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BUSINESS Analyst vs. DATA Analyst - What do they do, skills & career paths...

Chandoo

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I worked as both - a business analyst (2006-2010) and data analyst (2016 to now). So in this video, let me tell what it is like working as a business analyst vs. data analyst.

What do Business Analysts do?💼🤵
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Business analysts sit between business & technology teams and help with implementation of technology initiatives. They,
Talk to business & IT teams
Requirement analysis & documentation
Design & Mock-up
Develop test scenarios & test plans
Prepare business proposals

What do Business Analysts do?💻👨‍💻
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Data analysts sit between data & business teams and help data analysis & decision making. They,
Talk to business & data teams
Analyze data, prepare reports & presentations
Design & mock-up data analysis solutions
Test & optimize data connections, processes & reports
Build models, simulations & forecasts as needed

Video topics ⏱👇
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0:00 - Business analyst vs. Data analyst
1:40 - What do Business Analysts do?
4:01 - What do Data Analysts do?
7:03 - Skills you need for Business Analyst job
9:31 - Skills you need for Data Analyst job
11:31 - Typical career path for Business Analyst
12:34 - Typical career path for Data Analyst
13:20 - How to learn Data Analyst skills...?

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20 Comments

@vijayarjunwadkar 4 years ago Pinned

Thank you Chandoo for so nicely explaining about these two most important analyst roles. It's really very clear and beneficial to someone considering career in this area! Kudos! 😊👍

@aceallen2505 4 years ago

DA: Introverts, Technical skills
BA: Extroverts, Business knowhow, and communication skills

@emiesellasie7645 3 years ago

God brought me here

@maheshkpm2004 4 years ago

Data analyst will also help business team to improve the business, make them understand where they are doing good and where things are going wrong

@lallmanish90 3 years ago

Business analysts work between business teams and technology teams.
Business analysts talk to business teams, do requirement analysis and documentation, prepare designs and mockups, prepare test cases and scenarios, and prepare business proposals.

Data analysts work between data teams and business teams.
Data analysts talk to data teams and business teams, prepare data for analysis, analyze data, build data models, build dashboards, and present findings to stakeholders.
Both careers require different skills and have different career paths.

@george_casti 4 years ago

I can confirm this is great accurate content. As a former BA and current DA :)

@joshk7051 4 years ago (edited)

I'm here because my position seemed to blur the lines between ba vs da. This confirms it. I perform both descriptions and I have zero complaints because I'm in the growth zone and crushing it. I'm also an introvert and its one of the reasons why I chose this career path. I like how my job blends the roles because I get to switch focus as needed. I started in Feb and barely understood powerbi and now I'm doing api calls and sentiment analysis etc. I love having the ability to get the answers people need and then turn around and advice on the optimal route forward.

@samarthchowdhury6574 3 years ago

Perfect difference between DA & BA.
Thank you so much Sir.!

@getachewtadesselemma 3 years ago

I could not stope to smile when i saw the way you present data analysts and business' analyst. I really love it and i have got what i need from your presentation . thank you so much and please keep going.

@mahalakshmiiyer6420 4 years ago (edited)

Excellent! simple but, an accurate core explanation, about the difference between being a Business analyst & a Data analyst. Very down-to-earth person. This is actually! the 1st step to know, when people want to go higher in management positions in their carrier. Thank you for the knowledge imparted, Chandoo.

@candycandy4357 3 years ago

I really like your hat idea creativity on BA and DA explanation.
I will continue to follow your channel... The role play on your video tuitorial, is again another excellent input to the community.
Thank you and cheers for all the great sharing..

@positivemindstream 2 months ago

thank you chandoo bhai....for all yur insightful videos for free ....awesome learning

@msksimsksi 4 years ago

Thanks Chandoo.. That was an awesome video and a good simple explanation. Understood the difference between these 2 roles. Keep it going mate.

@JoshLivesandCreates 4 years ago

More on DA, I think you really have to be equipped with in depth knowledge in different platforms. But for us to be good at it, we have to be good technically, and presenting it to non-technical people. When chandoo means good visual sense is the ability to anticipate what you're customer needs. How should it look like, what is the purpose of that Dashboard. And usually behind those very dynamic dashboard is pains in building it on the backend. If you like thriving for those challenges then DA is your career path. 😁 Another challenge I think is to check your data, check the possible combinations, and test it. Try, fail, errors, debugs, but making it run in the end is very fulfilling. 😅 I know DAs would know what I mean. 😅

@sincerelysilvia 4 years ago

FINALLY! Someone who is breaking it down easy! Thank you so much for this video.

@khanumer9826 4 years ago

Thanks sir for sharing your experience with us. Pls create video on data analyst vs financial analyst.

@mindgamer2728 4 years ago (edited)

I'm an introvert too, I'll work on to become a Data Analyst.

@harivinayak03 3 years ago

You might have just helped me shape my career goals better, Purna. Thanks so much.

@arbazahmad7177 4 years ago

Thank you so much Chandoo for this nice explanation about BA and DA.
Can you please make a video about Financial Analyst and what skill required for that.