The World As I See It

Every day I try to learn something new, be it related to my career (Business Analysis), games or research about different things. There are hundreds of informative sites and articles (sadly I don't have time to read them all). This week it was all about learning new things related to business analysis and the best place for that (in my opinion) is the IIBA website . There I read an article titled " The Business of Business Analysis " by Maureen McVey. In this article she has referred to another articled published in 'The Houston Chronicle' ( link to the article ). This article discusses the top 5 transferable skills, which are: Communications Skills Interpersonal Skills Technical Skills Research and Analytical Skills Organizational Skills [ I don't own this image] Communication Skills Oral communication skills are used to verbally express ideas, information, or other matters. Written communication skills are necessary for business analysts ...

I may be a business analyst by profession, but my learning will never stop. Everyday, I learn something new which helps me grow both professionally as well as personally. There are thousands and thousands of articles on the skills a Business Analyst (BA) should have etc. The best and most compiled book that I would recommend to everyone is International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA)'s A Guide to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge® (BABOK® Guide) (link is provided below) IIBA's BABOK Guide [I don't own this image. Copied it from IIBA's website] This guidebook covers everything is great detail and is easy to understand. There are still some skills (in my opinion that are over-looked by people) and these skills include those referred to as soft skills (some like to call them professional skills): Communications both written and oral Problem Solving - Analytical Thinking  Systems Thinking Business Knowledge - practices and principals Knowl...