There are many flavours of business analysis and Business Analyst can opt for any one of the flavours depending on his/her academic and professional background.
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Followings are some of the career paths a Business Analyst can opt for:
- Operations Head/COO – Business Strategy Analyst who analyses the business need by analysing their current products, services, process and operations, and recommends solution (with or without IT) to improve the business.
- Enterprise or Business Architect – A Business Analyst starting a career as a Business analyst, and moving towards lead Business analyst, and a role of heading Business Analysis activities as an enterprise or Business Architect in an organisations.
- CTO: In rare cases this is also a possibility for a business analyst if the person comes from technology background. He will have to work through many technology roles such as in-charge of IT projects and overall technology in non-IT company to reach to CTO role.
- Product Owner – Business Analyst working in a IT company specialised in product development can becomes Product owner/manager through a BA path.
- Practice Head – In-charge of projects with similar domain in an non-IT company and establish the process and standards for Business Analysis activities such as creating “Centre of Excellence” for Business Analysis.
- Program Manager – Business Analyst from technical background can become an in-charge of projects from same domain in an IT company.
- Delivery Head – Business Analyst from technical background who is in-charge of delivery of project or IT services in an IT company having same or different domain.
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8. Management Consultant – A Business Analyst starting with Jr consultant, create a path towards Consultant, senior consultant and management consultant.
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