Acquire These 7 Essential Skills to Become an IT Business Analyst!!

To become an IT Business Analyst, you must have both technical expertise and soft skills

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Here are the 7 essential skills to become an IT business analyst:

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1. An IT BAs must familiarize with Technical Skills like IT systems, database, programming languages etc

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2. Be able to analyze how IT solutions can align with and improve business processes

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3. Excellent Communication Skills to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders

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4. Problem-solving skills to analyze complex business problems and propose IT solutions

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5. Understand project management methodologies like Agile and Waterfall

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6. Critical thinking skills to evaluate data and information critically and make a smart decision

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7. Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders

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