Spring Study Group Session 7 - Chapter 9 Techniques - Part 2

By request from members, IIBA Houston will present a Study Group on BABOK 2.0. If you are serious about pursuing your CBAP� and want to stay accountable, or if you are curious to find out what its all about, come check out the BABOK� Fast Track Study Group.

Sessions are free for paid members of IIBA Houston. They are $10 each session for non-members or $75 for all 8 Sessions.

The topic for this session is Chapter 9: Techniques - Part 2

The Techniques Chapter provides a high-level overview of the techniques referenced in the Knowledge Areas of the BABOK� Guide. Techniques alter the way a business analysis task is performed or describe a specific form the output of a task may take. The techniques listed here are only a subset of the techniques used by practitioners of business analysis. The ones listed here are applicable to enough different situations and business domains, and have been adopted by enough business analysis practitioners, that a skilled generalist should reasonably be expected to be familiar with the existence and purpose of the technique. Business analysts who specialize in a particular methodology or business domain may need to understand a smaller set of techniques in greater depth, or may need to develop expertise in techniques not described here. In a number of cases, we have grouped a set of conceptually similar techniques into a single entry. This was done to indicate that any one of the variant techniques that are listed in that entry (or even variants that are not specifically mentioned) may be usable for that purpose. While there are certainly important theoretical and practical differences between these variants, most practitioners will find that expertise in a single variant is sufficient in any particular environment.

We'll meet every Wednesday for 8 weeks and cover the ENTIRE BABOK (version 2).

Mar 16 - Chapter 1 Introduction & Chapter 5 Enterprise Analysis

Mar 23 - Chapter 6 Requirements Analysis

Mar 30 - Chapter 7 Solution Assessment & Validation

Apr 6 - Chapter 2 Planning & Monitoring

Apr 13 - Chapter 4 Requirements Management & Communication

Apr 20 - Chapter 8 Underlying Competencies & Chapter 9 Techniques - part 1

Apr 27 - Chapter 9 Techniques - part 2

May 4 - Chapter 3 Elicitation and Exam tools

During these sessions, a facilitator will lead a discussion of each knowledge area, helping you understand the goal of specific business analysis activities, key tasks involved, relationships of various artifacts and deliverables. It's a great way to learn more about BA tasks, but it's especially geared to those studying for the CBAP exam. However, you will need to read the chapters before each week's session. The sessions are a great place to ask questions and dig deeper, but it works best when everyone is familiar with the material. We know it's a lot to cover in 8 weeks, but this Fast Track format has been most successful for us - and we've held sessions for about 3 years and a lot of Houston Chapter members have recieved thier CBAPcertification after taking this course.

We'll also cover tips for the application process and lots of tools and techniques to employ during the test. We have several CBAPs that will join our sessions to answer questions about the test and the certification process.

We'll send out more information to registrants the week before sessions start. If you would like to attend, but the location doesn't work - let us know. We are open to alternate locations, based on where the majority of attendees are coming from. Contact us at Education@houston.iiba.org for more information.