BABOK V3 Overview in 10 minutes

Xerox BSA Competency Centre

Tom Kolankiewicz PE, PMP
November 18, 2015

A Guide to the Business Analysis Body of

Knowledge (BABOK Guide)
BABOK Guide v3 is the essential standard to
help practitioners and their stakeholders deliver
business value and create better business
outcomes.
BABOK Guide is the most credible and
authoritative source of knowledge and practices
for business analysis.
The new version expands the scope of business
analysis, providing essential direction and
support for practitioners in areas such as agile,
business intelligence, information technology,
business architecture and business process
management.

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BABOK V3 Notables
1) IIBA officially released Version 3 of its
BABOK on April 15, 2015.
2) Recall that the BABOK is analogous to
PMIs PMBOK for Project Managers.

3) V3 was developed with global

representation from: New Zealand, Japan,
UK, CA, USA, & others.
4) Needed to reach out beyond the IT BA
community to other professionals in other
industries who are doing BA work.
5) IIBA is committed to Unite a global
community of professionals.

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BABOK V3 Notables
6) The BABOK is: the only globally recognized
standard for the practice of business analysis.
(Not quite true PMI does offer the PMI
Professional in Business Analysis PMI-PBA) certification)

7) It defines the skills and knowledge required by

business analysis professionals.
8) Hundreds of people were engaged in the
development of V3 content.

9) Development Team went through three revisions

cycles to create V3.

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A Stroll Down the BABOK Memory Lane

Date

BABOK

2005

Version 1

2005

Version 1.4

2006

Version 1.6 Draft

2008

Version 1.6 Final

2009

Version 2

2015

Version 3

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A Tale of Two BOKs

BABOK
V2

BABOK
V3

265

502

Techniques

34

50

Perspectives

n/a

New Concept
and Chapter

Business Analysis Core

Concept Model

n/a

New Figure

Metric
Total Pages in the BOK
Knowledge Areas
(See next page for additional details)

Underlying Competencies
(SW Applications Tools and Technology)

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So what hasnt changed?

No Changes to the Core BABOK Concepts
The BABOK conceptual ERD is the SAME.

BABOK

All of these relationships are 1:N.

Knowledge
Areas

Tasks

Inputs

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Techniques

Outputs

Stakeholders

Key Concepts of a Task have not changed!

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Knowledge Area (KA) Comparison

Version 2 KA Chapters

Version 3 KA Chapters

Business Analysis, Planning &

Monitoring

Business Analysis, Planning &

Monitoring

Requirements Elicitation

Elicitation and Collaboration

Requirements Mgmt &

Communication

Requirements Life Cycle

Management

Enterprise Analysis

Strategy Analysis

Requirements Analysis

Requirements Analysis & Design

Definition

Solution Assessment & Validation

Solution Evaluation

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BABOK V2 Knowledge Area Relationship Diagram*

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* (Figure from BABOK V2)

BABOK V3 Knowledge Area Relationship Diagram*

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* (Slide from actual IIBA Presentation)

Is there really that much thats different?

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Change in the Definition of a Requirement

Version 2 KA Chapters
A Requirement is
A condition or capability needed by a
stakeholder to solve a problem or
achieve an objective.
A condition or capability that must be
met or possessed by a solution or
solution component to satisfy a
contract, standard, specification, or
other formally imposed documents.
A documented representation of a
condition or capability as in (1) or (2).
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Version 3 KA Chapters
A Requirement is
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.
The nature of the representation may
be a document (or set of documents),
but can vary widely depending on the
circumstances.

KA 1 Task Comparison
V2 vs V3
(BABOK 3.0 Appendix D: Summary of
Changes from BABOK Guide v 2.0)

BABOK Knowledge Areas

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KA 2 Task Comparison
V2 vs V3
(BABOK 3.0 Appendix D: Summary of
Changes from BABOK Guide v 2.0)

BABOK Knowledge Areas

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KA 3 Task Comparison
V2 vs V3
(BABOK 3.0 Appendix D: Summary of
Changes from BABOK Guide v 2.0)

BABOK Knowledge Areas

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KA 4 Task Comparison
V2 vs V3
(BABOK 3.0 Appendix D: Summary of
Changes from BABOK Guide v 2.0)

BABOK Knowledge Areas

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KA 5 Task Comparison
V2 vs V3
(BABOK 3.0 Appendix D: Summary of
Changes from BABOK Guide v 2.0)

BABOK Knowledge Areas

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KA 6 Task Comparison
V2 vs V3
(BABOK 3.0 Appendix D: Summary of
Changes from BABOK Guide v 2.0)

BABOK Knowledge Areas

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Business Analysis Core Concept Model

(BACCM)
The 6 common
elements to every
business analysis effort.

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* (Slide from actual IIBA Presentation)

So what are these Perspectives things that

were introduced in Version 3.0 ?
Do I need to retrieve my
technical drawing and
pencil sketch pads from
the attic?

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BABOK V3 Perspectives
Agile

IT

Business
Architecture

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BI

Business
Process
Management

Perspectives additional info

Perspectives can be thought as the viewpoints (perspectives if you will) that
an individual who practices a given profession might see, when looking at a
set of needs, a problem or a solution.
Perspectives allow one to interpret and apply the BABOK Knowledge Areas
and Tasks from the lens which they are operating.
Perspectives are not mutually exclusive i.e. multiple perspectives can be
included in the same analysis domain.
Perspectives are a new notion and didnt exist in BABOK V2. There are 5
in all: Agile, Business Intelligence, Information Technology, Business
Architecture, and, Business Process Management.

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So what are the new Techniques?

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Name

Name

Backlog Management

Decision Modelling

Balanced Scorecard

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Financial Analysis

Business Capability
Analysis

11

Mind Mapping

Business Case

12

Prioritization

Business Model Canvas

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Process Analysis

Collaborative Games

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Roles and Permissions

Matrix

Concept Modelling

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Stakeholder List, Map, or

Personas

Data Mining

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Some popular Q&As

Where can I get V3 of the BABOK ?
Current IIBA members can download the eBook version at: http://www.iiba.org/ . This is a benefit of your
membership. Cost to Non-IIBA members is $55 USD.
The printed version is out and available on Amazon here. It costs ~$75 USD.

Did they change for the sake of change?

Good Question! Organizations, authors and publishers are often ridiculed for purposely obsoleting their
content for revenue generation reasons. It has been 6 years since V2 was published.
IIBA felt they needed to update the BABOK to account for:

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1.

Wide adoption of Agile / Lean Methodologies. Every BA should know the basics of Agile methodology.

2.

Be more inclusive to fields outside of IT that have significant BA elements.

3.

~50% increase in Techniques (34 in V2 up to 50 in V3). ~150 pages of BA techniques!

4.

Addition of new BI Perspective

5.

Recognition that many Organizations have a BA who is responsible for BA and Solution Design.
New section describes the distinction and overlap between requirements and design.

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Some popular Q&A

Where can I get V3 of the BABOK ?
Current IIBA members can download the eBook version at: http://www.iiba.org/ . This is a benefit of your
membership. Cost to Non-IIBA members is $55 USD.
The printed version is out and available through Amazon here. It costs $75 USD.

When will the IIBA CBAP and CCBA exam content be switched over from V2 to V3?
Latest answer is ~ 6 months after the Request for Comment period has ended. Advice If you are planning to
sit for either exam, you should do so prior to 12/31/2015.
Update as of 10/1/2015
In November 2015, IIBA will announce a revised certification framework, which will include:
* A multi-level structure which recognizes increasing levels of maturity along the BA career path.
* The establishment of competency-based learning outcomes which will provide education providers the ability to
develop and deliver targeted training courses.
* A streamlined and simplified application process.
The revamped certification program is planned for implementation in Q3 2016.

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Some popular Q&A

If I recently passed the CBAP exam for V2, may I take V3 exam?
Yes, you may take the V3 of the CBAP exam if you desire to do so. But it is not necessary to retain your
certification.
All certified practitioners on the current exams will have their credential recognized even after the revised
certification program is implemented.

BABOK and CCBA Exams may

be taken at a convenient Testing
Centres near you!

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Other Questions ???

Please visit www.iiba.org for further information on
V3. Contact Tom at tom.kolankiewicz@xerox.com

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