Given the nature of the business analyst’s role in the present-day context, it is evident that he/she has a great opportunity to influence how a solution is visualized and is shaped on the customers’ side as well as how it is designed and build at the development end.
This exposure to thee customer/users’ domain as well as an understanding of the issues in developing and delivering the software solution gives the business analyst a unique advantage.
A business analyst can therefore move either into more direct customer facing roles such as:
1- Pre-Sales person
2- Sales and Marketing person
3- Account Manager
4- Relationship Manager
5- Project Leader
6- Consultant
The BA can grow in his own field of BA to lead the BA group of a large organization. So, happing growing 🙂