How to become a Business Analyst without IT Background?

The Business Analysis profession is broad and continues to evolve at quite some pace. The expectation from a Business Analyst varies widely from one organization to another. It is from one project to another within the same organization. There are various different roles played by Business Analysts across different industries:

Business Analysis practitioners work as IT Business Analysts, Business Systems Analysts, Requirements Engineers, Process Analysts.

It also includes Product Managers, Product Owners, Enterprise Analysts, Business Architects, Management Consultants, Business Intelligence Analysts, Data Scientists, and more.

Needless to say, the IT Business Analyst profile is one of the most prevalent and rewarding profiles today. Even if you aim to work as a business-focused and not a technology-focused Business Analyst, there is a strong possibility that the initiatives you will work on will require you to gain or polish some technical skills:

This is because most change initiatives are manageable by technology in some way or the other.

The roles pertaining to software/product creation, Business Data Analytics, Business Intelligence, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud/SAAS Application Management, Cybersecurity Analysis among others definitely need a technology-focused Business Analyst.

There are certainly some core business roles based on strategic/enterprise analysis, design thinking, product ownership, product management, business process management.

There is a high likelihood that technology may play some (if not large) part in such initiatives.

So, if you are from a non-IT background, the natural question in your mind would be whether you can become or play the role of a Business Analyst without an IT background or detailed knowledge of IT.