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5. Importance of Non-technical Skillsets

Roni Lubwama1 
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Spring, TX, USA
 

Gone are the days when a Business Analyst could largely deliver a project by relying mostly on technical skills such as data analysis. Back then, Business Analysts could layer technical skills with communication skills and stakeholder management, for example, and be able to deliver digital transformation projects successfully.

Times have changed so drastically that these approaches that were deployed successfully two decades ago are not enough to pass muster today as Business Analysts are held to a far higher standard of project delivery and execution. ...

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