Laura Paton MBA, PMP, CBAP, PMI-PBA

The Guide to Business Data Analytics highlights the core business analysis skills, competencies, and techniques analysts leverage within a business data analytics environment. It delivers a core framework by which to define and perform analytics work. Understand your role as analyst to identify and communicate the results of data analysis. Per IIBA this guide acts as a reference for the practice of business data analytics and is a companion resource for the Certification in Business Data… Show more

The Guide to Business Data Analytics highlights the core business analysis skills, competencies, and techniques analysts leverage within a business data analytics environment. It delivers a core framework by which to define and perform analytics work. Understand your role as analyst to identify and communicate the results of data analysis. Per IIBA this guide acts as a reference for the practice of business data analytics and is a companion resource for the Certification in Business Data Analytics (IIBA®- CBDA). Show less

Chair and Core Team Author: Responsible for team recruitment, scope, design, integration with other PMI publications, management of the development of all content, graphics, public updates, and final review prior to publication.

PMI Description:
This standard and guide provides you with a foundation to grow your business analysis practices and is adaptable for any organization in any industry, and across the continuum of project delivery methods.

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Chair and Core Team Author: Responsible for team recruitment, scope, design, integration with other PMI publications, management of the development of all content, graphics, public updates, and final review prior to publication.

PMI Description:
This standard and guide provides you with a foundation to grow your business analysis practices and is adaptable for any organization in any industry, and across the continuum of project delivery methods.

Similar to A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide), it contains both an ANSI-accredited foundational standard and body of knowledge in the same publication. It integrates seamlessly with our 2015 Business Analysis for Practitioners: A Practice Guide and is being sold as a package with that publication. Show less

Chair and Core Team Author: Responsible for core team and volunteer team recruitment. Managed this multi-year project from inception to content completion. Responsible for managing content, conducting in-person workshops, and the management of a virtual team of over 125 business analysis professionals in order to complete written content for publication.

IIBA Description:
A Guide to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge® (BABOK® Guide) is a globally recognized standard of practice… Show more

Chair and Core Team Author: Responsible for core team and volunteer team recruitment. Managed this multi-year project from inception to content completion. Responsible for managing content, conducting in-person workshops, and the management of a virtual team of over 125 business analysis professionals in order to complete written content for publication.

IIBA Description:
A Guide to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge® (BABOK® Guide) is a globally recognized standard of practice for business analysis. The BABOK® Guide incorporates the collective wisdom and experience of experts in the field from around the world. Previous editions have guided hundreds of thousands of professionals in their work, and it has been adopted by hundreds of enterprises as the basis of their business analysis practice. This latest version of the guide extends its scope beyond business analysis in projects to address agile development, business process management, business intelligence, and business architecture.
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Chair and Core Team Author: Responsible for team recruitment, scope, design, integration with other PMI publications, and management over the completion of all content and graphics. Contributed as a lead author and final reviewer.

PMI Description:
Business Analysis for Practitioners: A Practice Guide will help you tackle the project-related issues associated with requirements and business analysis.

Regardless of your role, job title or industry, if you perform business… Show more

Chair and Core Team Author: Responsible for team recruitment, scope, design, integration with other PMI publications, and management over the completion of all content and graphics. Contributed as a lead author and final reviewer.

PMI Description:
Business Analysis for Practitioners: A Practice Guide will help you tackle the project-related issues associated with requirements and business analysis.

Regardless of your role, job title or industry, if you perform business analysis and requirements-related work, you'll gain practical advice to better meet customer expectations and deliver solutions that drive business value. Show less

Project Manager: Responsible for assisting with team calls and management of project deliverables.

IIBA Description:
The Business Analysis Body of Knowledge® (BABOK®) is the collection of knowledge within the profession of Business Analysis and reflects current generally accepted practices. As with other professions, the body of knowledge is defined and enhanced by the Business Analysis professionals who apply it in their daily work role. The BABOK® Guide describes Business Analysis… Show more

Project Manager: Responsible for assisting with team calls and management of project deliverables.

IIBA Description:
The Business Analysis Body of Knowledge® (BABOK®) is the collection of knowledge within the profession of Business Analysis and reflects current generally accepted practices. As with other professions, the body of knowledge is defined and enhanced by the Business Analysis professionals who apply it in their daily work role. The BABOK® Guide describes Business Analysis areas of knowledge, their associated activities and the tasks and skills necessary to be effective in their execution. The BABOK® Guide is a reference for professional knowledge for Business Analysis and provides the basis for the Certified Business Analysis Professional™ (CBAP®) Certification. Show less