I'm currently working as a .NET Developer but want to move to a BA position. My current role is very client facing, and tasks involved are requirements gathering and writing technical specifications. I have managed to get a few interviews but have so far been unsuccessful in secureing the role.
We do not official BA roles at our present company so I am unable to get any support there.
The feedback I receive from interviews are:
1. Need to have planned discovery workshops.
2. Need to have written business requriements docments.
I am currently doing a self-study course in Foundation in Business Analysis - BCS approved...
What else can I do improve my chances of landing a BA role?
Doing the BCS self-study course should help. Once you complete the course, go ahead and apply what you've learned to your current project.
Here are a few more ideas of what you can/should do to increase your chances of landing a Business Analyst job:
Here are a couple more resources which you may find useful:
Blog Entry: From Developer to Analyst
Forum Thread: Bank ATM Example
Hope this helps!
- Adrian
Thanks Adrian,
Since I found this website, I've learned alot more in depth about the role of the BA.
I have been involved in a few discovery workshops, but these were only aimed at the user requirements to detail the technical specifications. I have yet to understand fully regarding what methodologies to use when writing the BRD's, but I guess I will understand more of it once I go through the course.
Thanks again.
As far as requirements go, you might also want to take a look at this book:
Software Requirements, Second Edition by Karl Wiegers
and
The Software Requirements Memory Jogger by Ellen Gottesdiener
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