With the changing face of IT, the Business Analyst (BA) role is evolving and becoming a more prominent position within companies. Business Analysts are playing a critical role throughout the business solution development lifecycle. BA's are the static link between the business and IT departments -- they must be able to speak both languages. To build Business Analyst awareness and promote growth, we introduce the Chicagoland Chapter of the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA).
The IIBA is a relatively new association and growing quickly. The IIBA is setting standards and creating a certification process to generate more formal recognition of the Business Analyst position and its value in today's organizations. The IIBA is creating an organization for Business Analysts equivalent to what the Project Management Institute (PMI) and Project Management Professional (PMP) certification has done for Project Managers.
