Management Analysts

• Analyze data gathered and develop solutions or alternative methods of proceeding.
• Confer with personnel concerned to ensure successful functioning of newly implemented systems or procedures.
• Develop and implement records management program for filing, protection, and retrieval of records, and assure compliance with program.
• Review forms and reports and confer with management and users about format, distribution, and purpose, and to identify problems and improvements.
• Interview personnel and conduct on-site observation to ascertain unit functions, work performed, and methods, equipment, and personnel used.
• Document findings of study and prepare recommendations for implementation of new systems, procedures, or organizational changes.
• Prepare manuals and train workers in use of new forms, reports, procedures or equipment, according to organizational policy.
• Design, evaluate, recommend, and approve changes of forms and reports.
• Plan study of work problems and procedures, such as organizational change, communications, information flow, integrated production methods, inventory control, or cost analysis.

Source: O*NET OnLine information for Management Analysts.

• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
• Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Systems Evaluation - Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
• Systems Analysis - Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.

Source: O*NET OnLine information for Management Analysts.