PMBOK – BABOK Which came first…the chicken or the egg? Do we really need both? Part 2 November 2008 Errol Thomas MCSE, CEA, PMP, CBAP

January 2008 © 2008 Public Sector Consultants, Inc. 2 Agenda –Review Part 1 –Life-Cycles in Context (Project Phases) –PM / BA Relationship Comparison –PM / BA Task Comparison –PM / BA Knowledge, Skill, Ability, Behavior Comparison –Next Steps (Group Discussion –Q & A Objectives –Increase awareness of role similarities / differences –Encourage continued dialog Part 2 Agenda & Objectives

January 2008 © 2008 Public Sector Consultants, Inc. 3 Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) –Project Management framework published in 1987 by the Project Management Institute (PMI) –Nine knowledge areas –Focus: Project (administration) –Weakness: Not explicit about eliciting, analyzing and documenting requirements Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK) –Business Analysis framework published in 2006 by the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) –Six knowledge areas –Focus: Product (requirements) –Weakness: Not explicit about all project management activities Conclusion: –The two frameworks combined into a single methodology are better than when they stand alone Part 1 Review

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January 2008 © 2008 Public Sector Consultants, Inc. 5 PM /BA Relationship Comparison

January 2008 © 2008 Public Sector Consultants, Inc. 6 PM /BA Task Comparison

January 2008 © 2008 Public Sector Consultants, Inc. 7 Knowledge –Business Domain –IT Skills –People –Analysis –Meeting –Organization PM /BA KSAB Comparison Abilities –Learn quickly –Write effectively –Think critically –Collaborate Behaviors –Fearless –Patient –Active listener –Tenacious –Sensitive –Positive attitude

January 2008 © 2008 Public Sector Consultants, Inc. 8 Group discussion Next Steps

January 2008 © 2008 Public Sector Consultants, Inc. 9 Questions and Answers