Say goodbye to business analysts
By Michael H. Hugos • Published: Tuesday, 13 May 2008

As the pace of change accelerates, business people want more than analysis; they want workable solutions to their problems.

Is there a place for business analysts in IT today? Not if their primary function is just to analyze business needs. As the pace of change accelerates, business people want more than analysis; they want workable solutions to their problems.

Analysis is only part of the job that needs to be done. It can clarify situations and trends, identify problems and make recommendations. But most analysis serves only to educate the business analyst. Business people who live with the situations being analyzed already know 98% of what the analysis will tell them.

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