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More about the BABOK Guide v3
BA Training, BABOK® Guide, Business Analysis, Watermark Learning

BABOK Guide®: Global Standards for Business Analysis

What is the BABOK® Guide? The ever-evolving business world requires reliable guidelines to assess and maximize corporate productivity. Thankfully, the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA®) created and maintains the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK) Guide — an indispensable reference that is widely regarded as a gold standard in business analysis. It’s essential for […]

BABOK vs. PMBOK Guide: What’s the Difference?
Business Analysis

BABOK vs PMBOK Guide: What’s the Difference?

With more than 174,727 business analysts in the United States alone, there’s bound to be a plethora of opinions about how to analyze operations and steer companies toward success. In some ways, PMI, BABOK, and PMBOK unite many of the best practices that analysts have found successful — putting them into guides that any analyst

Business Relationships
BRMP, Business Analysis, Business Relationship Management, Project Management, Watermark Learning

An Intro into the World of Business Relationship Management, Part 4: A Continued Review into BRM

We are on the last leg of our four-part series. In our previous BRM blogs, we provided you with a summary overview of BRM, BRMP®, and BRM Institute®. We then followed with more detailed information about the BRM role and the BRMP®. This final blog provides additional information to round out what we provided you regarding

Business Relationship Management
BRMP, Business Analysis, Business Relationship Management, Certification, Project Management, Watermark Learning

An Intro into the World of Business Relationship Management, Part 3: What is BRMP and How Do I Get Certified?

We are on the third leg of our four-part series. In our previous Business Relationship Management blogs, we provided you with a summary overview of BRM, BRMP®, and BRM Institute. We then followed with more detailed information about the BRM role and its organizational value. Today, we will take you to the world of the BRMP —

In-Depth BRM
BRMP, Business Relationship Management, Watermark Learning

An Intro into the World of Business Relationship Management, Part 2: An In-depth Look at a BRM

Our BRM exploration journey continues. In our last BRM blog, we provided you with a high-level view of the BRM, BRMP®, and BRM Institute®. In this blog, we take a closer, more detailed look about the BRM role, a brief history, what BRMs do, and the core competencies needed to be a successful BRM. As you may remember

Business Institute
BRMP, Business Relationship Management, Watermark Learning

An Intro into the World of Business Relationship Management, Part 1: What is a BRM, a BRMP, and the BRM Institute?

Welcome to the first in a series of four blogs in which we will introduce you to the world of Business Relationship Management, the role of the Business Relationship Manager, its corresponding certification, the value BRMs bring to the organization, and how to move into a BRM role as the next step of your career

Business Professionals
BRMP

Business Relationship Management – A Great Professional Development Move for Project Managers

A Business Relationship Management (BRM) role is often thought to be a natural professional development path for business analysts. But what about project managers? Does it make sense for PMs to consider this as a logical professional growth opportunity for them? We think so. Consider the points in this article regarding what BRM is and

modeling is for everyone
Business Analysis, Elicitation, Watermark Learning

Modeling is for Everyone

On this page: What is a Model? Benefits of Modeling Types of Models The Iterative Nature of Elicitation and Modeling Modeling and the Project Professional Modeling is one of the most important practices for any project professional. As the adage states, “A picture is worth 1000 words.” Models allow us to better understand the stakeholder needs and provide

how to speak business analysis
BA Training, BABOK® Guide, Business Analysis

How to “Speak BA”: A Peek Inside the BABOK®

One of the perhaps most frustrating aspects of studying for one of IIBA’s (International Institute of Business Analysis) core certification exams (ECBA™, CCBA®, CBAP®), is learning the lingo or terminology utilized within the practice framework. Remember, the BABOK® reflects an international framework created by BA thought leaders/professionals around the world so the terms are used