Category Archives: IIBA

Internation Institute of Business Analysts. This organization provides guidance and standards for business analysis. They have also recently developed a business analyst certification test.

2007 – The Year of the Business Analyst

By Scott Sehlhorst | January 8th, 2007

Outsourcing is gaining momentum not only as a way to reduce costs, but as a way to create global teams. This trend is driving an increase in demand for business analysts. The change in perspective is driving companies to think about how they manage their business in new ways, and driving interest in new tools for business analysts to achieve these goals.

Posted in Business Analysis, Business Process Modeling, IIBA, Organizations, Requirements management software | Tagged ba, bpmn, bpmn training, Business Analysis, business analyst, managing data, Outsourcing | 4 Comments

Ten Requirements Gathering Techniques

By Scott Sehlhorst | November 21st, 2006

The BABoK (Business Analyst Body of Knowledge) lists 10 techniques for gathering requirements. Here’s an overview of each one. For more details, check out the latest Guide to the BABoK.

Posted in Business Analysis, IIBA, Lists, Organizations, Requirements, Requirements gathering | Tagged babok, business requirements, eliciting requirements, gathering requirements, managing data, requirements elicitation, Requirements gathering, software requirements gathering | 10 Comments

First IIBA Certification Exam And More

By Scott Sehlhorst | November 16th, 2006

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Posted in Business Analysis, IIBA, Organizations | Tagged babok, iiba certification, iiba exam, kevin brennan, managing data | Leave a comment

Business Analyst BOK 1.6 Just Released

By Scott Sehlhorst | July 21st, 2006

The IIBA (International Institute of Business Analysis) has just released version 1.6 of A Guide to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge, or the BA BOK. This new release adds over 100 pages of content and is the first “essentially complete” version.

Posted in IIBA, Organizations, Process Improvement | Tagged ba bok, bok, Business Analysis, international institute of business analysis, managing data | 3 Comments