Business Analyst & Data Analyst Roadmap (2025)
1. Core Tools & Concepts (Month 1-2)
- Excel/Google Sheets: Formulas, Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP, Charts
- Business Basics: Role of BA, Stakeholders, BRD, FRD, SRS
- Data Analytics Basics: Descriptive, Diagnostic, Predictive, Prescriptive
2. SQL + Visualization (Month 3-4)
- SQL: SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY, Subqueries, Window Functions
- Power BI / Tableau: Dashboards, Filters, Charts, KPIs
- Practice SQL + Visualization with real datasets
3. Data Cleaning & Python (Month 5-6)
- Excel & Python (Pandas): Clean, format, filter data
- Python for Analysis: Pandas, NumPy, Matplotlib, Seaborn
- EDA Projects: Sales, Marketing, HR analytics
4. Business Techniques & Agile (Month 7-8)
- BA Techniques: SWOT, GAP, PESTEL, RCA
- Agile & Scrum: Sprints, User Stories, Jira, Confluence
- Wireframing Tools: Balsamiq, Figma
5. Projects, Resume & Job Prep (Month 9-10)
- Portfolio: 3+ Projects (SQL + Power BI/Tableau)
- GitHub & LinkedIn: Upload work, share insights
- Resume + STAR Interview Prep (Situation-Task-Action-Result)
6. Certifications & Job Applications (Month 11-12)
- Recommended Certs (Optional):
- Google Data Analytics (Coursera)
Business Analyst & Data Analyst Roadmap (2025)
- ECBA - IIBA
- Power BI / Tableau Desktop Specialist
- Start applying: Internships, Freelance, Entry-level Jobs
Essential Tools Checklist
Analysis: Excel, SQL, Python
Visualization: Power BI, Tableau
Documentation: BRD, FRD, SRS, Jira
Design: Figma, Balsamiq
Reporting: Dashboards, KPIs
Practice Sources
- SQL: LeetCode, Mode Analytics
- Data Projects: Kaggle, GitHub
- Dashboards: Sample Excel/CSV from public datasets
- Mock Interviews: PrepInsta, InterviewBit