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Midmarket.com recently spoke with Chris Larsen,
principal analyst at IT Evolution Inc. in Camden, N.J., to find out what a
CIO can do to improve IT
project success rates and, more specifically, how
project managers and
business analysts can work together to achieve this common goal.
Post recession, IT shops are even more focused on effectively serving the business unit -- a big part of which is improving IT's typically poor project success rates. In this interview, Larsen offers some insight into the differences between project managers and business analysts and explains why both skill sets are often necessary for successful projects.
What's the difference between an IT project manager and a business analyst?
Larsen: A successful project manager is involved with the planning and execution of an effort of fixed length and fixed objectives. This often includes communications management, resource management, schedule management and financial management.
Business analysts are focused on the content of the project, spending a lot of time researching, analyzing and documenting specific business requirements and then relaying the needs and expectations of the business back to IT. In IT...
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