Skills of a Business Analyst

Business analysts investigate business activities. They coordinate and manage change in a business organization. The skills expected from a business analysts are :

1. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
2. Good understanding of the business environment
3. Strong IT or Business skills
4. Keep abreast of new business and IT developments.

Apart from these skills, business analysts must be acquainted with technical knowledge like use of technology, tools required in the analysis process. He must also understand the spoken and unspoken customer needs to deliver high quality product. Conflict resolution is an important work for business analysts to ensure smooth running of the business and the process. Effective time management to deliver the target on deadline is also a key skill for them. It is expected that they have excellent persuasion and negotiation skills while competing for client project. Hence with these skills they play a major role in increasing the productivity of an organization. With the help of education programs these skills can be developed and enhanced for an individual

Employers include accountants, management consultants, software houses and IT service or solution providers. One of the most common routes into this type of work is to be promoted from other departments in the organization. Business analysts are usually educated to degree level. They may have BTEC National Diplomas in computing, IT and business-related subjects, Higher National Diplomas (HNDs) or foundation degrees/degrees in subjects such as IT, computing, accounting, business systems and software engineering. The Diplomas in business administration and finance and information technology may be relevant for this area of work. Business analysts may move into teaching, lecturing or training, or become self-employed as contractors such as the ones at ZaranTech. For more information on starting out as an entry level Business Analyst career, contact us at http://www.zarantech.com/course-list/ba/business-analyst/ .

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