About Business Analysis

Business Analysis is the fastest growing field in business today and organizations are realizing that the role of the Business Analyst is both strategic and tactical. Business Analysis helps an organization to improve how it conducts its functions and activities in order to reduce overall costs, provide more efficient use of scarce resources and better support customers. It introduces the notion of process orientation and rethinking end-to-end activities that create value for customers, while removing unnecessary, non-value added work.

In information technology projects, 60% of errors occur during the requirements phase. Therefore, it is critical for business and project success that Business Analyst skills are honed to reduce errors. These skills include elicitation, analysis, documenting, communication, modeling, and problem solving and affecting organizational change.

Business Analysts (BA) are continuously involved in communications with stakeholders, requirements gathering, facilitation, writing, business process improvement, testing and business case development. IIL’s Business Analysis Certificate Program (BACP) provides the core skills and knowledge Business Analysts need to be effective at their jobs