I am a Team Leader with the Inside Sales process / Business Development for an IT company.

I am more involved in generating new business for the Organization and working with the sales people closely for the European market.

I want to look out for a Business Analyst role.

Could you suggest me how to take it forward.

Thanks & Regards,

Caroline.

Whether your experience is in automated testing or manual testing, user acceptance testing or test verification, creating test plans or test cases, you can transfer that to a new business analyst role.

Will my experience in testing roles help me achieve my dream?

Why?
Having a CPA or a Masters in Finance will help you become a Financial Analyst but it will probably not help you become a business analyst except if you want to limit yourself to the financial domain.

You are mixing up the classical definition of business analysis which several years ago meant lots of financial analysis with the current / more modern definition of a business analysis.

Financial Analysts are not Business Analysts in the current / modern context because financial analysts limit themselves to financial / accounting topics while business analysts cater to a wider set of business processes / domains.

Click here to Download and review the curriculum development plan for business analysts and then compare that to the knowledge requirement for CPAs

… Good Question!

Analyst and research seem to be jobs suitable for an introvert.

I prefer to not have consistent interaction with people but can communicate well regularly.

I think this combination of Business/Accounting/Finance and I.T. touch on all the careers I have soon that are good for introverts.

Does anyone agree?

Since I am stuck doing contract lower-level accounting jobs for $15 an hour or armed over-night security for $10 I do not even have extra money for books and the fees that are left when I begin classes even though everything else is paid for.

I have been accepted for an MBA program to a local non-profit christian university that will allow me to take one class at a time vs the 2 or 3 at a time I would have to take at the traditional university not really allowing me to work much if at all.

The christian university will allow me to continue working full at time menial jobs and also be available for any further future opportunities as I continue my MBA. The traditional university has an AACSB accredidation and the christian one doesn’t.

I need advise on what option to take.

Any input would be greatly appreciated.

I’m an MBA graduate and completed my B.Com also. I’ve got a year of experience in Recruitment..

I’m thinking of changing my career in to BA functional role.

I’ve no idea how to start in to BA domain. Please guide me with necessary inputs.

I don’t have any knowledge into software testing or programming skills.

I have an IT background as i have done BCA and then MSc(Computer Applications).

I am interested in making a transition to the Business analyst profile in the financial domain as i know I have the required skill-sets for the same like communication skills, documentation skills etc.

Can you please guide me on how to proceed for the same?

Are there any certifications in BA field for the finance domain which will help me if i undertake it?

Looking forward to your revert

Best Regards

Saying that a career is recession proof, is a very strong assertion. The career that is the most recession proof is: “The Software Developer Career”, specifically the Microsoft .NET Developer Track

But do you really want to drop business analysis and start learning Microsoft .NET Development simply because it is more recession proof than business analysis?

Notice that I use words like “more recession proof” …

Ultimately no career is recession proof. As a matter of fact, here in the United States, more recession proof careers are found in the medical industry … Medical Doctors are always in demand.

But here is my note of caution to you: comparing the “recession proneness” of one career to another is largely a historical analysis.

As in, I can say that based on the employment trends of the last five (5) years, Microsoft .NET Software Developer Careers are more recession proof than business analysis careers.

But this is just a historical analysis … there is nothing that says that five (5) years from now, the business analyst career will not be more recession proof than the software developer career.

So, perhaps, your criteria for analyzing the suitability of the business analyst career is too narrow.

To determine, if the business analysis career is the right one for you, consider additional criteria such as:

1. Salary, Wages / Compensation
2. Demand: Locally, Regionally / Internationally
3. Portability of skills
4. Learning curve
5. Technical skills requirement
6. Soft skills requirement
7. Working environment
8. Educational requirements
9. Job experience requirements
10. Passion / Drive / Motivation / Vision
11. Current background

These are just some of the equally valid criteria for analyzing the suitability of the business analyst career.

I would be happy to discuss any / some of these criteria with you

I have been working as Cluster Manager Shared Services in an Life Insurance Company, i have total 9+ years of experience into financial services.

I want to switch to BA that too in IT industry but with my current domain experience, because i have been dreaming to work in IT MNC and if i could get opportunity to work even for On Site that sounds great for me and i will be in the sky.

So, how could i fit into BA role and more over is it recession proof or tampered, what will be future for BA and career path.

Thanks for your time.
-Sarat-

The leverage that you have is your knowledge, skills and experience in business analysis.

So, do everything you can to learn more about business analysis, take lots of practice tests and get a lot of handson business analysis experience

1. Download the relevant curriculum for learning business analysis

2. Study to become a business analyst. Advance your knowledge into skills by taking lots of practice tests.

3. Get lots of hands-on business analysis experience

You may download a business analyst curriculum from here …

Everything else you do to become a business analysts is not going to be as important as these first three (3) items.

4. Get your resume into tip top shape and send it to lots of recruiters

5. Start taking lots of interviews

Question:
Is business analysis a better paying position than pre-sales consulting?

Answer:
It depends on the company that you work for and the average pay for business analysts compared to the average pay for pre-sales consultants.

It depends on the type of pre-sales job you are doing as well. Here in the US, the average pay for business analysts is about: $84K while the average pay for pre-sales ranges from $20K for retail sales to $124K for pre-sales engineers to as much as $288K if you are running your own business.

Having an MBA will help you move into management. However, becoming a manager and potentially a Vice President (VP) requires a little bit more planning.

Managers are hired for their understanding of how to run specific types of businesses in specific industries.

So, start by choosing an industry that you are passionate or at least comfortable with … because you will be spending a good many years of your life in that industry.

Next, work hard and learn the company’s business and then focus on bringing a lot of value to the company by doing a number of things:

1. help with bringing in more money
2. help with managing Information Technology / Software Development projects
3. Help with improving some aspects of the business (marketing, finance, etc)

Also, learn how to become a leader and become a bit more noticeable by developing a reputation for getting things done.

Get involved with making presentations and taking a more pro-active role with solving the problems facing your company’s business

Congratulations on your MBA in Information Technology (IT), your background will help you relate with both business and systems people.

However, you have to do something a bit more specific to become a business analyst …

You have to get a hold of a curriculum developed for business analysts and learn the topics in that business analyst curriculum.

You may download a business analyst curriculum from here …

However, you have to get a hold of a curriculum developed for business analysts and learn the topics in that business analyst curriculum.

You can download a business analyst curriculum from here …

However, note that learning computer programming and studying business management does not make you a business analyst.

You will learn a little bit about business analysis from both studies (let’s say 5%), which means that you still have to sit down and learn business analysis from the ground up …

Good Question!

I’m an MBA graduate with IT background but i’m interested in BA as it involves both system and people interaction. So please advise me on how should I go from here.

Many thanks in advance,