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Role of Business Analysis in IT World

Role of Business Analysis in IT World

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter One - Introduction . 1

Competency /Value Measurements . 4

Chapter Two - Corporate Roles . 8

Technical Team . 9

Establishing Priorities : The needs Hierarchy . 9

Chapter Three - Information Technology Analysis for Competitive Intelligence . 16

Chapter Four - Business /Industry Analysis . 23

Defining Corporate Strengths and Weaknesses . 24

Market Analyses . 25

Goal Selection . 26

Strategy Selection . 27

The Issue of Diversification . 28

Implementing a Workplace and Driving Business

br Value . 28

Screening Process . 32

Chapter Five - Conclusions and Findings . 37

Conclusion . 39

Works Cited . 44

Summary

This thesis thoroughly examines the role of a Business Analyst in the Information Technology sector . It does this by systematically presenting a succinct of a BA 's job responsibilities and roles in the corporate world . It goes on to present competency value measurements using illustrations and benchmarking criterias . Chapter two discusses corporate roles and SME 's , importance of technical teams , how BA 's use the 'need hierarchy ' process and also reviews some relevant literature . Chapter three shows the importance of Information Technology analysis for competitive intelligence in organizations thus further exploring the world of Business Analysts in the IT world . This chapter also highlights important competitive edges an organization can gain from BA implementation . Chapter four analyzes business /industry cases and scenarios , defining corporate strengths and weaknesses and other important changes that can be brought about , if Business Analysis was adopted as a standard practice in IT firms . Chapter five presents conclusions and findings based on research and analysis

Other issues discussed in the various chapters include , but are not limited to techniques used by BA 's , liaison between development team and end users , impacts if business analysts were replaced with developers or other technical staff , importance of the need to serve as a link between developers and users and how Business analysts write system /business requirements . The also discusses skills needed to be able to translate users ' requirements into technical documentation and how companies that have larger teams of business analysts benefit from such a move

Chapter One

Introduction

Effective exchange of ideas and a clear understanding of what it takes to ensure successful strategies are high on the list of enablers and inhibitors to alignment . Too often there is little business awareness on the part of IT or little IT appreciation on the part of the business Given the dynamic environment in which most organizations find themselves , ensuring ongoing knowledge sharing across organizations is paramount

Business analysts are quite common in some firms , such as investment banks , where they analyze and make recommendations about buying or selling securities or stock . However , in many industrial firms analysts are not as common as they once were they have been viewed as "overhead or the province of corporate staff , and so have been pared back . Like other information providers , the analyst roles that still exist are often functionally structured , so the analyses they perform remain trapped within functional boundaries . In addition , business analysts typically work in an ad...

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