The inside track to excelling as a business analyst : soft skills that can accelerate your career /

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:Lubwama, Roni, author.
Imprint:[Berkeley, CA] : Apress, [2020]
©2020
Description:1 online resource (xiv, 179 pages)
Language:English
Subject:
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12602827
Hidden Bibliographic Details
ISBN:9781484255438
1484255437
9781484255421
1484255429
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Online resource; title from pdf title page (EBSCO, viewed January 30, 2020).
Summary:The role of the business analyst sits at the intersection of business operations, technology, and change management. The job requires a plethora of both soft skills and technical skills, as it must translate the needs of business users into action items for functional applications. On top of this, in-demand technologies have caused tectonic shifts in the way companies operate today, and business analysts must be prepared to adapt. The Inside Track to Excelling as a Business Analyst teaches you how to effectively harness skills, techniques, and hacks to grow your career. Author Roni Lubwama expertly walks you through case studies that illustrate how to diffuse the challenges and bottlenecks that business analysts commonly encounter. He provides you with digestible answers to the complexities faced when delivering digital transformation projects to end users. This book is not a self-help guide rife with corporate buzzwords, but a practical handbook with immediate applications from a true insider. Equip yourself with vital soft skills, ask the right questions, manage your stakeholders, and bring your projects to a successful close with The Inside Track to Excelling as a Business Analyst. Whether you are new to the role and want a leg up, or a veteran business operator looking to infuse new strategies into your work, this book instills lessons that will assist you throughout your entire career. In this time of rapid change in the digital space, business analysts are asked for more adaptability than ever before, and The Inside Track to Excelling as a Business Analyst is your ideal starting point.
Other form:Print version: Lubwama, Roni. Inside Track to Excelling As a Business Analyst : Soft Skills That Can Accelerate Your Career. Berkeley, CA : Apress L.P., ©2019 9781484255421
Standard no.:10.1007/978-1-4842-5

MARC

LEADER 00000cam a2200000Ii 4500
001 12602827
006 m o d
007 cr cnu---unuuu
008 191214t20202020cau ob 001 0 eng d
005 20240628142416.6
015 |a GBC021724  |2 bnb 
016 7 |a 019660151  |2 Uk 
019 |a 1130046292  |a 1137843929  |a 1142132601 
020 |a 9781484255438  |q (electronic bk.) 
020 |a 1484255437  |q (electronic bk.) 
020 |z 9781484255421 
020 |z 1484255429 
024 8 |a 10.1007/978-1-4842-5 
035 |a (OCoLC)1130902694  |z (OCoLC)1130046292  |z (OCoLC)1137843929  |z (OCoLC)1142132601 
035 9 |a (OCLCCM-CC)1130902694 
037 |a 043E40C3-43BB-47D3-829B-9C631C6E693B  |b OverDrive, Inc.  |n http://www.overdrive.com 
040 |a EBLCP  |b eng  |e rda  |e pn  |c EBLCP  |d TEFOD  |d GW5XE  |d YDX  |d N$T  |d XII  |d OCLCF  |d LQU  |d UPM  |d UKMGB  |d OCLCQ  |d UMI  |d SFB  |d VLB 
049 |a MAIN 
050 4 |a HD69.B87 
050 4 |a HF4999.2-6182 
100 1 |a Lubwama, Roni,  |e author. 
245 1 4 |a The inside track to excelling as a business analyst :  |b soft skills that can accelerate your career /  |c Roni Lubwama. 
264 1 |a [Berkeley, CA] :  |b Apress,  |c [2020] 
264 4 |c ©2020 
300 |a 1 online resource (xiv, 179 pages) 
336 |a text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
337 |a computer  |b c  |2 rdamedia 
338 |a online resource  |b cr  |2 rdacarrier 
588 0 |a Online resource; title from pdf title page (EBSCO, viewed January 30, 2020). 
505 0 |a Chapter 1: Business, Technology, and Change Management -- Chapter 2: Business Analysts: What Do They Do? -- Chapter 3: Must-Have Technical Skills -- Chapter 4: Optional Technical Skills -- Chapter 5: Importance of Non-Technical Skillsets -- Chapter 6: Communication Skills -- Chapter 7: Interpersonal Skills -- Chapter 8: Creativity, Problem-Solving, and Strategic Thinking Skills -- Chapter 9: Business Analyst Practice Hacks -- Chapter 10: When It's Time to Move On -- Chapter 11: Afterword -- Appendix A: Bonus Skill: Managing Wafflers -- Appendix B: Bonus Interpersonal Skill: Credibility and Reputation -- Appendix C: Further Reading. 
520 |a The role of the business analyst sits at the intersection of business operations, technology, and change management. The job requires a plethora of both soft skills and technical skills, as it must translate the needs of business users into action items for functional applications. On top of this, in-demand technologies have caused tectonic shifts in the way companies operate today, and business analysts must be prepared to adapt. The Inside Track to Excelling as a Business Analyst teaches you how to effectively harness skills, techniques, and hacks to grow your career. Author Roni Lubwama expertly walks you through case studies that illustrate how to diffuse the challenges and bottlenecks that business analysts commonly encounter. He provides you with digestible answers to the complexities faced when delivering digital transformation projects to end users. This book is not a self-help guide rife with corporate buzzwords, but a practical handbook with immediate applications from a true insider. Equip yourself with vital soft skills, ask the right questions, manage your stakeholders, and bring your projects to a successful close with The Inside Track to Excelling as a Business Analyst. Whether you are new to the role and want a leg up, or a veteran business operator looking to infuse new strategies into your work, this book instills lessons that will assist you throughout your entire career. In this time of rapid change in the digital space, business analysts are asked for more adaptability than ever before, and The Inside Track to Excelling as a Business Analyst is your ideal starting point. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
650 0 |a Business analysts.  |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007007497 
650 0 |a Business analysts  |x Vocational guidance. 
650 0 |a Organizational change  |x Management. 
650 7 |a Business analysts.  |2 fast  |0 (OCoLC)fst01743911 
650 7 |a Organizational change  |x Management.  |2 fast  |0 (OCoLC)fst01047838 
655 4 |a Electronic books. 
776 0 8 |i Print version:  |a Lubwama, Roni.  |t Inside Track to Excelling As a Business Analyst : Soft Skills That Can Accelerate Your Career.  |d Berkeley, CA : Apress L.P., ©2019  |z 9781484255421 
903 |a HeVa 
929 |a oclccm 
999 f f |i e1018a7f-ffcd-5af0-8342-e2fdd424312f  |s e807eab5-ce8b-52ba-b440-a52d230b6a2d 
928 |t Library of Congress classification  |a HD69.B87  |l Online  |c UC-FullText  |u https://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-1-4842-5543-8  |z Springer Nature  |g ebooks  |i 12618433