Hi All, 

I am trying to transition into a BA role, but have not done this type of work before.  I believe I have transferable skills in that I have strong communication skills and have done an extensive amount of interviewing.  The majority of my background has been in sales and recruiting so I am comfortable talking to all types of people and asking questions.  Where I am definitely lacking is in technical knowledge.  I have recently begun learning some technologies to get a  better working knowledge.  In addition I am taking some MIS courses as part of my masters degree which I started last year.

I have been considering some BA training courses or "boot camps" in addition, but I was not sure if this would be worth while since I will be taking a Business Process Analysis course this summer as part of my degree program.  Does anyone have any suggestions of other things I should be doing?  Or any suggestions of the specific types of roles I should be looking for to get started?  Also, I should mention I have about 13 years of business experience so I don't want to look for entry level jobs, but is that what I should target since I am new to the BA profession?

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!  

Thanks!

Lisa

 Hi Jarett,

I will look into learning about the diagrams you mentioned.  Thanks for the suggestion about change management.  Appreciate the feedback!