PMI-PBA Professional in Business Analysis

PMI-PBA Boot Camp: A Structured Approach to Exam Success
The PMI-PBA Boot Camp is tailored to ensure you’re fully prepared to pass the exam on your first try. This course systematically covers the six business analysis knowledge areas from The PMI Guide to Business Analysis and the five domains outlined in the PMI-PBA® Examination Content Outline.

To reinforce learning, you’ll engage with continuous review questions throughout the course. These questions are designed to mirror the actual PMI-PBA® exam format, helping you internalize key concepts and sharpen your test-taking skills through structured discussions and interactive lectures.

The course integrates 35 Business Analysis Processes, six Process Groups, five Business Analysis Domains, and 40 essential Knowledge and Skills, giving you a comprehensive understanding of how they interconnect. By the end of the training, you’ll have the expertise and confidence needed to tackle the PMI-PBA® exam successfully.

I. Introduction and Foundation of the Certification

1. The value of business analysis
2. Common vocabulary
3. Foundational elements
4. Business Analysis Processes
5. Business Analysis Process Groups
6. Business Analysis Knowledge Areas
7. Business Analysis Tailoring

II. Business Analysis Environment

1. Enterprise environmental factors (EEFs)
2. Organizational process assets (OPAs)

III. Role of the Business Analyst

1. Definition of a Business Analyst
2. The business analysts’ influence
3. Key competencies for business analysts

IV. Needs Assessment

1. Identify problem or opportunity
2. Assess current state
3. Determine future state
4. Determine viable options and provide recommendation
5. Facilitate product roadmap development
6. Assemble business case
7. Support charter development

V. Stakeholder Engagement

1. Identify stakeholders
2. Conduct stakeholder analysis
3. Determine stakeholder engagement and communication approach
4. Conduct business analysis planning
5. Prepare for transition to future state
6. Manage stakeholder engagement and communication
7. Assess business analysis performance

VI. Elicitation

1. Determine elicitation approach
2. Prepare for elicitation
3. Conduct elicitation
4. Confirm elicitation results

VII. Analysis

1. Determine analysis approach
2. Create and analyze models
3. Define and elaborate requirements
4. Define acceptance criteria
5. Verify requirements
6. Validate requirements
7. Prioritize requirements and other product information
8. Identify and analyze product risks
9. Assess product design options

VIII. Traceability and Monitoring

1. Determine traceability and monitoring approach
2. Establish relationships and dependencies
3. Select and approve requirements
4. Manage changes to requirements and other product information

IX. Solution Evaluation

1. Evaluate solution performance
2. Determine solution evaluation approach
3. Evaluate acceptance results and address defects
4. Obtain solution acceptance for release

X. Business Analyst Competencies

1. Analytical skills
2. Expert judgment
3. Communication skills
4. Personal skills
5. Leadership skills
6. Tool knowledge

XI. What to Expect on the Exam

1. The PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA®) Application
2. Exam requirements
3. Exam overview
4. Preparing for the exam
5. Understanding the questions
6. Taking the exam
7. General tips to help you through the process