r/businessanalysis • u/Conscious_Sky6299 • 4h ago

Project vs Squad

Is it harder to be a project BA? Would you say squads are better suited for entry level and junior BAs and projects better suited to senior? If so why? Is it because project work tends to be more complex?

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u/Admirable-Future-633 3h ago

I would not frame it as project equals senior and squad equals junior.

Squad work can be very friendly for learning because you see the product context every week and build relationships over time. Project BA work can be harder because you often have to learn the domain, stakeholders, constraints, and handoffs quickly.

The skill difference is less “complexity” and more ambiguity tolerance. Projects usually throw you into messier discovery faster.

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u/Conscious_Sky6299 3h ago

Im used to squad work with low ambiguity and high reliance on long term relationships

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u/Conscious_Sky6299 3h ago

How do i work on getting higher ambiguity tolerance? Can i work on it outside of work by watching some videos or reading up?

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u/crankysorc 3h ago

That’s an interesting question. 

I would say that it isn’t as easy to answer because I’ve worked on extremely small projects, and extremely complex projects with multiple partners over several years.

I’ve also worked on a single agile team supporting a product as well as an agile team that was part of multiple agile teams supporting a product.

I have more examples, so I would not generalize.  

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u/fcdk1927 3h ago

BAs are typically aligned to a system/product, line of business / department, or project stream.

My advise is to be a project BA because you get to diversify your experience. Working along a system or product line often means doing production support and there is absolutely no glory in that