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Role of a Systems Analysts
• Business problem solving using information technology
• Bridges the gap between IT users and systems professionals– In-house software
engineers/programmers
– Outsourcing agents
– Software vendors
– System houses
• Change agent– Process reengineering
– Continuous improvement
– Total quality management
– E-business
Where do systems analysts work?
• Information systems departments
• Functional departments• Special project groups• Consulting organizations• IT vendors and system
houses
Skill Set of Systems Analysts
• Technical skills– Programming
• procedural and visual
– Database fundamentals– Networking fundamentals– Analysis and design
techniques and tools– Web development
techniques and tools
• Analytical skills– Abstraction– Synthesis– Integration
• Business skills– General business
knowledge– Problem domain
knowledge
• "Soft" skills– Interpersonal– Communication– Political– Tolerance to uncertainty
and ambiguity