Innovative vBusinessAnalyst™ services provided by an experienced and successful Business Analyst.

Usually a support role to either the Business Architect and/or the Product Manager, the Business Analyst is responsible for analyzing how a business actually operates.  Whether to improve or re-engineer existing models, or define new ways of doing business, this role requires an ability to understand the fundamentals of how people actually conduct business.  This position is most often confused with those of the system, database, and/or software analyst who are actually consumers of Business Analyst services.

Some of the responsibilities of a Business Analyst include:

Analysis and documentation of existing or proposed business processes,

Identification and specification of possible improvements to those processes, and

A consumer focused needs-based cost-value weighting of proposed solutions.

Although an individual project budget may not allow for a true Business Architect and/or Product Manager, it is imperative the role of a true Business Analyst not be eliminated based on a false expectation of cutting expenses.  This is not a role which can be successfully transferred to the software developers.  Although domain expertise with the type of business being analyzed is advantageous, the methodologies of the professional allow for predictable and valuable results no matter what their initial understanding of the requirements may be.  Software developers do not possess the same skills or experience–and should not be expected to perform adequately.

It is essential to balance the budget between business analysis and software development.  If you are launching into development without the benefit of a true Business Analyst, you should seriously consider the high multiplier of value that can be realized through the reallocation of development resources to the fulfillment of this role.  Lack of proper Business Analysis is one of the leading causes of software product failure in the marketplace.

Key Benefits

• Virtual - No need for a full time - and fully compensated - Business Analyst.
• Mature - Leverage the skills and experience of an actual Business Analyst.
• Flexible - Purchase only the services you actually need.

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