• Analyze Architectural Requirements
• Assess Results
• Create Test Cases
• Demonstrate the Architecture
• Design the Solution
• Develop the Architecture
• Manage Iteration
• Plan Iteration
• Plan Project

• Actor
• Glossary
• Supporting Requirements
• Use Case
• Use Case Model
• Vision
• Work Items List

An analyst needs the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Expertise in identifying and understanding problems and opportunities
• Ability to articulate the needs that are associated with the key problem to be solved or opportunity to be realized
• Ability to facilitate workshops
• Good communication skills, verbally and in writing
• Knowledge of the business and technology domains or the ability to quickly absorb and understand such information
• Ability to collaborate effectively with other team members

This role can be assigned in the following ways:

• One staff member performs this role exclusively. This commonly adopted approach is suitable for complex requirements that are difficult to gather.
• One staff member performs both this role and the Tester role. This is a good option for smaller or resource-constrained test teams.
• A customer representative performs this role. This provides continuous feedback and customer involvement with the development team.