What activities and items do application analysts typically document?
Documentation is an important aspect of any job, but even more so for an application analyst. Documenting activities, findings, and recommendations provides a record of the work that can be referred to as conditions evolve if the recommendation proves to be incorrect. Documentation also helps processes to be easily replicated if necessary. The interviewer will be interested in what items you document, the systems you use to do this, and other aspects of your record-keeping activities. You should be prepared to discuss these and provide specific examples of your documentation processes and procedures.
"I make a point to keep a record of everything I do. Information I record includes the products I investigate, my findings, recommendations I've made, and other aspects of my analysis. I also carefully document the processes, procedures, applications, and tools I use to analyze any outside resources I depend on and the time I spend analyzing applications. These records are carefully maintained in the company's ERP system, including related documents, images, and other artifacts. Finally, I maintain a very detailed database of all the vendors I work with, their contact information, systems integrators and partners affiliated with them, and other industry contacts I have."
