Business intelligence manager to business analyst
A business intelligence manager already meets 39% of what the business analyst role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.
66.9/ 100
1 How much of what a business analyst is expected to do is already part of a business intelligence manager’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the business analyst role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A business analyst role treats 13 of its required skills as things a business intelligence manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- advise on efficiency improvements
- align efforts towards business development
- analyse business plans
- apply change management
- business analysis
- business analytics
What stands in the way is 13 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A business analyst role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a business intelligence manager background worth leading with.
- already held identify undetected organisational needs management skills
- already held business analytics natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held data visualisation software information and communication technologies (icts)
- already held management consulting business, administration and law
- already held perform business analysis information skills
- already held advise on efficiency improvements communication, collaboration and creativity
All 15 carried skills, including the 13 the business analyst role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 38 missing skills fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn analyse external factors of companies required
- still to learn analyse financial performance of a company required
- still to learn analyse internal factors of companies required
- still to learn conduct qualitative research required
- still to learn conduct quantitative research required
- still to learn interpret financial statements required
- optional, not held advise on risk management optional
- optional, not held keep updated on the political landscape optional
- optional, not held report analysis results optional
- optional, not held seek innovation in current practices optional
- still to learn management systems standards required
- still to learn market research required
- optional, not held organisational learning optional
- optional, not held business process modelling optional
- optional, not held investment banking optional
- optional, not held business law optional
- optional, not held business strategy concepts optional
- optional, not held corporate law optional
- optional, not held financial statements optional
- optional, not held market entry strategies optional
- optional, not held marketing analytics optional
- optional, not held quality standards optional
- still to learn digital data processing required
- still to learn use business simulation tools required
- still to learn build business relationships required
- optional, not held interview people optional
- optional, not held advise client on technical possibilities optional
- optional, not held advise on communication strategies optional
- optional, not held advise on financial matters optional
- optional, not held advise on organisational culture optional
- optional, not held advise on personnel management optional
- optional, not held propose ICT solutions to business problems optional
- optional, not held support implementation of quality management systems optional
- still to learn scientific research methodology required
- still to learn business communication required
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a business analyst role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 digital data processing practise this
- 02 management systems standards study this
- 03 use business simulation tools practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 15 skills that carry over
- already held advise on efficiency improvements skill
- already held align efforts towards business development skill
- already held analyse business plans skill
- already held apply change management skill
- already held business analysis knowledge
- already held business analytics knowledge
- already held data visualisation software knowledge
- already held identify undetected organisational needs skill
- already held liaise with managers skill
- already held make strategic business decisions skill
- already held management consulting knowledge
- already held perform business analysis skill
- already held risk management knowledge
- already held business intelligence knowledge
- already held organisational policies knowledge
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held define organisational standards optional
- optional, not held shape organisational teams based on competencies optional
- optional, not held sustainable manufacturing optional
25 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held organisational learning optional
- optional, not held business process modelling optional
- optional, not held interview people optional
- optional, not held investment banking optional
- optional, not held advise client on technical possibilities optional
- optional, not held advise on communication strategies optional
- optional, not held advise on financial matters optional
- optional, not held advise on organisational culture optional
- optional, not held advise on personnel management optional
- optional, not held advise on risk management optional
- optional, not held business law optional
- optional, not held business strategy concepts optional
- optional, not held corporate law optional
- optional, not held define organisational standards optional
- optional, not held financial statements optional
- optional, not held keep updated on the political landscape optional
- optional, not held market entry strategies optional
- optional, not held marketing analytics optional
- optional, not held propose ICT solutions to business problems optional
- optional, not held quality standards optional
- optional, not held report analysis results optional
- optional, not held seek innovation in current practices optional
- optional, not held shape organisational teams based on competencies optional
- optional, not held support implementation of quality management systems optional
- optional, not held sustainable manufacturing optional
44 held skills the business analyst role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on tax policy skill
- not needed by the target role analyse production processes for improvement skill
- not needed by the target role analyse supply chain strategies skill
- not needed by the target role analyse the context of an organisation skill
- not needed by the target role business management principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role company policies knowledge
- not needed by the target role continuous improvement philosophies knowledge
- not needed by the target role corporate social responsibility knowledge
- not needed by the target role create a work atmosphere of continuous improvement skill
- not needed by the target role data mining knowledge
- not needed by the target role data models knowledge
- not needed by the target role deliver business research proposals skill
- not needed by the target role develop company strategies skill
- not needed by the target role develop revenue generation strategies skill
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with policies skill
- not needed by the target role gather technical information skill
- not needed by the target role identify suppliers skill
- not needed by the target role implement a management system skill
- not needed by the target role implement strategic planning skill
- not needed by the target role improve business processes skill
- not needed by the target role integrate strategic foundation in daily performance skill
- not needed by the target role interpret business information skill
- not needed by the target role keep updated on innovations in various business fields skill
- not needed by the target role make data-driven decisions skill
- not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
- not needed by the target role manage business knowledge skill
- not needed by the target role manage project metrics skill
- not needed by the target role monitor company policy skill
- not needed by the target role monitor customer behaviour skill
- not needed by the target role operational research knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform business research skill
- not needed by the target role perform data analysis skill
- not needed by the target role perform market research skill
- not needed by the target role project management knowledge
- not needed by the target role provide improvement strategies skill
- not needed by the target role recommend product improvements skill
- not needed by the target role sales strategies knowledge
- not needed by the target role statistical analysis system software knowledge
- not needed by the target role statistics knowledge
- not needed by the target role strategic planning knowledge
4 further entries not listed here
15 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn management systems standards required
- still to learn business communication required
- still to learn market research required
- still to learn scientific research methodology required
- optional, not held organisational learning optional
- optional, not held business process modelling optional
- optional, not held investment banking optional
- optional, not held business law optional
- optional, not held business strategy concepts optional
- optional, not held corporate law optional
- optional, not held financial statements optional
- optional, not held market entry strategies optional
- optional, not held marketing analytics optional
- optional, not held quality standards optional
- optional, not held sustainable manufacturing optional
Other moves recorded from business intelligence manager
Common questions about this move
Can a business intelligence manager become a business analyst?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A business intelligence manager already covers 39% of what a business analyst is expected to do: 15 skills carry over, 13 of which the business analyst role treats as required.
What skills does a business intelligence manager need to become a business analyst?
13 required skills are missing, plus 25 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is digital data processing.
How hard is the move from business intelligence manager to business analyst?
Its learning distance is 66.9 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.