What Is Analyst?

Olya Zakharova, PhD

16 February 2014

RoadMap

• Analyst Definition

• Analyst Common Roles

• Modern Analyst

• Must Understand

• Finance

• Business&Marketing

• IT&Software Development

• Business Analysts Roles/Titles

Analyst Definition

• a person who analyses or

is skilled in analysis;

• a person who reviews and

examines data or information

for a specific area;

• can fulfill a variety of roles.

Analyst Common Roles

• Business Process Analyst

• Business Analyst

• Product Manager

• Systems Analyst

• Designer/Architect

analyzes, documents, and improves business processes

gathers, documents, analysis business needs and requirements

designs the functional behavior of the system as well as designs and documents the logical components of the system and creates functional specifications

guides the features and direction of a given product from a high-level perspective

designs and architects the physical components of the system to be implemented by the development team

Modern Analyst

Must understand

• “The Business”

• The challenges of technology and the needs of the development team

must have an intimate knowledge of the business processes and needs of the organization they are working for.

has to realize that technology, while a great advent, it’s not easy to employ – and it requires highly specialized technical skills and resources.

Finance

• Accounting Analyst evaluates and interprets public company financial statements

• Cost Analyst analyzes business operations to determine which courses of action are most efficacious in business

• Financial Analyst analyzes securities and business equity in economics and finance

• Quantitative Analyst applies mathematical techniques to investment banking, especially in the fields of risk management, trading and financial derivatives

Business&Marketing

• Business Analyst examines the needs and concerns of clients and stakeholders to determine where potential problems and opportunities lie (Business Systems Analyst)

• Industry Analyst performs market research on segments of specific industries toward the identification of trends in business and finance

• Marketing Analyst analyzes price, customer, competitor and economic data to help companies

IT&Software Development

• Systems Analyst or Information Analyst analyzes technical design and functional design for software development

• Usability or UX (User eXperience) Analyst are involved in the interface design or UX for software applications and websites

• Web Metrics Analyst examines trends and patterns in the use and expansion of the World Wide Web in webometrics

Business Analysts Roles/Titles

• Business Analyst

• Business Process Analyst

• IT Business Analyst

• Requirements Engineer/Analyst

• Business Systems Analyst

• Systems Analyst

• Data Analyst

• Functional Architect

• Usability/UX Analyst

Olya Zakharova, PhD

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