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A business intelligence analyst is responsible for analyzing analytical and  decision
support
reporting requirements.They are involved in the following tasks: Requirements analysis phase The business intelligence analyst needs to define analytic and decision support-reporting requirements. They need to determine:
Does
the business want to keep track of the sales by each of the two sales
representatives, or are they only concerned with sales by sales
territory?
If they need to know sales by each representative, then we need to account for something called a “slowly changing dimension" and this needs to be included in the requirement specification. The
facts and dimensions may be documented in the form of a 1st draft
dimensional model. This can be done by a data modeler but is also
frequently completed by the analyst using a tool such as Microsoft
Visio.
Click here to see more details about a dimensional model. Much of the analysis work involves interviewing business owners and gathering requirements. This role is similar to a business systems analyst and/or system analyst role with a specialization in decision support and analytical reporting. Analysts can also be involved with prototyping and will need a good understanding of the business intelligence-reporting tool selected for the project. What qualifications are required for business intelligence jobs? Business intelligence analysts are business systems analysts with a specialty in analytic reporting and decision support systems--They need extensive analysis experience combined with an excellent knowledge of business intelligence reporting tools. What are salaries expectations? Experienced analysts, with 5-7 years of related experience, should expect to earn $65,000-75,000. What are contract employee salary expectations? Contract employees can expect to earn anywhere from $60 to $80 per hour. However, this is the amount that is paid to a staffing company. The amount the contract employee receives will depend upon the fee demanded by the resource-staffing firm. Can this work be done part time? A business intelligence analyst is required 100% of the time during requirements analysis and involves much interaction with the business owners. This role is not a good candidate for remote, telecommuting or offshore work. Summary… Information management projects are data centric and require highly skilled IT specialists to fill business intelligence jobs. A business intelligence analyst with extensive business, analytical and decision support experience plays a key role during the requirements analysis phase.
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