Business Analysis Helps Businesses Do Business Better
The Business Analyst
is an agent of change. Business Analysis is a disciplined approach for
introducing and managing change to organizations, whether they are for-profit
businesses, governments, or non-profits.
Business analysis is used to identify and articulate the need for change in how organizations work, and to facilitate that change. As business analysts, we identify and define the solutions that will maximize the value delivered by an organization to its stakeholders. Business analysts work across all levels of an organization and may be involved in everything from defining strategy, to creating the enterprise architecture, to taking a leadership role by defining the goals and requirements for programs and projects or supporting continuous improvement in its technology and processes.
Business analysis is used to identify and articulate the need for change in how organizations work, and to facilitate that change. As business analysts, we identify and define the solutions that will maximize the value delivered by an organization to its stakeholders. Business analysts work across all levels of an organization and may be involved in everything from defining strategy, to creating the enterprise architecture, to taking a leadership role by defining the goals and requirements for programs and projects or supporting continuous improvement in its technology and processes.
The term
business analysis is a broad term given to the process of analyzing and
influencing three distinctly different aspects of the business, which combined,
effect the enterprise at every level, these are:
- Business Strategy - Analyzing
the strategic profile of the company and implementing policy changes based
upon this analysis.
- Business Architecture -
Analysis of the actual way in which the business functions. This includes
evaluating objectives and the resources and processes currently in place
to achieve them. Changes to the business architecture will be made based
upon this analysis.
- Business Systems - Analysis
of the businesses information systems needs, defining required changes to
information systems based upon this analysis.
As
well as the core listed qualities a business analyst must have, they also may
be called upon to do the following:
- Centralize services to make
tasks and the working environment more efficient.
- Get rid of any duplication
processes that may be occurring between departments.
- Develop relationships with
the necessary external sources to acquire services for the completion of
projects.
The general
character of a business analyst are as follows:
- He or she is a visionary and
forward thinker, a person that is always thinking outside the box.
- Always up to date with the
latest technological advances, especially when it involves what program(s)
should be utilized.
- The ability to determine
needs at the right time. Which means the company in question is always at
the cutting edge in contrast to their corporate competitors.
