As a qualified certified accountant and a personal development coach, on meeting Marie-Anne Rasé, I asked her what she did for a living, to which she replied: "I am a business analyst." After processing this in my mind, several meetings later, I sought clarification from her with regards what a business analyst does, to check whether my `educated guess' was as accurate as I presumed. It wasn't! If professionals need to regularly engage in continuing professional development (CPD) or else they hastily become obsolete in the market place, what does that say about the rest of us? De-Mystifying the Role of a Business Analyst is required reading to give us an idea and not an `educated guess' of what `business analysis' / `business analyst' is as well as what is going on in the market place. The style makes it a simple, yet informative read, whereby you are no longer the `ignoramus' that you may have been at the beginning. You owe it to yourself to enjoy the quick read given that it is better to be a fool for a minute than one for a lifetime. Kevin Lyndon SUPER YOU! Success Coach www.superyouseries.co.uk