Going technical or going business ?

[zerointeractive]

As I struggle to find a new Business Analyst role being contracting for the last 3 years with Public Administration seems no one needs my business competencies, I am considering to go for contracts related to technical positions, such as technical project manager.
What is your advice ? Any past experience worth sharing ?

[MarillionFan]

If you can't get a role as a BA then maybe you're not cut out for contracting.

[cojak]

BA wise what do you specialise in? Have you considered going the Agile route?

I would advise that you reconsider your business and focus accordingly. Just being a BA doesn't cut it these days.

[sasguru]

What is your advice ?

Get a hard, rigorous, technical skill.
The reason why you can't get BA work is any idiot can call himself one.
Advertise for a BA and you'll get 300 CVs.
Advertise for a statistician who can specialise in health economics and you'll probably get 2: me and the other guy

[sasguru]

Oh and another thing. The last thing this industry needs is yet another "Technical Project Manager" who knows nothing about technical stuff or management

[TheFaQQer]

Oh and another thing. The last thing this industry needs is yet another "Technical Project Manager" who knows nothing about technical stuff or management

+1

[eek]

Get a hard, rigorous, technical skill.
The reason why you can't get BA work is any idiot can call himself one.
Advertise for a BA and you'll get 300 CVs.
Advertise for a statistician who can specialise in health economics and you'll probably get 2: me and the other guy

I thought you didn't need the work. So surely the advert would get 1 response...

[DimPrawn]

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Sorted.

[sasguru]

I thought you didn't need the work. So surely the advert would get 1 response...

Must you advertise your cretinism to all and sundry at every opportunity?
It was a hypothetical scenario to illustrate a point, you dunce.

[eek]

Must you advertise your cretinism to all and sundry at every opportunity?
It was a hypothetical scenario to illustrate a point, you dunce.

I just want to see what digs annoy you and which either go over your head or annoy you such much you can't think of an unwitty reply.