Business Analyst Job Description
Most Recent Research: 14 April, 2012
Job Description
Bridge the communications gap between the consumers of IT services and Information Technology professionals by reviewing and editing business and technical requirements, specifications, processes and recommendations. Develop functional specifications and system design specifications. Develop or process models and interpret business needs as required.
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Tasks and Activities
- Preparing requirement specification and Functional design documents using:
a. Business Processes Modelling b. Process Mapsc. Flow Charts- Develop cost estimate models
- Work directly with internal and external clients to ensure that all business requirements are documented, objective and quantifiable.
- Ensure issues are identified, tracked, reported on and addressed
- Authoring business requirements & functional design documents
- Ensure that the project deliverables support the service model definition
- Support Business Intelligence information processing systems
- Assist project management as needed
- Coordinate with Quality Assurance for testing, tracking and reporting of issues
- Assists in the facilitation of team meetings and stakeholder management
- Champion brainstorming sessions. Organize and distribute the results in a meaningful way
- Training development and delivery
- Preparing executive summary readout documentation
- Organize Service to Support documentation to complete project delivery tasks
- Support UAT testing, verification, and sign-off process with business stakeholders
- Conduct audits and provide recommendations to mitigate risks
- Review technical solutions for compliance to business process
Role at a glance
Qualifications & Certifications
Business analysts typically come from a business background or from a high level technical background with significant exposure to project work. May hold a degree such as a Bachelor of Information Technology, Bachelor of Business or an MBA.
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Attributes of an Excellent Business Analyst
An excellent business analyst has highly developed situational analysis skills and is capable of applying that analysis to processes and procedures.
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Attraction to the position and job retention strategies for employers
This role promotes an interesting combination of business skills and technology skills. This presents an opportunity for professionals to maintain a technology base whilst building on business skills or vice versa.
Analysts may become frustrated because process creation can be very challenging in a disorganized or politically charged environment. Managers may choose to assist analysts by clarifying difficult relationships and processes.
What You Know
Thorough knowledge business processes and modelling
Understand information systems and their key technical components
Understand key technologies and limitations
Undertand all communications genre together with strengths and weaknesses
What You Do
Map business processes to technical specifications
Organise stakeholders, team members and technical staff to define, approve, review or validate documentation
Prepare reports
Facilitate project management tasks around requirements, delivery and specifications
What You Are
Able to communicate effectively
Organized and efficient
Well rounded in terms of business and technical skills
Able to translate business and technical jargon
Organizational Position
This position will likely work with project managers and/or executive management and produce documentation/deliverables for a number of positions including technical, management or clients.
