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Originally posted by Major Hassle View PostNever met a good BA who would make a credible PM or visa versa, but hey maybe you've broken the mould - or you work for clients who don't know the difference... hey if it works good for you, maybe when I'm stuck for a decent PM position I won't just skip over those BA/PM positions I usually scoff at.
Mind you I would make an awful BA...The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't existComment
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Originally posted by LondonManc View PostClearly not worked much. A good, ambitious BA who has shown leadership and organisational/motivational skills can easily transition up to PM with the right training and a chance to use it. Managers who have become project managers won't make good BAs and similarly technical BAs won't generally make good PMs."why ride a vespa when you can push a lambretta?"
As I look ahead, I am filled with foreboding; like the Roman, I seem to see "the River Tiber foaming with much blood."Comment
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Originally posted by Major Hassle View PostClearly I've spent 35 years in IT delivery with my head in the sand, I would bow to your superior knowledge but arrogance prevents. Guess we should just agree to differ. Spent the first 17 years of my career as a developer the last 17 or so in the project/programme management space - no significant career gaps.The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't existComment
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Originally posted by LondonManc View PostIt could be more a case of experience. Happy to differ on opinion, just going off what I've seen. Yes, they're not common, but it does happen and, I guess you've kind of hinted at it with saying one or the other because they're generally different mindsets. It's hard to be involved in two projects at once and carry out the different roles on each. I was a senior BA back in the late 90s then got PM training and managed projects. Other BAs wanted to stay as BAs because they either weren't as ambitious or didn't have the aptitude to become PM.
Originally posted by Major Hassle View PostSpent the first 17 years of my career as a developer the last 17 or so in the project/programme management space - no significant career gaps.
To be totally honest, I believe that if you have the mix of skills you can actually do anything and well, if you are good.The Chunt of Chunts.Comment
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Originally posted by LondonManc View PostClearly not worked much. A good, ambitious BA who has shown leadership and organisational/motivational skills can easily transition up to PM with the right training and a chance to use it. Managers who have become project managers won't make good BAs and similarly technical BAs won't generally make good PMs.______________________
Don't get mad...get even...Comment
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Originally posted by kaiser78 View PostWhat do you mean as a technical BA ? Surely a BA is a BA and a technical BA is a TA/SA (Technical/Systems Analyst) ? Big distinction here.The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't existComment
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Originally posted by LondonManc View PostYou'd think there's a big distinction until you work in banking. Then anyone who is in a project team needs a title and anyone who isn't PM, PMO, Tester or Dev becomes a BA by default it seems!Last edited by Major Hassle; 15 November 2016, 10:39."why ride a vespa when you can push a lambretta?"
As I look ahead, I am filled with foreboding; like the Roman, I seem to see "the River Tiber foaming with much blood."Comment
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Originally posted by Major Hassle View PostSMEs..what's left of them, dwindling fast hereThe greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't existComment
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Anyone else on the bench thinking the unthinkable?
That this isn't ever going to pick again? Yes, I'm in a dark mood tonight....
I'm ok for a few more months but my resources are finite & I've already been benched for 3 months which is longer than 2008 (excluding the 2 false starts I've had)
I'm beginning to think I'm going to have to find another way of pulling some money in case this is a long term situation.Comment
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