Agile Extension to the BABOK Guide, Version 2

Book excerpt: The Agile Extension to the BABOK(R) Guide (Agile Extension) version 2 describes the benefits, activities, tasks, skills, and practices required for effective agile business analysis with a constant focus on delivering business value. The Agile Extension version 2: describes the agile mindset and positions agile business analysis beyond software development introduces a 3-tier rolling planning model to help organizations, teams, and practitioners deliver greater business value incorporates the Business Analysis Core Concept Model(TM) (BACCM(TM)) details the seven principles of agile business analysis The Agile Extension to the BABOK(R) Guide is an ongoing initiative of Agile Alliance and the International Institute of Business Analysis(TM) (IIBA(R)) since 2009. The Agile Extension provides guidance for Agile practitioners or anyone interested in leveraging effective Agile business analysis to create better business outcomes that add real business and customer value