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1 September 2020

1 September 2020

Introduction to Business Analysis Body of Knowledge

Welcome to the first post from a series called “Introduction to BABOK®”. This series aims to introduce you to the business analysis framework defined in the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK® for short) and the organization behind it: the International Institute of Business Analysis.

6 September 2020

6 September 2020

Business Analysis Core Concept Model

This post is dedicated to the basic concepts of the business analysis profession. These concepts work as a compass helping business analysts speak the same language as their stakeholders.

4 October 2020

Elicitation and Collaboration

The Elicitation and Collaboration knowledge area (KA) contains tasks that help Business Analysts to obtain information from the stakeholders. Business Analysts must confirm and communicate the obtained information back to the stakeholders.

3 November 2020

3 November 2020

Requirements Life Cycle Management

The knowledge area Requirements Life Cycle Management ensures that requirements and designs created by Business Analysts during their work are managed and maintained. The requirements and designs are also traced, prioritized, and approved.

11 November 2020

Strategy Analysis

The Strategy Analysis knowledge area of BABOK focuses on understanding why a change is needed and defining activities that an organization has to undertake to implement it successfully. Because of this focus, the outputs of Strategy Analysis provide context for all other activities in the framework.

17 November 2020

17 November 2020

Business value streams and capabilities

To produce solutions that bring value to an organization requires that the agile team have a basic understanding of the business architecture. Agile teams, through their deliverables, impact business architecture elements such as business capabilities and business value streams. Let us take a look at what these elements are, and why an agile team should care about them.

3 December 2020

Requirements Analysis and Design Definition

The Requirements Analysis and Design Definition knowledge area focuses on processing business analysis information obtained from the Elicitation and Collaboration knowledge area. Business Analysts can perform these information processing tasks as a one-time activity or incrementally and iteratively depending on the selected business analysis approach.

18 October 2024

7 Agile Business Analysis Principles (Part 1)

In Agile Business Analysis, the "See the Whole" principle encourages professionals to analyze the business change in the context of the bigger picture, focusing on the business environment and why the change is necessary. This principle encourages business analysts to take a holistic view. Understanding the context, solution, and stakeholders is crucial to value delivery.

24 October 2024

24 October 2024

Principle 2 – Think as a Customer

In the world of Agile Business Analysis, this principle emphasizes the importance of a customer-centric approach. Rather than focusing solely on the needs of a business, this principle encourages business analysts (BAs) to incorporate the voice of the customer and adopt their perspective ensuring that every feature developed meets customer expectations and adds value.

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