What is a Business Anaylst and Consultant?

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What is a Business Anaylst and Consultant?

Answer 1

In finance, BA looks at what the client needs/wants, asks them about their goals, tolerance to risk, and upon their wishes builds financial investment portfolio

(matched with financial products available on the market)

In Information systems, BA looks at what the client business needs/wants are, asks them about their goals, their business processes (how business is done), and upon the information recommends software.

In both cases Consultant refers to informing clients about solutions that match their wants.