Luka wrote First is business journalist. It's a good opportunity to analyse and be informed with all the economic changes that take place in business or in a particular field of interest. With the advent of web 2.0, writing articles was never easier.

Hi Luka,

You bring up a great point on which I must comment!

If cash flow is not the reason for the second job then try to get involved in a series of endeavors which will build your brand.  That's right, build your personal brand!  You need to figure out what would be the ideal brand for you - write a mission statement or a vision of the future and then work on activities which put you closer to the desired brand.  As you mentioned, the web is a great way to help you get that started.

Since I don't know your ultimate vision of where you want to be professionally, I'm going to assume that you want to be a world-class business analyst.

Here some ideas of what you could do part-time outside the 9am to 6pm timeframe:

• Blog: write your thoughts down and allow others to comment on your viewpoints and vision of the BA profession.  Of course - I highly encourage that you blog at ModernAnalyst.com!
• Read a new book related to business analysis and post a review of the book.
• Write articles relevant to business analysts on new ways of doing things even if it's a "what-if".
• Offer to coach and mentor other business analysts in order to polish your teaching skills and to solidify your own personal knowledge.
• Sign-up to speak at conferences and other BA events.
• Write an ebook on a topic which is not yet well served by the existing resources.
• Get certified - study and prepare for the CBAP certification.

Of course - if want to do any of these in conjunction with ModernAnalyst.com we would be happy to work with you -  we are always looking for experienced practitioners to help us in the role of Project Members at ModernAnalyst.com.

Sincerely,

- Adrian

Hi Luka,

I'll send you an e-mail with more details regarding contributing articles.

As far as blog entries go, any registered members can contribute articles to the Community Blog.

Simply log in, go to the Community Blog page, and click the "Create New Post" link.  Our moderators will review your submission.

Sincerely,

- Adrian