Comments on: Is Business Analysis the road to the Top of Your Organization? http://www.b2ttraining.com/2007/05/07/is-business-analysis-the-road-to-the-top-of-your-organization/ Connecting Business Requirements to Technology Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:41:26 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: It’s Good to be a Business Analyst | Practical Analyst http://www.b2ttraining.com/2007/05/07/is-business-analysis-the-road-to-the-top-of-your-organization/comment-page-1/#comment-917 It’s Good to be a Business Analyst | Practical Analyst Tue, 31 Jul 2007 02:11:22 +0000 http://www.b2ttraining.com/2007/05/07/is-business-analysis-the-road-to-the-top-of-your-organization/#comment-917 [...] The Business Analyst role is a good one - if you’re interested in climbing the rungs of the organizational ladder. At least that’s the tack that Barbara over at the Business Analyst Blog has taken: In the next few years I think we are going to see more and more Business Analysts move into executive level positions in both business and IT organizations. Many individuals holding these positions currently have strong business analysis backgrounds (whether or not they ever had that job title). The progression of a Business Analyst into executive management is very logical and smart from a CEO’s perspective. BAs understand the core business and understand how to solve business problems. We are very good at looking at business areas from a strategic perspective and recommending forward thinking solutions. Because we understand what technology can do, we can see possibilities for future growth in our organizations and can see a path to get there. [...] [...] The Business Analyst role is a good one – if you’re interested in climbing the rungs of the organizational ladder. At least that’s the tack that Barbara over at the Business Analyst Blog has taken: In the next few years I think we are going to see more and more Business Analysts move into executive level positions in both business and IT organizations. Many individuals holding these positions currently have strong business analysis backgrounds (whether or not they ever had that job title). The progression of a Business Analyst into executive management is very logical and smart from a CEO’s perspective. BAs understand the core business and understand how to solve business problems. We are very good at looking at business areas from a strategic perspective and recommending forward thinking solutions. Because we understand what technology can do, we can see possibilities for future growth in our organizations and can see a path to get there. [...]

]]> By: Michael Schaffner http://www.b2ttraining.com/2007/05/07/is-business-analysis-the-road-to-the-top-of-your-organization/comment-page-1/#comment-916 Michael Schaffner Fri, 01 Jun 2007 00:44:59 +0000 http://www.b2ttraining.com/2007/05/07/is-business-analysis-the-road-to-the-top-of-your-organization/#comment-916 I think the BA is an excellent growth position whether you want to stay in IT or more into a line position. One of the great advantages of IT is that it gets to see all sides of the business. The BA has the added advantage of seeing it from both the technical side and the business side which is great experience. My personal experience in IT is that more companies want CIOs with more than just technical expertise. The want someone with actual business experience that knows how to best utilize the technology. I've seen this slowly changing over the past few years and I'd say at this point more companies than not want something more than just a technician in the top IT spot. Mike I think the BA is an excellent growth position whether you want to stay in IT or more into a line position. One of the great advantages of IT is that it gets to see all sides of the business. The BA has the added advantage of seeing it from both the technical side and the business side which is great experience. My personal experience in IT is that more companies want CIOs with more than just technical expertise. The want someone with actual business experience that knows how to best utilize the technology. I’ve seen this slowly changing over the past few years and I’d say at this point more companies than not want something more than just a technician in the top IT spot. Mike

]]> By: Yasas http://www.b2ttraining.com/2007/05/07/is-business-analysis-the-road-to-the-top-of-your-organization/comment-page-1/#comment-915 Yasas Sun, 27 May 2007 07:38:28 +0000 http://www.b2ttraining.com/2007/05/07/is-business-analysis-the-road-to-the-top-of-your-organization/#comment-915 BAs are definitely capable of taking highest responsibilities given the experince they gain as BAs. I've just mentioned this in my latest blog http://yasasva.blogspot.com/2007/05/business-analysis-career-path.html BAs are definitely capable of taking highest responsibilities given the experince they gain as BAs. I’ve just mentioned this in my latest blog

http://yasasva.blogspot.com/2007/05/business-analysis-career-path.html

]]> By:   It’s Good to be a Business Analyst by Jonathan Babcock http://www.b2ttraining.com/2007/05/07/is-business-analysis-the-road-to-the-top-of-your-organization/comment-page-1/#comment-914   It’s Good to be a Business Analyst by Jonathan Babcock Tue, 15 May 2007 05:18:20 +0000 http://www.b2ttraining.com/2007/05/07/is-business-analysis-the-road-to-the-top-of-your-organization/#comment-914 [...] The Business Analyst role is a good one - if you’re interested in climbing the rungs of the organizational ladder. At least that’s the tack that Barbara over at the Business Analyst Blog has taken: In the next few years I think we are going to see more and more Business Analysts move into executive level positions in both business and IT organizations. Many individuals holding these positions currently have strong business analysis backgrounds (whether or not they ever had that job title). The progression of a Business Analyst into executive management is very logical and smart from a CEO’s perspective. BAs understand the core business and understand how to solve business problems. We are very good at looking at business areas from a strategic perspective and recommending forward thinking solutions. Because we understand what technology can do, we can see possibilities for future growth in our organizations and can see a path to get there. [...] [...] The Business Analyst role is a good one – if you’re interested in climbing the rungs of the organizational ladder. At least that’s the tack that Barbara over at the Business Analyst Blog has taken: In the next few years I think we are going to see more and more Business Analysts move into executive level positions in both business and IT organizations. Many individuals holding these positions currently have strong business analysis backgrounds (whether or not they ever had that job title). The progression of a Business Analyst into executive management is very logical and smart from a CEO’s perspective. BAs understand the core business and understand how to solve business problems. We are very good at looking at business areas from a strategic perspective and recommending forward thinking solutions. Because we understand what technology can do, we can see possibilities for future growth in our organizations and can see a path to get there. [...]

]]> By: bizvalu.blogspot.com http://www.b2ttraining.com/2007/05/07/is-business-analysis-the-road-to-the-top-of-your-organization/comment-page-1/#comment-913 bizvalu.blogspot.com Fri, 11 May 2007 19:54:52 +0000 http://www.b2ttraining.com/2007/05/07/is-business-analysis-the-road-to-the-top-of-your-organization/#comment-913 One of the skills that a good BA definitely has is the ability to find the gist of things and be able to look through the mess and understand the problems, and also to look at the big picture. This requires excellent communication and problem analysis skills that over time get honed. I don't see how they would not be useful eventually to run businesses. One of the skills that a good BA definitely has is the ability to find the gist of things and be able to look through the mess and understand the problems, and also to look at the big picture. This requires excellent communication and problem analysis skills that over time get honed. I don’t see how they would not be useful eventually to run businesses.

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