Business Analysis
Module 1 Introduction
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* Introduction
A Guide to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge® (BABOK®
Guide) is the globally recognized standard for the practice of
business analysis.
The BABOK® Guide describes business analysis knowledge areas,
tasks, underlying competencies, techniques and perspectives on
how to approach business analysis.
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Certification levels of Business Analysis
Recognizes individuals entering the field of
Level 1 business analysis.
No previous BA work experience required
21 hours of professional development in the last
4 years
Agreement with the ECBA™ Code of Conduct.
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Certification levels of Business Analysis
BA Practitioners who wants to recognized for their
Level 2 expertise and skills by earning formal recognition.
Minimum of 3,750 hours of work experience in
the last 7 years.
Minimum of 900 hours in each of 2 of the
6 Knowledge Area OR
Minimum of 500 hours in each of 4 of the
6 Knowledge Area
21 hours of professional development in the last 4
years.
Agreement with the CCBA™ Code of Conduct.
Two references from a career manager, client or
Certified Business Analysis Professional™(CBAP®)
recipient.
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Certification levels of Business Analysis
Individuals with extensive business analysis
Level 3 experience.
Minimum of 7500 hours of work experience in
the last 10 years.
Minimum of 900 hours in each of 4 of the
6 Knowledge Area.
35 hours of professional development in the last 4
years.
Agreement with the CBAP™ Code of Conduct.
Two references from a career manager, client or
Certified Business Analysis Professional™(CBAP®)
recipient.
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Certification levels of Business Analysis
Level 4 Recognizes business analysis
professionals who have over 10 years
of experience and are considered
industry Thought Leaders.
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Purpose of the BABOK® Guide
The primary purpose of the BABOK® Guide is to define the profession of
business analysis and provide a set of commonly accepted practices.
The BABOK® Guide is a common framework for all perspectives, describing
business analysis tasks that are performed to properly analyze a change or
evaluate the necessity for a change.
The six knowledge areas of the BABOK® Guide (Business Analysis Planning and
Monitoring, Elicitation and Collaboration, Requirements Life Cycle
Management, Strategy Analysis, Requirements Analysis and Design Definition
(RADD), and (Solution Evaluation).
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Who is a Business Analyst?
A business analyst is any person who performs business analysis tasks described in
the BABOK® Guide, no matter their job title or organizational role.
Other common job titles for people who perform business analysis include:
• business architect,
• business systems analyst,
• data analyst,
• enterprise analyst,
• management consultant,
• process analyst,
• product manager,
• product owner,
• requirements engineer, and
• systems analyst.
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Structure of the BABOK® Guide
The core content of the BABOK® Guide is composed of :
The Business Analysis Key Concepts
Techniques
Underlying Competencies
Perspectives
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The Business Analysis Key Concepts
The Business Analysis Key Concepts chapter provides a basic understanding of
the central ideas necessary for understanding the BABOK® Guide.
Business Analysis Core Concept Model™ (BACCM™)
Key Terms
Requirements Classification Schema
Stakeholders
Requirements and Design
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Business analysis tasks organized into knowledge areas
Knowledge areas represent areas of specific business analysis expertise that
encompass several tasks. The six knowledge areas are:
Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring
Elicitation and Collaboration
Requirements Life Cycle Management
Strategy Analysis
Requirements Analysis and Design Definition
Solution Evaluation
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Buckets of Knowledge Areas
BABOK have 7 buckets in which the knowledge areas are arranged:
Tasks
Inputs
Elements
Guidelines/Tools
Techniques
Stakeholders
Outputs
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