BABOK 2.0 Release Party!

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1 BABOK 2.0 Release Party! Cover this area with a picture related to your presentation. It can be humorous. Make sure you look at the Notes Pages for more information about how to use the template. Celebrating the first complete release of the BABOK Guide International Institute of Business Analysis

2 2 Vision and Mission Vision Mission The world's leading association for Business Analysis professionals Develop and maintain standards for the practice of business analysis and for the certification of its practitioners IIBA is an international not-for-profit professional association for business analysis professionals.

3 3 IIBA Goals Strategic Goals Create and develop awareness and recognition of the value and contribution of the role of the Business Analysis Professional Define the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK ) Publicly recognize qualified practitioners through an internationally acknowledged certification program Provide a forum for knowledge sharing Operational Goals Ensure the long term viability of the organization Enable sustainable growth to support the establishment of the IIBA as a worldwide organization Ensure financial viability to support the implementation and sustainment of the IIBA operational and strategic priorities Consistently demonstrate value of the organization to IIBA constituents

4 4 Why Define the BABOK? Create a shared understanding of business analysis. It defines the BA role It says what a BA needs to be able to do It describes the techniques that a BA should be able to use It describes the competencies that It describes the competencies that are required to be effective

5 5 What We Did 4½ years of work, hundreds of volunteers, thousands of comments, 200,000 downloads 5 releases to BA community (1.0, , , 20Draft 2.0 Draft, andnow20) now 2.0) Reviewed by experts and practitioners Validated by surveys with thousands of respondents

6 6 Definition of Business Analysis 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 recommend solutions that t enable the organization to achieve its goals.

7 Business Analysis Body of Knowledge 7 Version 2 The set of tasks, knowledge, & techniques required to identify business needs & determine solutions to business problems. Identifies currently accepted practices Recognizes business analysis is not synonymous with software requirements Defined & enhanced by the professionals who apply it Captures the sum of the knowledge required for the practice of business analysis as a profession

8 8 What are the major changes? All content is complete 77 tasks consolidated into 32 Applies to a wider range of methods including Agile, BPM Validated d by practitioners and experts Surveys of BA community show that content is generally accepted All tasks performed by most BAs

9 9 Techniques Techniques q consolidated in their own chapter 34 techniques described in 2.0 All techniques listed are performed by a majority of BAs today Includes all commonly used elicitation and analysis techniques Cover most situations a BA is likely to encounter

10 10 Next Steps Version 2 accomplishes the initial goals we set for the BABOK v2 will be in print later this year Focus shifts to: Et Extensions Competency Model Online Community to Support BAs We ll start v3 when we know what needs to change in v2

11 11 And the CBAP Exam migrates to 2.0 August 1, 2009 Item writing team currently developing 2.0 exam Exam blueprint will be published later this year If you are certified under 1.6, it remains valid

12 12 Questions?

13 13 blog.theiiba.org Kevin Brennan, CBAP, PMP VP, Professional Development Or contact

14 Next Webinar Where the Industry is Heading The Journey to Professional Excellence 2009 When: Tuesday, April 21, p.m. to 1 p.m. EDT Who: Kathleen B. (Kitty) Hass, IIBA Director Discussion points: Discover the value of business analysis Examine why business analysis is critical to success in the global economy Explore our challenge to close the gap in BA capabilities Discover where the BA industry is going and how we are going to get there Register now at