IIBA® Brussels Chapter wants to foster awareness about the added value of business analysis for organisations. By promoting and facilitating the understanding of the BABOK®, we want to proactively contribute to the professionalisation of business analysis in Belgium. The more organisations will recognise this, the better the professionals will be recognised in their profession.
We do this by organising meetups for the BABOK study group in which we will:
- Facilitate, present & discuss chapters of the BABOK interactively;
- Exchange practical experiences between practitioners linked to the chapters discussed;
- Work in teams and make the BABOK come to life by applying ‘theory’ to real-life cases.
Such interaction really helps to understand the BABOK in ways that cannot be obtained by reading a paper or sitting in a classroom. It's a great way to learn from others, regardless of their experience. Solid explanations and interactive dialogue are indispensable for understanding all aspects of BABOK.
As in life, study group activities require students to form a basis for discussion to understand the nuances to perform a task or complete an objective. For those who have never performed a specific Business Analysis task before, the activity comes to life in a way not usually captured in dry, technical documentation, and allows the participant to better comprehend what is occurring and how it is solved.
So make no mistake, this is not a simple reading of the BABOK Knowledge Areas, but a truly interactive and participative effort required from the participants. This is not limited to the sessions themselves, but requires additional preparation efforts and interaction with your colleagues outside the study group sessions. This allows participants to take maximum advantage of the support the IIBA Brussels Chapter offers you.
We recently organised an Introductory session where we explained the purpose and set-up of the BABOK Study Group. Check the recorded session on YouTube.
Our BABOK Study Group is set up in a series of 8 sessions (first and last session are in-person), where the participants will apply the theory of the BABOK onto a business case, one session per knowledge area and one final helicopter view session.
The participants will be divided in teams in the first session, and the teams will need to prepare each of the following sessions, with several weeks in between the sessions (for preparation time).
Dates for the 2025 Study Group sessions (8 in total):
- Kick-off Study Group (Instructions + Teams formation), Thursday 23/01/2025 - 7pm to 9.30pm (in-person, OndernemersHuis Mechelen, Kanunnik de Deckerstraat 20a, 2800 Mechelen);
- Doors open at 6pm - food and beverages will be available!
- Knowledge Area "Planning & Monitoring", Thursday 13/02/2025 - 7pm to 9.30pm (on-line);
- Knowledge Area "Elicitation & Collaboration", Tuesday 11/03/2025 - 7pm to 9.30pm (on-line);
- Knowledge Area "Strategy Analysis", Thursday 03/04/2025 - 7pm to 9.30pm (on-line);
- Knowledge Area "Requirements Analysis & Design Definition", Thursday 24/04/2025 - 7pm to 9.30pm (on-line);
- Knowledge Area "Requirements Life Cycle Definition", Thursday 15/05/2025 - 7pm to 9.30pm (on-line);
- Knowledge Area "Solution Evaluation", Tuesday 03/06/2025 - 7.30 pm to 9.30pm (on-line);
- Helicopter View Session "Connecting the Dots", Tuesday 24/06/2025 - 7pm to 9.30pm (in-person, venue TBD).
- Doors open at 6pm - food and beverages will be available!
For a fee of 250,- Euro you can participate in all sessions. Please note: IIBA members enjoy a 75,- Euro discount.
If you would like to purchase a paperback BABOK guide, then there's an additional fee of 65,- Euro.
Please register below to join our Study Group. The link to the online sessions will be communicated to all participants.
Important
- Payment instructions will follow after your submission. Registration will only be complete after reception of the payment
- Register by 10th of January 2025 to ensure receiving your hardcopy version of the BABOK guide at the Kick-Off session
