Back in 2003 one of our most popular papers, What is a Business Analyst (72,000+ downloads to date), made a simple but very powerful statement – “the most successful and valuable analysts are those who understand the business rather than those who understand IT”. Fast forward to the present and you’ll see everyone from the International Institute of Business Analysis to the Project Management Institute emphasising the importance of business skills. A recent article by Jas Phul posted…
Modelling and Your Next Interview
02/02/2015 |
By IRM Training
Have you ever had a business analyst job interview and had this said to you? “Your skills and experience are great but unfortunately you’ve never worked in this industry before”. And it’s not just business analyst job interviews. On many projects you’ll come across a user who’ll say “I haven’t got the time to explain to you how my business works”. Nobody can be an expert at everything but as a business analyst you’ve actually got some real advantages -…