Do you think that better for a project manager or business analyst to stuck in a specific industry?
HAWAZIN ABBASICEO/ Project Manager| SMART Leaders SolutionsLincoln, Ne, United States
Do you think is better for a project manager or business analyst continue working in a particular industry or stay with specific types of projects? Saving Changes...
The question is, is it better for you? Saving Changes...
Anish AbrahamPrivacy Program Manager| University of WashingtonAuburn, Wa, United States
I think moving from one industry to the other is always good, because you have to deal with new challenges, and you have to push yourself to adapt to a number of new responsibilities. Saving Changes...
That's the beauty of the PM profession - there's no single right answer. You could become progressively more experienced in a single industry or choose to diversify if that is your interest.
As Sante indicates, it comes down to your own aspirations and development objectives.
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Drew CraigSr. Agile & Product Coach| VanguardPhiladelphia, Pa, United States
Expand your depth if you feel necessary. The 'right' thing to do can only be answered by yourself. That said if you have an opportunity to expand your footprint, go for it. But not doing so is not necessarily bad. It really just 'depends'. Saving Changes...
Sergio Luis ConteHelping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based OrganizationsBuenos Aires, Argentina
My answer as business analyst: what does mean "better"?. You can find lot of debates regarding the question you made. Is the difference to be a specialist or a generalist. My personal experience and what I read in research from years is going for generalist. It does not mean is what some markets are demanding.
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1 reply by HAWAZIN ABBASI
Dec 23, 2017 12:18 PM
HAWAZIN ABBASI
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Dear Sergio,
The problem when someone offers the job as a business analyst for you, their conditions you must have experience in a specific field. For example, X-company needs a business analyst that has experience in healthcare; if you did not work in the healthcare industry then you would never get this position, even if you are an excellent business analyst and have experience in general. Then if all companies need skills in the specific industry, and you didn't work in this field before, you will never get this job. Therefore, the employer enforces you to stay in one sector.
Sincerely,
Hawazin
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Mansoor MustafaSenior PM| Government DepartmentRawalpindi Punjab, Pakistan
Agree with Rami, Deversity is good option Saving Changes...
Drake SettsuProject Manager / BloggerHi, United States
Diversity is good, but if you find an industry that you have a passion for then work in that industry for awhile and make a decision to diversify or stay.
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1 reply by HAWAZIN ABBASI
Dec 23, 2017 12:19 PM
HAWAZIN ABBASI
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Dear Drake,
I love your answer, that's completely right!
Sincerely,
Hawazin
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HAWAZIN ABBASICEO/ Project Manager| SMART Leaders SolutionsLincoln, Ne, United States
Dec 22, 2017 7:08 PM
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My answer as business analyst: what does mean "better"?. You can find lot of debates regarding the question you made. Is the difference to be a specialist or a generalist. My personal experience and what I read in research from years is going for generalist. It does not mean is what some markets are demanding.
Dear Sergio,
The problem when someone offers the job as a business analyst for you, their conditions you must have experience in a specific field. For example, X-company needs a business analyst that has experience in healthcare; if you did not work in the healthcare industry then you would never get this position, even if you are an excellent business analyst and have experience in general. Then if all companies need skills in the specific industry, and you didn't work in this field before, you will never get this job. Therefore, the employer enforces you to stay in one sector.
Sincerely,
Hawazin
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1 reply by Sergio Luis Conte
Dec 25, 2017 4:57 PM
Sergio Luis Conte
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Is not a problem for me. As business analyst I have the opportunity to help that people to understand what business analysis is. If you see my work history I perform my work on several quit different industries. In fact, I tried to switch between industries to learn. Obviously when I switched sometimes I have to give up something like money for example. Is as Darwin Theory expressed about an entity that specialized to live only in one environment and the risk of survival when the environment changes. Now, you are saying other thing than your original question. Here, I can not open judgment on attitude or behavior trying to survive. In my case, I always follow the Darwin principle.
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HAWAZIN ABBASICEO/ Project Manager| SMART Leaders SolutionsLincoln, Ne, United States
Dec 23, 2017 6:28 AM
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Diversity is good, but if you find an industry that you have a passion for then work in that industry for awhile and make a decision to diversify or stay.
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