I know some basic of being business analyst but never or got any interest on it. I graduated year 2014. Tried many different things, jobs, part-times, until later i realized i wanted to become and pursue entrepreneurship, Hard as hell you bet but i’ve never been so complete in my life. It costs me everything but the reward is so much more. Whoever reading this i hope you get what your heart truly desire in life. Not just some work professionals who enters their room after 9-5 job and looks defeated.
@@uyendao5410 indeed, it is. Business analysis skills are more about resolving needs and problems. So if you master those skills, your way to become an entrepreneur is much easier
In my 5 years experience as BI analyst, 90% of the time we just develop the reports, we don't do business insights. That part is done generally by the person who requested the report which usually knows more the business area. ***I have to add, that I was referring to the BI role, which is different from the BA. Although very often used for the same, the BI focus on descriptive analysis, while BA are more about predictive analysis. Therefore it makes sense the difference in the work experience that I commented.
super interesting! not sure if this is a spotify thing, but our projects are generally super collaborative and teams rarely work in silo. so I’d come up with my insights first, present it to the team who requested it, they will come with the specific 'tactics', then we build out the strategy together bc I'd also need to evaluate the results of the strategy down the line. there is a edge case though - there are times when an insight we see relates to multiple teams and becomes a cross-functional project. in that case, I'd have to be the one that gather every team's 'tactics' and collectively build a 'strategy' with them together. the weighing on how much analysis vs strategy depends on the company and your specific team's place in the org
Hii.. do we have to study maths in business analytics? if yes what types of maths will it be? please reply.. I am so stucked here.. I am so confused about whether I should do my bachelors in business analytics or not
@@samubhandari2809 I am learning Data Analytics through Google Coursera. I have been researching through youtube and other websites and it seems that the type of math you will need to learn would be Arithmetic, Algebra, Probability, and Statistics.
@@Meiaixin Thank you so much for replying ❤️ I have a one more question if u can please do reply, data analytics and business analytics they are similar right? do we have to study the same thing in both of the courses ?
@@samubhandari2809 Data Analytics is the broad profession that involves analyzing data to solve problems.... The specific area where we then apply Data Analytics is what would then determine if we'd call the profession: Business Analytics, Healthcare Analytics etc So, gaining specialized knowledge of the domain in which we want to apply Data Analytics to is what qualifies you to call yourself a professional in the streamlined field. As a Data Analyst or Data Scientist, you can work in Business, Agriculture, Healthcare etc. You analyze Data to solve problems. However, as a Business Analyst, you'd get extra trainings in the field of business; such as, understating key business metrics, knowing how to analyze sales data to predict future sales. As a Financial Analyst: In addition to understanding statistical analysis (Data analysis), you'd learn how to use statistics like standard deviation to determine the risk of an investment option over the other. As a Healthcare Data Analyst: You'll use data science to predict the outcome of a drug treatment. You can also conduct prescriptive analysis so as to prescribe which drug combination would be best for treating a disease. You could also develop an AI algorithm that matches people that need organ transplant with organ donors faster. The summary is that Data Analytics is the core and studying it would give you a broad perspectives of the different use cases of solving real world problems with Data. On the other hand, studying Business Analytics would make you a more specialized as a Data Scientist that is efficient at solving business problems with data. Your choice on what course to study finally depends on your interests. Do you want to keep your options open? If yes, consider studying Data Analytics. Do you want to stand out from the pool of people that generally refer to themselves as Data Analyst? If yes, then get extra knowledge of a specific domain and pursue a career in the path (so studying Business Analytics would be great in this case, but not necessarily so). I said it's not necessarily so because you can have a degree in Data Analytics and with the knowledge, build a portfolio only around use cases for Business. Take extra lessons on how to use Data to solve business problems and apply for Business Analytics roles. Your degree in Data Analytics would still be a huge plus in the mind of recruiters because you have a foundation. On the other hand, if you had a degree in Business Analytics, it might not be directly related to applying for roles as a Healthcare Data Analyst. Yet, it's not bad, provided you learn how to analyze clinical data and build a portfolio around it. You'd still be a better candidate than others who doesn't have a related degree. Finally, if your goal is to strictly work in Business settings, you want to be an entrepreneur or work in Management Consulting or strategy consulting, just study Business Analytics. But if you're exploring the world of tech and would love to keep your options widely open, then study Data Analytics. I hope this response helps. P.S: My battery was low while typing this and I wasn't sure I'd see this comment again when next I open RUclips. Please pardon any typo errors that might appear in this writing and interpret each paragraphs with logic. Cheers ❤ Benita Alagha.
I've been feeling a bit unmotivated lately and I don't know why. I was just trying to scroll through RUclips, found your video, and surprisingly I felt better. I feel more excited and try to implement the tips you explain in this video. Thank you for sharing your insight. I like content like this and I hope you will share a business analyst case study for us to study together!
Hii.. do we have to study maths in business analytics? if yes what types of maths will it be? please reply.. I am so stucked here.. I am so confused about whether I should do my bachelors in business analytics or not
@@samubhandari2809 I think there is no hard math, like calculus, but you need mathematical thinking and some statistics notion. There’s a video called “How much math I use as a data analyst”, by Luke Barousse, I think this video will help answering your questions.
@@notfancy.gabriel hi again.. I got confused so I am gonna ask you few more questions 🙏 is data analytics and business analytics same? or what? there is same type ko mathematics we need to study or something?
In my 4 years experience as a BA, we never had to look into the business insights. What we, the BAs are required to do is to analyze the app/website we are working with and talk to customers and look into how to make it better for them (develop more features, take out some features, improve the user experience etc.). Then after analyzing that and taking the decision to, for example, add another feature that the customers need, we analyze how to make the best of that feature, how it should look, how it should work etc. But, most probably, we are Business Analysts in different departments in our companies xD
working in e-commerce atm that's exactly 40% of my effort go to and the rest make sure that my stocks are released at the right time and the right amount.
In this case, how do you learn what is good and bad to add to a website or be improved? I'm not in the field of Business Analysis, but I found that interesting. What do you recommend for someone just starting out?
Hii.. do we have to study maths in business analytics? if yes what types of maths will it be? please reply🙏.. I am so stucked here.. I am so confused about whether I should do my bachelors in business analytics or not
+1 love this! I have to look at the business insights bc im on the business strategy & operations team, so i look hollistically on the performance of the business as a whole. but yes i do the same as you, analyzing data, presenting insights, building strategies tgt with different departments. my ultimate goal is to grow the business, and not just product engagement, or PR impressions, those are done by each specific department!
as a business analyst, I believe the core capability are analytical thinking, problem solving and commuciation skills but not the techniques like sql , excel, powerBI etc., these techs can be learnt in a short period but these other core skills need long time to build
i've watched so many videos on youtube and i dont think i have ever came across one that is SO useful - this is extremely valuable with concrete actionable examples. I love it. Thank you so much!!!
i'm about to start my job in a company as a bussines research analyst and this just gave me so many tips and new insights, thank you so much for this content, definitely subscribing!
Hey Lillian, Thanks for the great content. Especially the part with root cause analysis I enjoyed the most. I consider this skill as crucial for Business Analysts.
thank you!! yes agreed root cause analysis is one of the most common analyses I have to do and the thinking pretty much can be applied to other types of analyses. btw, I also learned that root cause analysis is commonly tested during PM interviews as well! (they call it product execution)
Absolutely love your take! Been working as a data scientist at research labs in US top universities. The workflow and pattern, pretty much like a startup, needs those skills you brought up in the video too. How we can transform seemingly mundane everyday data into insightful information and how proper wrangling/ processing can empower the data itself have been something we must need to learn and keep working on. 一起加油！雖然BA, DA, DS,...相同職位在不同公司的詮釋可能有落差，但工作核心觀念絕對是適用於不同企業及甚至不同產業的，整理非常清楚很值得學習！Look forward to more quality content. Keep up the excellent work!
Great content Lillian! As a fellow Business Analyst in tech (but specializing in processes & systems rather than performance and insights, I found the Lean Six Sigma methodologies invaluable to do an in-depth root cause analysis (Analyze phase as part of DMAIC), reduce waste, and deliver an optimal product/service to businesses and meeting the needs of customers.
I was recently tasked to do a process and systems improvement in one of the departments in my company. Can you share some resources focused on P&S that helped you found most useful? Appreciate it and thank you in advance.
Hii.. do we have to study maths in business analytics? if yes what types of maths will it be? please reply.. I am so stucked here.. I am so confused about whether I should do my bachelors in business analytics or not
I found this video incredibly valuable. Thank you! I am currently interviewing for BA roles with a couple big tech companies. Your video came in perfect timing 💜
Hii.. do we have to study maths in business analytics? if yes what types of maths will it be? please reply.. I am so stucked here.. I am so confused about whether I should do my bachelors in business analytics or not
I’m a working professional with less experience and always wanted to pursue business analysis since engineering in IT. Now after my masters, I’m preparing specifically for business analysis career, writing my BCS foundation certification this month and came across this channel in my preparation very insightful and exactly what I want to look like in next 2 years with my skills in terms of my IT and Business Analysis work. Cheers to your efforts. 🎉
Hi, what certificate did you do BCS (british computer society) certificate in business analytics? Do you have IT background in Bachelor's and Master's?
I really love your videos. I am a new hired BA and i am very nervous since I'm a career shifter. and with this it helps me know what to use and expect in this journey. thank you very much.
Hi, Lillian! I've been watching your videos since yesterday & it truly motivates me a lot. I've been doubting myself & unsure about my career path, but after watching your video, I'm honestly interested in understanding & learning about business analytics. Hope to see more of this kind of video in the future. Its very informative and thank you so much!!
so clear!! I'm starting a reflecting on where I want my career path to head towards and this position was suggested based on what I am passionate about. the real-life examples really help. U ARE AMAAZIING. thank you so much
Lillian! U really save me!! recently I have been struggling with what I should prepare to get a consulting job or become a business analyst. this video inspires me a lot
Very interesting. I am a Business Analyst, but I am trying to broaden my skill set. I actually have never done anything that is mentioned in this video. My role revolves around project management and business requirements, so I have been learning a lot of technical skills related to that end of the spectrum (API documentation, plantUML, etc.) I hope that I can eventually get into data as well. Such an interesting job!
The core responsibility of Business Analysts varies widely depending on industry and company. I constantly try to think from the perspective of job descriptions instead of focusing on job titles.
agreed! BAs roles & responsibilities vary depending on the industry, company, and team! love that u focus more on proj mang. i started doing more strategy work this year and realized proj mang is such a skill….🥹i do think regardless of what ur focus is, BA skills are super transferable to any job down the line which is what i love! (although the hard part is figuring out what path to go for hahaha…
@@LillianChiu101 For sure! It is really, dare I say, fun! Previously, I was a Technical Writer but during a big round of expansion, they wanted me to move to the BA position (Although I still handle a fair amount of my previous duties. Small company afterall). I have been spending time in and outside of work developing my knowledge and skills to excel in my role. Last week my manager informed me that I have surpassed expectations and that he and his superiors are grooming me to become either a lead BA or a Project Manager sometime next year. What I love about working in IT is, in my experience, they do not immediately discount you for not having the right educational background. I have a BA and MA in History which I successfully leveraged for the Technical Writing role due to my experience as a researcher and writer. However, with hard work, I have proven myself to be capable of learning new technology and technical skills at a rapid pace. For example, as a side project, I managed to become a Salesforce Admin for our org in a few months of self-learning, so I have also picked up that hat. To anyone else, don't hesitate to explore tech. My brother with a GED is now a Program Manager with a 3rd party vendor group and has worked on Google projects his whole career thus far. Started out in tech support and worked his way up in just six years. He picked up technical knowledge along the way like I have. Now he manages Google Cloud resources for Google's massive clients. With hard work and a dose of luck, you too can find success and happiness.
@@LillianChiu101 This is such an informative content, really helpful insight!! I'm really curious about how good ones math needs to be to deal with all the data/analytic work? And were most of the BA study in Business analytics specifically or better be broadly like data science? I'm consider to do a degree to transfer to this career path, but confused with so many courses...
You're amazing! I have been sitting on the fence about becoming a BA but through your passionate and style of explanations I found my interest definitely lies here. Thanks 👍🏾
Hi Lillian, Thanks for sharing!! This video is super helpful in terms of understanding the essentials of business analysis. I wish I could’ve seen this video sooner before my BA interview. Really appreciated!!
thank you so much for this video, next year I'm planning to do business analytics in uni, I'm really glad I'm going to be taught about database application, (SQL, Python and other things) so this video was really helpful
This video was extremely useful! It is the first time I see someone give real-world examples and then links for additional resources. Thank you so much! I would love to see more of these!
That's awesome. After doing some research, I realise I'm pretty obsessed with market research analysts. Thanks for your sharing, it helps millions of people like me :).
heyy me again. I'm considering switching from marketing role to BA role and I think this video really helps me a lot in preparing the change! thanks so much lillian! always love your content and keep it up!!!!
I would be a business analyst but having a heart/soul really gets in the way of the pure profit-grinding mindset of attempting to perfectly extract every single cent from customers.
Starting as a BA in October. I've read a few books concerning user stories/ story mapping. I am enrolled in Cs50 (won't be able to finish this before I start) and hopefully finish a SQL course before I start. Thanks for the insights, I appreciate it
@@titomassaly2391 Pretty good, I've had the opportunity to finish multiple relevant courses and did some work outside of that. I will start on a project soon as well so I'm looking forward to it. Do you plan on becoming a BA?
@@prav2568 The ideal combination IMO is IT or a quantitative study combined with a business related study. What I did was follow a business related course and then got IT certificates. Try to score student jobs and internships as a BA. The easiest path to be a BA is to follow a IT course and develop soft skills. Then you'll certainly get the job.
I really appreciate your video and how you went into details when solving these problems. It really teaches me how to think as a data analyst. Please have more of these videos with detailed answers and practices like this. Thankyou!!!!
It's a very informative video learning more about the strategy analysis and how to think from BA on helping the company. Thanks for sharing! it's super useful!
Slay sister Lillian. I'm starting my first real adult job as a business analyst / analyst and learning so much from your videos! I really liked your Google Sheets dashboard in your "day in the life working as a Business Analyst" video. Keep up the fabulous work. Stan queen.
Thank you very much, the problem solving part is truly helpful, even though I am a Economics student and I am not pursuit any job in Tech related but it also help me to reorganize my flow of brainstorming too :D
This is a super great video! Been watching a lot of analyst videos recently and this is the only one that went into the bigger thought process and effective strategies for communicating! Thank you for posting this!
What a fantastic video! Really went through the basics and provided links to external sources to help shore up skills. Invaluable and practical advice. Subbed and keep it up!
You just helped me solidify my choice to develop as a BA. I am a Corporate Strategy Analyst and involved in so many things. And the company is pushing towards developing Data scientists and analysts. I just didn't feel it was right. Then I came to understand there is something called BA (my own role lol). I decided to look more into the path and came across your video. It is just what I needed =)
It's been a while since I saw a video that really deserves a like and a huge appreciation like this video, Great work very informative and helpful keep it up plz
Hi Lillian, thank you so much for spending time making such an useful video for us, I was very ambiguous and in the midst of looking for my way, however, I found out that BA is interesting after watching your video and will spend more time researching the position. Thank you so much from the deepest of my heart! Hope that I can land a job in this area
So well made video, very clear explanation and You made me realise my management engineering program really push on such skills. I dont feel completely ready for an interview like this but my sql and excel is there. The rest I don’t really know. Thanks for the video really inspiring!!
thank you Richard! best of luck on your management eng, program! love that you have the technical skills already, the problem solving+strategic thinking part took me a while too, it was like training a muscle that I didn't have lol but watching mock interviews was helpful, another one was becoming an 'active listener' in my day to day and hear how people lay out thoughts logically. as an funny(& silly) example, I went to the dentist because I had toothache, and he full on did a 'root cause analysis' on me by first asking what my symptoms were, based on that listed out some potential causes (which then he proved out with xrays), from there laid out some treatment plans, and with each plan he explained the cost/trade-offs. I think my aha moment was seeing through all the logics that exist in my everyday life and adapting that mindset at work too.
This video is so organized and informative! I can tell from the way your present these information that you must be a very methodical person✨ Look forward to your future videos! Support from Taiwan🙌
@@LillianChiu101 thank youuu I can’t wait as well. It’s so nice to have someone like you to just give us a more of a practical insight into the life of a BA
I know some basic of being business analyst but never or got any interest on it. I graduated year 2014. Tried many different things, jobs, part-times, until later i realized i wanted to become and pursue entrepreneurship, Hard as hell you bet but i’ve never been so complete in my life. It costs me everything but the reward is so much more. Whoever reading this i hope you get what your heart truly desire in life. Not just some work professionals who enters their room after 9-5 job and looks defeated.
Are business analyst knowledge and skills helpful to become an entrepreneur?
I needed to hear this right now
@@uyendao5410 yeah afc
@@uyendao5410 indeed, it is. Business analysis skills are more about resolving needs and problems. So if you master those skills, your way to become an entrepreneur is much easier
I love the way you integrate specific business case into your explanation, it’s so insightful and easy to follow. Thank you
In my 5 years experience as BI analyst, 90% of the time we just develop the reports, we don't do business insights. That part is done generally by the person who requested the report which usually knows more the business area. ***I have to add, that I was referring to the BI role, which is different from the BA. Although very often used for the same, the BI focus on descriptive analysis, while BA are more about predictive analysis. Therefore it makes sense the difference in the work experience that I commented.
super interesting! not sure if this is a spotify thing, but our projects are generally super collaborative and teams rarely work in silo. so I’d come up with my insights first, present it to the team who requested it, they will come with the specific 'tactics', then we build out the strategy together bc I'd also need to evaluate the results of the strategy down the line. there is a edge case though - there are times when an insight we see relates to multiple teams and becomes a cross-functional project. in that case, I'd have to be the one that gather every team's 'tactics' and collectively build a 'strategy' with them together. the weighing on how much analysis vs strategy depends on the company and your specific team's place in the org
Hii.. do we have to study maths in business analytics? if yes what types of maths will it be? please reply.. I am so stucked here.. I am so confused about whether I should do my bachelors in business analytics or not
@@samubhandari2809 I am learning Data Analytics through Google Coursera. I have been researching through youtube and other websites and it seems that the type of math you will need to learn would be Arithmetic, Algebra, Probability, and Statistics.
@@Meiaixin Thank you so much for replying ❤️ I have a one more question if u can please do reply, data analytics and business analytics they are similar right? do we have to study the same thing in both of the courses ?
@@samubhandari2809
Data Analytics is the broad profession that involves analyzing data to solve problems....
The specific area where we then apply Data Analytics is what would then determine if we'd call the profession: Business Analytics, Healthcare Analytics etc
So, gaining specialized knowledge of the domain in which we want to apply Data Analytics to is what qualifies you to call yourself a professional in the streamlined field.
As a Data Analyst or Data Scientist, you can work in Business, Agriculture, Healthcare etc. You analyze Data to solve problems.
However, as a Business Analyst, you'd get extra trainings in the field of business; such as, understating key business metrics, knowing how to analyze sales data to predict future sales.
As a Financial Analyst: In addition to understanding statistical analysis (Data analysis), you'd learn how to use statistics like standard deviation to determine the risk of an investment option over the other.
As a Healthcare Data Analyst: You'll use data science to predict the outcome of a drug treatment. You can also conduct prescriptive analysis so as to prescribe which drug combination would be best for treating a disease.
You could also develop an AI algorithm that matches people that need organ transplant with organ donors faster.
The summary is that Data Analytics is the core and studying it would give you a broad perspectives of the different use cases of solving real world problems with Data.
On the other hand, studying Business Analytics would make you a more specialized as a Data Scientist that is efficient at solving business problems with data.
Your choice on what course to study finally depends on your interests. Do you want to keep your options open? If yes, consider studying Data Analytics. Do you want to stand out from the pool of people that generally refer to themselves as Data Analyst? If yes, then get extra knowledge of a specific domain and pursue a career in the path (so studying Business Analytics would be great in this case, but not necessarily so).
I said it's not necessarily so because you can have a degree in Data Analytics and with the knowledge, build a portfolio only around use cases for Business. Take extra lessons on how to use Data to solve business problems and apply for Business Analytics roles. Your degree in Data Analytics would still be a huge plus in the mind of recruiters because you have a foundation.
On the other hand, if you had a degree in Business Analytics, it might not be directly related to applying for roles as a Healthcare Data Analyst.
Yet, it's not bad, provided you learn how to analyze clinical data and build a portfolio around it. You'd still be a better candidate than others who doesn't have a related degree.
Finally, if your goal is to strictly work in Business settings, you want to be an entrepreneur or work in Management Consulting or strategy consulting, just study Business Analytics.
But if you're exploring the world of tech and would love to keep your options widely open, then study Data Analytics.
I hope this response helps.
P.S: My battery was low while typing this and I wasn't sure I'd see this comment again when next I open RUclips.
Please pardon any typo errors that might appear in this writing and interpret each paragraphs with logic.
Cheers ❤
Benita Alagha.
I've been feeling a bit unmotivated lately and I don't know why. I was just trying to scroll through RUclips, found your video, and surprisingly I felt better. I feel more excited and try to implement the tips you explain in this video.
Thank you for sharing your insight. I like content like this and I hope you will share a business analyst case study for us to study together!
As a college student planning to pursue a career in BA this video was off the charts usefull. Please make more of those.
Thank you gabriel! more to come !
Hii.. do we have to study maths in business analytics? if yes what types of maths will it be? please reply.. I am so stucked here.. I am so confused about whether I should do my bachelors in business analytics or not
@@samubhandari2809 I think there is no hard math, like calculus, but you need mathematical thinking and some statistics notion. There’s a video called “How much math I use as a data analyst”, by Luke Barousse, I think this video will help answering your questions.
@@notfancy.gabriel Okay thank you so much
@@notfancy.gabriel hi again.. I got confused so I am gonna ask you few more questions 🙏
is data analytics and business analytics same? or what? there is same type ko mathematics we need to study or something?
In my 4 years experience as a BA, we never had to look into the business insights. What we, the BAs are required to do is to analyze the app/website we are working with and talk to customers and look into how to make it better for them (develop more features, take out some features, improve the user experience etc.). Then after analyzing that and taking the decision to, for example, add another feature that the customers need, we analyze how to make the best of that feature, how it should look, how it should work etc. But, most probably, we are Business Analysts in different departments in our companies xD
working in e-commerce atm that's exactly 40% of my effort go to and the rest make sure that my stocks are released at the right time and the right amount.
In this case, how do you learn what is good and bad to add to a website or be improved?
I'm not in the field of Business Analysis, but I found that interesting. What do you recommend for someone just starting out?
She is in the business strategy group, so her focus is business insights, whereas yours sounds like it's more product focused.
Hii.. do we have to study maths in business analytics? if yes what types of maths will it be? please reply🙏.. I am so stucked here.. I am so confused about whether I should do my bachelors in business analytics or not
+1 love this! I have to look at the business insights bc im on the business strategy & operations team, so i look hollistically on the performance of the business as a whole. but yes i do the same as you, analyzing data, presenting insights, building strategies tgt with different departments. my ultimate goal is to grow the business, and not just product engagement, or PR impressions, those are done by each specific department!
as a business analyst, I believe the core capability are analytical thinking, problem solving and commuciation skills but not the techniques like sql , excel, powerBI etc., these techs can be learnt in a short period but these other core skills need long time to build
i've watched so many videos on youtube and i dont think i have ever came across one that is SO useful - this is extremely valuable with concrete actionable examples. I love it. Thank you so much!!!
thank you so much!!
i'm about to start my job in a company as a bussines research analyst and this just gave me so many tips and new insights, thank you so much for this content, definitely subscribing!
I'm about to apply BA this week with no experience, wish me luck I hope I make it 💀
I felt like I was lacking business problem solving skills because I just focused on getting good at SQL lol. This is just what I needed. Thank you!
Hey, I'm trying to find free courses to study sql. if you have any ;inks you can share that'll be very helpful :)
@@hadeelhisham9679hey did you manage to find any links?
Hey Lillian,
Thanks for the great content.
Especially the part with root cause analysis I enjoyed the most. I consider this skill as crucial for Business Analysts.
thank you!! yes agreed root cause analysis is one of the most common analyses I have to do and the thinking pretty much can be applied to other types of analyses. btw, I also learned that root cause analysis is commonly tested during PM interviews as well! (they call it product execution)
Absolutely love your take! Been working as a data scientist at research labs in US top universities. The workflow and pattern, pretty much like a startup, needs those skills you brought up in the video too. How we can transform seemingly mundane everyday data into insightful information and how proper wrangling/ processing can empower the data itself have been something we must need to learn and keep working on. 一起加油！雖然BA, DA, DS,...相同職位在不同公司的詮釋可能有落差，但工作核心觀念絕對是適用於不同企業及甚至不同產業的，整理非常清楚很值得學習！Look forward to more quality content. Keep up the excellent work!
my english is not good ,but i dont want to say that you are beautiful.in fact ,you are smart.keep doing.
youtuber is also amazing thing
This is an absolute GOLD MINE and it has several application cases. Thank you very much for making such a wonderful video!
Currently interviewing for a Data Analyst role and your video really helped me realise what I needed to get started on the case study! Thank you! 😊
Great content Lillian! As a fellow Business Analyst in tech (but specializing in processes & systems rather than performance and insights, I found the Lean Six Sigma methodologies invaluable to do an in-depth root cause analysis (Analyze phase as part of DMAIC), reduce waste, and deliver an optimal product/service to businesses and meeting the needs of customers.
I was recently tasked to do a process and systems improvement in one of the departments in my company. Can you share some resources focused on P&S that helped you found most useful? Appreciate it and thank you in advance.
Hii.. do we have to study maths in business analytics? if yes what types of maths will it be? please reply.. I am so stucked here.. I am so confused about whether I should do my bachelors in business analytics or not
OMG thank you so much Lillian you have no idea how much positive impact you are making on us!! Sending love.
I found this video incredibly valuable. Thank you! I am currently interviewing for BA roles with a couple big tech companies. Your video came in perfect timing 💜
Good luck Talia 😊
good luck, i hope you get it! with a big salary increase
Hii.. do we have to study maths in business analytics? if yes what types of maths will it be? please reply.. I am so stucked here.. I am so confused about whether I should do my bachelors in business analytics or not
Love how structured your videos are! Absolutely admirable!
I’m a working professional with less experience and always wanted to pursue business analysis since engineering in IT. Now after my masters, I’m preparing specifically for business analysis career, writing my BCS foundation certification this month and came across this channel in my preparation very insightful and exactly what I want to look like in next 2 years with my skills in terms of my IT and Business Analysis work. Cheers to your efforts. 🎉
Hurray got certified yesterday!!
Hi, what certificate did you do BCS (british computer society) certificate in business analytics? Do you have IT background in Bachelor's and Master's?
Hands down one of the most insightful YT videos I've watched recently! Thank you so much for sharing!
I really love your videos. I am a new hired BA and i am very nervous since I'm a career shifter. and with this it helps me know what to use and expect in this journey. thank you very much.
Hi, Lillian!
I've been watching your videos since yesterday & it truly motivates me a lot. I've been doubting myself & unsure about my career path, but after watching your video, I'm honestly interested in understanding & learning about business analytics. Hope to see more of this kind of video in the future. Its very informative and thank you so much!!
This is so detailed and in-depth. Thank you so much. It's exactly what I'm looking for when searching for a video about BA.
I rarely comment on an educational video but this video, I couldn't resist
One of the best analytical videos, great job Lillian!
Video is summarised with supporting examples, ideas is categorised, such an informative video! Love it
Role playing as a CEO always helps. I call it the ‘IMP approach’ - it’s my problem
so clear!! I'm starting a reflecting on where I want my career path to head towards and this position was suggested based on what I am passionate about. the real-life examples really help. U ARE AMAAZIING. thank you so much
I found this video super helpful even though I am outside the field of data analysis. These skills are applicable to every field! Thanks for sharing.
This is one of the best and more practical videos I’ve seen on the subject. Thanks so much!
As a marketing analytics student, I rly need this rn.Thank you so much for sharing!
Thanks Lillian - this is one of the best case studies content have seen. It was quite helpful.
Lillian! U really save me!! recently I have been struggling with what I should prepare to get a consulting job or become a business analyst. this video inspires me a lot
This is like one of the coolest videos I've watched in months!! Extremely valuable!
Very interesting. I am a Business Analyst, but I am trying to broaden my skill set. I actually have never done anything that is mentioned in this video. My role revolves around project management and business requirements, so I have been learning a lot of technical skills related to that end of the spectrum (API documentation, plantUML, etc.) I hope that I can eventually get into data as well. Such an interesting job!
The core responsibility of Business Analysts varies widely depending on industry and company. I constantly try to think from the perspective of job descriptions instead of focusing on job titles.
agreed! BAs roles & responsibilities vary depending on the industry, company, and team! love that u focus more on proj mang. i started doing more strategy work this year and realized proj mang is such a skill….🥹i do think regardless of what ur focus is, BA skills are super transferable to any job down the line which is what i love! (although the hard part is figuring out what path to go for hahaha…
@@LillianChiu101 For sure! It is really, dare I say, fun! Previously, I was a Technical Writer but during a big round of expansion, they wanted me to move to the BA position (Although I still handle a fair amount of my previous duties. Small company afterall). I have been spending time in and outside of work developing my knowledge and skills to excel in my role. Last week my manager informed me that I have surpassed expectations and that he and his superiors are grooming me to become either a lead BA or a Project Manager sometime next year.
What I love about working in IT is, in my experience, they do not immediately discount you for not having the right educational background. I have a BA and MA in History which I successfully leveraged for the Technical Writing role due to my experience as a researcher and writer. However, with hard work, I have proven myself to be capable of learning new technology and technical skills at a rapid pace. For example, as a side project, I managed to become a Salesforce Admin for our org in a few months of self-learning, so I have also picked up that hat.
To anyone else, don't hesitate to explore tech. My brother with a GED is now a Program Manager with a 3rd party vendor group and has worked on Google projects his whole career thus far. Started out in tech support and worked his way up in just six years. He picked up technical knowledge along the way like I have. Now he manages Google Cloud resources for Google's massive clients. With hard work and a dose of luck, you too can find success and happiness.
@@LillianChiu101 This is such an informative content, really helpful insight!! I'm really curious about how good ones math needs to be to deal with all the data/analytic work? And were most of the BA study in Business analytics specifically or better be broadly like data science? I'm consider to do a degree to transfer to this career path, but confused with so many courses...
This was probably one of the best video I have come across on RUclips. So informative and well explained, leant so much. Thank you
This is the best channel I've ever come across 💕 tysm for all the valuable info and tutorials that you give
This is so helpful!! I’ve just graduated and going into BA, you’re one of my idols!!
Every project is unique but one thing for sure, Business Analysts wear a lot of hats. :)
You're amazing! I have been sitting on the fence about becoming a BA but through your passionate and style of explanations I found my interest definitely lies here. Thanks 👍🏾
Hi Lillian, Thanks for sharing!! This video is super helpful in terms of understanding the essentials of business analysis. I wish I could’ve seen this video sooner before my BA interview. Really appreciated!!
Thank you, Lillian for this really insightful video. You really explained the business analysis role in a way that makes it so much less daunting.
probably the most insightful and informational video i've watched in a long time. great content!
thank you!
thank you so much for this video, next year I'm planning to do business analytics in uni, I'm really glad I'm going to be taught about database application, (SQL, Python and other things) so this video was really helpful
This video was extremely useful! It is the first time I see someone give real-world examples and then links for additional resources. Thank you so much! I would love to see more of these!
This is probably the best BA video I've seen of all time.
I am a BA who started out quite recently and this video was very insightful. Love your content. 💜
thank you for giving these type of core skills it was a really productive session to watch.
That's awesome. After doing some research, I realise I'm pretty obsessed with market research analysts. Thanks for your sharing, it helps millions of people like me :).
heyy me again. I'm considering switching from marketing role to BA role and I think this video really helps me a lot in preparing the change! thanks so much lillian! always love your content and keep it up!!!!
thank you Kelly!! best of luck in your career transition!
this was extremely insightful and very well-rounded video, the case study example helped a lot as well in understanding the skills
I would be a business analyst but having a heart/soul really gets in the way of the pure profit-grinding mindset of attempting to perfectly extract every single cent from customers.
Starting as a BA in October. I've read a few books concerning user stories/ story mapping. I am enrolled in Cs50 (won't be able to finish this before I start) and hopefully finish a SQL course before I start.
Thanks for the insights, I appreciate it
Hey how has your experience as a BA been so far?
@@titomassaly2391 Pretty good, I've had the opportunity to finish multiple relevant courses and did some work outside of that. I will start on a project soon as well so I'm looking forward to it. Do you plan on becoming a BA?
I'm in 10th grade and i see BA as a future occupational choice. Although I'm completely lost on the path i should follow for this, could you help me?
@@prav2568 The ideal combination IMO is IT or a quantitative study combined with a business related study. What I did was follow a business related course and then got IT certificates. Try to score student jobs and internships as a BA. The easiest path to be a BA is to follow a IT course and develop soft skills. Then you'll certainly get the job.
I really appreciate your video and how you went into details when solving these problems. It really teaches me how to think as a data analyst. Please have more of these videos with detailed answers and practices like this. Thankyou!!!!
thank you so much Minh! more to come!
It's a very informative video learning more about the strategy analysis and how to think from BA on helping the company. Thanks for sharing! it's super useful!
Best video I've seen on this topic yet! Thank you!
How am I just discovering your channel now? This is amazing!
Incredible content. Easy to digest, step by step and chapters. Thanks Lilian !
I studied music business too! Such a cool pivot to see other people get into analytics
wasn't prepared 😅 for the amount of information coming from this video.
really loved it ❤
It really helps me a lot. I just have a deep understanding of how to be a business analyst.
Slay sister Lillian. I'm starting my first real adult job as a business analyst / analyst and learning so much from your videos! I really liked your Google Sheets dashboard in your "day in the life working as a Business Analyst" video. Keep up the fabulous work. Stan queen.
Hi Lillian, thank you for making this so digestible! Always look forward to your videos :)
Thank you very much, the problem solving part is truly helpful, even though I am a Economics student and I am not pursuit any job in Tech related but it also help me to reorganize my flow of brainstorming too :D
This is a super great video! Been watching a lot of analyst videos recently and this is the only one that went into the bigger thought process and effective strategies for communicating! Thank you for posting this!
What a fantastic video! Really went through the basics and provided links to external sources to help shore up skills. Invaluable and practical advice. Subbed and keep it up!
You just helped me solidify my choice to develop as a BA. I am a Corporate Strategy Analyst and involved in so many things. And the company is pushing towards developing Data scientists and analysts. I just didn't feel it was right. Then I came to understand there is something called BA (my own role lol). I decided to look more into the path and came across your video.
It is just what I needed =)
It's been a while since I saw a video that really deserves a like and a huge appreciation like this video, Great work very informative and helpful keep it up plz
It's very amazing after seeing this footage. Very impressive, and insightful for my daily work in Wunderman Thompson. Cheers!!
Hi Lillian, thank you so much for spending time making such an useful video for us, I was very ambiguous and in the midst of looking for my way, however, I found out that BA is interesting after watching your video and will spend more time researching the position. Thank you so much from the deepest of my heart! Hope that I can land a job in this area
Thanks Lillian for these advices, I'm an IT business analyst, and I've learned from your video.
Thank you so much for this video! I just got a job as a business analyst and this has helped me a lot!
Hey Lillian, thanks for the great video. I have a few data analyst interviews coming up and your video is really helpful!
thanks taylor - hope your interview went well!!
So well made video, very clear explanation and You made me realise my management engineering program really push on such skills. I dont feel completely ready for an interview like this but my sql and excel is there. The rest I don’t really know.
Thanks for the video really inspiring!!
thank you Richard! best of luck on your management eng, program! love that you have the technical skills already, the problem solving+strategic thinking part took me a while too, it was like training a muscle that I didn't have lol but watching mock interviews was helpful, another one was becoming an 'active listener' in my day to day and hear how people lay out thoughts logically. as an funny(& silly) example, I went to the dentist because I had toothache, and he full on did a 'root cause analysis' on me by first asking what my symptoms were, based on that listed out some potential causes (which then he proved out with xrays), from there laid out some treatment plans, and with each plan he explained the cost/trade-offs. I think my aha moment was seeing through all the logics that exist in my everyday life and adapting that mindset at work too.
@@LillianChiu101 I wish you are my mentor :))
Your video is very straight forward to what you want to convey to the viewers. Thank you
Thank you so much Lilian! For someone who's going to start a job with similar requirement, I found this video super helpful.
Thank you!! So helpful for me! Please have more similar case solving like this 🎉🎉
Your content is very informative. It gives us a distinct view on what the roles of a business analyst. More power to you!
Thank for your sharing and your contribution to DA community. Best wishes for you ^^ from Vietnam
Another hidden jem of a content here at youtube. Thank you for sharing this to us.
thanks the case study sharing, love the way you solve the problem and organized the issue.
I rarely seeing those detail information! thank you so much for sharing :) it means a lot! Can't wait to learn more from this! x
I am currently studying business administration and case studies are huge part of it!
This is such a high-quality and detailed sharing 💕 Thank you so much for great contents!
The root cause analysis has opened my eyes..thanks for the video..keep it up..
this video is super helpful!!!! hope you can talk more issue about thinking or learning skills!!!
Love the video fam!! As a business analyst. 10000% agreed
I'm not in the BA field. But the strategic thinking techniques you mentioned is very useful for a lot of circumstances.I like it, thank you.
google-fu and ad hoc learning is super important for any job!
This content is so valuable. i thought i'm rolling on a great introductionary courses!
Thank you
Very very informative video Lillian, It let me know a lot about business analyst job and how to learn to do it
I’m graduating next year and I want to be BA. You inspired me a lot and thanks for such a great videos.
This video is so organized and informative! I can tell from the way your present these information that you must be a very methodical person✨
Look forward to your future videos! Support from Taiwan🙌
I just accepted into a computational business analysis BSc here in Germany and I can’t wait to start
ahh congratz Mohammad! excited for you!
@@LillianChiu101 thank youuu I can’t wait as well. It’s so nice to have someone like you to just give us a more of a practical insight into the life of a BA
Really well done Lillian, great value here
Great video. I am working as a business analyst and still feel I learned a lot from this video. Thanks so much.
Thank you for this practical, relatable and insightful video.
I am a student in my second semester and your video let me know which subjects, skills and internship opportunities I should focus on. Thank you!
lillian keep up the good work and stay strong fellow being
Thank you so much, this helped me a lot. You explained it very clearly and precisely.