Reflective Journal on Business Analysis and Project Management

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I served as an intern in the organization SLA IT Solutions ltd while operating as the as
the Business Analyst and Project management. My role as the business analyst involved different
responsibilities of understanding the market trends and the behavior of the organizations. On the
other hand, knowledge on the different organizational structures enabled me in developing an
insight on the issues that might be faced by the organization while operating in the different
markets. The different changes in the organizational operations relied on improving the
operations of the venture as per the strategic goals (Lohmann and Zur Muehlen 2016).
My part of the job was to identify the structure of the organizations and the manner in
which the same might operate as per the needs of the strategic goals. I was provided with
company profiles through which I developed an idea of the different processes that might be
initiated by the organizations with the objective of developing the operations of the ventures. On
the other hand, my knowledge on project management and operations developed my capabilities
of identifying the type of change that might be initiated by the organizations with the objective of
achieving a competitive edge in the markets. Therefore, my role is basically attributed towards
the improvements in the business models through implementation of extensive knowledge on
business analytics and project management.
During my short tenure of two and a half days (60 hours) I was entitled with the task of
completing 10 business analysis and 5 project management functions. As a business analyst my
supervisor shared company information in the form of company sustainability reports, annual
reports and business process reports. I was asked to analyze the different prospects of the
organizations while studying the reports for examining the structure and the process design of the
ventures. In this relation, I studied the different financial records of the organizations and thereby
identified the loopholes which affected the rate of operations of the venture. On the first go it

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was quite difficult for me as I have never been into the task of analyzing the organizational
position. However, my supervisors supported me in my attempts of identifying the case
organizations. Lohmann and Zur Muehlen (2016) defined the role of business analysts as agents
who bridge the gap between IT informatics and the business using data driven technologies for
identifying the requirements and providing recommendations for growth. In this relation, I was
entitled with the responsibility of analyzing the different sources of information that are freely
available on the organizations and the manner in which the data might be processed.
On the other hand, my sense of understanding the state of the organizations enabled me in
developing recommended course of activities for improving the operationalization of the venture
in the different markets. I was asked to assess the macro and micro environmental situations that
are faced by the organizations with the objective of improving the rate of operations of the
venture. In this relation, the application of the Kolb’s learning model permitted me in devising
and segregating my operations based on the needs of performing my job responsibility. During
my short tenure as an intern in the organization, I faced significant issues in examining the
situations that are restricting the growth of the ventures. However, my prior knowledge on
assessing macro and micro environments through reflection on different case organizations
permitted me in performing as per the needs of the job position. I undertook active
experimentation on the job responsibility of an analyst which again helped me in developing
effective knowledge on the different issues that are being faced by the organizations. Vidgen,
Shaw and Grant (2017) noted that most of the organizations are moving towards IT
developments while integrating social media platforms. Therefore, I rechecked the feasibility of
the case organizations and thereby processed data from different reliable sources with the
objective of developing strategic recommended activities for the case organizations.

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The availability of huge amount of peer reviewed reliable sources enabled me in
developing a clear idea of the position of the venture while operating in the different market
units. On the other hand, the experimentation on the subjects and differentiating between the
observations made while examining the businesses permitted me in inducing a concrete
observation. The internship job provided me with an experience of identifying the real-time
situations which varied from the textual knowledge. The field experience was based on the
purpose of providing the interns with a knowledge of the different real life situation that are
faced by the organizations and the manner in which the same might be analyzed for the
recommended course of actions. Huang et al. (2017) stated that the recommendations that are
provided by the business analysts relies on the assessment of the business position in the
markets. I also realized that the manner in which the processes might be designed for improving
the competitive edge of the businesses are specifically based on the research that I undertook for
identifying the viable options for the venture.
The major modifications that are initiated by the businesses are specifically reliant on the
effectiveness of the strategies and their contribution towards the sustenance of the same. I was
bestowed with the responsibility of proposing the software development methodology to the case
study organizations. My prior knowledge on software development contributed towards my
efforts of proposing recommendations to the business cases while reflecting on their respective
positions. The data that I gathered on the organizations enabled me in checking the feasibility
and compatibility of the software development program with the business model. Sturdy, Wright
and Wylie (2016) stated that the businesses undertake a change based on the feasibility of the
strategy and the manner in which the same might contribute to their competitive benefits.