Comments on: Should your BAs be certified? http://www.b2ttraining.com/2008/07/07/should-your-bas-be-certified/ Connecting Business Requirements to Technology Mon, 30 Aug 2010 03:15:53 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Barbara http://www.b2ttraining.com/2008/07/07/should-your-bas-be-certified/comment-page-1/#comment-2585 Barbara Fri, 11 Jul 2008 19:56:40 +0000 http://www.b2ttraining.com/page/business-analyst-blog/archives/141/should-your-bas-be-certified#comment-2585 I just noticed that the current issue of the IIBA Newsletter (June 2008) also has an article about Professional Certification (www.theiiba.org). This seems to be a hot topic!! Barb I just noticed that the current issue of the IIBA Newsletter (June 2008) also has an article about Professional Certification (www.theiiba.org). This seems to be a hot topic!! Barb

]]> By: Craig Brown http://www.b2ttraining.com/2008/07/07/should-your-bas-be-certified/comment-page-1/#comment-2584 Craig Brown Tue, 08 Jul 2008 01:56:37 +0000 http://www.b2ttraining.com/page/business-analyst-blog/archives/141/should-your-bas-be-certified#comment-2584 Barbara You might be ineterested in a <a href="http://www.betterprojects.net/search?q=Dear+Bas" rel="nofollow">conversation Bas de Baar and I are having</a> via our blogs on the topic of certification. link: <a href="http://www.betterprojects.net/search?q=Dear+Bas" rel="nofollow">http://www.betterprojects.net/search?q=Dear+Bas</a> We're particularly interested in views like this. Thanks Craig Barbara

You might be ineterested in a conversation Bas de Baar and I are having via our blogs on the topic of certification.

link: http://www.betterprojects.net/search?q=Dear+Bas

We’re particularly interested in views like this.

Thanks
Craig

]]> By: Ryan Brush http://www.b2ttraining.com/2008/07/07/should-your-bas-be-certified/comment-page-1/#comment-2583 Ryan Brush Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:38:35 +0000 http://www.b2ttraining.com/page/business-analyst-blog/archives/141/should-your-bas-be-certified#comment-2583 I see the Business Analyst career development process encompassing two elements: 1) Business Analyst certification (as you mentioned... common communication, common documentation, common language, common process, etc.) and 2) Technological area of focus (saas, decision engines, web pages, etc.) Basically, the specific type of technology that the BA generally lives in. The later is harder to certify against, but there is a level of technical knowledge that Business Analysts should strive for as he/she look to focus their careers in a specific industry. I see the Business Analyst career development process encompassing two elements:
1) Business Analyst certification (as you mentioned… common communication, common documentation, common language, common process, etc.) and
2) Technological area of focus (saas, decision engines, web pages, etc.) Basically, the specific type of technology that the BA generally lives in.
The later is harder to certify against, but there is a level of technical knowledge that Business Analysts should strive for as he/she look to focus their careers in a specific industry.

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