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PMI-PBA® Certification Prep — Requirements That Survive Delivery

Most projects fail on requirements, not execution. PMI-PBA® certifies your ability to elicit, analyse, trace and validate requirements inside a project context — which is why it pairs so naturally with PMP® rather than competing with it.

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Exam Facts

Everything about the PMI-PBA® exam

Questions
200 multiple choice
Exam duration
240 minutes
Domains
Needs assessment · Planning · Analysis · Traceability · Evaluation
Training required
35 contact hours in business analysis
Exam fee
$405 members · $555 non-members
Experience
36–60 months business analysis
Eligibility
  • Bachelor's degree + 36 months business analysis experience
  • Or secondary degree + 60 months business analysis experience
  • 35 contact hours of business analysis training
Why this credential
  • Complements PMP® — delivery plus requirements ownership
  • High demand in digital transformation and ERP programmes
  • Reduces change orders by fixing the root cause of rework
  • Applies to both predictive and agile requirement practices
Study Plan

A realistic plan to pass PMI-PBA®

  1. 1
    Week 1
    Needs assessment

    Problem definition, business case, situation statements and root-cause analysis.

  2. 2
    Week 2
    Planning

    BA plan, stakeholder analysis, elicitation strategy and governance.

  3. 3
    Week 3
    Elicitation & analysis

    Interviews, workshops, modelling techniques, prioritisation and acceptance criteria.

  4. 4
    Week 4
    Traceability & monitoring

    Traceability matrix, change control and requirement lifecycle states.

  5. 5
    Week 5
    Solution evaluation

    Validation, acceptance, value measurement and benefit realisation.

  6. 6
    Week 6
    Mocks

    Full 200-question timed mocks; review every miss by domain.

Courses

PMI-PBA® preparation courses

PMI-PBA® Professional Business Analysis: Exam Prep + Tests
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PMI Certification Prep

PMI-PBA® Professional Business Analysis: Exam Prep + Tests

Structured preparation for the PMI-PBA exam across all key business analysis domains.

Full CourseBusiness AnalystEnglishAll Levels
5.055 reviews21h 22m· 69 lectures
FAQ

PMI-PBA® frequently asked questions

PMI-PBA or IIBA CBAP?

PMI-PBA frames business analysis inside project delivery; CBAP is broader and more enterprise-analysis oriented. If you work on projects, PMI-PBA fits better.

Can engineers take PMI-PBA?

Yes. Scope definition, client requirement workshops and change control on engineering projects all count as business analysis experience.

How long is preparation?

Six weeks at 8 hours per week is realistic for a practising analyst or project engineer.

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