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Emal Bariali / August 19, 2024

Business Analysis Training: 5 Things to Consider When Choosing a Good BA Training Program

There are many risks in career development, but no risk is greater than spending thousands of dollars with the wrong training provider. This article gives you 5 things to look for when choosing a BA training program.  I Learned the Hard Way, But You Dont Have To I've purchased and taken a BA …

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Emal Bariali / August 7, 2024

25 Tasks Business Analysts Perform During a Digital Transformation

Supporting your stakeholders' evolution from the current state to the future state requires you to perform activities across all the stages of a digital transformation initiative. This article arms you with the knowledge you need to support the full digital transformation lifecycle. The Business …

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Emal Bariali / July 23, 2024

How Business Analysis Consulting Multiplied My Income and Changed My Life

Business analysis consulting may not be for everyone, but I made the jump in 2013 and it changed my life forever. I spent about 8 years doing business analysis work on many types of projects as a permanent employee before I was ready to jump into business analysis consulting. The two years I spent …

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Emal Bariali / July 8, 2024

My Strategic Decision to Take a $10K Pay Cut as a Business Analyst

Taking a voluntary $10K pay cut isn't easy, but I did it, and it turned out to be one of the best career decisions I've ever made for my business analysis career. It was mid-2006, I'd just spent $90,000 on my education, and I was making $50,000/year in a relatively easy job. My decision might …

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Emal Bariali / October 10, 2023

The Essential Role of Business Analysts in Digital Transformation: A Comprehensive Guide

Business analysis is an important profession with much bigger responsibilities than just "looking after software". This article explains what those responsibilities are, and what skills you need to embrace the additional responsibilities to grow your BA career. Table of Contents ► The 3 Phases of …

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Emal Bariali / September 17, 2023

Business Analysis Consulting: 3 Things to Consider Before Making the Leap into BA Consulting

Becoming a freelance business analysis consultant can greatly increase your income, but there are many other factors to consider when making this important decision. As a business analyst, you might be tempted to look at the 2x to 3x income potential of becoming a freelance business analysis …

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Emal Bariali / July 23, 2020

Business Analysis vs. Business Analytics

Business analysis and business analytics might sound the same, but they are two completely different professions. This article and video describe the difference between these two professions. The Educational Provider edX Makes A Mistake Largest, well-established training companies like edX can …

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Emal Bariali / July 1, 2020

Benefits & Drawbacks of the Agile Methodology for Business Analysts

Agile is a software development philosophy that encourages the team to release the solution in increments throughout the project instead of delivering the solution all in one release at the end of the project. Software projects are resource-intensive operations that can take a long time to execute …

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