There have been plenty of debate about if or not a Business Analyst is an extension of a System Analyst profile.

Since I have completed tasks under these two profiles, the significant difference that I discovered was at the orientation of both of these profiles.

A Business Analyst is needed to comprehend the business needs from business users and should possess an understanding of how IT provides solutions that appeal to business needs.

A System Analyst is an individual into System Architecture, Configurations, fitment as well as into troubleshooting of apps.

The significant distinction is that the Business Analyst interfaces with Business Users while interface using the Software System is secondary while System Analyst's main interface is using the Software System and might not have direct interaction with the business users.

There are instances where in you will find profile ports involving the System Analyst and Business Analyst, in certain organizations they're represented as IT analyst.

The below statement indicates the profile orientation of the profiles.

Business Users System Analyst -----> System.

Business Analysis will need abilities such as Analytical Capability, Knowledge of Business domain/Business Scenarios, Documentation capabilities(use of applicable tools such as MS Visio, RUP versions), Capturing of Latent business requirements.

System Analysis will demand a technical skill set concerning experience in technology platforms, Programming Languages, Understanding Program Codes and System Architectures.

These two components play a crucial role in interpretation of business needs into IT needs, facilitating the execution of a perfect IT Solution frame for your business issues.