SMART Base
1.0.0 - release

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ActorDefinition: Business Analyst (Experimental)

Official URL: http://smart.who.int/base/ActorDefinition/SGAuthoring.Persona.BusinessAnalyst Version: 1.0.0
Draft as of 2026-08-27 Computable Name: BusinessAnalyst

A digital health informatician specializing in business analysis who authors L2 DAK components. Business analysts translate clinical guidelines and normative products into structured DAK artifacts including business processes, data dictionaries, decision-support logic, and requirements.

Key activities:

  • Review L1 source documents and extract structured content
  • Author generic personas based on task-shifting guidelines
  • Create user scenario narratives
  • Design BPMN 2.0 business process diagrams
  • Define core data elements and data dictionary
  • Develop decision-support logic tables (DMN standard)
  • Develop scheduling logic tables
  • Define indicators and performance metrics
  • Capture functional and non-functional requirements
  • Streamline content across DAK components for consistency

Source: IG Starter Kit, L2 DAK Authoring, Section 2.1 "Fill in DAK components"; Community of Practice page

Actor: BusinessAnalyst Business AnalystType: person