Comments on: How to Move From IT to Business Analysis https://www.bridging-the-gap.com/how-to-become-a-business-analyst-when-you-have-an-it-background/ We'll Help You Start Your Business Analyst Career Sat, 04 Jan 2014 06:53:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 By: 5 Steps to Becoming a Business Analyst, by Laura Brandenburg | Informative Blog https://www.bridging-the-gap.com/how-to-become-a-business-analyst-when-you-have-an-it-background/comment-page-1/#comment-429617 Sat, 04 Jan 2014 06:53:00 +0000 http://www.bridging-the-gap.com/?p=4201#comment-429617 […] are discussions of how different career paths could be relevant to your business analyst career. How to become a business analyst when you have an IT background How big is the gap between sales and business analysis? Transitioning from intellectual analyst to […]

]]> By: Adriana Beal https://www.bridging-the-gap.com/how-to-become-a-business-analyst-when-you-have-an-it-background/comment-page-1/#comment-429616 Sat, 06 Apr 2013 14:15:53 +0000 http://www.bridging-the-gap.com/?p=4201#comment-429616 Hi, Umair,

What do to do make your career as a BA: besides continuing to read the resources here at Bridging the Gap, I recommend you join the “Building Better Software” space at my website, as well as subscribe to receive “Business Analysis and Product Management News” — both resources available at http://bealprojects.com/members-only/.

These spaces will provide you with many opportunity to learn from seasoned BAS who also started from technical background. You will find recommended resources organized by topic and insights on what makes a great IT BA. Good luck!

]]> By: Umair Mohammad Khan https://www.bridging-the-gap.com/how-to-become-a-business-analyst-when-you-have-an-it-background/comment-page-1/#comment-429615 Sat, 06 Apr 2013 07:42:11 +0000 http://www.bridging-the-gap.com/?p=4201#comment-429615 Hi Adriana,
This is Umair from India.when i read all the stuff which u have putted on the website i really appreciated it to learn what skills a BA should posses and how to chose his/her path to become a BA.As i am also from Technical Background(IT) ,learned java during my industrial Training but i am not as strong as a person should be in programming skills. Currently i am working as a Business Development Executive in an IT Company but now m really fed up with this profile.And when i come to know from one of my Friend who is working in US as BA i am really keen to switch in this profile .So please suggest me what exactly i will have to do to make my career as BA.

]]> By: Yuri Domnikov https://www.bridging-the-gap.com/how-to-become-a-business-analyst-when-you-have-an-it-background/comment-page-1/#comment-429614 Sun, 03 Feb 2013 10:34:03 +0000 http://www.bridging-the-gap.com/?p=4201#comment-429614 Transitioning from a developer to BA is very common and is relatively easy to do. I would suggest to ask a BA you are working with to explain the business reasons behind requirements, learn the BA talk and if you have am ooprtunity – discuss the requirements with business representatives.
In some organisations it is common for a business to go directly to a developer to discuss their requirements. Then you can prepare a spec and get it approved by the business. Then you are doing a BA work already. I think the main difference between BA and software engineer is that BAs figure out Why and What to build and developers decide How. By keeping a broader perspective of the business you can enter the BA world.

]]> By: Adriana Beal https://www.bridging-the-gap.com/how-to-become-a-business-analyst-when-you-have-an-it-background/comment-page-1/#comment-429613 Sat, 15 Sep 2012 01:22:02 +0000 http://www.bridging-the-gap.com/?p=4201#comment-429613 Hi, Fabian — thanks for the compliments. I’m glad you found the article useful, and yes, I agree with you that full disclosure on affiliate links is important to ensure transparency, with positive impact in credibility.

Thank you for reading, and I hope you continue to find valuable content here at Bridging the Gap.

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