Provide some examples of what you believe are some of the biggest challenges to being a systems analyst and explain why you feel that these examples might be a challenge.

The following are 2 of the biggest challenges of a systems analyst:
Uncooperative end users
Before coming up with an information system, the systems analyst would conduct investigations with end users to be able to meet their requirements in the new system. End users are sometimes reluctant to provide the correct information for some reasons, such as:
They do not see the importance of the systems analyst’s work.
Their positions are threatened. System enhancements can involve automation that only takes minimal number of workers, hence will deem others as no longer needed in the organization.
They are loaded with work that they are too busy to get involved.

2. Hacks
Hacks are nightmares of every business and within companies or organizations, the system analyst can be one of those people to be blamed for the security breach. He or she may be blamed for not implementing the correct security architecture into the system.

This is an interesting and unusual question! Rather than provide theoretical suggestions, I asked a systems analyst to suggest answers from her experience. She advised that:

1. Systems analysis requires excellent problem-solving skills COMBINED WITH the ability to translate between technical language and "layman's terms." As such, it can be very challenging to be able to convert the main points of your work into information that can be readily communicated to senior management and important stakeholders.

2. Systems analysis also requires broad experience with software systems, including their installation, maintenance, and end-of-life to be able to troubleshoot at all stages of the software's life cycle. As such, it can be challenging to perform systems analysis adequately on a system without long-term experience with that particular setup.

3. Systems analysis requires experience working on projects from initiation to delivery, particularly when providing guidance on technical specifications and testing at all stages of the project. As such, it can be challenging to manage your time and the project; systems analysts must be careful not to become too bogged down in tiny details and must keep an overview of the bigger picture at all times.