Business analysts: why are there so many of you?

[MrMarkyMark]

Was Bee a BA (as his client thought) or a Functional Architect?

Either way - this is one of the things that really bugs me - surely BAs should have good written English. The problem BA I had wrote in some Nigerian patois. Bee sounds as though he's just got off the Ryanair 737 from Moldova for the first time.

Requirements documents tend to be complex and they should really read smoothly. It's so irritating reading a paragraph and then going back over it again to guess what the BA might be trying to say.

Nowadays you work with lots of foreigners but I really don't understand how they steal our plum jobs ('BA' = £500 on average) when they can't even speak the language.

How about one that does not know the difference between database rows and columns

[itjobs]

BA's no longer can afford to be a clueless techie. They used to require basic skills such as being an Excel gurus (pivot tables) but now a days you need more than that.

What is stopping you from learning R or Tableau?

Data seem to be the new oil and BA's should adapt to it. Sorry I am being blunt (like NLUK??). It is the combination of skills that makes a winner. Client's these days prefer multiple skills to save their money.

[VillageContractor]

I used to be a developer and it helps me being an Agile Coach. I've known Coaches and Scrum Masters who haven't had a clue about technology. My favourite was when the Agile Coach who was supposed to save the failing program came up with "Android developers will develop stories for iOS and vice versa"

You don't need to be understand technology for certain roles but it sure ******* helps

[Bee]

You said:
"I know and I agree with you, but what you are going to do if the client wants? "

I wanted to know what you meant by that.

I agree with you that an architect is another role too, but sometimes the client wants mixed roles and you see this a lot of this.

[Bee]

You keep making long abstract statements about technology on an IT forum without an example or story to illustrate what you mean.

No one give an example or story, why should I give one? I only give if it's important.

On every single thread you then either ignore the poster who ask questions for clarification or make out they are thick without answering the question.

You are lying, give me a specific example.

You then start insulting posters who make comments because you refuse to answer the first poster who questioned you as you don't realise multiple people read these threads and want to know how your work and experience differs from theirs.

Another lie, give me examples. You are twisting my words.

You are posting an off topic for what?

[Bee]

Was Bee a BA (as his client thought) or a Functional Architect?

Either way - this is one of the things that really bugs me - surely BAs should have good written English. The problem BA I had wrote in some Nigerian patois. Bee sounds as though he's just got off the Ryanair 737 from Moldova for the first time.

Requirements documents tend to be complex and they should really read smoothly. It's so irritating reading a paragraph and then going back over it again to guess what the BA might be trying to say.

Nowadays you work with lots of foreigners but I really don't understand how they steal our plum jobs ('BA' = £500 on average) when they can't even speak the language.

LOL

[blackeye]

Was Bee a BA (as his client thought) or a Functional Architect?

Either way - this is one of the things that really bugs me - surely BAs should have good written English. The problem BA I had wrote in some Nigerian patois. Bee sounds as though he's just got off the Ryanair 737 from Moldova for the first time.

Requirements documents tend to be complex and they should really read smoothly. It's so irritating reading a paragraph and then going back over it again to guess what the BA might be trying to say.

Nowadays you work with lots of foreigners but I really don't understand how they steal our plum jobs ('BA' = £500 on average) when they can't even speak the language.

You voted out didn't you?

This sort of xenophobia is pretty disgusting and should not be allowed on this forum. However, I do accept that BA documentation should be a cut above the rest, especially in the more traditional deployments.

Requirement documents in particular should be water tight. An IT-equivalent of a legally binding document, where there is no way misinterpret any statement. Sadly some BAs don't have the skills to produce this sort of document.

The ability to produce good deliverables has nothing to do with nationality or ethnicity.

[Fronttoback]

The ability to produce good deliverables has nothing to do with nationality or ethnicity.

Correct. Half the battle is working out what the deliverable should be. Decent hires manage themselves. I haven't had a boss for years. I guide my "bosses", they look to me for that.

[LondonManc]

You voted out didn't you?

This sort of xenophobia is pretty disgusting and should not be allowed on this forum. However, I do accept that BA documentation should be a cut above the rest, especially in the more traditional deployments.

Requirement documents in particular should be water tight. An IT-equivalent of a legally binding document, where there is no way misinterpret any statement. Sadly some BAs don't have the skills to produce this sort of document.

The ability to produce good deliverables has nothing to do with nationality or ethnicity.

You've not read many TCS/Wipro documents then?

[Fronttoback]

There is plenty of work and I wish you all the best in your endeavours, be you BA, developer, a mix or whatever!

Long may the good conditions continue for all of us. It's all gravy really.