Thinking like a Business Analyst

    Are there specific ways of thinking, for a Business Analyst? I can say that a few ways of thinking are specific for a skilled Business Analyst, no matter the environment he is working in, Waterfall or Agile. It is what Steve Blais states too, in his article in BA Times.

• THINKING FLUENTLY
• THINKING LIKE…
• NOT A SUCCESS GUARANTEE, BUT CERTAINLY AN INDICATOR
• THINKING LIKE A BUSINESS ANALYST

    Now, in the most job descriptions for a BA you will find these requirements: Critical thinking, System thinking, Strategic thinking, Analytical thinking and Visual thinking.

    More than I totally agree these, I think that in a perfect world every individual should think like this. While I met lots of people capable to think like this, it is still the specific set of the BA. I will post here Steve's conclusions of how Business Analysts should think:

• Thinking before reacting, 
• Questioning before accepting, 
• Verifying before assuming, 
• Understanding before judging,
• Viewing the whole process before focusing in on the detail issue, 
• Analyzing before concluding, 
• Visualizing before writing.

    If you want more details, read here this article and bookmark the site: BATimes.com!