The document discusses the role of the business analyst and how it has evolved over time. It describes how the role has expanded from simply gathering requirements to now requiring excellent communication skills, an understanding of business processes, and the ability to facilitate projects. Additionally, the increasing emphasis on quality initiatives, outsourcing, and evolving software development practices have contributed to the growing importance of requirements elicitation and management in the role of the business analyst.

1. Business Analysis Presented by QA Department

2. Project Life Cycle 1. Planning 2. Scope the project 3. Gather requirements and analyze 4. Design a solution 5. Build the solution 6. Test the solution 7. Implement the solution Initiation Project Life Cycle

3. W HAT IS A B USINESS A NALYST ? Subject Matter Experts Technical Team Business Analyst

5. W HAT IS A B USINESS A NALYST ? A Business Analyst is a person who acts as a liaison between business people who have a business problem and technology people who know how to create automated solutions. IT Business

24. E SSENTIAL S KILLS FOR THE B USINESS A NALYST ELICIT EXCELLENT REQUIREMENTS TECHNICAL AWARENESS CUSTOMER DRIVEN SCOPE DEFINITION and CHANGE MGMT METHODOLOGY PRACTICES DOCUMENT REQUIREMENTS BUSINESS PROCESS RE-ENGINEERING VERIFICATION & VALIDATION ANALYTICAL SKILLS COMMUNICATION ELICIT EXCELLENT REQUIREMENTS TECHNICAL AWARENESS CUSTOMER DRIVEN SCOPE DEFINITION and CHANGE MGMT METHODOLOGY PRACTICES DOCUMENT REQUIREMENTS BUSINESS PROCESS RE-ENGINEERING VERIFICATION & VALIDATION ANALYTICAL SKILLS COMMUNICATION

26. W HY IS THE B USINESS A NALYST A K EY R OLE ? Business Analyst Project Manager Subject Matter Expert Subject Matter Expert Subject Matter Expert Technical Team Member Technical Team Member The BA is “Communications Central”: Business Information