''A Guide to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge'' (BABOK) is a guide about
business analysis
Business analysis is a professional discipline of identifying business needs and determining solutions to business problems. Solutions often include a software-systems development component, but may also consist of process improvements, organiza ...
, issued by the
International Institute of Business Analysis
The International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) is a professional association formed in October 2003 with the stated goal of supporting and promoting the discipline of business analysis.
IIBA offers help and information to business analys ...
(''IIBA''), attempting to reflect current best practice and to provide a framework that describes the areas of knowledge, with associated activities and tasks and techniques required, from the
International Institute of Business Analysis
The International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) is a professional association formed in October 2003 with the stated goal of supporting and promoting the discipline of business analysis.
IIBA offers help and information to business analys ...
.
According to
Capability Maturity Model Integration
Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) is a process level improvement training and appraisal program. Administered by the CMMI Institute, a subsidiary of ISACA, it was developed at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). It is required by many ...
, organisations interested in process improvement should adopt industry standards from the ''Business Analysis Body of Knowledge'' (and
other associated references) to lift their project delivery from the ''ad hoc'' to the ''managed'' level.
History
The BABOK was first published by the
International Institute of Business Analysis
The International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) is a professional association formed in October 2003 with the stated goal of supporting and promoting the discipline of business analysis.
IIBA offers help and information to business analys ...
(''IIBA'') as a draft document ''version 1.4'', in October 2005,
[ 'Reducing the Trend of Failed Business Transformation Projects'' report at Management Concepts] for consultation with the wider business analysis and project management community, to document and standardise generally accepted business analysis practices. The first formal release was at ''version 1.6'' in June 2006. Version 2.0 was released in 2009. Version 3.0 was released in 2015.
See also
*
International Institute of Business Analysis
The International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) is a professional association formed in October 2003 with the stated goal of supporting and promoting the discipline of business analysis.
IIBA offers help and information to business analys ...
References
External links
A Guide to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (Babok Guide) Version 3.0
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2005 works
Business process
Project management
Systems analysis
Business analysis
BABOK