Ask HN: Business analyst, to BI analyst, books

5 points by bsanalyst 7y ago ↗ HN

Hi HN, I'm a BA, working as a consultant, after a failed startup, self learned python, sql, a bit of html, and I want to pivot to business intelligence, and continue working as a freelance consultant in corps and gov agencies. What do you recomend I should read ? I can learn on my own very fast and effientlty. And if you can suggest me some books to become a better BA, that would be great too! I'm based in Québec city.

thanks!

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randomvectors 7y ago ↗

There is so much variation from company to company within each of those titles that the distinction between them basically doesn't exist. So if you particularly care about the title - apply for jobs with that title.

amrrs 7y ago ↗

I think if you're getting into BI / Data Science or anything similar - you should definitely have a look at this - Data Science for Business https://www.amazon.com/Data-Science-Business-Data-Analytic-T...

bsanalyst 7y ago ↗

thanks, I'll look into it :)