Statistics: (2276 Views) (0 Comments) Print Posted: Monday, June 04, 2007 Categories: Requirements Analysis (BABOK KA), Getting Started as a Business Systems Analyst

Be it explicitly or not, someone always performs the role of requirements analyst on a software project. The official title may be requirements engineer, business analyst, system analyst, product manager, or simply analyst , but someone needs to translate multiple perspectives into a requirements specification and communicate with other stakeholders.

Perhaps most importantly, the analyst helps determine the difference between what customers say they want and what they really need—and that’s easier said than done.

Author: Karl Wiegers