Many BA job posts require applicants to have some kind of experience with specific business software, such as ERPs, CRMs or other specialized software.  However, it can be a questionable requirement for a job post. Laura Branderburg’s post on “Why do we see technical skills in business analyst jobs?” and Jonathan Babcock’s post on “Four Key Knowledge Areas for Business Analysts“ are sharing...
3 Business Analyst skills to help you succeed
Many of my students without an IT background are often afraid when they show up in my first class, because they think that their lack of technical knowledge will prevent them from succeeding in my course, and from becoming a Business Analyst. This is understandable, as for most people, IT jobs are technical in nature, and we all know that IT people are always stuck in front of their...
Quiz: Which of these 4 types of Business Analyst are you?
When I was looking for a job a few years ago, I thought it would be an easy thing to do. Searching for “Business Analyst” on major job websites would take a few minutes, and I would have plenty of interesting positions to choose from. I was shocked to see that it wouldn’t be as easy as I thought; almost half of the positions were not about what I thought was Business Analysis...
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