Senior Business Analyst Role: Skills and Expectations

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Who is a senior business analyst? Is that a hard job? What are the requirements?

These are the questions of thousands of business analysts in thousands of companies who are wondering what’s next. They want to know whether their career hit a plateau, or is there more, and what should they strive for.

Through my BA Mindset mentorship circle, I could see that this topic was on everyone’s mind:

• Do I need special skills?
• What is the difference between a senior BA and a junior BA?
• What soft skills are needed to navigate tricky situations on a project?
• Are senior BA roles more business-oriented or technically-oriented?
• What may stress out a senior BA and keep them awake at night?
• What other responsibilities do they get? How high are the expectations?
• What should be my next steps?

Let’s tackle some of these questions, starting with the responsibilities of a senior business analyst.

The core of the BA job is analyzing the current state of business, understanding the problems, eliciting information from stakeholders, and…