Business Analyst: What is a business analysis vs systems analysis?

BA — business needs. SA — technical solutions.

Business Analysis:

• Business problems.
• Requirements.
• Stakeholders.
• "What" and "why".

Systems Analysis:

• Technical solutions.
• System design.
• Architecture.
• "How" to implement.

Example:

Key differences:

• BA — business domain.
• SA — technical domain.
• BA — requirements.
• SA — implementation.