How to Find Your Business Analysis Voice | BA Career Advice from Industry Leaders
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Technical skills are only part of becoming a successful Business Analyst.
Learning how to communicate with confidence, influence stakeholders and ask the right questions is what helps great Business Analysts stand out.
Jonathan Hunsley is joined by Emily Saunderson, Head of Profession for Business Analysis at the Department for Education, and Dr Carlos Pullen-Ferreira, Principal Consultant at AssistKD, to discuss how Business Analysts can find their voice, build confidence and increase their influence.
Whether you're new to Business Analysis or an experienced Business Analyst, this discussion explores practical ways to increase your influence, develop professional confidence and grow your Business Analysis career.
In this BA Brew episode:
- What it means to find your Business Analysis voice
- Building confidence as a Business Analyst
- Speaking up in stakeholder workshops and stakeholder meetings
- Influencing business decisions
- Becoming a trusted adviser
- Business Analysis leadership
- Mentoring and coaching
- Networking for Business Analysts
- Developing your Business Analysis career
- Helping the next generation of Business Analysts
Emily also shares the remarkable story of being told she would never become a successful Business Analyst before eventually leading the business analysis profession at the Department for Education.
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