Good BA's are hard to come by, basically because finding someone who understands the business side as well as the technical side is a bit of a schizophrenic in the business world. A good BA can make a big impact to the success or failure of a project by documenting requirements, educating users and managing expectations. This is worth a lot of money to business IT people.
Just as superstar application developers are a rare find, so are superstar BA's...
Good BA's are hard to come by, basically because finding someone who understands the business side as well as the technical side is a bit of a schizophrenic in the business world. A good BA can make a big impact to the success or failure of a project by documenting requirements, educating users and managing expectations. This is worth a lot of money to business IT people.
Just as superstar application developers are a rare find, so are superstar BA's...
Just an observation, YMMV...IAABA...