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Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK®)
How IRM's courses map to version 2 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 BABOK® describes:
- Knowledge Areas - what a business analyst needs to understand and the tasks they must be able to perform.
- Underlying Competencies – behaviour and knowledge that support effective performance.
- Techniques – specific ways in which tasks can be performed.
The following IRM courses are endorsed by the International Institute of Business Analysis as being compliant with BABOK® V2:
RGS
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Requirements Gathering & Specification
Investigating requirements, interviewing clients, specifying solutions, presenting recommendations.
BA
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Business Analysis
The fundamentals of business process analysis, modelling & design, data modelling and business rules.
RUML
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Modelling Requirements with Use Case & the UML
How to use the UML notation & diagrams when specifying requirements.
ASP
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Analysing & Solving Problems
Think outside the square. Problem analysis and creative thinking skills for business analysts.
SSP
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Successful Stakeholder Partnerships
Build a value network to identify and measure your stakeholder’s expectations.
Use the tables below to identify the mapping of each course to the BABOK®:
| Knowledge Area |
RGS |
BA |
RUML |
ASP |
SSP |
| Business Analysis Planning & Monitoring |
Y |
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Y |
| Requirements Elicitation |
Y |
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Y |
Y |
Y |
| Requirements Management & Communication |
Y |
Y |
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Y |
| Enterprise Analysis |
Y |
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|
Y |
Y |
| Requirements Analysis |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Solution Assessment & Validation |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
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| Underlying Competencies |
RGS |
BA |
RUML |
ASP |
SSP |
| Analytical Thinking & Problem Solving |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Behavioural Characteristics |
Y |
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Y |
| Business Knowledge |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Industry Knowledge |
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| Communication Skills |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Y |
| Interaction Skills |
Y |
|
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Software Applications |
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|
Y |
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| Techniques |
RGS |
BA |
RUML |
ASP |
SSP |
| Acceptance & Evaluation Criteria Definition |
Y |
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| Benchmarking |
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| Brainstorming |
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Y |
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| Business Rules Analysis |
|
Y |
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| Data Dictionary & Glossary |
|
Y |
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| Data Flow Diagrams |
|
Y |
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| Data Modelling |
|
Y |
Y |
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| Decision Analysis |
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|
Y |
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| Document Analysis |
Y |
Y |
Y |
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| Estimation |
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| Focus Group |
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| Functional Decomposition |
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Y |
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| Interface Analysis |
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| Interviews |
Y |
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| Lessons Learned Process |
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| Metrics & Key Performance Indicators |
Y |
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Y |
| Non-functional Requirements Analysis |
Y |
Y |
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| Observation |
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| Organisation Modelling |
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Y |
| Problem Tracking |
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Y |
Y |
| Process Modelling |
|
Y |
Y |
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| Prototyping |
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| Requirements Workshops |
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| Risk Analysis |
Y |
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Y |
Y |
| Root Cause Analysis |
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Y |
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| Scenarios & Use Cases |
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Y |
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| Scope Modelling |
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Y |
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| Sequence Diagrams |
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Y |
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| State Diagrams |
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| Structured Walkthroughs |
Y |
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| Survey/Questionnaire |
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| Swot Analysis |
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| User Stories |
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Y |
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| Vendor Assessment |
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