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A Guide to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge® (BABOK® Guide)

A Guide to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge® (BABOK® Guide)

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A Guide to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge® （BABOK® Guide） is the only globally recognized standard of practice for business analysis。 Developed through a rigorous consensus-driven standards process， the BABOK® Guide incorporates the collective wisdom and experience of experts in the field from around the world。 Previous editions have guided hundreds of thousands of professionals in their work， and it has been adopted by hundreds of enterprises as the basis of their business analysis practice。 This latest version of the guide extends its scope beyond business analysis in projects to address agile development， business process management， business intelligence， and business architecture。

This thoroughly revised and updated version includes:
• A concept model that unifies ideas and terminology across business analysis disciplines。
• Restructured knowledge areas to support business analysis at every level from small tactical initiatives to major business transformations。
• Five perspectives covering the most prominent business analysis disciplines and demonstrating how to apply the knowledge areas in different situations。
• Coverage of new business analysis techniques that have gained wide acceptance in the community。
• Updated and revised content in every knowledge area and more！ Whether you are considering starting a career in business analysis， or you are an experienced professional in the field，the BABOK® Guide is your key resource to help you and your stakeholders discover opportunities for business success， deliver successful organizational change， and create business value。

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Bec Truong ，

Done。 Warning - do not attempt to read without some sort of Study Guide and/or support group to assist， it's a dry read and using supporting tools will bring it to life。 Done。 Warning - do not attempt to read without some sort of Study Guide and/or support group to assist， it's a dry read and using supporting tools will bring it to life。 。。。more

Jaimie Asakawa ，

I love business analysis and I genuinely enjoyed reading this reference book！ 🤓

Helen ，

Super dry and offers no practical or prescriptive advice， but does a thorough job of laying out the theory and concepts。 I read in tandem with a study guide for CBAP and in some ways the practical guide was better， in others the philosophy was better。 I wonder how helpful anyone thinks the philosophical diagrams of concepts are， because they don’t really say much to me。

Mahmoud ，

Rich and clear

Mariya Lotsman ，

Comparing to v2 this one actually talks about "value" which your work as a business analyst brings to your customer。 Realistic new concepts， much better wording。 This all gives 4 stars to new version。 The old one was so old :（ didn't have a bunch of useful techniques and totally was lacking strategy section。 The information is still not full in new one （like if you really want to know about business models it's better to read about them separately）， but much better than v2。 Comparing to v2 this one actually talks about "value" which your work as a business analyst brings to your customer。 Realistic new concepts， much better wording。 This all gives 4 stars to new version。 The old one was so old :（ didn't have a bunch of useful techniques and totally was lacking strategy section。 The information is still not full in new one （like if you really want to know about business models it's better to read about them separately）， but much better than v2。 。。。more

Vija Šiltere ，

Izlasīju。 Vairākas reizes。 Man patika。 Uzzināju šo to jaunu。 Sastrukturēju esošās zināšanas。 Noliku eksāmenu。 Visjaukākais， aizverot šo grāmatu， ir tas， ka tagad atkal varēšu lasīt citas grāmatas :） （Nu， un BABOK Guide， v3。0， protams arī）。

Priyank ，

A good study for Business Analysts and product / portfolio / project management Professionals alike。Business Analysis encompasses a wide range of roles at various levels ， and the BABOK has useful guiding techniques for everyone。The only reason to rate 4/5 is that there is that it doesn't explore more on new-age methodologies like Agile。 However there is an Agile supplement to this book ， plus the newer version to this book is now in the market （v3） and deals with more techniques。 A good study for Business Analysts and product / portfolio / project management Professionals alike。Business Analysis encompasses a wide range of roles at various levels ， and the BABOK has useful guiding techniques for everyone。The only reason to rate 4/5 is that there is that it doesn't explore more on new-age methodologies like Agile。 However there is an Agile supplement to this book ， plus the newer version to this book is now in the market （v3） and deals with more techniques。 。。。more

Tony Tones ，

The information is useful， but poor written; it is as if the book was not properly planned， so there are paragraphs tacked on the end of each chapter， that could have been included as part of the body of a particular chapter。

د。نادر الملاح ，

This is a study book that illustrates in detail the various methods， techniques， and other aspects of Business Analysis according to the IIBA Standards。The book is only good for readers wanting to sit for IIBA examination or a go for some deep studies in the area of Business Analysis。 I don't recommend this book for people attempting to create some general understanding of Business Analysis as it goes really deep and uses very technical language in this field。As of the purpose of the book， it is This is a study book that illustrates in detail the various methods， techniques， and other aspects of Business Analysis according to the IIBA Standards。The book is only good for readers wanting to sit for IIBA examination or a go for some deep studies in the area of Business Analysis。 I don't recommend this book for people attempting to create some general understanding of Business Analysis as it goes really deep and uses very technical language in this field。As of the purpose of the book， it is a great asset。 。。。more

Rolands Koncevičs ，

Essential to pass examination as well structures thoughts in business analysis。Must read for the current and to be analysts。

Gerald ，

Preparation continues！

Terry ，

Very repetitive， mostly common sense。 If you have to read this book to learn how to be a BA， you won't make it。 Mostly teaches you the terminology hiring managers are expecting to hear in an interview， or read on your interview。 Very repetitive， mostly common sense。 If you have to read this book to learn how to be a BA， you won't make it。 Mostly teaches you the terminology hiring managers are expecting to hear in an interview， or read on your interview。 。。。more

Alaeddin Hallak ，

This book marked my transition away from trial-and-error BA to a professional BA。

Idha Kristiana ，

Book this week！

Sulastryn70 ，

Help me to understand about task/job/role a business analyst in software development life cycle。 all of us need to read and apply it。 thanks

Retkhita Zarni ，

A Guide to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge by Iba A Guide to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge

Scott Fabel ，

A Guide to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge （BABOK Guide） is published by the International Institute of Business Analysis （IIBA） as the de facto standard for business analysis。 In many ways， it mimics the Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge （PMBOK Guide）， yet it has a lot of its own unique features。 It focuses on the six knowledge areas of business analysis， their associated tasks， and the techniques that can be used to achieve goals of the tasks。 The first chapter of the B A Guide to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge （BABOK Guide） is published by the International Institute of Business Analysis （IIBA） as the de facto standard for business analysis。 In many ways， it mimics the Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge （PMBOK Guide）， yet it has a lot of its own unique features。 It focuses on the six knowledge areas of business analysis， their associated tasks， and the techniques that can be used to achieve goals of the tasks。 The first chapter of the BABOK Guide prepares the reader by covering an introduction to business analysis。 Much of this chapter is dedicated to ensuring that the reader has a clear understanding of the vocabulary that will be used throughout the book。 For example， there is emphasis on what the BABOK Guide actually is; business analysis as a profession; the relationship among knowledge areas， tasks， and techniques; and other underlying competencies that are required to be a successful business analyst。Chapter two begins digging into the knowledge areas with Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring。 While I don’t believe that this is the best knowledge area to start with， there is very little evidence that these chapters need to be read in order。 In fact， I believe that this knowledge area will only make sense after several of the other knowledge areas are read。 Nevertheless， the chapter provides a good introduction to the six tasks of Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring。 The six tasks are Plan Business Analysis Approach， Conduct Stakeholder Analysis， Plan Business Analysis Activities， Plan Business Analysis Communication， Plan Requirements Management Process， and Manage Business Analysis Performance。Chapter three is the chapter that I would recommend starting with because it covers the Elicitation knowledge area。 Elicitation is an iterative process that occurs throughout the business analysis lifecycle。 As such， its tasks are extremely vital。 There are four Elicitation tasks， and they are Prepare for Elicitation， Conduct Elicitation Activity， Document Elicitation Results， and Confirm Elicitation Results。Chapter four is another iterative knowledge area， Requirements Management and Communication。 Requirements Management and Communication is another knowledge area that spans the entire business analysis lifecycle， and its five tasks enable the business analyst to ensure that all of the requirements are managed effectively and that they are appropriately communicated throughout an organization。 The five tasks are Manage Solution Scope and Requirements， Manage Requirements Traceability， Maintain Requirements for Re-Use， Prepare Requirements Package， and Communicate Requirements。Chapter five is a great chapter that relates to the Enterprise Analysis knowledge area。 During this knowledge area， the business analyst completes five tasks to ensure understanding of a business need so that a business case can be created。 Personally， I have found this to be one of the best chapters in the BABOK Guide， and the five tasks can apply to any kind of business need。 The five tasks are Define Business Need， Assess Capability Gaps， Determine Solution Approach， Define Solution Scope， and Define Business Case。Chapter six is my favorite chapter; however， it is one of the most complex chapters。 It covers the Requirements Analysis knowledge area。 It is during Requirements Analysis that a tremendous amount of business analysis work is completed。 There are six tasks in this chapter， and they are Prioritize Requirements， Organize Requirements， Specify and Model Requirements， Define Assumptions and Constraints， Verify Requirements， and Validate Requirements。 Chapter seven covers the final knowledge area， Solution Assessment and Validation。 Once a solution has been built （and during its construction）， a business analyst still has a lot of work to complete。 There are six tasks in this knowledge area: Assess Proposed Solution， Allocate Requirements， Assess Organizational Readiness， Define Transition Requirements， Validate Solution， and Evaluate Solution Performance。Chapter eight presents a collection of underlying competencies。 I greatly enjoy this chapter; however， I wish there were even more information presented。 Of course， each of the six underlying competencies could be its own book！ The underlying competencies in the BABOK Guide are Analytical Thinking and Problem Solving， Behavioral Characteristics， Business Knowledge， Communication Skills， Interaction Skills， and Software Applications。Finally， chapter nine includes details about all of the general techniques that are referenced throughout the six knowledge area chapters。 A general technique is one that could be used by any number of tasks in various knowledge areas。 Because of their wide applicability， they are all listed in their own chapter （alphabetically）。 There are 34 general techniques defined by IIBA。 While I wish that they were integrated more tightly with the individual tasks that use them （with more specific examples of how they could be used for the tasks）， I understand why they are placed in their own chapter。 Incidentally， there are also 15 specific techniques。 Each one of these relates to only one task in the entire BABOK Guide， so they are described when they are encountered in each chapter。For anyone interested in effective business analysis， this book would be an excellent addition to your library。 。。。more

Rui Salvaterra ，

A Good starting for novices to the role 。。。 a guide to use。 Very useful。

Kamil ，

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M_moatassem ，

BABoK V2。0 requires a lot of re-structuring， as well as usage of simpler language to promote understanding。

Vince ，

A solid and well-documented book of knowledge。 I find many of the aspects quite applicable to my job。

John ，

Hope to take the test this year （2013）。

Meredith ，

Perhaps I haven't found the right use for this book yet， as I'm not currently studying for my CBAP exam。 However， I prefer texts that provide more helpful tips and methodologies， whereas the BABOK simply describes a framework and interrelated areas of competence for BAs。 Perhaps I haven't found the right use for this book yet， as I'm not currently studying for my CBAP exam。 However， I prefer texts that provide more helpful tips and methodologies， whereas the BABOK simply describes a framework and interrelated areas of competence for BAs。 。。。more

Cameron ，

A well defined book， lacks examples however as a primer to being a BA it is an excellent start

Ravikiran ，

Business Analysis Planning & MonitoringOverviewThe Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring Knowledge Area defines the tasks associated with the planning and monitoring of business analysis activities， including:identifying stakeholders defining roles and responsibilities of stakeholders in the business analysis effortdeveloping estimates for business analysis tasksplanning how the business analyst will communicate with stakeholdersplanning how requirements will be approached， traced， and prio Business Analysis Planning & MonitoringOverviewThe Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring Knowledge Area defines the tasks associated with the planning and monitoring of business analysis activities， including:identifying stakeholders defining roles and responsibilities of stakeholders in the business analysis effortdeveloping estimates for business analysis tasksplanning how the business analyst will communicate with stakeholdersplanning how requirements will be approached， traced， and prioritizeddetermining the deliverables that the business analyst will producedefining and determining business analysis processesdetermining the metrics that will be used for monitoring business analysis workIn addition， this knowledge area describes the work involved in monitoring and reporting on work performed to ensure that the business analysis effort produces the expected outcomes。 If these outcomes do not occur， the business analyst must take corrective action to meet stakeholder expectations。 。。。more

Jenny ，

I wish I'd read this book earlier！ I moved up from a developer role to a lead/PM/BA position a couple years ago。 I had previous PM training， but the BA stuff was new。 Reading this earlier would have made that part of the role feel much more comfortable。 The voice isn't perfectly consistent throughout the book （it's obvious it was written by multiple people）， but the information is great for someone trying to figure out the job， if a bit hard to read at times。 It can get pretty technical and was I wish I'd read this book earlier！ I moved up from a developer role to a lead/PM/BA position a couple years ago。 I had previous PM training， but the BA stuff was new。 Reading this earlier would have made that part of the role feel much more comfortable。 The voice isn't perfectly consistent throughout the book （it's obvious it was written by multiple people）， but the information is great for someone trying to figure out the job， if a bit hard to read at times。 It can get pretty technical and was definitely written by people who are used to choosing their words carefully and ensuring completeness。 。。。more

Bob S。 ，

As is typical of books of this sort， the Guide to the BABOK does not offer a predefined methodology for Business Analysis。 Instead the reader will find descriptions of the components of a methodology （processes， artifacts， & techniques） that they must assemble themselves into a workable methodology。The strengths of such an approach are first， any methodology must typically be tailored for implementation within a given organizational context。 Second， books that provide a coherent， ready-to-use me As is typical of books of this sort， the Guide to the BABOK does not offer a predefined methodology for Business Analysis。 Instead the reader will find descriptions of the components of a methodology （processes， artifacts， & techniques） that they must assemble themselves into a workable methodology。The strengths of such an approach are first， any methodology must typically be tailored for implementation within a given organizational context。 Second， books that provide a coherent， ready-to-use methodology necessarily exclude alternative techniques， artifacts， and processes that might be useful to some of the readers。 Thus the Guide to the BABOK opts for comprehensiveness， and might overwhelm some audiences。The book is well suited to a semi-experienced BA， or at least a neophyte who is embedded in an organization with an established BA process。 Such a person would benefit from seeing how the activities they already perform fit into a larger context， or formalize the knowledge they might have acquired intuitively。 。。。more

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