4 Steps in Becoming a Better Business Analyst

What is a Business Analyst? First we need to know what he does and what business analysis really is. Business analysis represents “the process of understanding business change need, assessing the impact of those changes, capturing, analyzing and documenting requirements and then supporting the communication and delivery of those requirements with relevant parties” (www.businessanalysissolutions.com). The role of business analyst has transcended from System Analyst, belonging to the IT department intro the Business Analyst, a role that includes more than document processing and applied technological expertise. There are some abilities and prerequisites that are mandatory for a good Business Analyst, for the example communications skills, diplomacy, problem solving skills. Next I will try to explain 4 mandatory traits that are required for a great Business Analyst:

Fundamentals are always important to be a good business analyst

If you want to be a good business analyst you have to have a strong core, all the prerequisites have to be there like communication and problem solving skills and critical thinking. You’ll have to analyze and specify the requirements, create visual models and good knowledge of the business analyst tools

Always try to be better

Doing the same things all the time will not change the problem, sometimes you have generate new solutions and make some rational and calculated decisions, for example applying use cases

Clear is better

An eclectic approach can make you a better professional, combining your soft skills and your analytical skills can facilitate a better performance as a business analyst creating clarity. Why spend all that time reading hundreds and hundreds of pages of data when you can group and summarize the main ideas and synthesize the information

Resources

Sometimes the easy way or the right way just doesn’t appear, so you have to think outside the box. It’s important to be prepared for almost anything at any time and find alternative paths through the organization and know what people to involve in certain projects

In conclusion, becoming a Business Analyst is not easy, you need a keen eye for detail, you have to be resourceful, know you to make your work clear for you and for the people you work with, have great fundamental knowledge and a burning desire of improvement, always trying to be better, willing to accept new challenges as the arrive, adapting to these changes and finding new and creative solutions to assess and resolve the issue.

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