Business analysis tools and technology refers more specifically to the tools that a business analyst uses to produce business analysis-specific information, such as diagrams, mapping requirements, or other specialized tools designed to help document and track the life cycle of requirements. 

Tools that are specific to the field of business analysis have specialized functionality in the areas of creating diagrams and models, tracking requirements, identifying relationships between requirements, and communicating with all upstream and downstream stakeholders and teams. This includes JIRA, SharePoint, and Microsoft Visio.