Monday saw my return to work. I will miss having the time for my own but I am looking forward to new challanges! Will be working at Squiz as a Web Technology Consultant. Sounds like will be putting my Business Analysis AND Web Dev skills to good use.
It’s initial training and set up for me this week but all is going ok so far.
Passed Systems Development Essentials and now I am just waiting on the final result for Business Analysis Practice to be confirmed. That should be this Thursday and I am fairly confident. Before I can get the full diploma, I have to do an oral exam but can’t do said exam until I know I’ve passed all modules.
Now I have put myself on the job market. There’s a huge possibility you’re reading this from the address on my CV. Hello there!
It turns out I did much better in the exam then I expected with a good pass. Modules are not graded, but I am happy to pass given my worry about the exam! I also managed to pass Foundation in Business Analysis module quite well too, even though that was home studied.
Last week, I did my third module and exam in Systems Analysis Essentials. Thankfully I managed my time a lot better this time around though I found some of the questions a little ambigously worded. It was on this course I discovered that BCS also offer a Diploma in Solutions Development that I would have done two of the modules in already. Tempting as it is to book more courses, without a money tree I think I will have to wait on more study!
My final module in Business Analysis Practise is also home-studyed with an exam in London next week. I admit I’m a little worried as I found the on-site classes very helpful, with many group exercises and a tutor to query. Shall persevere though.
A secondary benefit of the classes is meeting people. This is because:
All in all, I’ve felt it’s been very worthwhile but I am looking forward to getting back into work again, unseasonably warm weather or not!
A lot of the course content, so far, has been a small bit of revision. Some of it reminds me of the GCSE Business Studies I did, but specifically things like Data Modelling and UML were covered in my first year of uni. It has definetly been an advantage in my understanding of things.
Last week saw me doing a 3 day course up in Piccadilly, Central London for the Requirements Engineering module. Thankfully, I’d spent the previous week reading the online course content for the Foundation in Business Analysis and reading the previously mentioned book which, again, covered things in this module too.
The exam, however, was a little intimidating. The last time I’d done an exam was my final year of University which was a little while ago. Seven years when I sit down and work it out. Gulp.
So having spent some time talking to people in the know and reading through various websites, I’ve chosen the modules I want to do and am commencing the course from Monday.
Not counting the professional training courses, since most of those were practical computer based workshops, I’ve not really studied since University. Two of the modules are e-learning which will mean self motivation on my part. If you spot me procrastinating, do give me a firm shove please!
My fiance won’t like it, but I’m going to spend some more time this weekend reading through the Business Analysis book. Interesting so far and a lot of stuff I read I can relate back to previous roles.
I haven’t completly written off development yet, but I’ve been wanting to get some qualifications for a while and I think this will give me a clearer picture of what I want to do.
That and I love learning!
I suppose those of you with sharp eyes and a good memory may have noticed I have failed to sustain the weekly blogging promise I initially made.
I’ve unexpectantly experienced a change in work circumstance that I will not go into for numerous reasons but I’ve been taking some time out to recuperate and consider my future options.
Having had an interest in it for some time, I am going to put my money where my mouth is and begin a diploma in Business Analysis. Am waiting to hear when I can start but I will be focusing on completing that before looking for a new job.
Professional, constructive advice would be appreciated. Wish me luck!
In my effort to make my shiny new look site a bit more mixed media, I might introduce Vlogs as a way to ‘spice things up’. Constructive criticism welcome but if you’re going to be rude, at least make it witty: I have no issue with censorship on my own turf 
On YouTube for now because I guess filling my hosts space with video files, without telling him, might be a touch impolite.
My Twitter feed was alight this morning with the security issues that have been revealed over O2, apparantly, sending the number of the mobile it is requesting from to the websites it is sending a request too.
Rather then repeat the story, you can read more about this in an article at CNET.
Needless to say, as an O2 customer with a smartphone that I use to browse the web everyday, I am a little bit cross. Other providers don’t feel the need to do this. I think I am lucky to have not been spammed. I don’t even like my friends giving out my number without permission!
I’ve also just renewed my contract with them. But since the alternative would have been GiffGaff, who operate on O2 networks and are exposed to the same issue, I probably would still be whinging about it anyway.
Ok you got me, it’a techinically the second post but second only to the default post that comes with WordPress.
That’s right, I’m using WordPress. It makes it much simpler for me to update from many devices and after 5 odd years of working with CMSs, why the hell should I not have one myself.
The second attraction is that it’s been very quick and simple to set up and the purple horror that has been on the internet since *thinks* 2006 really needed to go.
Things I am hoping to get done:
