The inside track to excelling as a business analyst : soft skills that can accelerate your career / Roni Lubwama.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lubwama, Roni, Author.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business analysts.

Organizational change--Management.

Organizational change.

Leadership.

Management information systems.

Strategic planning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 179 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed. 2020.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Apress, [2020]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The role of the business analyst sits at the intersection of business operations, technology, and change management. The job requires a plethora of both soft skills and technical skills, as it must translate the needs of business users into action items for functional applications. On top of this, in-demand technologies have caused tectonic shifts in the way companies operate today, and business analysts must be prepared to adapt. The Inside Track to Excelling as a Business Analyst teaches you how to effectively harness skills, techniques, and hacks to grow your career. Author Roni Lubwama expertly walks you through case studies that illustrate how to diffuse the challenges and bottlenecks that business analysts commonly encounter. He provides you with digestible answers to the complexities faced when delivering digital transformation projects to end users. This book is not a self-help guide rife with corporate buzzwords, but a practical handbook with immediate applications from a true insider. Equip yourself with vital soft skills, ask the right questions, manage your stakeholders, and bring your projects to a successful close with The Inside Track to Excelling as a Business Analyst. Whether you are new to the role and want a leg up, or a veteran business operator looking to infuse new strategies into your work, this book instills lessons that will assist you throughout your entire career. In this time of rapid change in the digital space, business analysts are asked for more adaptability than ever before, and The Inside Track to Excelling as a Business Analyst is your ideal starting point.

Contents:

Chapter 1: Business, Technology, and Change Management

Chapter 2: Business Analysts: What Do They Do?

Chapter 3: Must-Have Technical Skills

Chapter 4: Optional Technical Skills

Chapter 5: Importance of Non-Technical Skillsets

Chapter 6: Communication Skills

Chapter 7: Interpersonal Skills

Chapter 8: Creativity, Problem-Solving, and Strategic Thinking Skills

Chapter 9: Business Analyst Practice Hacks

Chapter 10: When It's Time to Move On

Chapter 11: Afterword

Appendix A: Bonus Skill: Managing Wafflers

Appendix B: Bonus Interpersonal Skill: Credibility and Reputation

Appendix C: Further Reading.-.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781484255438

1484255437

OCLC:

1130902694