In the article, Why Business Analysts Are Essential to Your Operations Team, September 3, 2019 by Paul Crosby, the following 5 reasons are listed.
1. Business Analysts Improve Operational Productivity
2. Business Analysts Need to Prove Their Value to the Operations Team
3. Business Analysts are Problem Solvers by Nature
4. Business Analysts Drive Value By Wearing Many Hats
5. Every Operations Team Will be Data and Analysis-Driven
Discuss your view on the necessity of each. Can you think of additional reasons? If so, please share.