Business Data Analytics Domains and Tasks presents the practices and activities that are commonly considered business data analytics work. Emphasis is placed on identifying areas where business analysis skills are important to perform the business data analytics tasks and not on identifying the job title that would take responsibility for performing the work.

Business data analytics responsibilities can be assigned in a variety of ways and should be delegated to the resources having the best skill set to complete the work, regardless of their job title. While many of the tasks can be performed by those with the title business analyst, on an analytics initiative, anyone with business analysis skills from business analysts, data analysts, data scientists, business architects, and business subject matter experts (SMEs) may complete the work.

The tasks are grouped and presented in the context of six business data analytics domains:

• 2.1 Identify the Research Questions,
• 2.2 Source Data,
• 2.3 Analyze Data,
• 2.4 Interpret and Report Results,
• 2.5 Use Results to Influence Business Decision-Making, and
• 2.6 Guide Organizational-Level Strategy for Business Data Analytics.