The term Business Analyst is broad. The name alone implies that
a business analyst performs some form of business analysis, but
that’s not very specific. When using the term business analyst
broadly it may in fact be describing any number of more
specialized roles, including: - Business Process Engineers -
Product Managers - Systems Analysts - Requirements Engineers -
Financial Analysts - Business Architects - Usability Analysts -
Data Analysts In comparison, a Business Architect focuses on the
activity of creating and managing the business architecture. So
what is a business architecture exactly? The OMG Business
Architecture Special Interest Group and the Business
Architecture Institute have developed the following definition.
“A blueprint of the enterprise that provides a common
understanding of the organization and is used to align strategic
objectives and tactical demands." It’s a good one-liner but
requires much more detail to fully articulate what is intended
by the term business architecture. A busine