From the course: Studying for the Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP)®
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Identify BA knowledge area tasks
From the course: Studying for the Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP)®
Identify BA knowledge area tasks
- The knowledge areas as described in the BABOK Guide describe the practice of business analysis. Each knowledge area is simply a grouping of related tasks. They're grouped but this doesn't imply any order. A business analyst may perform the task in any order and doesn't have to do all of them all of the time. For example, if you were troubleshooting some operational processes, then you might only need to do a little analysis in the solution space. Remember, the business analysis tasks are completely industry independent and they can be performed at almost any level in the organization. The key is to understand what the tasks are and why they're important for business analysis work. Can you list all 30? And can you explain the purpose of each? This is a key competency you want to have before sitting down for your CBAP examination. Let's walk through them now. I like to start with business analysis planning and…
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