Making your career in Business Analyst

When I grew up during my Undergraduate, I have heard my classmates dreaming of becoming Technical Architects, Test Manager, Database Administrators, Network Engineers etc. but none ever saying " I want to be a Business Analyst." The reason is that Business Analyst jobs just happen, and everyone in any field would be doing Business Analysis work without having seen it coming. The great thing about the Business Analysis career path is that anyone, from any background, can choose to become a Business Analyst. Though one can become a Business Analysts by possessing an experience of more than 5 years in the Information Technology field or be certified Business Analysts from IIBA, but one has to possess the below mentioned soft skill as it is very essential to be a Business Analyst.

 

1. Good Communication Skill: The role of a Business Analysts is to interact with different groups of people be it Stake Holders, End Users, Customers, Technical Architects. Hence a good command over English is a must. The only difference is that the way in which he communicates to these groups would vary. Hence the person should be both "Tech Savvy" and "Business Savvy". In other words the person should be "Techno-Functional".
2. Good Documentation Skill: Documentation is also one of the key skills a person should possess to be a Business Analysts. The person should immediately document and get the confirmation (or signed off) whatever was discussed and interacted in any sessions /meetings to ensure that everyone is aligned on the same page of understanding.
3. Good Analytical Skill: The person should possess a good Analytical Skill to enable solve the Problem effectively and efficiently in a quick span of time. Thereby the person should always be inclined to "Lateral Thinking or Out Of Box Thinking".
4. Good Project Management Skill: The person should possess a good Project Management Skills like Plan Management, Time Management, and Interpersonal and Leadership Qualities.

The reason is that the analysts interacts with many Business groups in the organisation, collects all the Business Requirements and translates to the Technical Group in the form of Technical Specifications. This makes the analysts not only know the Functional aspects of the project but also know the Technical intricacies. Hence the Business Analyst is also known as the "Go-To" person in a project. A good Business Analysts could soon jump to be a good Project Manager because of many unknown Project Management Skill that is being developed or known as the time pass by along with experience and close working and interaction with the Managers.

My History till Professional Career

I was born on the 25th of May in one of the busiest cities of India – Bombay a.k.a Mumbai. I lived there for about 6 years with my two elder sisters when my dad suddenly got transferred to Vellore, Tamil Nadu. I did my schooling in “Siddhartha Senior Secondary School, CBSE”, Vellore until Grade 2.

Since my younger sister got admission in one of the best institutions in India “Indian Institute of Technology”, Chennai and I too becoming notorious, Dad planned of shifting to Madras now Chennai one of the most prime locations of India. Few weeks later, I got my admission in one of the most prestigious schools of Chennai “P S Senior Secondary School, CBSE” where I did my schooling from Grade 3 to Grade 10. My elder sister soon got married and went to God's own Land - The state of Kerala. She had just finished her Masters of Commerce and was planning to start her Chartered Accountant (Final). Two years later dad retired from Indian Bank as Assistant General Manager. My younger sister too flew to IIT Delhi to do her Masters of Technology after the completion of her Masters of Science in IIT Chennai. I was with my mom, dad and grandma who pampered me a lot by telling short stories to make me fast asleep. I really miss you Grandma! My younger sister too got married and went to do her Ph.D. to USA when I was in Grade 7.

I joined “Gill Adarsh Matriculation Higher Secondary School, State Board” to do my XI and XII. Though I cleared Grade XII in distinction, I was struggling to get admission in top colleges in Chennai due to the “Reservation Quota”. I entered many colleges in many parts of Tamil Nadu but my marks were not considered instead money. One fine day I came to know from one of the newspapers that a start-up college was seeking admissions for XII candidates. I immediately rushed to the college to enquire about the infrastructure. Since it is a Start-up college I could not expect more. I joined the same. It is Meenakshi Sundararajan Engineering College, the one and only Engineering College in the heart of Chennai. I am proud to say that I belong to the First Batch of my college. I did my Computer Science Engineering. After 4 years of my graduation I found myself recruited by Hexaware Technologies Limited, Chennai, through campus recruitment programme where my professional life started as a Software Engineer.

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First of all, I welcome you all to visit my blog "Paddys World". Well, many times I have thought of creating a blog but I was in vain. This time I was so firm that I have created a blog. This would not only help in posting some good information but also spend my time in a useful manner.

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