Different Business Analyst Role

Business Analyst can be from any sector, and the role differs based on the sector. Business Analyst are classified into various categories like

• Business Analyst
• Business Process Analyst
• IT Business Analyst
• Business System Analyst
• System Analyst
• Data Analyst
• Functional Architect
• Usability or UX Analyst

Characteristics of a good Business Analyst Basically, a good business analyst is judged on these four attributes

Typical Qualities of a Good Business Analyst:

• Analytical skills
  An outstanding analytical skills will separate out a good business analyst. A good part of BA role includes analyzing data, workflow, user or stakeholders inputs, documents, etc.
  
• Leadership skills
  directing team members, forecasting budget, helping team members with the problem, etc.
  
• Business process and planning
  Planning the project scope, understanding and implementing requirement of project, identifying resources required for the project and so on
  
• Technical skill
  If a business analyst is in the IT sector, few technical aspect are expected to know like operating systems, hardware capabilities, database concepts, networking, SDLC methodology, etc.
  

Tools of the Trade
To make their work easier, the business analyst often depends on tools like,

• TopTeam Analyst
  This tool helps in providing a complete solution for requirements gathering and management
  
• SmartDraw
  It is a graphic diagramming tool that use stencils for organizational charts, swim lanes, data flow diagram, etc.
  
• Blueprint
  This tool produces a blue print of the project artifacts like development models, test scenarios, use cases, flow charts, etc. to ensure that everything is falling in line and as per expectation
  
• Survey Monkey
  It allows you to send survey to stakeholders, capture their feedback, rank and prioritize their view and turn them into requirements
  

There are many other tools like iServer, Meetingsense,Ravenflow,AnalystPro, which could be used by Business Analyst during the project.

Conclusion

The business analyst role is promising and has to deal with different layers of an organization. Business analyst are classified into various categories like Business Process Analyst, IT Business Analyst and so on.

• A good business analyst should encompass skills like
• Analytical skills
• Leadership skills
• Business process and Planning
• Technical Skills
• Various tools that can help Business Analyst are TopTeam Analyst, SmartDraw, Blueprint, etc.
• Online certification course for BA available by recognized institute IIBA.
• According to U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics, the BA job are predicted to increase by 19% between 2012 and 2022.