What does a business analyst do?
What the interviewer wants to hear
- Understands business problems and needs
- Elicits and documents requirements
- Bridges business and technical teams
- Analyses processes and data
- Ensures the solution delivers value
Model answer
A business analyst helps an organisation understand its problems and define the right solution. I work with stakeholders to find out what they need, often looking past the first request to the real problem behind it. Then I document requirements clearly, for example as user stories with acceptance criteria, process maps or use cases, so that developers and testers understand exactly what to build. I act as a bridge between business teams and technical teams, translating business language into technical needs and back. I also analyse processes and data to find inefficiencies or support decisions. During delivery I answer questions, manage changes and support user acceptance testing. In the end, my job is to make sure the solution actually delivers value to the business, not just that something is built.
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More easy Business Analyst questions
- What techniques do you use to gather requirements?
- Explain functional and non-functional requirements with examples.
- How do you write a good user story and its acceptance criteria?
- What is process mapping and why is it useful?
- What is the difference between a business analyst and a product owner?
- How do you prepare for a stakeholder interview?
- What makes a requirement good?
- What is the difference between a use case and a user story, and when would you use each?
- What are the main documents or artefacts a business analyst produces?