How to Start a Business Analyst Career — Testimonials
New and experienced business analysts share their feedback on How to Start a Business Analyst Career.
“I wish I had this book last year when I was seeking information out about how to become a business analyst.”
-Douglas Hill, Senior Business Analyst and Bridging-the-Gap contributor
“How to Start a Business Analyst Career does a good job of connecting the dots. It addressed many of the questions, issues, and concerns I had about the business analysis field. Very comprehensive and informative.”
-David Maynard, starting a new career as a business analyst
“I just picked up the How to Start As a BA and can’t tell you how it has helped in a short amount of time.“
-Paul Akerind, PMP
“As the Chief “Evangelist” Officer for IIBA, I often have people come up to me after a presentation and share their excitement that they now have a formal name for the role they have often performed for years within their organizations – Business Analysts. But how do they take that knowledge and use it to enhance their positions further within their companies? IIBA® and the BABOK® have formalized the BA profession and given its practitioners a structure in which to evaluate and improve their practice of business analysis. Laura Brandau, in her book in How to Start a Business Analyst Career takes that information and builds on it to provide both new and seasoned BAs with a roadmap to take their career to the next level. There is no one path to becoming a Business Analyst. Laura’s book helps you leverage what you have and succeed in this fast growing profession.”
-Kathleen Barret, CEO, International Institute of Business Analysis®
“Laura Brandau provides a thought-provoking introduction into the reality of today’s business analyst. The potential or new business analyst will obtain an initial framework for future growth in this field.”
-Pat Ferdinandi, Business Architect, author of A Requirements Pattern: Succeeding in the Internet Economy (Addison-Wesley Information Technology Series)
How to Start a Business Analyst Career is a very thorough and well-thought handbook on what it takes to break into a career in business analysis. The definition of the role and description of what to expect as a BA are spot on. The networking piece is a particular gem. I don’t think you’ll get that in most books of this kind, but networking and use of online resources is an invaluable part of obtaining and nurturing a career in business analysis and she’s got covered both nicely.
-Jonathan Babcock, Business Analyst and BA Blogger
For those of you who are looking to begin a BA career, I highly recommend Laura’s e-book How to start a Business Analyst Career. I took her advice and I made a call to a nonprofit organization in my city to be matched to opportunities where I could apply and hone my BA skills. Fortunately, I was given an opportunity very quickly, and have been working to document processes in the form of a training guide for this nonprofit. I love the work and I love the people. But more importantly, the e-book spelled out what I needed to do to put myself on the right path to landing a BA job.
Thanks, Laura!
-Kimberly Heath, via LinkedIn
How to Start a Business Analyst Career: A guidebook to help you explore the business analyst profession and find entry-level business analyst jobs
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