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A Guide to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK Guide) is a standard for the practice of business analysis.[1]
- 1History
- 2Structure and content
History[edit]
BABOK Guide was first published by International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) as a draft document version 1.4, in October 2005, for consultation with the wider business analysis and project management community, to document and standardize generally accepted business analysis practices. The first formal release was at version 1.6 in June 2006. Version 2.0 was released 31 March 2009. Version 3 was released in April 2015.
Professional Certification[edit]
Once the body of knowledge was established, IIBA created the Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) designation to recognise senior business analysts who could demonstrate in-depth long-term experience in these knowledge areas (5–10 years in a dedicated business analyst role).[2]
IIBA also offers the Certification of Competency on Business Analysis (CCBA) designation that recognizes Business Analysts with 3750 hours business analysis experience, including 900 hours experience in two knowledge areas or 500 hours experience in four knowledge areas, and 21 professional development hours.[3]
For both certifications above the applicant must have a minimum high school education (or equivalent), two references from a career manager, client or Certified Business Analyst Professional and sign the IIBA Code of Conduct.[4]
IIBA also offers the Entry Certificate in Business Analysis (ECBA) that does not require a reference.
Structure and content[edit]
BABOK Guide includes chapters on:
- Business Analysis Key Concepts: define important terms that are the foundation of the practice of business analysis.
- Knowledge Areas: represents the core content of BABOK Guide and contain the business analysis tasks that are used to perform business analysis.
- Underlying Competencies: describes the behaviours, characteristics, knowledge, and personal qualities that help business analysts be effective in their job.
- Techniques: describes 50 of the most common techniques used by business analysts.
- Perspectives: describes 5 different views of business analysis (Agile, Business Intelligence, Information Technology, Business Architecture, and Business Process Management). New to BABOK Guide version 3, Perspectives demonstrate the continued evolution of the practice of business analysis.
Knowledge areas[edit]
BABOK Guide organizes business analysis tasks within 6 knowledge areas. Each task describes the typical knowledge, skills, deliverables, and techniques that the business analyst requires to be able to perform those tasks competently. The knowledge areas logically organize tasks but do not specify a sequence, process, or methodology.
The knowledge areas of BABOK Guide are:
- Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring: describes the tasks used to organize and coordinate business analysis efforts.
- Elicitation and Collaboration: describes the tasks used to prepare for and conduct elicitation activities and confirm the results.
- Requirements Life Cycle Management: the tasks used to manage and maintain requirements and design information from inception to retirement.
- Strategy Analysis: describes the tasks used to identify the business need, address that need, and align the change strategy within the enterprise.
- Requirements Analysis and Design Definition: describes the tasks used to organize requirements, specify and model requirements and designs, validate and verify information, identify solution options, and estimate the potential value that could be realized.
- Solution Evaluation: describes the tasks used to assess the performance of and value delivered by a solution and to recommend improvements on increasing values.
Bibliography[edit]
- BABOK 2, 2009. ISBN9780981129211
- BABOK 3, 2015. ISBN9781927584026.
References[edit]
- ^'BABOK Guide - IIBA | International Institute of Business Analysis'. www.iiba.org. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
- ^'CBAP Certification - IIBA | International Institute of Business Analysis'. www.iiba.org. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
- ^'CCBA Designation'. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ^'Certified Business Analysis Professional'. Certification. IIBA. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
External links[edit]
Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=A_Guide_to_the_Business_Analysis_Body_of_Knowledge&oldid=918003311'
I read a lot. But I don't have much time to just sit and read a book. This is why I consume most of my books in audio versions while commuting on my motorcycle or doing other things that don't require much thinking (e.g. mowing a lawn). This also works perfectly with podcasts. Unfortunately, many books, especially professional ones, do not have audio copies, so reading such huge folios as BABOK has always been a challenge. I managed to get through v2 but I had less kids and more free time back then. I do understand the BABOK is more a reference guide rather than a piece of literature, but it would still be useful for any BA to read it in full at least once.
So, is there an audio version of BABOK v3 or not? Well, not exactly but you can make it yourself using the simple instructions below!
Disclaimer: I have nothing to do with the companies whose products I am recommending here. I am just sharing my own experience. If you have a better way of doing this -- please share too!
Disclaimer: I have nothing to do with the companies whose products I am recommending here. I am just sharing my own experience. If you have a better way of doing this -- please share too!
So, to make my own BABOK 3 audiobook I:
- Downloaded an ePub version of my member copy of BABOK v3 -- free (if you are an IIBA member)
- Took my Android device (Samsung Galaxy Note 3) -- I wish it was free
- Turned on Samsung TTS (text-to-speech) engine and downloaded a British female voice that doesn't need a network connection -- free. Google TTS also works, I just liked the Samsung's voice better.
- And the main piece: I found the app @Voice Aloud Reader in Google Play -- also free (later I purchased an ad-free version with some additional features for $US4.5)
I then simply opened the ePub file by the @Voice app on my phone and the result has been so impressive so far that I decided to write this post. With some little tweaks (the app has abundant settings) you sometimes forget that this is an artificial voice (no, it doesn't resemble Dr Stephen Hawking at all). For example, I replaced 'BABOK®' with just 'Babok' so it doesn't pronounce 'be-ai-be-okay-registered-trademark' and sounds even more natural now. I've also read another business analysis e-book since then, it took me just a couple of days. Looking at pictures and diagrams later takes much less time than reading the whole book from the screen.
This app works offline and can read aloud almost everything that exists in a digital text form (please do your own research on how to do it with your Kindle books).