The type of BA you choose stays with you throughout your career:n(1) Business Process Analyst (BPA): Analysts that focus on the business side n(2) Business Systems Analyst (BSA): Analysts that focus more on the IT siden(3) Generalist BA: Analysts that have a good mix of both the IT side and the business side. A Generalist BA initially started as either a BPA or BSA and have grown their skill-set over time to the other side.