WEEK 2: THE SYSTEMS ANALYST Flashcards
What is the systems/business analyst’s role in the SDLC?
Assisting with business case
Business Planning and monitoring
Requirements elicitation and define requirements baseline
What are the differences between systems analysts and business analysts?
The business analyst role focuses on the business issues surrounding the system. This person helps to identify the business value that the system will create, develops ideas for improving the business processes, and helps design new business processes and policies. The business analyst will have business training and experience, plus knowledge of analysis and design.
The systems analyst role focuses on the IS issues surrounding the system. This person develops ideas and suggestions for ways that IT can support and improve business processes, helps design new business processes supported by IT, designs the new information system, and ensures that all IS standards are maintained. The systems analyst will have significant training
Who are the system stakeholders?
a person, group, or organization that can affect (or can be affected by) a new system.
System stakeholders are anyone who has a vested interest in the information system, anyone from the systems user, systems designer, system builder and the systems analyst.
- What is Business Analysis approach according to BABOK® Guide?
- Purpose
- Description
- Inputs
- Elements
- Guidelines/Tools
- Techniques
- Stakeholders
- Outputs
- Where do systems/business analysts work?
Systems Analysts can work within departments supporting each of the
business units of a firm, they can work in the IT department or with
executive management.
- What are the career paths for systems/business analysts?
- What skills/knowledge/attributes do successful systems/business analysts have?
- *Understanding and commitment to the organization**
- Creative thinking
- Decision making
- Learning
- Problem solving skills
- System thinking
- Conceptual skills
- Visual thinking
- *Behavioral characteristics**
- Ethics
- Personal accountability
- Trustworthiness
- Organization and time management
- Adaptability
- *Business Knowledge**
- Business acumen
- Industry knowledge
- Organization knowledge
- Solution knowledge
- Methodology knowledge
- *Communication skills**
- Verbal communication skills
- Non-verbal communication skills
- Written communication skills
- Listening
- *Interacting skills**
- Facilitation
- Leadership and influencing
- Teamwork
- Negotiation and conflict resolution
- Teaching
- What are system analyst’s roles and responsibilities?
The systems analyst role focuses on the IS issues surrounding the
system. This person develops ideas and suggestions for ways that IT can
support and improve business processes, helps design new business
processes supported by IT, designs the new information system, and
ensures that all IS standards are maintained. The systems analyst will
have significant training and experience in analysis and design and in
programming.
