential.
AgileBA was developed by the Agile Business Consortium (formerly the DSDM Consortium) and aligns the BA role with DSDM's philosophy, principles and lifecycle — facilitated workshops, MoSCoW, timeboxing and iterative requirements development.
50 multiple-choice questions in 40 minutes, closed book, with a 50% pass mark (25/50).
The passing score is 50% — 25 out of 50 questions. Aim for a consistent 80–85% on realistic practice exams before booking.
APMG does not publish official pass rates, so any exact percentage quoted online is unverified. The readiness signal that actually predicts passing: consistently holding 80–85% on realistic, full-length practice exams before you book.
None — open to anyone; no prior agile or BA certification required.
Set by the training organization or APMG's public exam portal — commonly reported around £150–300 / $200–350 depending on region and bundle. Verify on apmg-international.com.
For most candidates, a 3-day course (~18–24 contact hours) or roughly 10–16 hours of self-study with the handbook. What matters most is practising questions and analysing why each option is right or wrong — not just reading.
None — Foundation does not expire (Practitioner level is valid 5 years).
No — every question is original, written to test the concepts and reviewed before it ships, with an explanation linked to the source for every option. Dumps are stale, often wrong, and against APMG's policies.