BABOK

Guide v3:

The Essential Standard for

Business Analysis

A Guide to the Business Analysis Body of

Knowledge (BABOK Guide) v3
The only globally recognized standard for the
practice of business analysis

Essential resource as it defines the skills and

knowledge required by business analysis
professionals
BABOK Guide reflects the collective
knowledge of the global business analysis
community
Access to a free downloadable copy of BABOK
Guide v3 is one of the many benefits of
membership

BABOK Guide
Core product for IIBAserves as basis for almost everything else,
including certification, competency model, etc.
Globally accepted standard for business analysis
Development began in 2004
First Major Release was v1.6 in 2006
Updated to v2 in 2009

Work began on V3 in May 2011

Provides a consensus-based description of business analysis

V2 available in English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Japanese, and
German
V2 definitive work on business analysis in projects

Major Changes
1. The BA Core Concept model (BACCM)
2. Requirements and Designs
3. The Perspectives

Content Changes
4. Reorganisation of KAs and tasks
5. Changes in Underlying Competencies
6. New techniques

Major Changes
1. Business Analysis Core Concept Model
(BACCM)

Definition of Business Analysis

Business analysis is the practice of enabling change in an

enterprise by defining needs and recommending solutions that
deliver value to stakeholders.

Core Concepts and Unified Terminology

BACCM
Uniting a community of
practitioners requires
common terminology
6 core concepts kept
recurring

Relevant from
enterprise strategy to
tactical implementation
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Core Concepts
Concept

Description

Change

The act of transformation in response to a need.

Need

A problem or opportunity to be addressed.

Solution

A specific way of satisfying one or more needs in a context.

Stakeholder

A group or individual with a relationship to the change, the

need, or the solution

Value

The worth, importance, or usefulness of something to a

stakeholder within a context.

Context

The circumstances that influence, are influenced by, and

provide understanding of the change.

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2. Requirements and Designs

Requirements and Designs

A requirement is a usable representation of a need.
Requirements focus on understanding what kind of
value could be delivered if a requirement is fulfilled.
A design is a usable representation of a solution.
Design focuses on understanding how value might be
realized by a solution if it is built.

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Requirements and Designs

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Requirements and Designs

Both requirements and

designs can be:

Elicited

Specified

Communicated

Modelled

Traced

Verified

Maintained

Validated

Prioritised

Organised

Changed

Analysed

Approved

and more
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Requirements and Designs

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Requirements and Designs

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Requirements and Designs

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Requirements and Designs

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Major Changes

3. The Perspectives

Encompassing the Full Scope of the

Business Analysis Discipline
Version 2 Scope

Version 3 Scope

IT Projects

IT Projects

Agile (limited coverage)

Agile (full coverage)

Business Process Management
Business Architecture
Business Intelligence

Industry is demanding:
Process improvement skills
Strategic thinking and alignment to business goals
Integration with agile software development methods
Greater focus on change management
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Perspectives
Perspectives in version 3 are:
Agile

Business Intelligence
Information Technology
Business Architecture
Business Process Management

These perspectives:
do not represent all possible perspectives
represent some of the more common views of business
analysis
are not mutually exclusive

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Structure of Perspectives

Change Scope
Business Analysis Scope
Methodologies, Approaches, and Techniques
Underlying Competencies
Impact on Knowledge Areas

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Structure of Perspectives
Change Scope
Breadth of Change

Depth of Change
Value and Solutions Delivered
Delivery Approach
Major Assumptions

Business Analysis Scope

Methodologies, Approaches, and Techniques
Underlying Competencies
Impact on Knowledge Areas

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Structure of Perspectives
Change Scope
Business Analysis Scope
Change Sponsor
Change Targets
Business Analyst Position
Business Analysis Outcomes

Methodologies, Approaches, and Techniques

Underlying Competencies
Impact on Knowledge Areas

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Structure of Perspectives
Change Scope
Business Analysis Scope
Methodologies, Approaches, and Techniques
Agile Approaches and Techniques
Business Intelligence Methodologies and Approaches
Information Technology Methodologies
Business Architecture Reference Models and Techniques
Business Process Management Frameworks, Methodologies, and
Techniques

Underlying Competencies
Impact on Knowledge Areas

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Structure of Perspectives

Change Scope
Business Analysis Scope
Methodologies, Approaches, and Techniques
Underlying Competencies
Example:

Impact on Knowledge Areas

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Structure of Perspectives

Change Scope
Business Analysis Scope
Methodologies, Approaches, and Techniques
Underlying Competencies
Impact on Knowledge Areas

Example:

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Perspectives Connect BABOK to BA Practice

Enterprise

IT
EntArch

EntArch

Business
Architect
Business
Relationship
Manager

BI
Decision
Systems
Systems
Analyst

Product
Owner

IT BA

Process
Analyst

Project
Technology

Business
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Content Changes

Over to Rich

Content Changes
4. Reorganisation of KAs and tasks
5. Changes in Underlying Competencies
6. New techniques

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Content Changes

4. Reorganisation of KAs and tasks

Revised Knowledge Area Structure

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BABOK Knowledge Areas

Version 2.0

Version 3.0

BA Planning and Monitoring

Elicitation

No change
Elicitation and Collaboration

Requirements Management
and Communication
Enterprise Analysis
Requirements Analysis

Requirements Life Cycle

Management
Strategy Analysis
Requirements Analysis and
Design Definition
Solution Evaluation

Solution Assessment &

Validation
Underlying Competencies

No change
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Business Analysis Beyond Projects

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Structure of Tasks

Purpose
Description
Inputs
Elements
Guidelines/Tools
Techniques
Stakeholders
Outputs

Example:

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Structure of Tasks
Example:

Purpose
Description
Inputs
Elements
Guidelines/Tools
Techniques
Stakeholders
Outputs

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Content Changes

5. Changes in Underlying Competencies

Underlying Competencies
Underlying competencies have the following structure:
Purpose

Definition

Example:

Effectiveness Measures

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Content Changes

6. New techniques

Techniques
Techniques have the following structure:
Purpose

Example:

Description
Elements
Usage Considerations

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Technique Name or Focus Change

Version 2.0

Version 3.0

Benchmarking

Benchmarking and Market

Analysis

Data Dictionary and Glossary

Data Dictionary

Data Dictionary and Glossary

Glossary

Structured Walkthrough

Reviews

Risk Analysis

Risk Analysis and

Management

Scenarios and Use Cases

Use Cases and Scenarios

User Stories

User Stories

Requirements Workshop

Workshops
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New Techniques
Version 3.0

Relation to 2.0

1. Backlog Management
2. Balanced Scorecard
3. Business Capability Analysis
4. Business Case

Task in v2

5. Business Model Canvas

6. Collaborative Games
7. Concept Modelling
8. Data Mining

9. Decision Modelling
10. Financial Analysis

Split from Decision Analysis

Element in Decision Analysis

11. Mind Mapping

12. Prioritization

Part of Prioritize Requirements

13. Process Analysis

Split from Process Modeling

14. Roles and Permissions Matrix

Expanded from RACI Matrix

15. Stakeholder List, Map, or Personas

Expanded from Stakeholder Map

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IIBA Certification

Whats coming?

IIBA Certification
Certification ensures a path of success, recognition and opportunity
An IIBA certification can help support a practitioners career path and broader
market opportunities
With a proven level of competence in the principles and practices, certification
offers recognition of professional competence and a commitment to career growth
and learning
CBAP Certified Business Analysis Professional

CCBA Certification of Competency in Business Analysis

IIBA certification program and exams will be updated to align to BABOK Guide
and incorporate feedback from the community in the months following the release
of v3
IIBA is committed to ensuring our certification remains the industry standard in
the BA profession
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Changes to the Certification Programme

November 2015: Revised certification framework
Multi-level structure increasing maturity levels

Competency-based learning outcomes

Streamlined and simplified application process

Q3 2016: Implementation of new certification programme

Q1 or Q2 2016: Expect announcement of exam cut-over date
4 6 months ahead of cut-over date

Sometime in 2016:
Linking of existing certificates to new levels
Recognition of existing certificate holders credentials
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