Biz analyst potential to first steps to biz analyst position is all about assisting you in figuring out those 1st, most urgent, steps you need to take to begin moving towards a position as a Business Analyst.  Any type of analyst position.  Together lets begin removing the confusion towards clarity on your road map.

Course Curriculum

  • 1

    Launching into a career in Business Analysis (Introduction to the the mini course)

    • What will you get out of this course?

    • Goal of helping 100 students get position offers for transitional or analyst positions by December 31, 2018

    • Learning path 1: BA Potential to BA Position

    • What is Being a Biz Analyst and who is Adam Haesler?

    • Course 1: BA Potential to BA Clarity

    • Thank you for taking the time to take your first steps towards a career as a Business Analyst

    • Thank you for participating, and congratulations on making it through Part 1. We love constructive, respectful feedback!
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    Part I: Why?

    • Why Being a Biz Analyst is Worth it?
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    Why it is fulfilling to be an analyst?

    • Why did I want to be an analyst? (my story)

    • What is a BA and how it matched what I was looking for?
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    How you can be a business analyst and why is it necessary in business

    • How to start being a biz analyst: story of shipping trade show booth

    • How does this relate to course content?
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    How I used mindset to become a biz analyst?

    • Always be reaching for your potential

    • How does this relate to course content?

    • Free mind map of roles and positions and how to use it effectively!!!

    • Mind map of potential positions or categories to find the position right for you!!!

    • Mind map of Biz Analyst Roles
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    Actions I took everyday knowing my why

    • Insanity, we all do it, every time we repeat an action we know is not working

    • How does this relate to course content? (first section)

    • How does this relate to course content? (second section)

    • Follow up on homework
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    Thank you for participating, and congratulations on making it through the introduction...this is the start of something incredible. We love constructive respectful feedback!

    • Congrats on finishing part 1!!! :) Your on a roll!!!

    • What did you learn in this part?

    • How did we do with this part?
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    Part II: Make the leap!!!

    • How you can do make the leap?
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    Why is your potential important?

    • Why is your potential important: Story of going from broken to successful

    • How does this relate to course content?: We all begin with potential, so you are in good company
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    How you can make the leap with your own potential?

    • Potential to leaping: Story of someone you have helped

    • How does this relate to course content?
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    How I used my potential to change careers

    • What was true before I started as a biz analyst: story of already having business analyst experience and not knowing it

    • How does this relate to course content?

    • Free thing and homework

    • Example plan creation walk-through to get 1st Biz Analyst position!

    • Example plan to get 1st Biz Analyst position.

    • Bonus: Meeting with Adam to discuss your plan
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    Action how to create a plan

    • Without a plan it is like sitting in the drive way waiting for the car to say where to go: story of how I determined what my plan needed

    • How does this relate to course content?

    • Follow up on homework
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    Thank you for participating, and congratulations on making it through Part 2. We love constructive respectful feedback!

    • Congrats on finishing part 2, your really cooking with gas now!!! In the next session we will show you how you can get the experience needed!!!

    • What did you learn in this part?

    • How did we do with this part?
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    Part III: You can do it too!!!

    • How I know you can become a biz analyst...because I did it too!
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    Getting out of the vicious experience/qualification cycle

    • Why I did not give up, even though I kept getting thrown back into the experience/qualification cycle: My story of getting experience needed

    • How this relates to course material?
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    How you too can get out of the experience/qualification cycle

    • The project oriented resume: story of how I helped someone target results in a project-oriented resume even if experience was not project based

    • Process of creating a project focused resume

    • How does this relate to course content?
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    Course work is the real World

    • How I used the tools I had just learned: story of how I used what I learned to help understand the BABOK

    • How this relates to course material?
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    The real work is often on your own time

    • How to roll with punches?: story of my first major project in a work environment (Bungobox)

    • How does this relate to course material?

    • Free thing and homework

    • Homework for part 3: Brainstorming where you too can get experience.

    • Homework resource for part 3: brainstorming where to get experience.
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    How to take action on a project with no experience?

    • Taking action on big projects with minimal knowledge: Tell of case study of Canada 150

    • How does this relate to course content?: Point to experience in first course and experience course

    • Follow up on discussion regarding homework
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    Thank you for participating, and congratulations on making it through Part 3. We love constructive respectful feedback!

    • Congrats on finishing part 3!!! This is the turning point, in the next part you will learn to take action!!!

    • What did you learn in this part?

    • How did we do with this part?
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    Part IV: Take action...any action is better than none at all.

    • Action...how much do you want the career change?
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    Why take action for yourself?

    • Why you need a plan?: confusion to clarity with a plan

    • Why take this course as opposed to going it alone?

    • Dynamic plans: story of experience reading the BABOK and how it relates to creating a dynamic plan
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    How you can participate in this course and all courses?

    • What makes this and all courses in the learning path special for you? (features)

    • Goal to help 100 students get an offer for a transitional or analyst position by December 31, 2018

    • What will it cost? , and link to course
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    How I created the course? And how it matches with my own journey.

    • Case study of one of the people I have helped

    • Value of becoming a biz analyst of any type from a mindset point of view

    • Frequently asked questions about mindset for taking this course and the others, and link to course

    • Free thing and homework

    • Homework resource for part 4: Opportunity cost calculator for making a career change
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    Now it is up to you! "Do or do not, there is no try!" - Yoda

    • What do others who have benefited from my assistance on their career change path have to say?

    • What is the value of becoming a biz analyst from a tangible point of view?

    • Frequently asked questions about the course content and using it, and link to course

    • Follow up on homework
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    Thank you for participating, and congratulations on making it through Part 4. Now go and be awesome...by taking action, enrolling in our course, another company's course, or start applying!!! We love constructive respectful feedback!

    • What did you learn in this part?

    • How did we do with this part?
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    Part V: The first step is always the most challenging!!!

    • Thank you! You are all courageous individuals!!!
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    Many thanks from myself and Being a Biz Analyst!

    • It takes a courageous person to know one

    • I wish you all the best on your journey

    • Other resources outside of Being a Biz Analyst

    • Link out to sales page for first course and memberships.
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    Thank you for participating, and congratulations on making it through the course! We love constructive respectful feedback!

    • Congrats on finishing day 6!!! And on finishing this course!!! You are amazing!!! :)

    • What did you learn from this course?

    • How did we do with this course?

Potential to Career! Testimonials:

Strong relationship-building is what comes to mind when I think about Adam. I had the pleasure of working with Adam on my transitioning into Business Analysis. He’s guidance was essential in developing a great resume for my job search. I was particularly impressed by Adam’s analogy of a digital marketing scenario to describe the candidate-recruiter relationship, at a low-level. This, for me, demonstrated a strong ability to develop Use Case scenarios – essential for any successful BA. And he always asked if I was making progress. As a BA, Adam earns my highest recommendation. He’d be an asset to any team.

-Sidney, Business Analyst


Interacting with you has really been encouraging and enlightening.

I have since picked challenge not let go even when it seems not working currently!!!
Thanks for shearing and the advise.

- Dennis, Business Intelligence Analyst

Are you ready to start using your potential?

Yes!

Who is Adam Haesler?

Potential Generator

Adam Haesler

  After doing a degree in Microbiology at University of Guelph, I had my mind set, on professorship.  3 years of working in a laboratory, I knew I did not want to do another 4-6 more years to become a professor; I just knew for sure I wanted to teach.  I needed to make money, as I was not surviving.  Thus, I hopped into customer service.  Problem solved right?  I loved learning the processes and systems, but I did not enjoy the repetitive nature.  So I figured, why not open my own business building systems/processes for all the small business owners, but I was always reaching a maximum workload, that did not pay the bills.  I refused to give up!!!  I was frustrated and stuck!  And then I discovered business analysis! Or it found me!  I spent about 2 years of working on getting experience, in my customer service position, in anyway I could.  I would take on any project up for grabs, where most would moan and groan, I would be delighted.  Also, I advanced my education on techniques like data modeling, process modeling, and use cases through course work.  Then after much nervous hesitation, I did it, I said enough is enough, start sending out applications!!!  Now this was not an easy process, my resume was a disaster, and so I took a course on how to make it project based.  I would trial and error through variations of cover letter and resume.  I was applying to three to as many as ten positions a week.  It was a labour of love, but it meant I was up at the crack of dawn to complete, and submit at least one application before work, and another two after work.  Thing was, I would not get any response, I was beyond frustrated!!  Then I realized how the famous quote from Albert Einstein on the definition of insanity passed through my life again (if you do not know it, I would suggest looking it up).  It was at that moment I knew I needed to try something else.  I found a new board for positions online, focussed on the Startup community only, and the first position I applied for resulted in landing the position!!!  I did it, I found my first position as a Business Analyst!    3 months into my first Business Analyst position I had been let go, due to poor fit, unfortunate, but sometimes these things happen.  I knew I wanted to get another Business Analyst position, but I also knew I wanted to give back to others trying to make a career change.   Thus, I started Being a Biz Analyst, helping aspiring Business Analysts to create a plan towards their dream position, to experience more joy without the confusion in career changes.