- Organizations seek feedback from users of Agile Extension to BABOK® Guide
TORONTO, Nov. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - Today, International Institute of Business Analysis and the Agile Alliance are announcing the publication of the Agile Extension to A Guide to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge and inviting all members of the agile and business analysis communities to provide feedback on the extension.
Obtain the Agile Extension and an online feedback form at http://iiba.info/AgileExtension. Practitioners can provide feedback until January 31, 2012. The BABOK® Guide offers a common framework to understand and define the practice of
business analysis. Used by over 200,000 practitioners worldwide, it is
available at www.IIBA.org.
IIBA® Chief Business Analyst Kevin Brennan, CBAP, PMP, says, "I believe
that the agile and business analysis communities have a lot to learn
from one another. This joint effort is a major step in that direction."
Shane Hastie of the Board of Agile Alliance says, "As an agile business
analyst myself, I believe that this will help practitioners understand
how important effective business analysis is for successful agile
development."
Developed by a global team of volunteers, this new release offers
information on business analysis in agile lifecycles; the mapping of
information back to the BABOK® Guide 2.0; descriptions of over 20 new business analysis techniques useful in
an agile environment; and key principles regarding agile business
analysis.
The Agile Alliance is a non-profit organization with nearly 6,000
members globally dedicated to promoting the concepts of agile software
development. www.agilealliance.org.
IIBA® is the independent non-profit professional association of the business analysis profession with 22,000 members globally serving the field of business analysis to the international business community. www.IIBA.org
SOURCE International Institute of Business Analysis
