Thursday, October 16, 2014

Business Analyst - VS - Project Manager - Overview

Hi... Tonight I would like to post the difference between Business Analyst (BA) and Project Manager (PM). In most of project / company these roles are handled by multiple person, but some project / company merge them. From my perspective and experiences, it can happen (merge) when the project scope is small - medium. Most of the case happen because of efficiency (reduce cost). In addition some project prefer to have stand alone PM, but the task of BA is given to system analyst (SA). We can call it "Business System Analyst." You can find the posting here... Back to our main topic tonight about PM vs BA, I gather some facts and information from many source that related with it. Please read it below.



LinkedIn 1 :

Project Manager: (accountable for -HOW- solution will be developed)
PM is a supervision role on whole project
Responsible for project deliverable on Time, on Budget and on Scope (oToBoS).
Arranging team members (different skills) is PM’s responsibility
PM is responsible for Controlling Solution Scope
Monitor and control progress of project

Business Analyst: (accountable for -WHAT- is required)
Need to understand what is the problem or issue by the organization (or business)
BA need to investigate the problem (analyzed)
BA recommends a solution that solves organization’s problem
BA uses following skills to find out what is needed by organization
• Requirements documentation (Use-case, BPMN, Modeling techniques etc)
• Requirements Validations
• Managing different stakeholders
• Effective communication
• Reasonable Business knowledge



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Many BA's don't "enjoy" or "thrive" on conflict, PM is full of conflict.
BA's can balance detail with big picture. PM is big picture.
BA's like to do "real" work, PM is lots of meetings, reports etc etc many BA's don't consider this to be "meaningful" work.
BA's listen to business, PM's are managing a budget / timeline.
BA's are inquisitive, PM's see scope creep.
BA's are non political. PM is full of politics.
BA's are pragmatic. PM is idealistic.
BA's seek to establish consensus. PM's cant wait to forge ahead.
BA's tend to be tactful. PM's tend to be direct.
BA's rarely deal with the difficult HR issues. PM's have to.



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Project-Pro :

The Project Manager manages the project – “The application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to provide activities to meet the project requirements.”

The Business Analyst conducts business analysis – “The set of tasks and techniques used to work as a liaison among stakeholders to understand the structure, policies, and operations of an organization, and to recommend solutions that enable the organization to meet its goals.


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From the information above, we can conclude that : both PM and BA have very different roles and tasks. Each of them have interesting point of view. Till now, I have only ever worked as a BA and TL (Team Leader). I wish I had a chance to gain experience as a PM, although it is a small project. I think PM and TL has similar roles, but still they are have something different. For now, I have moved to BD (Business Development). A new exciting role with a lot of challenges that still unknown. If you like to read my journey, please read it here... OK, I think it's enough for tonight. Thank you for reading.

2 comments:

  1. 우리카지노는 대한민국의 바카라 업계를 장악하고 있는 카지노사이트 입니다. 우리카지노가 대한 민국에서 장악한 바카라 시장점유율이 50%가 넘고 10 년 넘게 온라인 바카라 시장을 장악해왔기
    때문에 대한민국에서는 우리카지노를 모르는 사람은 드뭅니다. 이런 바카라 업계의 독보적인 입지 때문에 늘 유명하거나 최고만을 찾는 사람들이 카지노사이트를 찾을때는 늘 우리카지노를 찾습니다.바카라를 처음 시작하시는 초보자분들에게도 우리카지노에서 카지노사이트를 시작하시기 좋은 환경입니다. 우리카지노사이트에서는 신규가입시 3 만쿠폰을 지급 해주기 때문입니다. 사람들이 늘 1 등만을 찾는 이유는 분명 있습니다. 다른 카지노사이트와는 달리 우리카지노를 이용하실시 에이전트를 끼고 게임을 하신다면 본사 이외에 활동쿠폰 및 오링쿠폰을 별도로 제공해주고 있기 때문입니다. 이러한 이유들 때문에 카지노사이트
    업계에서 바카라를 즐기신다면 다들 우리카지노를 선호 하십니다.
    카지노사이트에서 바카라를 이기기 물론 어렵습니다. 하지만 우리카지노의 에이전트를 끼고 바카라를 즐기신다면 승산이 있다고 봅니다. 우리카지노 에이전트의 연락처는 홈페이지로 연락하시면 언제든지 부담없이 소통가능 합니다. 카지노사이트를 선정할때는 바카라를 다른곳보다 유리하게 즐길 수 있는 카지노를 선택해야한다고 생각합니다. 그것이 바로 우리카지노 입니다. 이상으로 우리카지노와 바카라 카지노사이트 사이의 상관관계를 알아보았습니다바카라사이트.

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