Business Analyst in IT: role, skills and responsibilities

Learn the key business analysis concepts to get the job and thrive in your Business Analyst career

Created by: Vitali Botvich
Product Manager, Lead Business Analyst

What Will I Learn?

• Define business analysis and explain why it is essential for identifying business needs and defining solutions
• Build an understanding of the role of a Business Analyst in IT and understand what a Business Analyst does
• Identify different job titles a Business Analyst may have
• Gain an overview of popular BA tools and techniques to help you elicit requirements from stakeholders, conduct requirement specification and lead documentation
• Understand the top and good to have skills of a Business Analyst
• Get the possible ways and steps to take to gain the knowledge required for an IT BA and some advice on how to gain experience not being employed as a BA

Requirements

• This course covers Business Analysis fundamentals - no technical background required
• Basic understanding of general terms
• A strong desire to learn business analysis
• Some business strategy knowledge might be helpful

Target audience

• People who are new to the role and want to get a Business Analyst position and start their unique and rewarding path in IT
• Students eager to learn about job opportunities in the field of Business Analysis in IT
• New Business Analysts willing to improve their knowledge
• People who currently work in IT on other positions and want to understand the BA role better