Comments on: Article on the Outlook for IT jobs in the coming year http://www.writingusecases.com/wordpress/index.php/archive/article-on-the-outlook-for-it-jobs-in-the-coming-year/ Tips for the Business System Analyst Mon, 07 Nov 2011 09:56:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: geri http://www.writingusecases.com/wordpress/index.php/archive/article-on-the-outlook-for-it-jobs-in-the-coming-year/comment-page-1/#comment-46 geri Sat, 23 Feb 2008 01:11:40 +0000 http://www.writingusecases.com/wordpress/index.php/archive/article-on-the-outlook-for-it-jobs-in-the-coming-year/#comment-46 Soft skills are really important - listening, writing, leading meetings, building consensus. But also important are analytical skills. We need to be more than someone taking notes in an interview or JAD session. Really think about what someone has told you are their requirements. Do the requirements make sense? Is there something obviously missing? Based on your own experience, is your customer asking for something that won't work? Is the person telling you how things work today? Is that the best approach for the future? You might want to check out my report on skills for BA's which you can get at the link below. Signing up for the report will also add you to my automated tips list - there are currently about 38 tips that go out once a week in email on all kinds of things of interest to BA's. You would start at the beginning and get one a week to the end. http://www.writingusecases.com/wordpress/index.php/report-succeeding-as-a-business-analyst-in-information-technology/ Soft skills are really important – listening, writing, leading meetings, building consensus.

But also important are analytical skills. We need to be more than someone taking notes in an interview or JAD session. Really think about what someone has told you are their requirements. Do the requirements make sense? Is there something obviously missing? Based on your own experience, is your customer asking for something that won’t work? Is the person telling you how things work today? Is that the best approach for the future?

You might want to check out my report on skills for BA’s which you can get at the link below. Signing up for the report will also add you to my automated tips list – there are currently about 38 tips that go out once a week in email on all kinds of things of interest to BA’s. You would start at the beginning and get one a week to the end.

http://www.writingusecases.com/wordpress/index.php/report-succeeding-as-a-business-analyst-in-information-technology/

]]> By: emcgivern http://www.writingusecases.com/wordpress/index.php/archive/article-on-the-outlook-for-it-jobs-in-the-coming-year/comment-page-1/#comment-45 emcgivern Fri, 22 Feb 2008 19:23:30 +0000 http://www.writingusecases.com/wordpress/index.php/archive/article-on-the-outlook-for-it-jobs-in-the-coming-year/#comment-45 What skills would you suggest sharpening (or acquiring) to round out a good BA? What skills would you suggest sharpening (or acquiring) to round out a good BA?

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