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    This document outlines the competency levels for business analysts, including junior, regular, and senior levels. It details the mandatory and optional competencies in areas like requirements gathering, documentation, process modeling, stakeholder management, and more. Competencies increase with level, from basic requirements writing and elicitation skills to capabilities like managing teams, advising on strategy, and directing process improvement programs. The levels provide guidelines for assessing and advancing business analysis skills and knowledge.

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    This document outlines the competency levels for business analysts, including junior, regular, and senior levels. It details the mandatory and optional competencies in areas like requirements gathering, documentation, process modeling, stakeholder management, and more. Competencies increase with level, from basic requirements writing and elicitation skills to capabilities like managing teams, advising on strategy, and directing process improvement programs. The levels provide guidelines for assessing and advancing business analysis skills and knowledge.

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    BAS Business Analyst Competency Levels

    Competency Areas
    The competency areas for each Business Analysis Competency Assessment level
    are detailed below. These are split into mandatory and optional sections recognising
    that Business Analysts work in different environments and may not possess
    knowledge/skills in all areas.

    Contents

    Page 2 Level 1 (Junior BA)


    Page 3 Level 2 (Business Analyst)
    Page 4 Level 3 (Senior Business Analyst)

    V1.0 (July 2010)

    Page 1 of 4

    BAS Business Analyst Competency Levels

    BACA - Level 1 (Junior BA)

    Mandatory

    Can write basic requirements documents under supervision of a BA or Senior


    BA
    Understands the distinction between business, functional and non-functional
    requirements
    Can elicit, document and prioritise high level and detailed requirements
    Can construct basic process models
    Can perform stakeholder interviewing to understand current process and
    gather new requirements
    Has knowledge of other elicitation techniques such as scenarios (use cases),
    prototyping and workshops
    Understands the project lifecycle and can explain the importance of the BA
    role in each stage
    Understands role of BA in supporting delivery of requirements from a
    technical and business perspective
    Understands alternative techniques for documenting requirements
    Has a basic understanding of one or more project approaches such as
    Waterfall, Agile and Iterative
    Demonstrates basic commercial awareness in relation to the environment
    that they work in

    Optional

    Has received training in Business Analysis (perhaps accredited to BCS/ISEB


    Business Analysis diploma level)
    Can interpret and construct basic data models
    Understands the principles of system and user acceptance testing and the
    link to requirements documentation
    Understands legal aspects of information systems (e.g. Data Protection Act in
    UK)
    Can execute a user acceptance or system test script
    Understands business implementation issues
    Understands principles of project risks, issues, assumptions and
    dependencies

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    BAS Business Analyst Competency Levels

    BACA - Level 2 (Business Analyst)

    Mandatory
    In addition to Level 1:

    Understands legal aspects of information systems (e.g. Data Protection Act in


    UK) and can advise on implications on IT systems, websites, etc.
    Can produce a project definition/project initiation document clearly defining
    scope and project objectives
    Can run a requirements gathering/definition workshop
    Understands relevant quality criteria and can perform quality assurance of
    business analysis deliverables
    Can construct complex process models
    Can run a Delivery Transition Workshop involving business stakeholders and
    delivery teams
    Can resolve complex requirements conflicts through effective stakeholder
    engagement
    Can effectively present options and recommendations to stakeholders
    Has awareness of change control processes especially in relation to
    requirements documentation
    Can identify and manage/support business implementation tasks
    Demonstrates strong commercial awareness in relation to the environment
    that they work in
    Can identify and document project risks, issues, assumptions and
    dependencies

    Optional

    Can construct a simple data model


    Can perform process improvement work
    Can produce a complex business case
    Can offer guidance and support to Junior BAs
    Can produce a user acceptance or system test script
    Can use requirements analysis tools (e.g. CASE, Requirements Databases)
    Possesses basic awareness of business and IT strategy within their
    organisation

    V1.0 (July 2010)

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    BAS Business Analyst Competency Levels

    BACA - Level 3 (Senior BA)

    Mandatory
    In addition to Level 2:

    Can run a project definition workshop and resolve complex scoping issues
    and stakeholder conflicts
    Can perform project estimation for BA related tasks
    Can make recommendations for requirements approach for a specific project
    Can produce a basic business case and seek approval from senior
    stakeholders
    Can present findings to senior (director level) stakeholders
    Can conduct tendering with third party software suppliers
    Can manage relationships with third party suppliers
    Understands principles of Business and IT strategy within their own
    organisation and to business in general
    Can work proactively to resolve project issues and mitigate project risks
    Can direct a process improvement programme

    Optional

    Can construct a complex data model


    Can manage and coordinates the work and priorities of a team of Junior BAs
    and BAs
    Can advise on the use of requirements analysis tools (e.g. CASE,
    Requirements Databases)
    Has experience of strategic analysis techniques and principles of business
    and enterprise architecture
    Works with senior business stakeholders to determine business change
    initiatives

    V1.0 (July 2010)

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