[isaaclyman]

Author here. I don't actually know what "analyst" means in the context of software. Is anyone "just" an analyst? Is it a well-defined role? I didn't come across the term in my research, so I wonder how many people are familiar with it.

[bkmartin]

Well I think it is meant to imply Business Analyst since that is pretty much what I have done in both positions so far. I am analyzing the key KPI's that need to be measured, or the importance in Time/Money savings a particular project will have and then do the entirety of implementing that solution. There are times when I suggest a project and can sell it to management based on some savings analysis that I have that is not being done otherwise by them. I'm like part consultant and part developer. I like the business aspects a whole lot, so it works for me.