Business Analysis Professional Certification Awarded

TROY, MICHIGAN — March 11, 2008

Lighthouse Consulting Partners, leading global provider of training solutions, announces that managing partner, Eugenia Schwalm is part of an elite group of professionals in the US to be certified as a Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP™). The certification is through the International Institute of Business Analysis.

The CBAP is an important landmark in the business analysis profession — an industry certification that assists both business analysis professionals and organizations in demonstrating the core competencies required by the profession. CBAPs are recognized experts in identifying the business needs of companies in order to determine business solutions. The CBAP program is in compliance with the International Standards Organization (ISO) and has received ISO approval.

“Eugenia’s CBAP certification makes her a member of an elite group of business analysts that deliver the highest level of professional knowledge and skills to our clients,” noted Michelle Pallas Managing Partner of Lighthouse Consulting Partners. “With this valuable distinction Eugenia performs a role that is increasingly recognized as a vital component in identifying and creating successful training solutions for the multi-industry clients we serve.”

Eugenia Schwalm is an expert in outsourcing, risk management, project management, business analysis, systems development life cycle and project recovery. Schwalm is a Managing Partner of Lighthouse Consulting Partners where she is responsible for training and product development.

The International Institute of Business Analysis is an independent non-profit professional association serving the growing field of Business Analysis with over 4500 members in 69 countries. Its mission includes the development and maintenance of standards for the practice of Business Analysis and for the certification and recognition of its practitioners.