BABOK^® Guide v3 Tutorial:
Getting Started - A guide for the Business Analyst

Step 1:

In a web browser, go to the following URL:

http://babok.sparxpublic.com/login.php

Select the BABOK model option.

Step 2:

When prompted for an Access code, enter:

babok.model

Step 3:

This will open the Tools & Techniques for BABOK Guide v3:

Those of you familiar with the BABOK Guide v3 will recognize the knowledge areas. Each column corresponds to a Knowledge Area in the BABOK Guide; while each cell corresponds to a different Task.

The Tools & Techniques for BABOK Guide v3 provides an initial outlay of the BABOK tools covering sections 3 to 8 from the guide. You can run through these options and decide on which a process you want to model.

For a starter let's select the initial process by reviewing a task.

Step 4:

You can review each task and decide which techniques are appropriate for your specific project. For this particular example, I have selected that Task entitled "3.1 Plan Business Analysis Approach".

Click on the BABOK option:
3.1 Plan Business Analysis Approach

This opens the diagram covering the Techniques, in blue, used in the process:

    Plan Business Analysis Approach

Step 5:

In the Technique area double-click on:

    Document Analysis

This will display the details on the Document Analysis technique.

This includes two areas:

• Modeling Options
• Example Links

Step 6:

View the Modeling Options:

Under the Modeling Options is a general explanation of the Enterprise Architect features to use.

In this case it is covering importing a Document and creating relevant model elements from this.

Step 7:

View the Example Links:

This provides links to completed examples that you can use in the Document Analysis.