Business Analysis
PMI-PBA Certification Preparation
A comprehensive PMI-PBA preparation course aligned to PMI business analysis practices. The course covers the five exam domains, integrates PMI's project-management context, and provides 32 documented hours of business analysis training.
- Format
- Live virtual, in-person, or private on-site
- Duration
- 4 days
- Level
- Advanced
- From
- $2495.00
About this course
Course overview
PMI-PBA Certification Preparation is a 4-day course for professionals who need practical, instructor-led business analysis training.
A comprehensive PMI-PBA preparation course aligned to PMI business analysis practices. The course covers the five exam domains, integrates PMI's project-management context, and provides 32 documented hours of business analysis training.
This course documents 32.0 hours of structured training. Learners receive a certificate of completion and documentation for self-reporting applicable PMI PDUs and IIBA professional development activity.
Learning outcomes
What you'll learn
Every module is tied to an outcome you can bring back to your team the next day.
- Work across Needs Assessment, Planning, Analysis, Traceability and Monitoring, and Evaluation.
- Align BA practices to PMI's project-management ecosystem.
- Use preferred tools and templates under exam conditions.
- Build traceability matrices, change-control workflows, and clean approvals.
- Complete 32 contact hours in business analysis practices.
- Identify any additional training hours needed for PMI-PBA application eligibility.
- Leave with a 30/60/90-day study plan and practice exam debriefs.
Audience
Who it's for
- Business analysts and professionals performing business analysis work
- Project managers, product owners, Scrum Masters, and delivery leads who rely on clear requirements and stakeholder alignment
- Teams that need practical business analysis techniques they can apply immediately
- Organizations standardizing business analysis practices across predictive, agile, or hybrid delivery
Course structure
Syllabus
A structured path from core concepts to applied practice.
Day 1 — PMI-PBA Framework and Needs Assessment
- PMI-PBA exam structure, eligibility, and application
- PMI Guide to Business Analysis overview
- BA-PM alignment in the PMI ecosystem
- Needs Assessment
- Stakeholder identification and analysis
- Recommending solution options
Day 2 — Business Analysis Planning and Requirements Analysis
- Business analysis approach and governance
- Information management and the requirements management plan
- Requirements elicitation techniques
- Analyzing, modeling, and verifying requirements
- Acceptance criteria
- Prioritization
Day 3 — Traceability, Monitoring, and Solution Evaluation
- Traceability matrices
- Change control and approvals
- Communicating requirements
- Validating solution results
- Assessing solution performance
- Obtaining stakeholder acceptance
Day 4 — Cross-Cutting Knowledge and Exam Mastery
- PMI-favored tools, techniques, and templates
- Ethics and professional responsibility
- Practice exam strategy
- Question-pattern analysis
- Three full-length PMI-PBA practice exams
- Personalized 30-/60-/90-day study plan
Public cohorts
Upcoming sessions
Secure your seat in a live, instructor-led cohort. Private team deliveries available on request.
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We run this course as a private team cohort on demand, or you can be the first to know when the next public date drops.
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