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.

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 APM – 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.