Body of Knowledge
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A Body of Knowledge is a term used to represent the sum total of all knowledge in an area expertise, most notably professional bodies. A body of knowledge is usually made up of knowledge areas that represent a taxonomy of relevant concepts. Most BOKs also reference a significant amount of supporting literature.
It is also used to describe the repository that documents that knowledge.
[edit] Examples of Bodies of Knowledge
The following are examples of Bodies of Knowledge from professional organisations:
- Common Body of Knowledge (CBK) – for international Information Security professionals.
- Software Engineering Body of Knowledge (SWEBOK) – for the profession of software engineering.
- Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) from the PMI – for those following the project management discipline.
- Geographic Information Science and Technology Body of Knowledge (GISTBoK) – for the geospatial realm.
- Enterprise Architecture Body of Knowledge (EABOK) – for the Enterprise Architecture (EA) discipline.
- Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK) from the IIBA – for the Business Analysis profession
- Usability Body of Knowledge – for the usability profession.
- The Body of Quality Knowledge – for quality professionals.
