Business Analysts

[breakingcontact]

Business Analysts can do many different things in different organizations.

Typically in Austin they work with project managers, developers and stakeholders to create new or improve old software applications.

Through a lot of strange twists and turns in my career I've found myself in a business analyst role.

I'm really enjoying it.

If you are interesting in working in and around the tech world but don't want to be a developer then read up on the business analyst career field.

It does help if you have some technical background but you don't have to be an expert. That's what technical leads are for.

Mostly I enjoy helping individuals and organizations solve their problems.

 

[majormadmax]

How is this different than an operations analyst?

 

[Mreed911]

How is this different than an operations analyst?

It's subtle. Analyzing the business (inside and out) and its needs vs. the way those needs actually get implemented and the effect of change on how things actually work (vs. where they take you).

 

[Noggin]

I worked as a business analyst in two different companies from 1995 through to 2009 but that was in the UK not the US. The role often straddles Business Systems Analyst and Project Manager. So you optimizing data flow as well as work flow along with data structures.

 

[dsgrey]

The BA role can be different depending on the company. I've seen technical AND pure business people move into this role. Understanding the business is most important but a BA also learns technical aspects. Typically bridging the gap between business personnel who do not understand technical mumbo-jumbo and technical staff who are gear-heads only. I have several BAs working for me and a good BA is worth every penny.