WHY BUSINESS ANALYST NEED

1. TITLE BUSINESS ANALYST Issue #
Business
Analyst
2016
DISTRIBUTED FOR MR.VIKRAM - FHYZICS BUSINESS CONSULTANTS STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
The BA has come to become a person(s) of
great value to an organization, and who is a
generally capable of functioning competently
in diverse roles.
Typically, BA have a broad background and a
diverse skill set with a wide range of work
experience in different jobs and industries. In
essence, they are able to visualize the "big
picture" - that is - understand the business
from different perspectives, as well as the
technology side of what can be effectively
used to improve the business.
BROAD PERSPECTIVE IN INDUSTRIES
ESSENTIAL SKILLS BY DEFAULT FOR BA
TheBA Skills in abroadperspectivecomprises
of the person being a Business Planner,
Systems Analyst, Project Manager, Subject
Area Expert, Organization Analyst, Financial
Analyst, Technology Architect, Data Analyst,
Application Analyst, Application Designer,
and Process Analyst.
As we drill down deeper into the specific roles
of a BA and understand the essential skills
required for each of the roles, it would give a
clear picture.
 Business Analysis Planning and
Monitoring
 Elicitation
 Requirements Management and
Communication
 Enterprise Analysis
 Requirements Analysis
 Solution Assessment and Validation
With the definition above, business analysis
helps stakeholders achieve a shared
understanding of the organization’s needs.
This shared understanding puts the team in a
position to make legitimate
recommendations for those needs, and
ultimately puts the organization in a position
to move forward with the set of
recommendations that best meets those
needs.
Why Business Analyst Need?
by MCS
"Business Analysis Is The Task Of
Understanding Business Change
Needs, Assessing The Business
Impact Of Those Changes,
Capturing, Analyzing And
Documenting Requirements And
Supporting The Communication
And Delivery Of Requirements
With Relevant Stakeholders."

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Further, with a shared understanding of the
needs, and agreement to move forward with
a certain set of recommendations, business
analysis helps teams create the map for
moving from the current state (where needs
are unmet) to the desired state (where chosen
recommendations are implemented and
needs are met).
There are many hats wear by BA across the
industries as below:
1. Managers of Change
2. Centralize Services
3. Supporting Software
4. Consulting
5. Functional Consulting
6. Information Gathering
7. Perform Tests/Stimulation
8. Liaison to Stakeholders
9. Monitor Progress
10. Decision Analyst
11. Service Request Analyst
12. Documentation
13. Enterprise Analysis/Architecture
The Business Analyst(s) make sure the
team/organizational understand and solves
the real problem and not the symptom.