Role: Business Analyst
The Business Analyst acts as the bridge between the business and IT departments.
Extends and Replaces: Business Analyst
Role Sets: Requirements Management Role Set, Roles
Relationships

Analyze Current StateCommunicate the Requirements Management PlanConduct a Lessons Learned Session for the Relationship Management DomainConduct a Lessons Learned Session for the Requirements Management DomainConduct BRD Peer ReviewDevelop Future StateDevelop Project CharterDevelop Requirements Management (RMM) Effort EstimatesDevelop the Requirements Management PlanDevelop VisionElicit RequirementsExecute TestingHand-Off from Requirements to QAObtain Business Requirements Sign-OffProvide Project ConsultingScope an End to End ProcessValidate RequirementsBRD ReviewedBusiness Requirements Document (BRD)Current State DiagramFuture State DiagramProcess FlowRequirements Management PlanRequirements Traceability Matrix (RTM)Suppliers, Inputs, Process, Outputs, Customers (SIPOC)Understanding Project RequirementsUse Case DocumentBusiness_Analyst
Additionally Performs
Modifies
    Main Description
    A business analyst must analyze and synthesize information provided by a large number of people who interact with the business, such as customers, staff, IT professionals, and executives. The business analyst is responsible for eliciting the actual needs of stakeholders, not simply their expressed desires. In many cases, the business analyst will also work to facilitate communication between organizational units. In particular, the business analyst often plays a central role in aligning the needs of business units with the capabilities delivered by information technology, and may serve as a “translator” between those groups.
    Staffing
    Skills

    A person performing this role needs the following:

    • Excellent communication skills
    • Analytical thinking skills
    • Problem solving skills
    • Process mapping skills
    • Organizational skills
    • Knowledge of software development life cycle
    • Ability to multi-task
    • Interpersonal skills
    Assignment ApproachesThis role can be assigned in the following ways:
    • One (or more) team member performs this role exclusively. This commonly adopted approach is suitable for complex requirements that are difficult to gather.
    • One (or more) team members performs both this role and tests the software. This is a good option for smaller test teams or resource-constrained test teams.
    • A customer representative performs this role. This approach is suitable to agile teams where the customer is available and is part of the team.




    Version and Release

    Unified Life Cycle (ULC): 5.1, November 3, 2014
    Phase Gates: 1.1, May 27, 2014
    Process Engineering Process (PEP): 1.1, May 27, 2014