Introduction
Depending on where you are in your agile business analyst career, we explain the key benefits of taking an AgileBA course and earning a professional qualification.
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In general, business analysis is a varied and demanding career which requires a range of problem-solving, communication and time management skills.
These soft skills are even more critical in an agile business analyst role in which working alongside agile product owners and stakeholders is a vital function of the role.
Agile business analysts need flexibility and the ability to adapt to changing challenges, problems, and contexts.
It’s the perfect role for someone who values a dynamic work environment which requires continuous improvement of problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
Business analysts work at all levels
Agile business analysis is a great career choice for those looking for their first business analyst job.
Business analysts operate at all levels across an organisation. Junior agile analyst roles have a low barrier to entry as few junior analyst roles (outside of the IT sector) demand advanced technical skills. Instead, they prioritise soft skills and your ability to work in agile spaces.
Transferable skills
Working with an agile mindset requires agile practitioners to actively apply lessons learned while finding creative solutions to complex problems.
Luckily for those looking to begin a new career in agile, you may already have many of the skills that agile practitioners require .
If you’ve ever occupied a position that required open and transparent communication, creative thinking and problem solving, or the ability to work autonomously, you’ll find that many of these skills can be easily transferred to an agile role.
Salaries
The importance of business analysis and the ability of agile business analysts to generate value is reflected in the average salary of agile business analysts in the UK. The median salary of an experienced BA is £52,000 p/a [1] .
How can an agile business analysis course help me?
Recognised methodology
The Agile Business Consortium created AgileBA qualifications with the express intent of helping organisations and aspiring business analysts extract as much value as possible from the opportunities afforded by the combination of traditional business analysis with an agile mindset .
The Agile Business Consortium and APMG International are also responsible for creating several other internationally recognised methodologies, including DSDM and qualifications such as AgilePM ® ( Agile Project Management ).
Things you will learn
AgileBA Foundation & Practitioner training covers the full range of skills and knowledge you’ll need to begin working as an agile business analyst. Topics covered in virtual classroom training include:
- The role of a business analyst in an agile world
- Agile fundamentals and the agile business analyst
- Stakeholders in agile projects
- Requirements and user stories
- Requirements planning, estimating, prioritisation
- Agile modelling
- Timeboxing and iterative development
- Facilitated workshops.
If you’re interested in starting a career in agile business analysis, we’re ready and able to help facilitate your training and help you get the skills you need.
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