Business analysis is a great choice for those who want to work in IT but don’t see themselves as programmers. Here are the key steps to get started:
📌 1. Find out who a business analyst is
To better understand this profession, you should watch a short 🎥 video about a typical day of a business analyst or subscribe to the Business Analysis Excellence channel. This will help you determine if this role is right for you.
📖 2. Learn the basics through books
Business analysts need to have a clear understanding of how to formulate and document project requirements. You can start with: “Developing Software Requirements” by Karl Wiegers, ‘User Stories Applied: For Agile Software Development’ by Mike Cohn, ‘Developing Value Propositions’ and ‘Creating a Business Model’ by Yves Pinier, Alexander Osterwalder.
🔄 3. Get acquainted with the software development life cycle (SDLC) and key frameworks
A business analyst needs to understand how developers and testers work, so knowledge of the SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) is a must. The Scrum methodology is the most popular among IT teams. To understand it, you should familiarize yourself with The Scrum Guide at scrum.org
🛠️ 4. Learn to use Jira and Confluence tools
Jira is for task tracking and project management, and Confluence is for documentation. These services are actively used in IT companies, so familiarity with them will be a great advantage!
🤖 5. Using artificial intelligence in the work of business analysts
AI can significantly speed up routine tasks, for example, Microsoft Copilot can be useful for automating notes and analyzing documents, and ChatGPT can be used to generate user story options, analyze data, and write reports.
📡 6. Follow trends in business analysis
Business analysis is a dynamic field, so it’s important to keep your knowledge up to date. The BAtimes resource can help you with this – a powerful source of news, trends, and advice from experts.
Take action now! Choose a resource, learn and practice writing user stories. Good luck!!!!
The information is based on the materials of EPAM: https://campus.epam.ua/ua/blog/608
