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BABOK® Guide BABOK® Guide BABOK® Guide BABOK® Guide : The framework : The framework : The framework : The framework
and relationships betweenand relationships betweenand relationships betweenand relationships between
Project Manager and Project Manager and Project Manager and Project Manager and
Business AnalystBusiness AnalystBusiness AnalystBusiness Analyst
Prassede Colombo, PMP ®,CBAP ®, IIBA® Italy Chapter President
28 February 2014
Babok ® Guide: The framework – PM&BA 2
BABOK® Guide - Purpose
“…define the profession
of business analysis”
• baseline for knowledge, work, skills
• tasks necessary to understand how a solution will deliver value
• “…a liaison among stakeholders in order to understand … an organization, and recommend solutions that enable the organization to achieve its goals” (BABOK® Guide V2)
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Babok ® Guide: The framework – PM&BA 3
BABOK® Guide - Purpose
From Needs, Requirements to Business Value
“Business Analysis is the practice of enabling change in
an organizational context, by defining needs and
recommending solutions that deliver value to
stakeholders”
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Babok ® Guide: The framework – PM&BA 4
Competencies of Business Analysis for…
understanding business problems and opportunities
recommending solutions that enable the organization to achieve
its goals (BA as Change Agents) in the context of the
requirements (BA as Facilitator, Analyzer, Advisor, Leader )
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Babok ® Guide: The framework – PM&BA 5
Structure of the BABOK® Guide
Know the context , the business; Interact, Communicate;
Be a BA Professional – customizing
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Define Business
Analysis Plans
Define Business
Case
Prioritize, Specify
and Model
Requirements
Verify, Validate
Approve
Requirements
Package, Trace
Elicit
Requirements
Select Solution,
Allocate
Requirements
Validate Solution
Business
Requirements
Stakeholder
Requirements
Solution
Requirements
Transition
Requirements
Babok ® Guide: The framework – PM&BA 628/02/2014
Babok® Guide: The Framework – PM&BA 7
Business Analyst
• Is any person who performsbusiness analysis activities
• Is responsible for eliciting the actual needs, analyzing, communicating and validatingrequirements to align them and deliver business value
Source: From Requirements to Business Value - The transformation of
Business Analysis, Kathleen Barret, CEO IIBA® , July 2013, Geneve
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From Needs to Solution Validation
Babok® Guide: The Framework – PM&BA 8
Business Analysis & Project Management
Identify the right Solutionand Validate
BUSINESS PROJECT
BUSINESS NEEDWHY
BUSINESSBENEFITS
CHANGE
SCOPE WHAT
DELIVERABLESRESULT
PROCESSHOW
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Implement and Deliver the Solution
BU
SIN
ESS A
NALY
SIS
BA PM
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BA & PM – Peer to Peer Relationship
Business Analyst
« is responsible and
accountable for the
execution of the BA
activities, from the needs
definition to the solution
validation to obtain
business value»
Project Manager
«is responsbile for managing
the work required to deliver
a solution that meets a
business need, ensuring
project’s objectives balancing
the project constraints,
scope, budget, schedule…»
(BABOK® Guide V2)
Starting Better (Business Requirements)
Prioritizing the requirements
Discovering new needs & requirements
Increasing Communication - understanding
Improving Change Process - tracing
BA increases Total Project Value
Babok ® Guide: The framework – PM&BA 1028/02/2014
BA decreases Total Project Cost
Documenting the right requirements
Reducing in rework (30-40% waste – 80% errors req. – Carnegie
Mellon University)
Shorten the project length
Reducing in stakeholder wasted time
Dicovering more cost-effective solutions
Babok ® Guide: The framework – PM&BA 1128/02/2014
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Clear definition of RACI and output…
BA PM
Deliver Solution
managing of project
work (Lead Team)
planning
Solution alignment
managing of all
requirements (REx)
developing
Responsible for
To avoid conflicts and evaluate PM & BA performance
Success:
great balance
between thorough
requirements
-gathering and
moving forward
Strong BA - Strong PM Balance – Peer-to-Peer
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BA & PM Trend
Project Failure for poor requirements (BA) (70-80% Meta
Group Research)
Requests for Solid BA skill for BR, Req, understanding
Organizations are defining BA Center of Comp.
Combination of BA & PM role (BA times reports)
Requests for who are knowledgeable and competent in BA & PM
Prassede Colombo, PMP ®,CBAP ®, IIBA® Italy Chapter President
28 February 2014
BABOK® GuideBABOK® GuideBABOK® GuideBABOK® Guide, BA , BA , BA , BA CompetenciesCompetenciesCompetenciesCompetencies,,,,
IIBAIIBAIIBAIIBA®®®® CertificationsCertificationsCertificationsCertifications
Business Analysis knowledge areas’ tasksBusiness Analysis
Planning &
Monitoring Elicitation
Requirements
Management &
Communication
Enterprise
Analysis
Requirements
Analysis
Solution
Assessment &
Validation
� Plan BA
Approach
� Conduct
Stakeholder
Analysis
� Plan BA Activities
� Plan BA
Communication
� Plan
Requirements
Management
Process
� Manage BA
Performance
� Prepare for
Elicitation
� Conduct
Elicitation
Activity
� Document
Elicitation
Results
� Confirm
Elicitation
Results
� Manage Solution
Scope &
Requirements
� Manage
Requirements
Traceability
� Maintain
Requirements for
Re-use
� Prepare
Requirements
Package
� Communicate
Requirements
� Define
Business
Need
� Assess
Capability
Gaps
� Determine
Solution
Approach
� Define
Solution
Scope
� Define
Business Case
� Prioritize
Requirements
� Organize
Requirements
� Specify and Model
Requirements
� Determine
Assumptions &
Constraints
� Verify
Requirements
� Validate
Requirements
� Assess Proposed
Solution
� Allocate
Requirements
� Assess
Organizational
Readiness
� Define Transition
Requirements
� Validate Solution
� Evaluate Solution
Performance
IIBA® Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK®) v2.0
BABOK® Guide KA & Tasks
Babok ® Guide, BA Competencies,
IIBA® Certifications1528/02/2014
Underlying Competencies Areas
Babok ® Guide, BA Competencies,
IIBA® Certifications1628/02/2014
Source: From Requirements to Business Value - The transformation of Business Analysis
Kathleen Barret, CEO IIBA, july 2013, Geneve
Babok ® Guide, BA Competencies,
IIBA® Certifications1728/02/2014
PM & BA Roles & Competencies Required• Strong PM, Weak BA
• Result = Requirements are rushed, some may be missed, rework needed late in the process, schedule and budget suffers
• Weak PM, Strong BA• Result = Too much time developing
requirements, project falls behind schedule, “scope creep” often occurs
• Weak PM, Weak BA• Result = Project failure!
• Strong PM, Strong BA• Result = Success, great balance between
thorough requirements-gathering and moving forward
Babok ® Guide, BA Competencies,
IIBA® Certifications1828/02/2014
…plus successfully passing the CBAP® exam
Work
Experience
7500 hours - business analysis work experience in
the last ten (10) years, specifically related to the knowledge areas
defined in the BABOK®
Knowledge
Areas
Fundamental
Areas
Education
Professional
Development
References
Demonstrated experience in three of the five fundamentals areas
Demonstrated experience and expertise in at least four of the six
BABOK® Knowledge Areas
High school or equivalent education
21 hours of professional development on business analysis or the underlying
fundamentals in the past four years
Two references (manager, client, or CBAP ®)
Certified Business Analysis Professional® Certification
CBAP® Certification Requirements
Babok ® Guide, BA Competencies,
IIBA® Certifications1928/02/2014
• For business analysts with less experience and for students with education but limited professional experience there is Certification of Competency in Business Analysis ® (CCBA ®)
• 3750 hours of work experience, 900 hours experiences in 2 of 6 Knowledge, 21 hours Professional Development, High school education, 2 references
CCBA ® Certification
Babok ® Guide, BA Competencies,
IIBA® Certifications2028/02/2014
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Contacts
Prassede Colombo
• president@italy.iiba.org
• LinkedIn: http://lnkd.in/aPYGBr
• www.italy.iiba.org
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