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Business analyst

Description

The business analyst, often also referred to as the business organizer, forms the interface between the user and developer/operator partner groups. The business analyst establishes, questions, analyzes, and prioritizes user needs and requirements based on business processes and structures and transforms them into organizational requirements. These are used by the developer and operator as a basis for the design and operation of the product or system. Conversely, the business analyst takes solution-specific aspects into account in the design of the envisaged organization.

Responsibility

  • Establishment of all organizational requirements
  • Responsibility for the organizational requirements
  • Definition of the business processes and organizational structure
  • Ensuring the involvement of various specialists

Competence

  • Can access all required information
  • Collaboration with all partner groups
  • Design, implementation, and activation of the organization

Skills

  • In-depth knowledge of the specialist area
  • Knowledge of the requirements of the core organization for the project and the operation of the application (e.g. for procurement, financing, controlling, security) or for application of the product
  • In-depth knowledge of business analysis and relevant methods and techniques
  • Business administration knowledge in organizational theory and for evaluating options and economic efficiency
  • Ability to establish, formulate, evaluate, and prioritize requirements
  • Project management knowledge
  • In-depth knowledge of HERMES, attested to by a certificate
  • Ability to work in a team, to communicate, and to resolve conflicts
  • Good writing skills
  • Management of specialists in own area of responsibility

Relationships

Table 24: Tasks for which the business analyst is responsible and other roles involved in creating the outcomes
ModuleTaskTask responsibilityOutcomeInvolved in creation of outcome
Project managementManage changesProject management*Change requestProject management*, User representative*, Business analyst, Project support
Project managementManage and inform stakeholdersProject management*Stakeholder listProject management*, Project sponsor*, Business analyst, Project support
Project foundationsPrepare studyProject management*Stakeholder listProject management*, Project sponsor*, User representative*, Business analyst, Project support
Project foundationsPrepare studyProject management*StudyProject management*, User representative*, Business analyst, IT architect, Project support
Deployment organizationExecute deployment measuresUser representative*Deployment measures carried outUser representative*, Project management*, Business analyst
Deployment organizationDesign deployment conceptUser representative*Deployment conceptUser representative*, Project management*, Business analyst
Deployment organizationRealize deployment measuresUser representative*Deployment measures realizedUser representative*, Project management*, Business analyst
OrganizationDraw up organization conceptBusiness analystProcess descriptionBusiness analyst, User representative*
OrganizationDraw up organization conceptBusiness analystOrganization conceptBusiness analyst, User representative*
OrganizationDraw up organization conceptBusiness analystBusiness model descriptionBusiness analyst, User representative*
OrganizationDraw up organization conceptBusiness analystOrganization descriptionBusiness analyst, User representative*
OrganizationActivate organizationBusiness analystOrganization activatedBusiness analyst, User representative*
OrganizationEstablish organizational requirementsBusiness analystSituation analysisBusiness analyst, User representative*
OrganizationEstablish organizational requirementsBusiness analystOrganizational requirementsBusiness analyst, User representative*
OrganizationImplement organizationBusiness analystOrganization descriptionBusiness analyst, User representative*
OrganizationImplement organizationBusiness analystProcess descriptionBusiness analyst, User representative*
OrganizationImplement organizationBusiness analystOrganization implementedBusiness analyst
ProductActivate productDeveloperProduct activatedDeveloper, User representative*, Business analyst
ProductDesign product conceptUser representative*Product conceptUser representative*, Business analyst
ProductRealize productDeveloperProduct developed or adaptedDeveloper, User representative*, Business analyst
ProductRealize productDeveloperDetailed specificationsDeveloper, User representative*, Business analyst
ProductPrepare solution requirementsUser representative*Situation analysisUser representative*, Business analyst
ProductPrepare solution requirementsUser representative*Solution requirementsUser representative*, Business analyst
IT systemDesign integration conceptIT architectIntegration conceptIT architect, Operations manager, Business analyst, Developer
IT systemRealize systemDeveloperDetailed specificationsDeveloper, User representative*, Business analyst, IT architect
IT systemRealize systemDeveloperSystem developed or parameterizedDeveloper, User representative*, Business analyst, IT architect
IT systemPrepare solution architectureIT architectSystem conceptIT architect, Business analyst, User representative*, Developer
IT systemPrepare solution requirementsUser representative*Solution requirementsUser representative*, IT architect, Business analyst
IT systemPrepare solution requirementsUser representative*Situation analysisUser representative*, IT architect, Business analyst
IT systemPrepare system integrationDeveloperDetailed specificationsDeveloper, Business analyst, IT architect
IT systemActivate systemDeveloperSystem activatedDeveloper, Operations manager, User representative*, Business analyst
TestsRealize test infrastructureOperations managerTest infrastructure realizedOperations manager, User representative*, Business analyst, Test manager
TestsDesign test conceptTest managerTest conceptTest manager, Tester, User representative*, Operations manager, Business analyst, Developer
TestsConduct testTest managerTest conceptTest manager, Tester, User representative*, Operations manager, Business analyst, Developer
IT migrationDesign migration conceptIT architectMigration conceptIT architect, Business analyst, Developer
IT migrationConduct migrationDeveloperMigration carried outDeveloper, Operations manager, Business analyst
IT migrationDecommission the legacy systemIT architectLegacy system removedIT architect, Project management*, Operations manager, Business analyst
IT migrationRealize migration procedureDeveloperDetailed specificationsDeveloper, Business analyst, IT architect