Comments on: How Do I Move from IT Trainer to Business Analyst?

By: Laura Brandenburg

Laura Brandenburg — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 19:13:47 +0000

In reply to Ryan Yokoyama. Ryan, Thanks so much for sharing your experience here. It's great to hear how you leveraged your training experience into business analysis!

By: John Sarra

John Sarra — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 20:40:29 +0000

In reply to Akruti.

Akruti, rather than pursue your Master’s, I would recommend seeing what opportunities might exist for you in a BA role within your own firm, and then see what training opportunies are available through the IIBA (http://www.iiba.org/). Unforntunately, experience counts more than education in this profession.

Once you are in a BA role, then by all means, pursue your Master’s (an MBA is appropriate if you want a business career, but a masters in Finance is certainly on target if you are working in the banking and insurance industry). Besides, you’ll get more out of your education once you get more work experience under your belt.

By: Akruti

Akruti — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 15:55:06 +0000

I have done my graduation in Banking and Insurance. I used to work as an IT trainer before my graduation. I have 1year exp in coporate training. Now im an inhouse trainer in an engineering firm. I want to pursue the career path of an Business analyst. I want to do a master’s degree as well,Could you please guide me as to which degree would hellp me in becoming a Business Analyst. Please let me know if any certifications or training would help for the same.

By: Ryan Yokoyama

Ryan Yokoyama — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 23:07:15 +0000

About two years ago, I went from IT Instructional Designer to IT Business Analyst. It was a very easy transition, since both require analysis, documentation, working with users at all technical and management levels, designing a solution, and validating the solution.

In the I.D. world, it is known as the ADDIE model. Analysis, Design, Develop, Implementation, and Evaluate. You go through the same process, except you are designing a different type of solution. However, you will still work with SMEs, developers, users, and business people.

The largest leap between the two professions is the technical portion. You need to be alot more technical in order to understand architecture, platform constraints, and software development life cycle.

If you are strictly a Technical Trainer and don’t create the materials, then you are still close to users and know how to lead large group discussions. These skills will come in handy, but you would need to build those foundational analytical, communication, and business relationship skills.

By: mohammed Zarroug

mohammed Zarroug — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 00:43:52 +0000

Very interesting choice of CAREER change
My self was an IT-trainer for 11 years I made to training supervisor but then I left With BA in mind as Career change , Unfortunately the training firm was sinking I had to abandon the ship sort of speak , so the next good thing was a Polytechnic (mechanical) – I join as academic consoler- coz they don’t teach IT but they cam make use of Student relationship management skills that I have , I start help in some other areas like developing GPA Application and another for transcripts handling then merge them also I took part in troubleshooting and administration of student management system software , soon management start to realize that I can serve well in other areas –(but they still can’t change m title for they don’t have a post open – assuming that IT guys will handle it when they drop this as hot potato – they have more thing to worry about ,3 poor guys) I had the potato falling in my lap  and now I see a bit of light at the end of the tunnel – hope am handling this right –

Just want to share this with you guys