Very good Hamza! You just described my entire career in 6 min. Now I'd like to know how to make this work for myself in becoming a contractor in the functional role.
Thank you for the really nice comment! I'm glad we share our career path in common. I also looked into becoming a contractor at one point and watched several udemy courses. Are you thinking of being a contractor on your own or joining a consulting company?
Hey, Hamza. Great video! I can see how there can be a lot of confusion between the IT team and the business team. It seems like a lot of the times there can be information lost in translation but it's nice to know that the analysts are properly trained and equipped to help break down that information into layman's terms. Thanks!
Hey Hamza, thanks for posting this video. You have an easy manner and are very articulate. I feel that most people in India feel that a business analyst needs to be a technical person who has moved to an analyst position. This is true in India especially. Overseas for example in Australia pure business people also become business analysts. That may have something to do with the fact that Australia has such few technical people. Anyway nice post for those in this domain.
Thank you for the wonderful feedback! I am based out of the U.S. and also feel that good BA also have technical background. We do have a lot of business people with no technical background going into BA roles here. It can be nice because they like writing business proposals and documentation that technical people often don't enjoy. Win win situation 😃
Great intro, IT is too broad of a term. Definitely should have a hyphen with a specification after it. This happens in accounting too. "Hey what do you do? I am a CPA. Oh so you do taxes? No. Oh you do auditing? No. Oh you "cook the books?" No. What do you do then? I combine the conceptual aspects of account with an information technology platform to create an information system that a company can use to manage its management accounting and financial accounting needs"
Hi Hamza, Thanks a lot for explaining everything so elaborately. I do have a question though, are business Analysts and IT consultants the same profiles? Also what is the tech involved here, as in is it just that you need to be aware of the tech stuff a bit too but you don't really have to advise on which tech stack to use or which type of server etc in order to better serve the requirement 'cause then that would be a Tech team lead's job..right?
Great question! IT Consulting is a broad category that encompasses business analysts, architects, even developers. Therefore, a BA can be an IT Consultant. As for the tech involved for a BA, I like to think of it as a spectrum from functional to technical. Some clients need Business Analysts that understand the business functions and process really well and can translate that into requirements while being technology agnostic. However, I often work with clients that need a business analyst that can guide them with technical things as well. Sometimes this means that I have to raise concern if I think the technical solution picked by the tech lead isn’t going to solve our needs. A technical Business Analyst is working on behalf of the project sponsor so they have to be able to know enough about the tech to bridge the gaps between the technical and business teams. So a BA might not be advising on which tech stack to use but they should be able to evaluate whether that tech stack picked by the team will meet their needs based on their knowledge of both technical limitations and business needs. You might find this video helpful for a more functional Business Analyst role: th-cam.com/video/0T4opTrqkMs/w-d-xo.html
@@HamzaRashid Thanks a lot for your response and that too such a well explained one. It really helped me understand. I will be checking the linked video too, seems interesting. Thanks again, means a lot.
I have not worked in IT Compliance myself but researched it awhile back. Attention to detail along with technical knowledge is key. It was a lot of reviewing documents and making sure systems in place follow the policies and SOPs. What about IT Compliance Auditing excites you?
@@HamzaRashid Thank you for sharing this info. I'm unaware of SOP. Actually, I'm an intern in a startup company in compliance Dept. I really loved all about Compliance and wanted to get deep into Compliance world with my ITC Bsc degree
Yes, sometimes there are overlaps of roles and other times it could be for career growth. A technical consultant could pick up project management skills and lead a technical team. In my opinion, it's easier to go from IT Consulting to management consulting rather than the other way around. Much easier to learn how to run a requirements gathering session instead of becoming an experienced programmer/ network engineer.
Great video and a lot of insight towards IT consulting. Do you have a Facebook page or a LinkedIn page or anything to connect with you ...cuz my dad also has a consulting business and I just got recruited as a fresher ...so it would be really helpful if you can post some tips and strategies about IT consulting. Thanks!
Hey Amaan thanks for the nice comment! At this point I've kept my channel and professional linkedIn profile separate. I recorded a video on tips for new consultants but still need to finish editing. Def subscribe and keep a lookout for that video for useful tips!
Hey, Hamza. Really nice video and helped me to understand the difference between Fun and Tech in IT company roles. Recently I moved from Pharma industry project manager (10 yrs exp of Developing Medicines Projects as a PM) to IT Service company on Scrum Master Role. Now, My Boss told me that you take BA training and help team in some work. I don't have any technical Knowledge of IT and How my team is working technically- Tester, Developer etc. Can you please help me to just give Overview of things which for me as a PM must know and will help me in career. I can pay your fee for that, no worries.
Have you identified potential clients and figured out the ERP they currently have or thinking of getting? That is how I would focus on which system to learn and get a cert in. Something most in demand or trending.
Hey hamza, What about implementation consultant I got a job with this title and want to know more do i need only to code or to analysis data or to talk to clients ! What exactly i will do if you know Thnaks in advance
Hey Samir, Congrats on the new job! Are you working for a consulting company that writes custom applications or implements off the shelf products? in SDLC Implementation is usually the last step after they've developed and tested the code. So you most likely won't be coding but might have to support various tasks like managing all the tasks are taken care of. However, if they have not started the analysis, design, and development, then you'll probably be acting more like a business/systems analyst that is responsible for making sure the system gets implemented according to the requirements. If you can find out more about which stage the project is at and let me know, I can give you a better idea.
@@HamzaRashid Thanks hamza for your kind words and your time. From the description i will provide solutions and maintain Analytics tracking solutions. Coallaborate with site developers to modify the existing tagging infrastructure with tag management. And debug implementation problems.... Now iam a full stack developer.. but i don't want the opportunity to go away and in the same time maybe i like to work as implementation consultant more! Iam confused :)
Sounds like maintenance type work. No harm in trying it for a little bit if it helps you learn a new system. However, if you want to grow your technical skills then you'll have to seek ways to take on more dev work. Debugging is a great way to learn the system.
@@HamzaRashid yes what is did know already that i will take trainning for 3 months And i will work with google analytics nad tag manager so i need to be good with javascript but for analytics ..
Functional is rapidly getting overrun by technicals ... Soon there will not be a functional roles as everyone transiting to full stake development where a developer does everything in entire SDLC from req. gathering to deployment
That's an interesting observation. Please share more on why you think that so we can all learn. There is also a low code and no code movement that is allowing business users to do more technical things without needing to code. Roles are constantly evolving.
@@HamzaRashid point is if you are only functional you are bound to be under a technical resource as per Industry rule... I seen this for 16 years in my career and an analyst is not respected in industry and paid half of what dev gets... Further you are most vulnerable towards hostile takeover of your profile by technical team members as they can atleast pretend that they can do analyst work as it is low skill work but an analyst can not even dream to code ... I have been facing this since entire career and it is not a welcome situation at all ...
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Very good Hamza! You just described my entire career in 6 min. Now I'd like to know how to make this work for myself in becoming a contractor in the functional role.
Thank you for the really nice comment! I'm glad we share our career path in common. I also looked into becoming a contractor at one point and watched several udemy courses. Are you thinking of being a contractor on your own or joining a consulting company?
Hey, Hamza. Great video! I can see how there can be a lot of confusion between the IT team and the business team. It seems like a lot of the times there can be information lost in translation but it's nice to know that the analysts are properly trained and equipped to help break down that information into layman's terms. Thanks!
Thanks for the great feedback! I strive to make all the technical stuff easy to understand and beneficial
Hey Hamza, thanks for posting this video. You have an easy manner and are very articulate. I feel that most people in India feel that a business analyst needs to be a technical person who has moved to an analyst position. This is true in India especially. Overseas for example in Australia pure business people also become business analysts. That may have something to do with the fact that Australia has such few technical people. Anyway nice post for those in this domain.
Thank you for the wonderful feedback! I am based out of the U.S. and also feel that good BA also have technical background. We do have a lot of business people with no technical background going into BA roles here. It can be nice because they like writing business proposals and documentation that technical people often don't enjoy. Win win situation 😃
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Great intro, IT is too broad of a term. Definitely should have a hyphen with a specification after it. This happens in accounting too. "Hey what do you do? I am a CPA. Oh so you do taxes? No. Oh you do auditing? No. Oh you "cook the books?" No. What do you do then? I combine the conceptual aspects of account with an information technology platform to create an information system that a company can use to manage its management accounting and financial accounting needs"
Hahah that's a really great example from accounting perspective. People with your skillsets are in high demand!
Hi Hamza, Thanks a lot for explaining everything so elaborately. I do have a question though, are business Analysts and IT consultants the same profiles? Also what is the tech involved here, as in is it just that you need to be aware of the tech stuff a bit too but you don't really have to advise on which tech stack to use or which type of server etc in order to better serve the requirement 'cause then that would be a Tech team lead's job..right?
Great question! IT Consulting is a broad category that encompasses business analysts, architects, even developers. Therefore, a BA can be an IT Consultant. As for the tech involved for a BA, I like to think of it as a spectrum from functional to technical. Some clients need Business Analysts that understand the business functions and process really well and can translate that into requirements while being technology agnostic. However, I often work with clients that need a business analyst that can guide them with technical things as well. Sometimes this means that I have to raise concern if I think the technical solution picked by the tech lead isn’t going to solve our needs. A technical Business Analyst is working on behalf of the project sponsor so they have to be able to know enough about the tech to bridge the gaps between the technical and business teams. So a BA might not be advising on which tech stack to use but they should be able to evaluate whether that tech stack picked by the team will meet their needs based on their knowledge of both technical limitations and business needs. You might find this video helpful for a more functional Business Analyst role:
th-cam.com/video/0T4opTrqkMs/w-d-xo.html
@@HamzaRashid Thanks a lot for your response and that too such a well explained one. It really helped me understand. I will be checking the linked video too, seems interesting. Thanks again, means a lot.
@@smritirawat3960 you're welcome! Happy to help. Your question will help many others as well! 😃
Thx
Thank you for sharing this video
I would like to understand IT Auditing and what skills needed to be an IT Compliance Auditor?
I have not worked in IT Compliance myself but researched it awhile back. Attention to detail along with technical knowledge is key. It was a lot of reviewing documents and making sure systems in place follow the policies and SOPs. What about IT Compliance Auditing excites you?
@@HamzaRashid Thank you for sharing this info. I'm unaware of SOP. Actually, I'm an intern in a startup company in compliance Dept. I really loved all about Compliance and wanted to get deep into Compliance world with my ITC Bsc degree
Hi Hamza. Currently I am working on Oracle Cloud SCM modules. Need to get more info on technical side.
Hi Soheb, what type of technical info are you looking for?
Are transitions to different fields of consulting common? Eg. IT consulting to management consulting.
Yes, sometimes there are overlaps of roles and other times it could be for career growth. A technical consultant could pick up project management skills and lead a technical team. In my opinion, it's easier to go from IT Consulting to management consulting rather than the other way around. Much easier to learn how to run a requirements gathering session instead of becoming an experienced programmer/ network engineer.
How do you become an analyst?
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Great video and a lot of insight towards IT consulting. Do you have a Facebook page or a LinkedIn page or anything to connect with you ...cuz my dad also has a consulting business and I just got recruited as a fresher ...so it would be really helpful if you can post some tips and strategies about IT consulting. Thanks!
Hey Amaan thanks for the nice comment! At this point I've kept my channel and professional linkedIn profile separate. I recorded a video on tips for new consultants but still need to finish editing. Def subscribe and keep a lookout for that video for useful tips!
I have done my training in Oracle HCM Functional Consultant but I don't know how to kickstart my career as a Fresher. Help.
Mohit, I will share the HR of one company
Hey, Hamza. Really nice video and helped me to understand the difference between Fun and Tech in IT company roles. Recently I moved from Pharma industry project manager (10 yrs exp of Developing Medicines Projects as a PM) to IT Service company on Scrum Master Role. Now, My Boss told me that you take BA training and help team in some work. I don't have any technical Knowledge of IT and How my team is working technically- Tester, Developer etc. Can you please help me to just give Overview of things which for me as a PM must know and will help me in career. I can pay your fee for that, no worries.
Hey Shubham, congrats on your new role! Yes, would be happy to help. Please email me at info@hamzarashid.com and we can discuss how I can assist.
I worked as school erp consultant for five years. Now want to work as freelancer erp consultant. What certificate i need? Will SAP be helpful?
Have you identified potential clients and figured out the ERP they currently have or thinking of getting? That is how I would focus on which system to learn and get a cert in. Something most in demand or trending.
Hey hamza,
What about implementation consultant
I got a job with this title and want to know more do i need only to code or to analysis data or to talk to clients ! What exactly i will do if you know
Thnaks in advance
Hey Samir, Congrats on the new job! Are you working for a consulting company that writes custom applications or implements off the shelf products? in SDLC Implementation is usually the last step after they've developed and tested the code. So you most likely won't be coding but might have to support various tasks like managing all the tasks are taken care of. However, if they have not started the analysis, design, and development, then you'll probably be acting more like a business/systems analyst that is responsible for making sure the system gets implemented according to the requirements. If you can find out more about which stage the project is at and let me know, I can give you a better idea.
@@HamzaRashid Thanks hamza for your kind words and your time.
From the description i will provide solutions and maintain Analytics tracking solutions.
Coallaborate with site developers to modify the existing tagging infrastructure with tag management.
And debug implementation problems....
Now iam a full stack developer.. but i don't want the opportunity to go away and in the same time maybe i like to work as implementation consultant more! Iam confused :)
Sounds like maintenance type work. No harm in trying it for a little bit if it helps you learn a new system. However, if you want to grow your technical skills then you'll have to seek ways to take on more dev work. Debugging is a great way to learn the system.
@@HamzaRashid yes what is did know already that i will take trainning for 3 months
And i will work with google analytics nad tag manager so i need to be good with javascript but for analytics ..
Functional is rapidly getting overrun by technicals ... Soon there will not be a functional roles as everyone transiting to full stake development where a developer does everything in entire SDLC from req. gathering to deployment
That's an interesting observation. Please share more on why you think that so we can all learn. There is also a low code and no code movement that is allowing business users to do more technical things without needing to code. Roles are constantly evolving.
@@HamzaRashid point is if you are only functional you are bound to be under a technical resource as per Industry rule... I seen this for 16 years in my career and an analyst is not respected in industry and paid half of what dev gets... Further you are most vulnerable towards hostile takeover of your profile by technical team members as they can atleast pretend that they can do analyst work as it is low skill work but an analyst can not even dream to code ... I have been facing this since entire career and it is not a welcome situation at all ...
@@myvu394 those are excellent points! Technical skills are always going to be in high demand. I appreciate you sharing your experience on the channel!
where are you from
Do you have any referrals job?
Not at the moment :(
I am right now in technical team can I get job in non-technical field?
Yes! I went from technical to more functional field. You have to gain skills needed for the functional roles.
What are the funcional skills @
There are a couple of videos I made on this. Hope you check it out: th-cam.com/video/PD_9EjC8Gl0/w-d-xo.html
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Please make a video advertising industry i am open a Amazon and like a product and i am closed a Amazon app than i am open face book and any app open app get same product advertising i am a like product in Amazon ad how is please make a video 🙏🙏
Lol why do everyone their wifis and computers fixed from us.
Hahah We are the pros after all!