Hi,

I completed my bachelors degree in engineering (IT) from Bombay University. Then I worked with a Fortune 500 company in Bombay as a software consultant for 3 years. I have worked on complete project cycles and have experience on VC++ and C# development. After 3 years I took up an MBA (General Management) from one of the top MBA programs in UK.

I plan to move into Business Analyst role. However the challenge I am facing is that I have not been working in any domain. As in the products that we used to make were used by customers within the energy industry and we worked on the software for real time display and had no real industry exposure. So unlike other software engineers I havent had any insurance / telecom / finance industry exposure. So maybe I could just say that I have been in the technology domain.So I am wondering what is the best way to build on my technical experience and business education.

I definitely agree that, while helpful, specific domain knowledge is not necessary to begin a Business Analyst career. I would suggest to make sure you master the core competencies needed for Business Analysis: excellent communication skills (verbal & written), meeting/group facilitation skills, analytical & problem solving skills, business process analysis & modeling, requirements elicitation techniques, requirements documentation & management methods, solution modeling techniques (use case models, activity diagrams, sequence diagrams, structured English, decision tables, etc.).

If you are interested in a specific business domain then you can always take courses specific to that business domain - just make sure is something that you have a passion for.

- Adrian