Business analyst

BUSINESS ANALYST Lavina Lalchandani

WHO IS A BUSINESS ANALYST?
A business analyst is a person who facilitates the study of the problems and need of a business to determine how the business system and Information Technology can best solve the problems and accomplish improvements for the business.

Promotes Integration of Activities Facilitate Control Organizational Objectives Designs Information Systems

RELATION TO COMPANY Management Objectives Manual System Business Analyst Systems Design Implementation Company IT Department

SKILLS OF A BUSINESS ANALYST Relationship and interface of analyst with people. Procedures and techniques for operations analysis & systems analysis. Skills Interpersonal Technical

INTERPERSONAL SKILLS
Communication
Understanding
Teaching
Selling

TECHNICAL SKILLS
Creativity
Problem Solving
Project Management
Dynamic interface
Questioning Attitude and enquiring mind
Knowledge of the basics of computer and the business function.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE
Background in systems theory and organizational behavior.
Familiarity of major application areas (financial accounting, marketing and sales, production control etc.)
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ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE
Competence in system tools and methodologies.
One or more programming and database language.
Experience in hardware and software specifications.

PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS
Authority
Communication skills
Creativity
Responsibility
Varied skills

ROLE OF A BUSINESS ANALYST
An agent of change
Motivator
Organizer
Architect
An intelligent salesperson
Psychologist

Summary
Who is a systems analyst?
His relation to company.
Skills required.
Academic qualifications
Personal characteristics.
His role.

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Business analyst

by lavinal on Aug 18, 2011

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