Having looked at the roles and responsibilities of a business analyst in the article 'Business Analyst Job Description', we will now concentrate on the question “What does a business analyst do?” A business analyst has various skills including communication skills, interpersonal skills, domain knowledge, problem solving capabilities and the ability to use structured methodologies and tools to produce the deliverables in an engagement. These skills help the business analysts perform a variety of tasks during the execution of an engagement. In this article we will look at the activities and tasks that a business analyst performs as a part of his/her job in fair detail.

How to become a business analyst would be the first question that would crop up in the minds of those who have made up their minds to become a business analyst. In another article, Business Analyst Job Description, we listed down some of the key skills required to be a successful business analyst. These include problem solving capabilities, communication skills, interpersonal skills, ability to work using structured methodologies and domain knowledge.  Formal education helps acquire some of these skills.

A financial analyst job description would read “ability to understand macroeconomics and research company specific information (including financial statements and sector specific information) and make sound recommendations about a company’s securities”. One of the most sought after roles in the financial services industry is that of a financial analyst.

A business analyst’s job description would vary depending on the job title that a business analyst holds (which would again differ across organizations). People with a job title of systems analyst, business architect, quality analyst, process analyst and project manager may perform business analysis. A business analyst interacts with different stakeholders to define and understand problem statements and recommends solutions that facilitate organizations achieve their goals.

Getting your free credit report is for most people a rather confusing job. Lot of websites offer paid credit reports, but few people know that you are entitled to receive a totally free credit report, 3 every year!. How and where do I get a totally free credit report? Let’s see if this article can answer your question.

Travel five years back in time and you will remember pre-historic phones running on the most basic system software. Jump to today and you see even a 12 year old carrying an app-enabled iPhone or an Android phone.  Mobile applications are like little windows, each offering unprecedented horizons. What does mobile app popularity mean for small businesses? Read on to find out.

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