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Can developers become better Business Analyst?

Created by : Arun Sarin, Business Analyst, Oracle  | 06 16 2008 06:44:31 +0000
Industry : IT ProductsFunctional Area : Application Software(Technology)
Keywords : Better Developers Become Business Analyst
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If you started your career as a software programmer can you become a better Business Analyst. I had this debate with lot of people whether I should go for a person who is in the coding domain or a person who has the business acumen.

What do you think?

 

  
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Developers can understand the full Developement as well as the Design Stage in any Developement Projects, So After being as a Developer for around 1 year time he will have Technical Expertise over the Subject and also Functional expertise as he will be able to relate how things are going on in the process, Just can perform as a Better Business Analyst than a Non-Technical person.
By Achintya Kumar, Business Excellence Analyst, Confidential  07 28 2008 23:01:36 +0000
 
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I don't agree with you Ashish, Business analysts invest a lot of time interacting with business users in terms of understanding processes, and other complexities which are outside the scope of project where as computer programmers tend to invest most of their time working on software that will be used by people. So such business acumen, communication and relationship skills are mandatory over technical skills.
By Jitena Bhansali, Business Analyst, SAP  06 20 2008 01:02:37 +0000
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I believe that 'A developer becomes better analyst',and i myself have done the same.

I started my carer as a Developer in an insurance company,learned the domain,took a few insurance certifications and have converted my self to a Business Analyst Life Insurance in an IT company.

And through out my journey i have observed that a person who can understand the code,who has an idea about how the project will be/should be  coded can understand the projects better and can give more valuable inputs for the better ment of the project.

Presently i am working on a Testing Project, and i can see that people who have an idea of coding,can understand and analyse a defect better than others.

Thanks and Regards

Piyush Richhariya 

 
By piyush richhariya, Business Analyst, CSC  | 10 04 2008 15:49:45 +0000
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Yes, I am 100% aggreed to this topic. Because developer are at the core of the business , they know what actually the customer need and what improvements should be possible.And in terms of Business - A developer can generate different types of solutions for a problem in front of the Customer wherever a simple Business man cant.Thats not the only one reason ...there are many more --Developer are technical in nature & can think out of Box.
By Ashu Phaugat, Software Develovper FCM  | 08 11 2008 00:11:24 +0000
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All the points mentioned are there in a developer or else he will never Deliver!!!!!!!
By Prithu Mazumdar, Business Analyst thomsonreuters  | 07 31 2008 03:38:09 +0000
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Yes a Developer can certainly become a Business Analyst in Future especially in IT sector,He will be more perfect when it will come for estimation and Project Management Aspects.
By Achintya Kumar, Business Excellence Analyst, Confidential  | 07 28 2008 23:02:15 +0000
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Not exactly for bd's the business will be their own child so i guess they can be the best judges to their own created loopholes!!1
By Prithu Mazumdar, Business Analyst thomsonreuters  | 07 16 2008 23:23:42 +0000
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Business Analyst are there to sustain the business. Well who else can become a better analyst than a developer. Caz he will understand and will also know all the loop holes of the busness, provided he was involved in the dev.....
By Prithu Mazumdar, Business Analyst thomsonreuters  | 07 16 2008 01:57:28 +0000
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Yes!! I feel developer become better BAcoz they have core knowledge of How's the work have to done rather than normal BA.

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By manish , Information Systems(MIS)-Manager, FACHSOFT  | 07 10 2008 02:21:42 +0000
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If programmer is involved in many IT projects than I don't understand why he can't be because he would be able to better plan a project and have the technical know how of how things work, what did go wrong and be able to prevent bad issues that you’ve dealt with as a developer from affecting your own projects.
By Ashish Kumar Mishra, Business Analyst, SAP  | 06 16 2008 07:53:52 +0000
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I totally agree to what Jitena has said, you cant expect a developer interacting with a layman.
By Davendra Nagpal, Business Analyst, Softobiz Technologies Pvt Ltd  | 04 06 2010 22:30:15 +0000
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I don't feel so... Anyone can be good analyst if the person is having good understanding of the domain. IT skills are definitely required but not at developers level...
By Rahul Roy, Business Analyst, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)  | 08 14 2008 00:58:03 +0000
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After lot of debate I am inclined to say only 20% of Developers have potential to become good IT BAs. The problem developer may face when he becomes a BA, they may see everything from the point of a technical person which is not always the best solution for the business ,there are different aspects which define the final decision.
By Pradeep Verma, CSCP, Business Analyst  | 08 08 2008 04:31:18 +0000
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A Developer can be a good Technical Analyst as they may be technically sound. Developer can assist a Business Analyst for the technical requirements in the business and act as a role of System Analyst – they provide technical definition of the IT solution.  Whereas, Business Analysts need to interact with various probable clients for gathering business requirements, good understanding of business flows, documentation, and a very good in communication.
By Girish Nair, HR & BD Executive, I-Link Software Pvt. Ltd.  | 07 30 2008 01:29:01 +0000
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i dont think so .. though they can become good project leaders
By Kamaldeep Singh, Business Analyst, Ignify Software Pvt Ltd.  | 07 30 2008 00:40:01 +0000
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Business analyst needs lots of interaction,communication and understanding about business and flows. Developer can be a good technical analyst than B.A
By sridhar a, Business Analyst, Shriram value services  | 07 28 2008 22:46:58 +0000
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Business Analysis Stands for both Functional & Technical aspect....not only for Technical point. Iit is possible for a developer, if he extend his knowledge on Functional/Business Scope.........
By HIMANSHU BISWAL, Manager-Projects  | 07 22 2008 23:54:43 +0000
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Developers can become Technical Analysts. Not Business Analysts.
By Yadaiah Pathkula, QA- Project Lead, Infosys Technologies  | 07 16 2008 08:09:49 +0000
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