Biggest Challenges Faced By A Business Analyst At A Big 3 Consulting
Prince, a Business Analyst at a Big 3 consulting firm, identifies the steep "skill gap" and "learning curve" as the biggest challenge, driven by the expectation to contribute meaningfully alongside colleagues with advanced degrees and extensive industry experience. This challenge stems from the firm's non-hierarchical culture, where all colleagues, regardless of tenure, are expected to "bring [their] best problem-solving hat" and offer rigorously supported insights, even without the benefit of extensive experience.
Learning Curve, Industry Expertise, Problem-Solving, Non-Hierarchical Environment, High Expectations
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Prince Acheampong
Business Analyst
Big 3 Management Consulting Firm
American University, 2019
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Communications
Consulting & Related Professional Services
Consulting
Pell Grant Recipient, Student Athlete
Video Highlights
1. The steep learning curve and the need to quickly acquire expertise across various industries and sectors is a significant challenge.
2. Contributing meaningfully and bringing valuable insights to the table on each project, despite working alongside highly experienced colleagues with advanced degrees, is expected.
3. There is a non-hierarchical environment that encourages all colleagues to provide input and challenge ideas, requiring constant problem-solving and rigorous support for proposed solutions.
Transcript
What is your biggest challenge in your current role?
The biggest challenge is probably the skill gap or the learning curve. We work in the full range of industries and sectors, and I think expertise is given a high premium.
You're working with colleagues who have PhDs or doctorates, and people who have had tens of years of industry experience. Being able to bring something to the table on each project can feel daunting, but it is expected and necessitated from each colleague.
We believe it should be non-hierarchical. This means that someone who's a partner can get feedback or input from someone who's a new joiner or a fairly early tenured colleague.
There's always this expectation to dissent. There's this expectation to always bring your best problem-solving hat, think of different options and possibilities, and rigorously support those. That can be challenging because you don't necessarily have the advantage of time on your side.
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