Career Path

How to become a Business Analyst

A Business Analyst investigates business problems, clarifies what people need and translates those needs into requirements that delivery teams can act on.

What the Role Involves

What does a Business Analyst do?

Typical work includes stakeholder interviews, workshops, process mapping, requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, gap analysis and support for testing.

Core skills to build

Requirements discovery
Process mapping
Stakeholder communication
User stories and acceptance criteria
UAT and documentation

Your Route In

Steps to become a Business Analyst

Use this sequence as a practical starting point and adapt it to your experience.

1. Learn how projects move from a business problem to a delivered change.
2. Practise writing requirements, user stories, process maps and test scenarios.
3. Create a small portfolio based on a realistic business improvement.
4. Prepare interview stories that show analysis, communication and decision-making.
5. Apply for junior Business Analyst, systems analyst or functional support roles.

Next Step

Turn learning into evidence

Employers need more than a list of courses. Build a small portfolio, explain your decisions and show how your work solves a realistic problem.

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