| Jason wrote
Adrian,
Thanks for more thoughts on the best way for me to go about it. Would you recommend getting an MBA in Decision and Information Science or get an MBA with any focus as long as I take the BA courses at a training institute? I am wondering because I also have interest in Finance and thought maybe MBA in Finance plus the BA courses would allow me to kill two birds with one stone. Perhaps I could get myself into Financial System Analysis in the future.
I really appreciate your help. This is a great place for people like me to want to know more about BA. I definitely would refer friends who are interested in becoming a BA to this place.
Jason
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Hi Jason,
Just to give you someone else’s perspective, I would agree with everything Adrian has said.
First, you seem to clearly know that becoming a Business Analyst would interest you, even if you haven’t decided for sure on the focus of that work. If you were unsure about the Business Analyst profession then I would definitely recommend a BA course or two first. But since you are fairly certain the MBA route is the way to go. Without the MBA, few companies will see your potential for this type of career shift. So get your MBA from a decent school.
Next, you are wondering about a focus on Information Systems or Finance. If you want to focus on systems analysis, i.e., doing analysis for systems that make business processes more productive and efficient then focus on Information Systems. If you want to do more business analysis on the strategic development, operations, and workflow of the business, then focus on Finance.
My two cents, if Finance is where your heart is then you should follow that route.