u/fapsober

Hello guys,

I'm a Junior BA at an IT consulting firm but haven't actually worked a real BA project yet. Now they're telling me there's no BA work available and want to shift me into a Deployment/Implementation Consultant role instead (travel tech, GDS, configuring booking tools for clients incl. deployment checklists, testing, client-facing troubleshooting).

There's some overlap with BA skills like client interaction and document analysis (e.g which business rules the tool should have implemented), and cross-team coordination) but it's clearly more hands-on execution than analysis.

Since I have zero BA experience to fall back on, I don't know if I should take this as a way to build relevant experience while I wait, or push back for an actual BA assignment. Another option would be changing the company. But I want to last at least one year till switching.

What do you think? Will it help or hurt your path to becoming a "real" BA? Maybe someone here with Implementation experience who pivoted later to BA?

Hello guys,

Im a guy with project engineering experience and got a job as an Junior Business Analyst for a IT Consulting company.

However, 2 months since joining Im on the bench because its difficult to get projects now and one big client didnt extended his contract with the company.

Now I got two stints. First one will be just to translate the language of a requirements document while steep keeping the kontext. This will be a bridging phase till the next job.

The next job will be a ticket support function and software testing for a GDS system. I dont have tech background so maybe this will be a good start and the ticket system is in salesforce, which is high in demand now. Maybe travel technology knowledge will help me in the future.

But this will be held offline so I feel that my skills talking with stakeholders will degarde. Also I dont will learn the classic BA tools like, requirements gathering, BPMN, etc.

I feel that it will be a long term job and only get skills in support but not as an analyst. So the next jobs my company will get me are support roles.

Is this normal in consulting? I know its better than being on the bench but seeing other Junior BAs getting proper BA jobs (before me) makes me anxious falling back.

The client is a big player but for my company it will be the first contract with them. So they see it as a opportunity for first contact. Are there any hidden chances?

Hallo Leute,

ich bin ein neuer Junior Business Analyst und warte jetzt schon seit 2 Monaten auf ein Projekt. Ich arbeite in einem IT-Consulting-Unternehmen im östlichen Ausland, das viel Nearshoring und Bodyshopping macht.

Da der Markt aktuell schwierig ist, ist es echt schwer, ein Projekt zu finden. Selbst einige erfahrene BAs warten gerade auf Einsätze beim Kunden.

Jetzt hat mein Staffing Manager uns eine technische B2B-Support-Rolle vorgeschlagen. Die Aufgaben wären z. B. neue Kunden onboarden, Implementierungs-Calls machen, Systeme einstellen, E2E-Tests und Sign-off, Konfigurationslücken identifizieren, technische Issues an die Produktteams eskalieren und nach Go-Live Support geben, bis alles stabil läuft.

Ist natürlich besser als komplett ohne Projekt/Job zu sein, aber ich habe ein bisschen Angst, dass ich da „steckenbleibe“ und es meiner BA-Karriere schadet. Ich werde halt keine klassischen BA-Skills lernen wie Requirements Engineering, User Stories schreiben, BPMN etc. und habe das Gefühl, dass mir da wichtige Skills fehlen werden.

Zum Kontext: Ich habe keinen Tech-Background, ich war vorher Chemieingenieur. Deshalb ist ein guter Einstieg für mich echt wichtig.

Ich werde es so oder so annehmen müssen, weil es aktuell keine anderen Optionen gibt, außer gekündigt zu werden oder mir selbst was Neues zu suchen.

Wie würdet ihr das Beste aus so einer Rolle machen, um langfristig auf einen guten BA-Path zu kommen und später gut employable zu sein? Was würdet ihr in meiner Situation machen?

Hello guys,

Im a new Junior BA and Im waiting for a project now since 2 months. Im working for a IT Consulting Company where they do a lot of nearshoring and bodyshopping.

Because the market is now difficult its hard to find a project. Even some experienced BAs waiting for a project/client.

Now my staffing manager proposed us a technical B2B support role. The job consists of focusing on onboarding new clients, implementation calls, system setup, E2E testing and sign-off, identifying configuration gaps, escalating technical issues to product teams, and providing post-go-live support until steady state is reached.

Its better than to be project/jobless but Im afraid that I will be stuck in the role and the job will impair my BA career. I dont will learn requirements gatheringy writing user stories, BPMN etc. I feel that I will lack the BA skills.

For context, I dont have tech background, I was a chemical engineer before. So a good beginning is essential to me.

I have to take it either way because there are no other options. Only being fired or I look out for another job.

How can I make the best of this job to lead me on a good BA path and be employable? What would you do in this situation?

Hello guys,

Im a new Junior BA for a IT consulting firm. Im waiting for my first project, but now Im since 2 months on the bench and dont know what to read & learn anymore.

I did read:

- Software Requirements - Karl Wiegers
- Business Analysis Done Right - Zmitrowicz
- User Story Mapping - Jeff Patton
- Agile Samurai - Jonathan Rasmusson

and now reading Visual Models for Software Requirements - Anthony Chen and Joy Beatty

Im helping out for internal projects but its only 5% of my time and Im getting slowly bored.

Gathering business knowledge would be difficult, since I still dont know in which industry (public, manufacturing, finance, ...) I will get my first project

What can you recommend me to do?