Business analysis is a growing profession and has emerged as one of the best practices across the globe. Business Analysis is a career path that drags back and forth between IT and business. Like I said in the History of Business Analysis page, Business Analysis does not only apply to the IT field, it cuts across disciplines.

The Business Analyst role is a multi-faceted role. As a “Solution provider”, the business analyst is responsible for investigating business needs and problems. Thereby, capturing requirements for improvement and coming up with a solution that aligns with the business goals. Furthermore, through research and collaborating with the stakeholders, the business analysts build up a solid understanding of the current processes within an enterprise and carefully analyze the information to identify the best way to implement change.

Other common job titles for people who perform business analysis include:

•  Business Architect,
•  Business systems analyst
•  Data analyst
•  Enterprise analysts
•  Management Consultant
•  Product owner
•  Process analysts
•  System analysts
•  Product Manager
•  Requirement Engineer

RESPONSIBILITIES OF A BUSINESS ANALYST

Business Analysts play a huge role in recommending and aligning solutions with the need of the stakeholders. Often times, the activities that business analysts perform include the following:

•  Identify problems and opportunities for improvement in business operations and processes,
•  Gather relevant documents and requirements
•  Analyzing the needs and solutions,
•  Interact with the business stakeholders and subject matter experts in order to understand their problems and needs
•  Devising strategies to design or modify business systems or processes
•  Sometimes, they help test the system and create system documentation and user manuals

Having learned what the roles and responsibility of a Business Analyst are, the question is: “What are your plans for your Business Analysis career?”

Learn more about Business Analysis by attending our IIBA’s Business Analysis training course. You can also gain a formal business analysis qualification.