Business Analyst (BA): A person who identifies the business needs of clients and stakeholders to determine solutions to problems.
- Responsible for developing and managing requirements for project needs.
- Acts as a bridge, negotiator, liaison, or facilitator between the client, stakeholders, and the solutions team.
- Works alongside Project Managers, Developers, QA Analysts, clients, and solutions teams.
Common job titles:
IT Business Analyst
Tech Business Analyst
Systems Analyst
Business Process Analyst
Companies that need Business Analysts-
Consumer products
Common vocab & skillsets:
Communication, negotiation, and problem solving skills top the list of those necessary to land a Business Analyst position, but here are a few more hard skills you may want to check off your list before your job search.
As-is & To-be Business Process– This is a common business process used by Business Analysts to determine the current (as-is) process and decide what changesare needed for it to become the future (to-be) process.
Business & Data Modeling– Business Analysts often use modeling as a way to balance or identify the relationship between data objects used in a business.
Gap Analysis– In Gap Analysis, comparing the potential performance and the actual performance will show a Business Analyst the amount of change needed to meet goals.
Cost/Benefit Analysis– In Cost/Benefit Analysis, a Business Analyst will find the cost of adding a particular amount of benefits to a project to see if it is worth the added expense based on that benefit.
Risk Analysis– This is a Business Analysts assessment of the potential harm a given action could cause to a project and its stakeholders. Mapping out all of the possible dangers is a proactive risk-management procedure used by many Business Analysts.
Agile Methodology– Agile is an adaptable software development methodology that encourages collaboration and better change management through various in-project tests and check ins. Basically, you are not waiting until the end to come up for air.
Mock-ups/WireFrames– Like an architect would build a small and simple model, a Business Analyst will use a mock-up or wireframe to visually map the project so the team and client know where the project is headed.
Use Cases– This is a software engineering scenario process of determining how the system will respond to certain actions by the user.
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