According to the IIBA® (International Institute of Business Analysis) BABOK® (Business Analysis Body of Knowledge), “Business analysis is the set of tasks and techniques used to work as a liaison among stakeholders in order to understand the structure, policies, and operations of an organization, and to recommend solutions that enable the organization to achieve its goals.”
These tasks and techniques are not unique to the business analyst’s tool set; they are required to be mastered by many professions. The BABOK® provides a very good summary of these tasks and techniques:
- Planning and Monitoring
- Elicitation
- Requirements Management and Communication
- Enterprise Analysis
- Requirements Analysis
- Solution Assessment and Validation
- Underlying Competencies
- And lists 34 Techniques
It becomes apparent from the definition, which does not mention business analyst, and from the list of tasks and techniques that business analysis is a far reaching set of skills that are required by many professions. Business analysis can not be learnt overnight. It requires study, work experience and a dedication to continual improvement over many years in order to master business analysis and to be able to apply it in a profession; that is which ever profession you choose. This is why the requirements around the IIBA®’s CBAP® (Certified Business Analysis Professional) certification are so stringent. The CBAP® will be the topic of a future blog.
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