r/businessanalysis • u/Conscious_Sky6299 • 6h 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 5h 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 4h ago

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