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A Guide to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge® (BABOK® Guide)

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The Guide to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge covers the whole breadth of business analysis from project start-up to post-implementation reviews. I think it's great for everyone, whether at entry level or experienced senior level.

It splits the discipline into six key knowledge areas:
* Business analysis planning and monitoring
* Elicitation
* Requirements management and communication
* Enterprise analysis
* Requirements analysis
* Solution assessment and validation

What's especially good is that it puts such a strong focus on planning and managing what we have to do, as well as going through the basics of eliciting, documenting and analysing, communicating, assessing, and validating.

Alongside these 6 knowledge areas, it also has a whole section on underlying compentencies (the 'soft' skills we need as business analysts), and another detailing 34 techniques we typically use.

For those that have already seen/used version 1.6, there are some key differences. The layout, tone, and diagrams are more consistent; the techniques are in their own separate section (rather than spread through the knowledge areas); the tasks that encroached slightly on the project/line management disciplines have been removed; and the enterprise analysis knowledge area has become more focused on what I would call 'problem analysis'.

A great reference that I keep on my desk all the time -- and I'm really looking forward to the next publication which will focus more fully on the Strategic aspects of what was covered under enterprise analysis in version 1.6.

Having worked as a Business Analyst for the past 15 years, I found this book to be a great reference book for experienced Business Analysts. It is well written, clearly organised. I use it as a reference when I run out of BA ideas on projects which lack structure. It always shows me a way forward. There is nothing new or ground breaking in it but it is a nice resource to have at hand. Very comprehensive for the waterfall model. It is missing the agile approach but I think that will come later.

Great reference. It's more of a reference than a tutorial or guide. Really expensive, but cheaper than the IIBA membership!

This book was excellent. I would definetely recommend it to anyone working in the field of business analysis. It covered all of the knowledge areas that a business analyst would need to be aware of. It is also an excellent reference book.

This book is not what it seems. After reading, I realized I did not receive any guidance. For example, the it spends a lot of time telling what a Business Analyst is but does not give best practices or solutions to use in common situations. It read more like a manual for installing electrical wiring. It left me wondering how to apply what I had just read. Simply put; it was a book of random knowledge poorly laid out.

Fantastic book in a dull area with so much crap published its great to get something readable and something to get me through the exams.

This is my "Hard" Copy of the BABOK to study. I also have a "soft" copy. I find it indispensable, especially when I'm traveling or just don't feel like sitting at my laptop. This contains the actual material on the test.

I ordered this book after reading multiple reviews from people, which I always do before buying a book.
This is NOT a guide as I understand, infact this is the same version 2.0 BABOK from IIBA.

So if anyone have BABOK 2.0, he/she dont need it at all.
Only reason why one would buy this copy if hard copy of BABOK is needed.

La qualité et le niveau d'analyse du contenu de cet ouvrage ne dépasse pas le BAC (et encore je suis aimable!). Je suis franchement déçu par le contenu qui est complétement déstructuré et ne répond pas à la réalité de l'industrie et je comprends mieux maintenant les difficultés qu'ont les business analyst à faire un travail rigoureux et analytique étant donné le faible niveau de formation qu'apporte cette certification. Bref cela ne remplacera jamais une formation niveau Bac+5 en HEC ou un Bac+7 en ingénierie de la gestion de projets. En tout cas je déconseille tout employeur d'embaucher quelqu'un ayant cette certification et ce prétendant business analyst au vu du contenu actuel. En espérant que cela évolue dans le meilleur sens dans les 10 années à venir car actuellement les méthodes proposées ont presque un siècle de retard.