Becoming a Business Analyst An industry perspective
Industry How many IT projects are implemented successfully? Why so few? How many BA’s does MTN engage? How many BA’s does your company engage with?
Skills needed in industry Career/Job description Shortage (Registered vacancies 2012) Business Analyst (mostly senior level)299 Systems Analyst (mostly senior level)362 Web Developer51 Analyst Programmer52 Software Developer / Programmer / Engineer572 Security Specialist63 Systems Administrator175
Pathways to becoming a BA Technical – Technical documentation – Learn the business terminology Business/Stats – Familiarise with technical knowledge – Engage technical team members – Technical documentation
Skills Business Process analysis/design/redesign UML data modelling SQL Business Case and Functional specification documentation
Where did BA start? Davenport and Short,1990. – Yes, you have to read this!