{"id":3241,"date":"2024-04-05T16:08:46","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T16:08:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allianceforqualification.com\/?page_id=3241"},"modified":"2024-04-05T16:25:52","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T16:25:52","slug":"a4q-business-acumen","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/allianceforqualification.com\/a4q-business-acumen\/","title":{"rendered":"A4Q Business Acumen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1810940627\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"gap-1666008262\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1666008262 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"row align-middle\"  id=\"row-101727136\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-569588223\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-7\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-92961721\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h1><b><span>A4Q Business Acumen<\/span><\/b><\/h1>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-92961721 {\n  font-size: 1.5rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>Business acumen is a vital skill that enables individuals to apply their knowledge and expertise effectively to understand an organization and its environment. The application of business acumen leads to informed and positive business decision-making, which is crucial in organizations adapting to evolving market dynamics. When combined with service design expertise, business acumen can assist organizations in developing innovative customer-centric services that align with their strategic objectives, resulting in successful business change.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-569588223 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 0px 40px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-820222478\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-5\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row align-middle\"  id=\"row-610823749\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1091460623\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"is-border\"\n\t\tstyle=\"border-color:rgba(19, 118, 188, 0.436);border-width:0px 0px 0px 1px;\">\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1961835905\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" style=\"margin:0px 0px 20px 0px;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/allianceforqualification.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/A4Q_BA-1920w-1024x448.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allianceforqualification.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/A4Q_BA-1920w-1024x448.png 1024w, https:\/\/allianceforqualification.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/A4Q_BA-1920w-300x131.png 300w, https:\/\/allianceforqualification.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/A4Q_BA-1920w-768x336.png 768w, https:\/\/allianceforqualification.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/A4Q_BA-1920w-1536x672.png 1536w, https:\/\/allianceforqualification.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/A4Q_BA-1920w.png 1667w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1961835905 {\n  width: 70%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<p>\u00bb Strengthen strategic, structural and commercial understanding of a business<br \/>\u00bb Improve investment decision making<br \/>\u00bb Support business innovation<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1091460623 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 0px 0px 0px 45px;\n  margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n@media (min-width:850px) {\n  #col-1091460623 > .col-inner {\n    margin: 10px 0px 0px 0px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-820222478 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n  margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n@media (min-width:850px) {\n  #col-820222478 > .col-inner {\n    margin: 10px 0px 0px 0px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1810940627 {\n  padding-top: 60px;\n  padding-bottom: 60px;\n  min-height: 400px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #section_1810940627 {\n    padding-top: 80px;\n    padding-bottom: 80px;\n  }\n}\n@media (min-width:850px) {\n  #section_1810940627 {\n    padding-top: 50px;\n    padding-bottom: 50px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_557826925\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row row-large align-middle\"  id=\"row-1939995208\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-542575296\" class=\"col medium-10 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"background-color:rgb(15, 117, 185);\"><\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_2135917823\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/allianceforqualification.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/a4q-teamwork-collaboration.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_2135917823 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"gap-1524144426\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1524144426 {\n  padding-top: 25px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"gap-662913152\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-662913152 {\n  padding-top: 10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-542575296 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 35px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1296391729\" class=\"col medium-10 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"background-color:rgb(15, 117, 185);\"><\/div>\n\n<h2>The <span style=\"color: #0f75b9;\">A4Q Business Acumen<\/span> is a modular certification program.<\/h2>\n<p>The A4Q Certificate in Business Acumen is for anyone interested in the knowledge and skills required to develop business acumen, in particular Business Service Designers (including Business Designers and Service Designers);\u00a0<\/p>\n\t<div id=\"gap-1422889319\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1422889319 {\n  padding-top: 10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<ul>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\">Business Analysts<\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\">Customer Journey Managers<\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\">Customer Journey Analysts<\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\">Business and Enterprise Architects<\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\">Solution Architects and User Researchers<\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\">UX Designers<\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\">Product Owners and Managers\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1296391729 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 35px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_557826925 {\n  padding-top: 40px;\n  padding-bottom: 40px;\n  background-color: rgb(252, 248, 243);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1557784362\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row row-large align-middle\"  id=\"row-729731142\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2051108286\" class=\"col medium-10 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"lead\">&#8220;Business Acumen is essential to execute a business strategy successfully&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\t<div id=\"gap-1759097810\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1759097810 {\n  padding-top: 10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-2051108286 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 35px 40px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-229677721\" class=\"col medium-10 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"background-color:rgb(15, 117, 185);\"><\/div>\n\n<h3>The<span style=\"color: #0f75b9;\"> A4Q Business Acumen<\/span>\u00a0certification attests to an individual having demonstrated:<\/h3>\n<p>Each module within the scheme has its own inherent value as a certification and will add value to individuals seeking to develop and attest to skills in each of the respective fields.<\/p>\n\t<div id=\"gap-1656960036\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1656960036 {\n  padding-top: 10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<ul>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\">Demonstrate an understanding of the link between business acumen and business strategy<\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\">Describe key business architecture artefacts and analyse a value stream for a service<\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\">Analyse and model the service ecosystem for an organization<\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\">Describe key financial concepts and reports, analyse costs and financial results using ratios<\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\">Describe a business case and apply key investment appraisal techniques<\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\">Describe business agility concepts and key innovation approaches<\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\">Explain key performance management techniques<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-229677721 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 35px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1557784362 {\n  padding-top: 40px;\n  padding-bottom: 40px;\n  background-color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1368885894\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-384867802\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1413954888\" class=\"col medium-11 small-12 large-11\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-680301601\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h2>A4Q Business Acumen: <span style=\"color: #0f75b9;\">Exam Details<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The examination for the Business Acumen is based on the respective curriculum. The full examination areas are well defined in the Learning Objectives of the curricula. Consequently, the Learning Objectives provide the framework for the exams. The testing format is multiple choice.<br \/>Candidates eligible to participate in a Business Acumen exam either have attended an accredited course or they are participants of an open exam.<br \/>A4Q Business Acumen has its inherent value as a certification and will be of benefit to individuals seeking to develop and attest to skills in this field.\u00a0\u00a0A4Q Business Acumen is also a elective module for the A4Q Service Designer qualification.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-680301601 {\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-661446730\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-229409693\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-2734773424\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h3><strong>The exam for the A4Q Business Acumen certification is <span style=\"color: #0f75b9;\">available at:<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<div>\n<ul class=\"innerList defaultList\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gasq.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GASQ<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/isqi.org\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iSQI<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 90%;\">If you have any further questions regarding the A4Q Business Acumen scheme, please feel free to <a href=\"mailto:info@a4q.eu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">contact us<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2734773424 {\n  line-height: 1.5;\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1760703495\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-3411484701\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h3><b>The Syllabus can be <span style=\"color: #0f75b9;\">downloaded<\/span> here:<\/b><\/h3>\n<div>English: <a href=\"https:\/\/allianceforqualification.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/A4Q-Business-Acumen-Syllabus-v1.00.pdf\">A4Q Business Acumen Syllabus<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3411484701 {\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-1734297848\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1734297848 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-2077513852\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h3><b>The Sample Exam can be <span style=\"color: #0f75b9;\">downloaded<\/span> here:<\/b><\/h3>\n<div>English: <a href=\"https:\/\/allianceforqualification.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/A4Q-Business-Acumen-Sample-Exam-V1.00.pdf\">A4Q Business Acumen Sample Exam<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2077513852 {\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<style>\n#row-661446730 > .col > .col-inner {\n  padding: 35px 30px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1413954888 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 0px 30px 10px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1368885894 {\n  padding-top: 10px;\n  padding-bottom: 10px;\n  background-color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_380749509\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"gap-1214626153\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1214626153 {\n  padding-top: 50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"row row-large\"  id=\"row-1913150980\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-173753962\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-4091491744\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h3><span data-text-color=\"alert\">Mandatory Modules<\/span> for the A4Q Certified Service Designer<\/h3>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-4091491744 {\n  font-size: 1.5rem;\n  line-height: 1.5;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1829293939\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p>A Certified Service Designer provides a holistic approach to unifying the customer experience and business objectives while implementing a human-centered element to design and business innovation. <\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1829293939 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 10px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-158563895\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-158563895 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1189110862\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1609301385\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1355639992\">\n\t\t<a class=\"\" href=\"\/a4q-business-service-design\/\" >\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/allianceforqualification.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/A4Q_BSD-1920w-1024x448.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allianceforqualification.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/A4Q_BSD-1920w-1024x448.png 1024w, https:\/\/allianceforqualification.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/A4Q_BSD-1920w-300x131.png 300w, https:\/\/allianceforqualification.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/A4Q_BSD-1920w-768x336.png 768w, https:\/\/allianceforqualification.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/A4Q_BSD-1920w-1536x672.png 1536w, https:\/\/allianceforqualification.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/A4Q_BSD-1920w.png 1667w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1355639992 {\n  width: 80%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-662057407\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>Business Service Design has an in depth focus on business systems, processes and services behind the customer journey, focusing on their impact on customer satisfaction.<\/p>\n<p>Participants will be able to  demonstrate an understanding of Business Service Design principles, approaches and techniques.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-662057407 {\n  font-size: 0.9rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-3999892778\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h4>The A4Q Business Service Design certificate assesses a candidate\u2019s ability to:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\">The four thinking frameworks that combine to provide a powerful toolkit behind innovative, customer-centric service design: Systems Thinking, Service Thinking, Design Thinking and Lean Thinking.<\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\">Being able to explore the business services, their value propositions and the customer perspective.<\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\">Being able to identify where changes are required.<\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\">Being able to apply useful Service Design techniques to drive business innovation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3999892778 {\n  font-size: 0.9rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1609301385 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 0px 30px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-781639774\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1928411546\">\n\t\t<a class=\"\" href=\"\/a4q-cx-customer-experience-analysis\/\" >\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/allianceforqualification.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/A4Q_CX-1920w-1024x448.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allianceforqualification.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/A4Q_CX-1920w-1024x448.png 1024w, https:\/\/allianceforqualification.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/A4Q_CX-1920w-300x131.png 300w, https:\/\/allianceforqualification.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/A4Q_CX-1920w-768x336.png 768w, https:\/\/allianceforqualification.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/A4Q_CX-1920w-1536x672.png 1536w, https:\/\/allianceforqualification.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/A4Q_CX-1920w.png 1667w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1928411546 {\n  width: 80%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-240617508\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>In the digital age, it has become critical to understand more about the organization\u2019s customers and what motivates, delights and even annoys them.  CX (Customer Experience) Analysis is critical to business success. The A4Q CX Analysis certification looks in depth at the customer experience, and how an organization can transform its existing processes to offer engaged, responsive and connected customer experiences.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-240617508 {\n  font-size: 0.9rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-7686347\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h4>The A4Q CX Analysis certificate assesses a candidate\u2019s ability to:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\">Tune in to organization\u2019s customers, action the insights and add value across multiple touchpoints.<\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\">Analyze the organization\u2019s view of CX; the difference between CX and UX and why it matters; customer gains and pains and organizational maturity.<\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\">Understand a seamless, positive customer journey with touchpoints across all digital platforms engages customers and improves customer satisfaction.<\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\">Understand key customer experience analysis techniques for effective business service design.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-7686347 {\n  font-size: 0.9rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-781639774 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 0px 15px 0px 15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1369000304\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_263357765\">\n\t\t<a class=\"\" href=\"\/a4q-design-thinking\/\" >\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/allianceforqualification.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/A4Q_DT-1920w-1024x448.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allianceforqualification.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/A4Q_DT-1920w-1024x448.png 1024w, https:\/\/allianceforqualification.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/A4Q_DT-1920w-300x131.png 300w, https:\/\/allianceforqualification.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/A4Q_DT-1920w-768x336.png 768w, https:\/\/allianceforqualification.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/A4Q_DT-1920w-1536x672.png 1536w, https:\/\/allianceforqualification.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/A4Q_DT-1920w.png 1667w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n<style>\n#image_263357765 {\n  width: 80%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-583521788\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>Design thinking is a creative, human centred approach to business innovation. It\u2019s about applying the design mindset to business challenges, making sure solutions are customer-centric and focused on meeting the needs of all stakeholders.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-583521788 {\n  font-size: 0.9rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-2820562023\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h4>The A4Q Design Thinking certification assesses an individual\u2019s ability to:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\">Understand the theory and application of the Design Thinking creative and iterative process.<\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\">Investigate and resolve business challenges, identify options and test proposed solutions using the Design Thinking innovative customer-centric approach.<\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\">Empathize with the customer, unlock key insights, question assumptions, explore strategies and test ideas.<\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\">Find innovative and relevant solutions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2820562023 {\n  font-size: 0.9rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1369000304 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_380749509 {\n  padding-top: 50px;\n  padding-bottom: 50px;\n  background-color: rgb(252, 248, 243);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_806273194\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row row-large\"  id=\"row-686320430\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1888230407\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-1978577432\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h3><span data-text-color=\"alert\"> Elective Modules<\/span> for the A4Q Certified Service Designer<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-1978577432 {\n  font-size: 1.5rem;\n  line-height: 1.5;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1563551001\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1563551001 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 10px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-1048057262\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1048057262 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1349071469\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-299683377\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_2004841554\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/allianceforqualification.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/A4Q_BSA-1920w-1024x448.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allianceforqualification.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/A4Q_BSA-1920w-1024x448.png 1024w, https:\/\/allianceforqualification.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/A4Q_BSA-1920w-300x131.png 300w, https:\/\/allianceforqualification.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/A4Q_BSA-1920w-768x336.png 768w, https:\/\/allianceforqualification.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/A4Q_BSA-1920w-1536x672.png 1536w, https:\/\/allianceforqualification.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/A4Q_BSA-1920w.png 1667w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_2004841554 {\n  width: 80%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-3435544351\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>The A4Q Business Service Architecture certification will focus on the service architecture and its component elements, within the context of enterprise, business and solution architecture.<\/p>\n<p>Topics covered include architectural principles; service definition; value stream modelling and analysis; capability requirements and modelling; the T shaped professional; service measures and controls and a framework for service agility.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3435544351 {\n  font-size: 0.9rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-299683377 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 0px 30px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1503740183\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1964791505\">\n\t\t<a class=\"\" href=\"\/a4q-service-design-consultancy\/\" >\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/allianceforqualification.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/SDC-Logo-1@300x-1024x390.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allianceforqualification.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/SDC-Logo-1@300x-1024x390.png 1024w, https:\/\/allianceforqualification.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/SDC-Logo-1@300x-300x114.png 300w, https:\/\/allianceforqualification.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/SDC-Logo-1@300x-768x292.png 768w, https:\/\/allianceforqualification.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/SDC-Logo-1@300x-1536x584.png 1536w, https:\/\/allianceforqualification.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/SDC-Logo-1@300x.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1964791505 {\n  width: 80%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-3238404519\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>The A4Q Service Design Consultancy certification covers the key skills required to deliver effective business design consultancy, including the consultancy lifecycle and service portfolio, the consultancy mind set, stakeholder engagement, investigation and negotiation techniques, and situation diagnosis.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3238404519 {\n  font-size: 0.9rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1503740183 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_806273194 {\n  padding-top: 50px;\n  padding-bottom: 50px;\n  background-color: rgb(252, 248, 243);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n<\/ul>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-blank.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/allianceforqualification.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3241"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/allianceforqualification.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/allianceforqualification.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allianceforqualification.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allianceforqualification.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3241"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/allianceforqualification.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3241\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3248,"href":"https:\/\/allianceforqualification.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3241\/revisions\/3248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/allianceforqualification.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}