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What are the six knowledge areas of the BABOK?Guide?

The correct answer is C. Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring, Elicitation and Collaboration, Requirements Life. The BABOK Guide v3 defines exactly six knowledge areas that together encompass the full scope of business analysis practice.

Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring

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What are the six knowledge areas of the BABOK?Guide?

Options

  • ABusiness Analysis Planning and Monitoring, Elicitation and Collaboration, Requirements Life
  • BBusiness Analysis Planning and Monitoring, Elicitation and Collaboration, Project Life Cycle
  • CBusiness Analysis Planning and Monitoring, Elicitation and Collaboration, Requirements Life
  • DBusiness Analysis Planning and Monitoring, Elicitation and Collaboration, Requirements Life

How the community answered

(23 responses)
  • A
    4% (1)
  • B
    13% (3)
  • C
    74% (17)
  • D
    9% (2)

Why each option

The BABOK Guide v3 defines exactly six knowledge areas that together encompass the full scope of business analysis practice.

ABusiness Analysis Planning and Monitoring, Elicitation and Collaboration, Requirements Life

This choice includes an incorrect or incomplete knowledge area name that does not match the official BABOK Guide v3 list of the six defined knowledge areas.

BBusiness Analysis Planning and Monitoring, Elicitation and Collaboration, Project Life Cycle

This choice substitutes 'Project Life Cycle' for one of the actual knowledge areas - Project Life Cycle is not one of the six BABOK knowledge areas.

CBusiness Analysis Planning and Monitoring, Elicitation and Collaboration, Requirements LifeCorrect

The six BABOK knowledge areas are: Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring, Elicitation and Collaboration, Requirements Life Cycle Management, Strategy Analysis, Requirements Analysis and Design Definition, and Solution Evaluation. Choice C is the only option that includes the correct and complete set of all six knowledge areas without substituting an incorrect term.

DBusiness Analysis Planning and Monitoring, Elicitation and Collaboration, Requirements Life

This choice contains a variation in one or more knowledge area names that does not align precisely with the official terminology defined in the BABOK Guide v3.

Concept tested: BABOK Guide v3 six knowledge areas identification

Source: https://www.iiba.org/career-resources/a-business-analysis-professionals-foundation-for-success/babok/

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#BABOK knowledge areas#business analysis framework#CBAP domains#BA foundations

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