HOW IRM’S TRAINING COURSES MAP TO VERSION 3 OF THE BABOK®
The International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA®) is the publisher of the BABOK® Guide, a globally recognised standard for the practice of business analysis.
The core content of the BABOK® is a collection of many of the most common business analysis tasks. These tasks are logically grouped into 6 Knowledge Areas:
- Business Analysis Planning & Monitoring
- Elicitation & Collaboration
- Requirements Life Cycle Management
- Strategy Analysis
- Requirements Analysis & Design Definition
- Solution Evaluation
These Knowledge Areas are underpinned by:
- Business Analysis Key Concepts
- Underlying Competencies
- Techniques
- Perspectives
The BABOK® V3 is just over 500 pages long and contains a wealth of information – much more material than could be covered in any training course. Instead most training companies (including IRM) focus on training in Competencies and Techniques – skills which lend themselves to a learn-by-doing approach.
The Competencies and Techniques covered in IRM courses are a selection from the many available, but a selection based on many years of training experience and course feedback from customers.
The following IRM courses are endorsed by the International Institute of Business Analysis as being compliant with BABOK® V3:
BRE – Business Requirements Elicitation
Investigating requirements, interviewing clients, specifying solutions, presenting recommendations.
BA – Business Analysis
The fundamentals of business process analysis, modelling & design, data modelling and business rules.
RUML – Modelling Requirements with Use Case & the UML
How to use the UML notation & diagrams when specifying requirements.
DAM – Data Analysis & Modelling
Top-down business and application modelling, data analysis and normalisation.
PSS – Problem Solving Skills
Think outside the square. Problem analysis and creative thinking skills for business analysts.
WFS – Workshop Facilitation Skills
Learn how to plan and successfully facilitate a wide range of workshops – including requirements elicitation and requirements prioritisation.
WBR – Writing Better Requirements
An intensive one-day workshop to help you write better specifications.
USE THESE TABLES TO IDENTIFY THE MAPPING OF EACH COURSE TO THE BABOK®
| Knowledge Area | BRE | BA | RUML | DAM | PSS | WFS | WBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Analysis Planning & Monitoring | Y | Y | Y | ||||
| Elicitation & Collaboration | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| Requirements Life Cycle Management | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Strategy Analysis | Y | Y | Y | Y | |||
| Requirements Analysis & Design Definition | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Solution Evaluation | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Underlying Competencies | BRE | BA | RUML | DAM | PSS | WFS | WBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analytical Thinking & Problem Solving | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| Behavioural Characteristics | Y | ||||||
| Business Knowledge | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| Communication Skills | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Interaction Skills | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Tools & Technology | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Techniques | BRE | BA | RUML | DAM | PSS | WFS | WBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Techniques | BRE | BA | RUML | DAM | PSS | WFS | WBR |
| Acceptance & Evaluation Criteria Definition | Y | Y | |||||
| Brainstorming | Y | Y | |||||
| Business Rules Analysis | Y | Y | Y | Y | |||
| Concept Modelling | Y | Y | |||||
| Data Dictionary | Y | Y | |||||
| Data Flow Diagrams | Y | Y | |||||
| Data Modelling | Y | Y | Y | ||||
| Decision Analysis | Y | Y | Y | ||||
| Decision Modelling | Y | ||||||
| Document Analysis | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| Focus Group | Y | ||||||
| Functional Decomposition | Y | Y | |||||
| Glossary | Y | Y | |||||
| Interviews | Y | Y | |||||
| Metrics & Key Performance Indicators | Y | ||||||
| Mind Mapping | Y | Y | |||||
| Non-Functional Requirements Analysis | Y | Y | Y | ||||
| Organisation Modelling | Y | Y | Y | ||||
| Prioritisation | Y | ||||||
| Problem Tracking | Y | ||||||
| Process Analysis | Y | Y | Y | ||||
| Process Modelling | Y | Y | Y | ||||
| Prototyping | Y | ||||||
| Reviews | Y | Y | Y | ||||
| Risk Analysis & Management | Y | Y | |||||
| Root Cause Analysis | Y | ||||||
| Sequence Diagrams | Y | ||||||
| Scope Modelling | Y | Y | |||||
| State Modelling | Y | ||||||
| Survey/Questionnaire | Y | Y | |||||
| Use Cases & Scenarios | Y | Y | Y | ||||
| User Stories | Y | Y | |||||
| Vendor Assessment | Y | ||||||
| Workshops | Y |