Overview of the structure and goals of IIBA's Professional Development operating group as of October 2009.

1. IIBA Professional Development Operational Overview Sept 2009

2. 2 Introduction Kevin Brennan, cbap® V.P. Professional Development, IIBA® Responsible for IIBA® Standards (BABOK® Guide and Extensions) EEP™ Program IIBA Community Network Career Centre Delivering PD Opportunities to IIBA® Members BA Experience Over 10 years as a business analyst Has used many different methodologies and worked in several industries © International Institute of Business Analysis

3. Professional Development Mandate Drive improvement in the practice of business analysis by: Creating a cycle of continuous learning and improvement in business analysis practices Ensuring that BAs have access to readily available, high-quality education Enabling business analysts to be effective in helping organizations succeed at their goals and objectives Ensuring organizations understand how to support and enhance the practice of business analysis 3 © International Institute of Business Analysis™

4. Standards Accountabilities Develop IIBA Standards Maintain the BABOK Guide Plan extensions, best practice guide Collaborate with other associations to align standards development Publish and distribute standards Conduct research into new methods, areas of interest Co-ordinate updates and changes with Certification 4 © International Institute of Business Analysis™

5. EEP Program Accountabilities Improve quality of business analysis education provided by third parties Assess providers and courses against defined quality criteria Help EEPs improve courses that fail to meet our criteria Assess EEP courses against standards developed by Certification to pre-qualify them for PD hours Ensure EEPs comply with the EEP Code of Conduct Resolve complaints brought against EEPs 5 © International Institute of Business Analysis™

6. New Media Accountabilities Develop content for distribution through new media channels including: Community Network Webinars Podcasts Newsletters Integrate and manage content across channels Use new media tools to help facilitate communication among IIBA stakeholders and IIBA Identify and assess new tools that can be used to deliver PD information to BA community 6 © International Institute of Business Analysis™

7. Structure 7 © International Institute of Business Analysis™

8. BABOK Guide Goals for BABOK v2.0 were: Simplify Structure and Integrate KAs Address 3 Key Target Groups Agile Now: 40% of BAs working on Agile projects Business Process Management Now: 45% of BAs working on BPM projects Project Management Now:Improved clarity of roles 8 © International Institute of Business Analysis™

9. 2009 Objectives Standards Publish v2 of the BABOK Guide Begin development of additional material Extensions (Agile BA, Enterprise BA) Support for organizations (competency model, CMMI, best practices in BA management) New material and frameworks 9 © International Institute of Business Analysis™

10. 2009 Accomplishments Complete Published v2 of the BABOK Guide Launched Community Network Improved administration of EEP Program 10 © International Institute of Business Analysis™