https://www.modernanalyst.com RSS feeds for Business Analyst Community & Resources | Modern Analyst 60 https://www.modernanalyst.com/Community/CommunityBlog/tabid/182/ID/377/BA-Fad.aspx#Comments 0 https://www.modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=182&ModuleID=875&ArticleID=377 https://www.modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=377&PortalID=0&TabID=182 https://www.modernanalyst.com/Community/CommunityBlog/tabid/182/ID/377/BA-Fad.aspx <p><font face="Verdana" size="2">Is this the start of a new trend, or a short-term blip?</font></p> <p><font face="Verdana" size="2">Recruiters are calling, and making "extra" visits to IIBA and other meetings.&#160; They say they have more corporate demand for Business Analysts,&#160;than they can fill.</font></p> <p><font face="Verdana" size="2">Many programming jobs have moved to India and other locations.&#160; Now there are not enough people left to supply the "glue in the middle" - eliciting, finalizing, documenting and managing business requirements, through the design and implementation process.</font></p> <p><font face="Verdana" size="2">Some programmers with&#160;a "mixed" background (BA and Programmer, not to mention other "Systems Analysis" work) are making the switch:&#160; moving to a job title that is less likely to be cut in the next round of layoffs and outsourcing.</font></p> sherlockmh Tue, 13 Nov 2007 18:09:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:377