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» FEATURED: How to Mentor an Aspiring Business Analyst

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How to Mentor an Aspiring Business Analyst

You walk into your local IIBA meeting and introduce yourself to a new attendee. They ask you what seems to be one of the toughest questions in the world: “How do I become a business analyst?” Hmm… How do you become a business analyst?

» FEATURED: eBook: What is a Business Analyst? ...and why do I need one?

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eBook: What is a Business Analyst? ...and why do I need one?

Worldwide, there are between five hundred thousand and one million people working as Business Analysts... So why are all types of businesses, from charities to investment banks, hiring so many of them?... What do they actually do?...

» FEATURED: Starting Your Requirements Education

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So you want to be a better requirements analyst. Or maybe you’re completely new to business analysis and you just want to learn what requirements analysis involves, period.

» FEATURED: Dreaming Of A Business Analyst Career: A Personal Journey From QA To BA

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Dreaming Of A Business Analyst Career: A Personal Journey From QA To BA

We BA's are occasionally asked, "What do you do?" I try to make a joke out of this innocent question by replying, "Well, what would YOU do with English and writing degrees? I'm a Business Analyst of course." People don’t laugh.

» FEATURED: Creating Business Analyst Resumes for the 21st Century

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Creating Business Analyst Resumes for the 21st Century

In an increasingly competitive marketplace, the practice of resume writing is not what it used to be. Resumes must be more clean, concise, and convincing than they were in recent years. Today’s business analysts need every edge they can get.

» FEATURED: What Business Analysts Can Learn from Competitive Sports: The Power of Consistency

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What Business Analysts Can Learn from Competitive Sports: The Power of Consistency

While my co-workers know me as a manager of Business and Systems Analysis, others know me as a Triathlete (A triathlon is multi-sport event involving the completion of three continuous and sequential endurance events; most commonly swimming, bicycling, and running). It was while reading a recent article about Triathlon that I began to draw a ...

» FEATURED: The structure of business analysis documents

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The structure of business analysis documents isn't a commonly discussed topic. This article will show what documents are produced by a BA and the main sections they contain. These are the main documents produced by a BA over the course of a project...

» Building (or Becoming) the Ideal Business Analyst

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Building (or Becoming) the Ideal Business Analyst

There are as many types of business analyst personalities as there are organizations and projects. The million-dollar questions is, how can a manager match an analyst’s unique skills to the projects that can really benefit from them, helping to ensure a project’s success? How can a manager build stronger, perhaps more suitable skills in his analyst...

» Slow and Steady Will Win the Race For BAs in 2011

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Slow and Steady Will Win the Race For BAs in 2011

Taking a long lens approach to looking at 2011 is an apt metaphor that should serve as a reminder to BAs of the perspective they need to take to in terms of both their professional development and their role in the organization. There’s no better time to take stock and strategize on how to best prepare for the opportunities and the challenges you’l...

» Putting Down the Headset: BA Lessons from Tech Support

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Putting Down the Headset: BA Lessons from Tech Support

As I look back on the last nine years of my BA career, I realize just how well that initial reason for leaving the call center, that desire to make a difference for my customers, has served as a guiding light for me as a BA. Providing my customers with tools and processes that anticipate problems they may have has been a goal throughout my years as...

» How to become a high-performance business analyst

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How to become a high-performance business analyst

Many business analysts lack a clear strategy to improve their abilities and increase the value they deliver to their organizations. They don't spend any time considering performance goals and envisioning strategies to achieve them, and as a result, they miss opportunities to continue to evolve and grow their role and responsibilities over time. Fo...

» FEATURED: How do BAs operate in your organisation? : A pragmatic guide to the different roles of the Business Analyst

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How do BAs operate in your organisation? : A pragmatic guide to the different roles of the Business Analyst

Business Analysis is a term that covers a wide range of different disciplines, which has grown in scope over the past 10-15 years. BAs can become involved in a variety of different activities, depending on the organisation and the particular project that they are working on – these can range from very technical to very business focused activities.&...

» The Roles and Skill Sets of Systems vs Business Analysts

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The Roles and Skill Sets of Systems vs Business Analysts

The role of business analysts and systems analysts appears to be very closely related, and there is no agreement on the definitions of the roles or the required skill set to become one of the said analysts. Though the number of these positions is increasing, the understanding of what the business and systems analysts are remains unclear and differs...

» FEATURED: Video: What is a Senior Business Analyst?

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I get this question and variations of it all the time! What is a senior business analyst? What skills do I need to develop to become one? What are the most valued business analyst competencies? This is a tough question. And although finding the answer can be difficult, it’s also a tough question because it has multiple answers. Business analysis, ...

» FEATURED: ISEB Diploma in Business Analysis

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Learn all about the ISEB diploma in Business Analysis offered by the British Computer Society (BCS). It offers an industry recognized qualification without mandating a set duration of prior business analysis work experience.

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