What is the role of a Business Analyst in different phases of software development life cycle?
A Business Analyst (BA) has many roles to play in different phases of SDLC. He is the on who defines the Functional Requirement. When FR is taken by a System Analyst and converted into System Requirement, the BA has to review/inspect the System Requiremen. When the System Requirement is converted into Design documents, the BA has to review and confirm whether the Data elements & sizes define are meeting the business requirement. The Business analyst should explain the testers about the requirement and review the test documents prepared by the testers.