While doing some coaching and training work recently, a number of clients requested some clarity on how they could leverage the business analysis profession and tap into the skills of many on their existing teams.

This information may help you in your career or as a leader to help your team improve.

This data is from the IIBA™ website. Some of it was also recently posted on a Google Knol about business analysis in general.

Business Analysis Careers and Skills May Include:

• A Business Consultant works at a high level to analyze the stakeholder’s business objectives, recommend and develop solutions to address their business problem
• A Business Process Analyst is responsible for analyzing and defining business processes both “As Is” and “To Be”
• A Data Analyst is responsible for the logical data model
• A Business Architect models the whole business in terms of goals, data, process, organization
• A Requirements Analyst works at a lower level to identify, analyze and document the business requirements and deliver work products through the project life cycle
• A Systems Analyst translates the business requirements into System/Functional requirements, which are then passed to Application Developers
• A Management Consultant assists stakeholders with understanding their strategic goals and how best to accomplish them.

Are you leveraging your business analysis team or are they boxed in? You may be surprised at what they can do for your organization if you engage them with the right ideas and even a Business Analysis Center of Excellence.

These roles and skills can help ensure:
- Your business projects are aligned
- Technology is not just an after thought to a strategic plan
- Your team is focused on the overall business
- Root cause is determined and value assessed - so the real problems are solved

Why should you care? Without attention to these issues money and time are wasted and talent is squandered.

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