OSGN:
BABOK
Guide v3
What's new and why it matters
Presented by:
Ravi Balike MBA, PMP, CBAP
VP Professional Development IIBA PHL
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Pre-Event Survey Results Your Questions
What's brand new?
Why are the changes important?
What's changed?
What are the reasons behind the
changes?
Any references to other frameworks
PMBOK, ITIL, COBIT?
How to be a successful BA?
Extensions
Is BABOK needed to get a BA
job?
Impact on certification
How to use BABOK in practice?
Enterprise Analysis & Elicitation
What can I bring to my job
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immediately?
BABOK and Agile
IIBA Core Purpose
To unite a community of
professionals to create better
business outcomes
A Growing Community of Professionals
As of March 2015:
28,500+ Members
Chartered Chapters: 113
Over 230 Corporate Members
CCBA Recipients: 699
CBAP Recipients: 4,933
IIBA & BABOK Timeline
2004
IIBA is
formed
2009
BABOK
V2
2006
BABOK
V1.6
2015
BABOK
V3
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BABOK v3 Promotional Video
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Three Impressions
Comprehensive Coverage of BA
profession
Inclusion of Perspectives
Strategic Alignment
Perspectives
Agile Perspective
Business Intelligence Perspective
Information Technology Perspective
Business Architecture Perspective
Business Process Management Perspective
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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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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Business Analysis Core Concept Model
BACCM
Uniting a community of
practitioners requires
common terminology
6 core recurring concepts
Requirement
Classification Schema
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Key Terms: Business Analysis
V3: Business analysis is the practice of enabling change
in an enterprise by defining needs and recommending
solutions that deliver value to stakeholders.
V2: Business analysis is the set of tasks and techniques
used to work as a liaison among stakeholders in order to
understand the structure, policies, and operations of an
organization, and to recommend solutions that enable
the organization to achieve its goals.
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Key Terms: Requirements
V3: A requirement is a usable
representation of a need.
V2: A condition or capability
needed by a stakeholder to
solve a problem or achieve
an objective.
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Structural elements of BABOK
Knowledge Areas
Tasks
Techniques
Underlying Competencies
Exercise
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Exercise I
Match Examples with Structural Elements
Structural Element
Example
1 Knowledge Areas
a Brainstorming
2 Tasks
Underlying
3
Competencies
c Business Architecture
4 Techniques
5 Perspectives
e Analyze Current State
Analytical Thinking and
Problem Solving
Requirements Life Cycle
Management
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Requirements Vs Design
The Distinction
Recursive nature
Is it To Be Requirements ?
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Exercise II
Identify each section below as a Requirement or a Design:
1. View six months sales data across multiple organizational
units in a single view.
2. A sketch of a dashboard.
3. Provide information in English and French.
4. Prototype with text displayed English and French.
5. Business Capability Model.
6. Screen mock-up showing specific data fields.
7. Reduce amount of time required to pick and pack a
customer order.
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Knowledge Area Relationships
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v3 Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring
New
Removed
Moved
v2 Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring
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v3:Elicitation and Collaboration
v2:Elicitation
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v3:Requirements Life Cycle Management
v2:Requirements Management & Communication
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v3:Strategy Analysis
v2:Enterprise Analysis
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v3:Requirements Analysis and Design Definition
v2:Requirements Analysis
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v3:Solution Evaluation
v2:Solution Assessment and Validation
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v3:Underlying Competencies
Analytical Thinking and Problem Solving
Behavioural Characteristics
Business Knowledge
Communication Skills
Interaction Skills
Tools and Technology
v2:Underlying Competencies
Analytical Thinking and Problem Solving
Behavioral Characteristics
Business Knowledge
Communication Skills
Interaction Skills
Software Applications
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New Techniques
Backlog Management
Balanced Scorecard
Business Capability Analysis
Business Case
Business Model Canvas
Collaborative Games
Concept Modelling
Data Mining
Decision Modelling
Financial Analysis
Mind Mapping
Process Analysis
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Certification Changes
Research is ongoing to ensure exam meets gold standard
requirements
Date for cutover will be announced 4-6 months in advance
Exam will remain based on v2 longer than in past, due to scope of revision
Planning for the update is underway and timing will be communicated
Candidates currently pursuing certification are encouraged
to continue to do so
All current certification holders will be automatically mapped to equivalent level
in new program
Follow current recertification process to maintain certification
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Agile Perspective
Agile perspective as nice short introduction
Updating Agile extension is
under discussion
Alignment with Guide v3
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Where do we go from here
Download a copy of BABOK Guide v3 today
Share this presentation with your team and manager
Review new techniques
Join a Study Group
Attend IIBA Webinars
and Events
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Questions ?
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