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PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA)

The PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA) course is a globally recognized professional program designed to develop advanced competence in business analysis practices that drive successful project and program outcomes. The PMI-PBA certification is administered by the Project Management Institute (PMI) and validates a professional's ability to identify business needs, manage requirements, evaluate solutions, and support value delivery across predictive, agile, and hybrid environments. This course aligns with the PMI-PBA Examination Content Outline, focusing on needs assessment, requirements elicitation and management, stakeholder engagement, solution evaluation, and benefits realization. It prepares participants to pass the PMI-PBA certification exam while strengthening real-world business analysis capability across industries.

Course Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Understand PMI's business analysis framework and principles

  • Perform effective needs assessment and business analysis planning

  • Elicit, analyze, document, and manage requirements

  • Engage stakeholders and manage expectations

  • Support solution evaluation and benefits realization

  • Apply business analysis techniques in predictive and agile contexts

  • Prepare confidently for the PMI-PBA certification examination

Course Curriculum

1

    • Overview of PMI-PBA certification
    • Role of business analysis in project and program success
    • Business analysis vs project management
    • PMI standards and guidance

2

  • Core business analysis concepts
  • Value delivery and business outcomes
  • Ethics and professional conduct
  • Systems thinking

3

  • Identifying business problems and opportunities
  • Defining business goals and objectives
  • Assessing current and future states
  • Business case development

4

  • Business analysis planning and monitoring
  • Selecting business analysis approaches
  • Defining roles, responsibilities, and deliverables
  • Stakeholder identification

5

  • Stakeholder analysis and mapping
  • Communication and collaboration strategies
  • Managing stakeholder expectations
  • Conflict resolution

6

  • Elicitation techniques (interviews, workshops, observation)
  • Agile and adaptive elicitation approaches
  • Facilitating requirements workshops
  • Managing elicitation challenges

7

  • Requirements analysis techniques
  • Functional and non-functional requirements
  • Modeling techniques (process, data, and behavior models)
  • Prioritization and validation

8

  • Documenting requirements clearly and consistently
  • Traceability and version control
  • Managing requirement changes
  • Ensuring alignment with business objectives

9

  • Evaluating solution options
  • Defining acceptance criteria
  • Validating and verifying solutions
  • Measuring solution performance

10

  • Defining and tracking benefits
  • Measuring value delivery
  • Supporting transition to operations
  • Continuous improvement

11

  • Agile mindset and principles
  • Role of the business analyst in agile teams
  • Backlogs, user stories, and acceptance criteria
  • Hybrid delivery models

12

  • Business analysis governance
  • Managing risks related to requirements
  • Regulatory and compliance considerations
  • Decision-making support

13

  • PMI-PBA exam content outline review
  • Scenario-based practice questions
  • Exam strategies and time management
  • Application and eligibility guidance

14

  • Instructor-led classroom or virtual training
  • Case studies and scenario-based exercises
  • Practice questions and exam simulations

15

  • Business analysts and requirements engineers
  • Project and program managers
  • Product owners and product managers
  • PMO and governance professionals
  • Consultants and solution analysts
  • Professionals seeking PMI-PBA certification

16

  • PMI-PBA eligibility requirements as defined by PMI
  • Practical business analysis or project experience is recommended

17

  • Knowledge checks and quizzes
  • Scenario-based business analysis exercises
  • Full-length PMI-PBA practice examinations

This course includes

  • 17+ Activity Modules
  • 40 hours + lessons
  • Lifetime access
  • Certificate of completion
  • Available on desktop and mobile

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