Who chooses BA
You probably belong here if…
- 01You catch yourself asking "wait, what do you actually mean by that?" when someone gives you a vague requirement.
- 02You enjoy writing things down. You believe the act of documenting reveals where the thinking is unfinished.
- 03You think in edge cases. Where most people see a happy path, you see all the ways it can break.
- 04You like being the bridge between people who do not naturally speak the same language — business and engineering, ops and product.
- 05You take quiet satisfaction from a process map that captures every step, every exception, every handoff.
The BA-specific work
What you'll actually do — week by week.
On top of the shared 12-week curriculum, here's where the BA pathway diverges. Each week produces a tangible BA artefact that lives in your portfolio.
Click any week to see what you'll produce.
By Week 12
A BA portfolio that proves you can deliver from day one.
Hiring managers for BA roles screen for one thing above all: can you produce documentation a team can actually act on? Most candidates cannot, so they fall back on generic templates. Yours will be specific, contextual, and traceable to real decisions.
- —A full case study walking through one business problem end-to-end
- —A BRD that another BA would respect
- —Current-state and future-state process maps
- —User stories with INVEST-grade acceptance criteria
- —A complete UAT pack with test scenarios and edge cases
- —Your Capability Passport (Premium tier)
"A great BA is invisible in the success of a product — but the failure of a product almost always traces back to where one was missing."
— UPTHRUST BA CAPABILITY RUBRIC
After Cohort 1
Where this can take you.
Cohort 1 BA graduates are positioned to compete for the following roles. We don't guarantee any specific outcome — but we make sure your evidence holds up against what these roles actually screen for.
Junior / Associate Business Analyst
Entry-level BA roles in banks, fintechs, SaaS, government, and consultancies. Your BRD and process maps prove you can produce on day one.
Typical: ₦500K–1M / £30K–42K
Product Operations / Product BA
Hybrid role in product teams — requirements, traceability, UAT, and process design. Your portfolio reads perfectly for this growing title.
Typical: ₦800K–1.8M / £35K–50K
Ops / Support → Business Analyst
For learners in operations, support, or analyst roles formalising into BA. Your portfolio makes the internal pitch credible and specific.
Role upgrade: +25–50% typical salary lift
Not sure yet?
Is BA actually your fit? Let's find out.
Before committing, take the 8-minute Career Assessment. It compares your reflexes against PM, BA, and Design — and tells you, with evidence from your own answers, where you actually fit. The best BA practitioners often discover their instincts in the assessment before they can name them.