A colleague and friend of mine (Anupam) posted an opinion on the virtues of being a generalist Business Analyst (BA) vs being a specialist BA. He seems to be leaning toward saying specialists have an easier life and that being a specialist overall is better.
As a generalist (and coincidentally a BA) myself, I feel compelled to offer a counterpoint! :) Enough to bring me out of my blogging semi-retirement. (Well, more like laziness induced inertia)
First, check out his post here: http://www.upmaan.com/2010/06/15/are-you-a-generalist-business-analyst/ For those too lazy/ unable to do so, rather than quoting him wholesale here, I'll attempt to summarize each of his points and rebut:
