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ref_id: REF-07
ref_type: Companion
ref_index: 07
shortcode: BAP-2E
name: Business Analysis for Practitioners — A Practice Guide (2nd ed.)
status: Active
version: "1.0.0"
file_path: "reference/companion-references/REF-07.md"
pmbok8_source: "PMBOK8 Guide §2.2 (Scope) · §2.5 (Stakeholders) · Process PR06 — Elicit and Analyze Requirements"
last_updated: "2026-06-03"
---

# REF-07 — Business Analysis for Practitioners (2nd ed.)
**Shortcode:** BAP-2E  
**Publisher:** Project Management Institute (PMI), 2024  
**Authority:** PMBOK8 Companion — Business Analysis, Requirements, and Needs Assessment  
**Version:** 1.0.0 · **Status:** Active

## Full Bibliographic Citation
Project Management Institute. (2024). *Business Analysis for Practitioners: A Practice Guide* (2nd ed.). Project Management Institute. Official release: https://www.pmi.org/standards/business-analysis-second-edition

## What This Reference Adds Beyond PMBOK 8
PMBOK 8 defines requirements elicitation and analysis as a scope process (§2.2.2.2) but does not provide technique-level depth. BAP-2E is the complete practical guide for business analysis within project contexts — covering needs assessment, stakeholder analysis, elicitation techniques (workshops, interviews, observation, prototyping), requirements documentation, prioritization methods (MoSCoW, Kano), and traceability. It is the go-to reference for any project with significant requirements complexity.

## PMBOK 8 Domain and Principle Coverage

| PMBOK 8 Element | BAP-2E Contribution |
|---|---|
| Scope Performance Domain — Elicit and Analyze Requirements (§2.2.2.2) | Full technique repertoire for requirements elicitation |
| Stakeholders Performance Domain (§2.5) | Stakeholder analysis and communication planning for BA work |
| P2 — Focus on Value | Value-driven requirements prioritization and scope trade-off methods |
| P3 — Embed Quality | Requirements quality criteria: testability, completeness, consistency, traceability |

## PMOSkills Artifact and Skill Connections

| Item | Connection |
|---|---|
| A08 — Scope and Requirements Decision Record | BAP-2E is the primary reference for populating A08 |
| SKL-03-04 — Elicit and Analyze Requirements | BAP-2E elicitation techniques are the operational content for this skill |
| SKL-03-05 — Define Scope | BAP-2E scope definition and decomposition methods apply here |

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*Authority: PMI Business Analysis for Practitioners 2nd ed. (2024) · PMBOK8 §2.2, §2.5*  
*Repository: https://github.com/fakhruldeen/PMOSkills*
