PMI-PBA

PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA)®

Overview

Business analysis has become a competency of critical importance to project management. Becoming certified as a business analysis (BA) expert can move your career in a fresh direction while opportunities for BAs are on the rise.

Inaccurate requirements gathering consistently ranks in the top three causes of project failure yet only half of organizations have the resources in place to perform this function properly, according to our Pulse of the Profession® research.

It’s time to become the certified expert your organization needs. If you work with stakeholders in defining requirements, shaping project outputs and driving intended business outcomes, the PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA)® will spotlight your valuable skills.

Who should apply?

If you work with project teams and manage requirements or product development, or if you’re a project or program manager who performs business analysis in your role, then the PMI-PBA® certification is right for you.

Prerequisit

Secondary degree (high school diploma, associate’s degree
60 months of business analysis experience
35 contact hours of education in business analysis

Bachelor’s degree or the global equivalent
36 months of business analysis experience
35 contact hours of education in business analysis

Gain and Maintain Your PMI-PBA

The certification exam has 200 multiple-choice questions and you have four hours to complete it.
To maintain your PMI-PBA, you must earn 60 professional development units (PDUs) in business analysis topics every three years.

Exam Fee

Member: $324.00

Non-member: $444.00

Course Contents

PMI-PBA® Exam Content Outline:

Domain 1: Needs Assessment (18% of the exam)

- Identify stakeholders and their requirements

- Determine business problems and opportunities

- Define solution scope and business case

Domain 2: Planning (22% of the exam)

- Plan the business analysis approach

- Conduct stakeholder analysis

- Plan business analysis activities

- Plan requirements management process

- Define solution requirements

Domain 3: Analysis (35% of the exam)

- Elicit requirements

- Analyze, document, and communicate requirements

- Manage changes to requirements

- Validate and verify requirements

Domain 4: Traceability and Monitoring (15% of the exam)

- Trace requirements

- Monitor requirements

- Maintain requirements for reuse

Domain 5: Evaluation (10% of the exam)

- Evaluate solution performance

- Evaluate solution acceptance