Need for Business Analyst and activities involved

Why do we need Business Analysts?

In today’s IT sector Business analyst play an important role. Business analysts play key roles in the project lifecycle, and ensure that the final solution meets business objectives. Business analyst are those who will always be working on artefacts which is deliverable of a part of the SDLC. The role changes as the SDLC goes through the cycle.

For any Business Analyst the biggest challenge after getting a project is, how to start and from where to start or what should be created and how to complete the project successfully. 

To help with all questions, here are some of the key techniques for a successful business process analysis.

Roles and responsibilities of BA –

Requirements are core of developing IT solutions. Defining, analyzing and documenting requirements evolve from business analyst’s creative process. Some roles are as follows-

Extract requirements –Requirements play a key part in IT. Incomplete /improper requirements usually lead to project failure. A business analyst needs to determine a project’s requirements by extracting them.

Organize requirements –The business analyst must organize requirements into related categories to manage and communicate them. Requirements are sorted according to their source and applicability. Proper organization prevents project requirements from becoming overlooked, and leads to optimum use of time and budgets.

Simplify requirements – The business analyst emphasizes simplicity and ease of use but especially during implementation. Business analysts identify and avoid extraneous activities that do not solve the problem. 

Verify requirements –The business analyst is most knowledgeable about use cases and other diagrams, therefore they continually verify the requirements and reject implementations that do not advance business objectives. Verifying requirements is done through analysis, test and inspection.

Managing requirements – A formal requirements presentation, review and approval session occurs, where project schedules, costs and duration estimates are updated and the business objectives are revisited. Upon approval, the business analyst transitions into requirements management activities for the rest of the IT solution life cycle.

Documenting- Business analysts spend a fair amount of time documenting what they learn and observe, and the results of their analyses. She/he takes the time to consider the best ways to document specific types of information, whether as text or visual form (charts, graphs, illustrations, etc.).

Diagrammatic way of presenting BA role-

Conclusion:

Whether you currently work in IT or a related field, if you’re a leader in your organization and want the chance to pursue the opportunities presented by the business analyst career path, it is a great time to start planning. With business analysis training, one can obtain the core skills that businesses need to advance.

About Author:

Ayushi Guda is a consultant in Systems Plus Pvt. Ltd. Within Systems Plus, she actively contributes to the areas of Technology and Information Security. She can be contacted at: Ayushi.Guda@spluspl.com