Statistics: (1681 Views) (0 Comments) Print Posted: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 Categories: Career as a Business Systems Analyst, Getting Started as a Business Systems Analyst

Not all business analysts are born equal, but they can reach a common baseline of excellence through diligence.

The recent emergence of a career path due to formalisation of the industry has highlighted the fact that some people are predisposed to be good business analysts, while others need to work a little harder at it.

Not only should prospective business analysts be aware of this, but also the institutions that wish to train them.

It's important that candidates have a certain, measurable chance of success. Sending just anyone on business analyst training would result in hit and miss.

The sad fact is that it's often more miss than hit.

Business analysis, because it requires people to interact with business users and IT people on the one hand, while performing highly structured analytical tasks on the other, can be demanding of people's intellects and temperaments. 

Author: Robin Grace