BABOK TASK MNEMONIC STUDY AIDS

1. *BABOK Knowledge Areas (BERERS as in Bearers of the Task burden or

BEERRS for fun)

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Remember the SIX Knowledge Areas (6) in following BOK Chapters:

2. Business Analysis Planning & Monitoring (BAPM)

3. Elicitation (E)
4. Requirements Management & Communication (RMC)
5. Enterprise Analysis (EA)
6. Requirements Analysis (RA)
7. Solution Assessment & Validation (SAV)

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THIRTY TWO Tasks (32) in the Knowledge Areas as follows:
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2. BAPM Tasks (PCPPPM as in Plan Conduct Plan Plan Plan Manage or PMPPCP
for fun - before I had BAPM, working seemed like my Project Management Plan was
on PCP when it came to BA resources)

SIX BAPM Tasks (6)

2.1. Plan Business Analysis Approach (PBAApproach - general methodologies)

2.2. Conduct Stakeholder Analysis (CSA)
2.3. Plan Business Analysis Activities (PBAActivities - Business Analysis Plans)
2.4. Plan Requirements Communication (PRC)
2.5. Plan Requirements Management (PRM)
2.6. Manage Business Analysis Performance (MBAP)
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3. E Tasks (PCDC as in Politically Conducted Directed Conversations)

FOUR Elicitation Tasks (4)

3.1. Prepare for Elicitation (PE)

3.2. Conduct Elicitation (CDuctE)
3.3. Document Elicitation (DE)
3.4. Confirm Elicitation (CFirmE)
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