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EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT

BABOK

History, Structure, Relevance

BABoK is the acronym for Business Analysis Body of Knowledge.

BABAOK contains a description of generally accepted practices in the field of business analysis. It gives guidance on the skills and knowledge that business analysts must possess. It is published by the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA), Canada.

The contents of the BABoK guide have been verified thoroughly by practitioners. BABoK has undergone multiple revisions over its history. The current version of BABoK is V3. BABoK does not mandate that the practices described in it should be followed under all circumstances. Business Analysis practices MUST be tailored to specific conditions. All IIBA core business analysis certifications, CBAP, CCBA, and ECBA, are based on BABoK.

The core content of the BABOK Guide comprises 6 knowledge areas (KA) and 30 business analysis tasks. Knowledge areas comprise logically (but not sequentially) related tasks. The tasks under each KA help in accomplishing the purpose of the associated knowledge area.

BABoK 6 Knowledge Areas & 30 Tasks

BA Planning and Monitoring   Plan BA approach
    Plan stakeholder engagement
    Plan BA governance
    Plan BA information management.
    Identify BA performance improvements.
Elicitation and Collaboration   Prepare for elicitation
    Conduct elicitation
    Confirm elicitation results
    Communicate BA information
    Manage stakeholder collaboration
Requirements Life Cycle Management   Trace requirements
    Maintain requirements
    Prioritize requirements
    Assess requirements changes
    Approve requirements
Strategy Analysis   Analyze current state
    Define future state
    Assess risks
    Define change strategy
Requirements Analysis and Design Definition   Specify and model requirements
    Verify requirements
    Validate requirements
    Define requirements architecture
    Define design options
    Analyze potential value and recommend solution
Solution Evaluation   Measure solution performance
    Analyze performance  measures
    Assess solution limitations
    Assess enterprise limitations
    Recommend actions to increase solution value

 

50 Techniques of BABoK

Acceptance and evaluation criteria   Document analysis   Process modeling
Backlog management   Estimation   Prototyping
Balanced scorecard   Financial analysis   Reviews
Benchmarking and market analysis   Focus groups   Risk analysis and management
Brainstorming   Functional decomposition   Roles and permissions matrix
Business capability analysis   Glossary   Root cause analysis
Business cases   Interface analysis   Scope modeling
Business model canvas   Interviews   Sequence diagrams
Business rules analysis   Item tracking   Stakeholder list, map, or personas
Collaborative games   Lessons learned   State modeling
Concept modeling   Metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs)   Survey or questionnaire
Data dictionary   Mind mapping   SWOT analysis
Data flow diagrams   Non-functional requirements analysis   Use cases and scenarios
Data mining   Observation   User stories
Data modeling   Organizational modeling   Vendor assessment
Decision analysis   Prioritization   Workshops
Decision modeling   Process analysis    

 

A sound understanding of the BABOK can prove beneficial to you as a Business Analyst, as you may find the methodologies, techniques, or activities useful in performing your day-to-day job. This knowledge could ultimately help you to look at things from a different perspective and improve the way things are functioning at your workplace. Although the BABoK may appear overwhelming and voluminous with 500+ pages, a strategic approach to grasping the essence of BABoK will not only help you ace the IIBA certification examinations but will also make you a better and more efficient BA over time.

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  • Contains 30 study tables
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