What is a business analyst and what do they do for software implementation projects?

Business analysts help ensure that software developers build applications that meet user needs, whether the developers are building an application from scratch or customizing an off-the-shelf solution. To do that, they bridge the enterprise IT department and the business units.The International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA), a nonprofit professional association, considers the business analyst “an agent of change,” writing that business analysis “is a disciplined approac