tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5733909393628694215.post3788847261218153195..comments2023-02-22T16:35:11.636+05:30Comments on Smart Business Analysis: What skills should business analysts acquire to add value on a project?ShareKhanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00144902507217458661noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5733909393628694215.post-90984381224022266952009-08-08T11:27:10.252+05:302009-08-08T11:27:10.252+05:30For a client to even listen to a analyst's sug...For a client to even listen to a analyst's suggestion outside the project, confidence and trust needs to be built which obviously takes a lot of time. Till then, one way of adding value would be to identify the pain points in the clients business within the scope of the project. If your client get a feel that the pain point does exist, bingo - you get a requirement and his confidence too...Dhivya Arunagirihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06153001742660152332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5733909393628694215.post-45170990497782091982009-08-08T10:50:21.663+05:302009-08-08T10:50:21.663+05:30This comment has been removed by the author.Fahad Narihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11395029357386245383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5733909393628694215.post-82952544851283116062009-08-08T10:50:10.750+05:302009-08-08T10:50:10.750+05:30I completely agree that analyst needs to have know...I completely agree that analyst needs to have knowledge of a domain to add more value and recommend solutions. But it is not easy to have complete knowledge of an your clients industry until you have worked in it. If you take for e.g. Manufacturing industry you should have worked at least 4-5 years to know about this industry. The Q is whether clients want analysts to give them solutions outside their project?<br /><br />To learn about their business analysts need to go a lot ground work to understand the importance of the application and also have good interaction with client SME. I learn't a bit on manufacturing industry in my project when i worked with an SME who has worked in Manufacturing for 10 yearsFahad Narihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11395029357386245383noreply@blogger.com