In today’s corporate environments, business analysis is key to the implementation of successful projects that deliver business value and create long lasting benefits. Therefore the role of the business analyst has evolved alongside that of the project manager, to initiate and complete increasingly complex projects in today’s business environments.
For a good understanding and appreciation of business analysis and the business analyst (BA) role, let’s look at some definitions:
“Business Analysis is the process of understanding business change needs, assessing the impact of those changes, capturing, analysing and documenting requirements and then supporting the communication and delivery of those requirements with relevant parties.”
Source: Business Analyst Solutions Ltd
There are at least four tiers of business analysis: