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BABOK ® Guide v3
What's new and why it matters

Presented by:
Ravi Balike MBA, PMP, CBAP
VP Professional Development IIBA PHL
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravibalike
Email: ravishankar.balike@tmnas.com
Phone: 412 916 9775
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IIBA Core Purpose

“To unite a community of

professionals to create better
business outcomes”

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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

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IIBA & BABOK Timeline

2004 2009
IIBA is BABOK
formed V2

2006 2015
BABOK BABOK
V1.6 V3

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BABOK v3 Promotional Video

• https://youtu.be/tX2hjd-37pw

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 Three Impressions

• Comprehensive Coverage of BA
profession

• Inclusion of Perspectives

• Strategic Alignment

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Perspectives

Agile Perspective

Business Intelligence Perspective

Information Technology Perspective

Business Architecture Perspective

Business Process Management Perspective

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 Perspectives Connect BABOK® to BA Practice

Enterprise

IT EntArch Business
EntArch
Architect

Business
Relationship
Manager
BI

Product
Decision Owner
Systems

Process
Systems IT BA
Analyst
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
Analytical Thinking and
2 Tasks b
Problem Solving
Underlying
3 c Business Architecture
Competencies
Requirements Life Cycle
4 Techniques d
Management
5 Perspectives e Analyze Current State

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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 25
New Techniques

Backlog Management
Balanced Scorecard
Business Capability Analysis
Business Case
Business Model Canvas
Decision Modelling
Collaborative Games
Financial Analysis
Concept Modelling
Mind Mapping
Data Mining
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

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and Events

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Questions ?

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