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. What You Will Learn Deploy a non-technical skills toolkit to resolve a
wide array of bottlenecks particular to the business analyst practice. Defuse the many
intractable and common scenarios you will encounter as a business analyst by the application of
soft skills. Understand the difference between the theory and the actual practice of the
business analyst role. Who This Book Is For Newbie and experienced business analysts who are
looking to understand and contextualize their role managers other tech professionals looking
to understand the business analyst role and curious lay readers.
