Agile Software Development and Business Analysis
By: Scott W. Ambler
In this article Scott W. Ambler, Practice Leader Agile Development in the IBM methods group, overviews agile software development and the implications for business analysts.
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Analysis is important
I think that analysis is an important thing, but that the role of business analyst is overly specialized. That isn't to say that business analysts can't work on agile teams, it's just that they need to expect to do more than just analysis. Having said that, an existing business analyst could potentially fill the role of product backlog owner, being the person responsible for providing information to the team, explaining requirements, and prioritizing them.
You might find http://www.agilemodeling.com/essays/agileAnalysis.htm and http://www.agilemodeling.com/essays/businessAnalysts.htm to be of interest.
- Scott