An Overview of Version 2.0 of the BABOK Guide - IIBA

An Overview of Version 2.0 of

the BABOK® Guide

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Vision and Mission

Develop and maintain standards for the practice of business analysis and

VisionThe world's leading association for Business Analysis professionals

Mission the practice of business analysis and for the certification of its practitioners

IIBA is an international not-for-profit

professional association for business

analysis professionals.

Mission


IIBA Goals�Strategic Goals

� Create and develop awareness and recognition of the value and contribution of the role of the Business Analysis Professional

�Operational Goals

� Ensure the long term viability of the organization

� Enable sustainable growth to support the establishment of the IIBA as a worldwide organization

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Professional

� Define the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge™ (BABOK®)

� Publicly recognize qualified practitioners through an internationally acknowledged certification program

� Provide a forum for knowledge sharing

a worldwide organization

� Ensure financial viability to support the implementation and sustainment of the IIBA operational and strategic priorities

� Consistently demonstrate value of the organization to IIBA constituents


Why Define the BABOK®?�Create a shared understanding of business analysis.� It defines the BA role

� It says what a BA needs to be able

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� It says what a BA needs to be able to do

� It describes the techniques that a BA should be able to use

� It describes the competencies that are required to be effective


Definition of Business Analysis�“Business Analysis is the set of tasks and techniques used to work as a liaison among stakeholders in order to understand the structure,

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order to understand the structure, policies, and operations of an organization, and recommend solutions that enable the organization to achieve its goals.”


Value of Business Analysis�It is about understanding:� How an organization works

� Why the organization exists

� What are its goals and objectives

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� What are its goals and objectives

� How it accomplishes those objectives

� How it needs to change to better accomplish objectives or to meet new challenges

�It is about meeting business needs.

�It is about ensuring investment in the right solutions.


Understanding Scope�Solution Scope� The set of capabilities required to

meet a business need

Project Scope

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�Project Scope� The work required to implement the

solution scope

�Business analysis is required to define solution scope.


Who else is involved?

Implement-ation SMEImplement-ation SME

Project ManagerProject

ManagerRegulatorRegulator

SponsorSponsor

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Business Analyst

Business Analyst

CustomerCustomer

Domain SME

Domain SME

SupplierSupplier

TesterTester


Business Analysis Body of Knowledge®Version 2

� Identifies currently accepted practices

� Recognizes business analysis is not synonymous with software requirements

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requirements

� Defined & enhanced by the professionals who apply it

� Captures the sum of the knowledge required for the practice of business analysis as a professionThe set of tasks, knowledge, & techniques required to

identify business needs & determine solutions to business problems.


What are the major changes?� All content is complete

� 77 tasks consolidated into 32

� Applies to a wider range of methods including Agile, BPM

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including Agile, BPM

� Validated by practitioners and experts

� Surveys of BA community show that content is “generally accepted”


BA Planning & Monitoring

Identifies tasks Identifies tasks & stakeholders

What do I need What do I need to do?

Purpose Answers the Question

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Understand who needs to be Understand who needs to be engaged & what needs to be

done; monitor progress; coordinate with others

Value


BAP&M Structure1313


Elicitation

Elicit req’sElicit req’sfrom stake-

holder groups

What do What do Stakeholders

need?


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holder groups need?

Describes the various Describes the various techniques used to elicit

requirements

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Elicitation Structure1515


Req Management & Communication

Communicate Communicate the outcome;

Identify &

Does everyone Does everyone understand &

agree?


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Identify & manage change

agree?

Bring stakeholders to a common Bring stakeholders to a common understanding; formalizes

agreement

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RM&C Structure 1717


Enterprise Analysis

Understand the Understand the Big Picture

Why are we Why are we doing this?


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Provides a context and/or Provides a context and/or foundation on which to evaluate

all future issues & challenges

Value


Enterprise Analysis Structure1919


Requirements Analysis

Analyze the Analyze the data

What must the What must the Solution do?


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Transforms the business need Transforms the business need into clearly described

capabilities

Value


Requirements Analysis Structure2121


Solution Assessment & Validation

Ensure the Ensure the best solution is

chosen

Does it do Does it do what it was

supposed to?


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chosen supposed to?

Evaluate and choose among Evaluate and choose among alternatives; assess tradeoffs

and options

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SA&V Structure2323


Underlying Competencies

Analytical Thinking and

Problem Solving

Analytical Thinking and

Problem Solving

Creative ThinkingCreative Thinking

Behavioral Characteristics

Behavioral Characteristics

EthicsEthics

Business KnowledgeBusiness

Knowledge

Business Principles and

Practices

Business Principles and

Practices

Communication Skills

Communication Skills

Oral Oral

Interaction Skills

Interaction Skills

Facilitation and Facilitation and

Software Applications

Software Applications

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Decision MakingDecision Making

LearningLearning

Problem SolvingProblem Solving

Systems ThinkingSystems Thinking

EthicsEthics

Personal Organization

Personal Organization

TrustworthinessTrustworthiness

PracticesPractices

Industry Knowledge

Industry Knowledge

Organization Knowledge

Organization Knowledge

Solution Knowledge

Solution Knowledge

Oral Communications

Oral Communications

TeachingTeaching

Written Communications

Written Communications

Facilitation and Negotiation

Facilitation and Negotiation

Leadership and Influencing

Leadership and Influencing

TeamworkTeamwork

General Purpose Applications

General Purpose Applications

Specialized ApplicationsSpecialized Applications


Techniques�Techniques consolidated in their own chapter� 34 techniques described in 2.0

� All techniques listed are performed

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� All techniques listed are performed by a majority of BAs today

� Includes all commonly used elicitation and analysis techniques

� Cover most situations a BA is likely to encounter


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