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Trividh Patel, CBAP

Research: Roles and background before becoming a Business Analyst

I am pleased to share the analysis of a Qualitative Survey to understand the backgrounds of Business Analysts (BAs) and the roles they have held prior to becoming BAs. This survey was conducted as an informal poll on LinkedIn. The numbers of participants are over 250 and hence are statistically significant to infer.

Inferences

Developers/ Programmers are the highest to become BAs (most of them after becoming a Tester, QA Analyst, Systems Analyst, or Project Manager).
Business side Subject Matter Experts (SMEs, including end-users) are the 2^nd highest to become BAs (some of them after becoming Tester or Project Manager).
Project Managers and Systems Analysts are the 3^rd highest to become BAs.
MBA and Bachelors degree in Information Systems has helped to directly become a BA.
People with other roles/background that have become BAs include
- Testers and QA Analysts
- Application Support and Customer Support
- Sales, Marketing and Relationship Managers
- Data Analyst
- Technical Writers (including those working on proposals)
- Technical SMEs (Implementation/ Configuration Analysts)
- Project Coordinators

Conclusion

People from diverse backgrounds (technical, business, support etc) and roles have become BAs but there is no one particular path that can suit all, hence your own efforts and hard work will get you where you want.

About Author

Trividh Patel, CBAP® has well over a decade of experience in an IT services industry, in various functions such as Business Analysis, Business Technology Services, Presales, and Project Management, primarily in Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance domain.

Trividh has done his MBA from JBIMS, University of Mumbai, and Bachelor of Engineering from VJTI, University of Mumbai.

Trividh Patel, CBAP® provides specialized Business Analysis Trainings, such as

1. Fundamentals of Business Analysis
2. Mastering Use Case Modelling
3. CBAP® / CCBA® Certification Prep Course

Trividh Patel can be reached on -
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/trividhpatel

This entry was published on Jan 10, 2016 / Trividh Patel, CBAP. Posted in Business Analysis, Career as a Business Systems Analyst, Getting Started as a Business Systems Analyst, Roles and Responsibilities. Bookmark the Permalink or E-mail it to a friend.

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