Increasingly any business change is tied to new systems implementation or an upgrade. So it naturally was left to the IT department; “it’s software, right” But to exploit technology, an organization needs strong business analysis skills. As companies implement multiple cloud based apps enable faster and more significant change, the new breed of business analyst must have a broader combination of skills: business, analysis and problem solving, technology implementation & project management.  Those with the right blend of skills are in short supply.  Those with these skills can command higher salaries or consulting day rates.

Leveraging your business analysis skills

Aren’t all businesses “digital”?
If they aren’t now, the winners certainly will be.

“Virtually every firm in every industry is being shaken up by the digital revolution. No chief executive can ignore the onslaught of mobile computing, big data, artificial intelligence and the like. And while companies were once content to wait and see what impact the Internet might have on their business, there is now a broad consensus that processes and practices must be radically transformed to capitalize fully on digital technology.” Zanny Minton-Beddoes, editor of The Economist World in 2015 Report

“72% agreed with the statement ‘These days I consider my company to be a technology company’” and “97% say that their companies will change more in the next 5 years than the past 5 years.” Research by Fortune 500 CEOs, June 2016