The document discusses the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK) Guide, which is a globally recognized standard for business analysis. It describes that the BABOK Guide covers 7 knowledge areas, 32 tasks, and 34 techniques. Each knowledge area describes the tasks business analysts perform to accomplish the purpose of that area. The techniques alter how tasks are performed or describe specific outputs. The document then lists and provides brief descriptions of each of the 7 knowledge areas, their associated tasks, and the 34 techniques covered in the BABOK Guide.

1. Knowledge Areas,
Tasks,
& Techniques.

2. IIBA®, the IIBA® logo, BABOK® and Business Analysis Body of
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This Presentation is For Educational Purposes.

3. • Bashar Ziedan.
• Business Analyst 2012 - present.
• Software Developer 2003 - 2011.
• BSc of Mathematics and Informatics – 2001
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4. BABOK® Guide
 7 knowledge Areas.
 32 Tasks.
 34 Techniques.
Business Analysis Body of Knowledge® Guide is a globally recognized
standard for the practice of business analysis.
The BABOK® Guide describes business analysis areas of knowledge, their
associated activities and tasks, and the skills necessary to be effective in
their execution.
Tasks: Each knowledge area describes the tasks performed by business
analysts to accomplish the purpose of that knowledge area.
Techniques alter the way a business analysis task is performed or describe
a specific form the output of a task may take.

5. 7 Knowledge Areas
1. Business Analysis Planning & Monitoring.
2. Elicitation.
3. Requirements Management & Communication.
4. Enterprise Analysis.
5. Requirements Analysis.
6. Solution Assessment & Validation.
7. Underlying Competencies.

6. Business Analysis Planning & Monitoring
6 Tasks
1. Plan Business Analysis Approach.
2. Conduct Stakeholder Analysis.
3. Plan BA Activities.
4. Plan BA Communication.
5. Plan Requirements Management Process.
6. Manage BA Performance.

7. Elicitation
4 Tasks
1. Prepare For Elicitation.
2. Conduct Elicitation Activity.
3. Document Elicitation Results.
4. Confirm Elicitation Results.

8. Requirements Management & Communication
5 Tasks
1. Manage Solution Scope & Requirements.
2. Manage Requirements Traceability.
3. Maintain Requirements For Re-Use.
4. Prepare Requirements Package.
5. Communicate Requirements.

9. Enterprise Analysis
5 Tasks
1. Define Business Need.
2. Assess Capability Gaps.
3. Determine Solution Approach.
4. Define Solution Scope.
5. Define Business Case.

10. Requirements Analysis
6 Tasks
1. Prioritize Requirements.
2. Organize Requirements.
3. Specify & Model Requirements.
4. Define Assumptions & Constraints.
5. Verify Requirements.
6. Validate Requirements.

11. Solution Assessment & Validation
6 Tasks
1. Assess Proposed Solution.
2. Allocate Requirements.
3. Assess Organizational Readiness.
4. Define Transition Requirements.
5. Validate Solution.
6. Evaluate Solution Performance.

12. Underlying Competencies
7 Competencies
1. Analytical Thinking & Problem Solving.
2. Behavioral Characteristic.
3. Systems Thinking.
4. Business Knowledge.
5. Communication Skills.
6. Interaction Skills.
7. Software Knowledge.

13. Techniques
34 Techniques
 Acceptance & Evaluation
Criteria Definition.
 Benchmarking.
 Brainstorming.
 Business Rules Analysis.
 Data Directory &
Glossary.
 Data Flow Diagram.
 Data Modeling.
 Decision Analysis.
 Document Analysis.
 Estimation.
 Focus Groups.
 Functional Decomposition.
 Interface Analysis.
 Interviews.
 Lessons Learned Process.
 Matrices & Key
Performance Indictors.
 Observation.

14. Techniques
34 Techniques
 Non-Functional
Requirements Analysis.
 Organization Modeling.
 Problem Tracking.
 Process Modeling.
 Prototyping.
 Requirements
Workshops.
 Risk Analysis.
 Root Cause Analysis.
 Scenarios & Use Cases.
 Scope Modeling.
 Sequence Diagrams.
 State Diagrams.
 Structured Walkthrough.
 Survey / Questionnaire.
 SWOT Analysis.
 User Stories.
 Vendor Assessment.

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