Statistics: (434 Views) (0 Comments) Posted by: Craig Brown on Saturday, September 01, 2007 Categories: Career as a Business Systems Analyst, Project Management

In the July 07 newsletter of the International Legal Technology Association (ITLA) there is an article explaining the difference between the PM and BA role.

It appears the ITLA is interested in improving clarity on the value of the BA.

In recent years, there has been increasing recognition of the important roles business analysts (BAs) and project managers; (PMs) play in many industries, including the legal industry. The roles of the project manager and the business analyst are complementary, and these two roles are often fulfilled by the same person. There are many projects where it is perfectly reasonable to assign one person to act as both the PM and the BA; it is a common practice and is appropriate on smaller projects and/or when firms have headcount constraints. Blending the PM and BA roles, however, has caused some confusion among internal stakeholders, recruiters within HR departments and external search firms as to how these roles differ.

Author: Juliet Alters