PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA) is a specialised Project Management Training Course designed to prepare professionals for the PMI-PBA® certification examination while developing practical expertise in business analysis throughout the project lifecycle. The course covers needs assessment, requirements elicitation, requirements analysis, traceability, validation, stakeholder engagement, and business analysis planning.

Delivered by The British Academy For Training and Development, this PMI certification preparation course develops structured capabilities in requirements management, stakeholder analysis, solution evaluation, and communication. Participants also explore agile analysis approaches and practical techniques for translating business needs into clear, measurable, and deliverable requirements.

• Understand the structure and requirements of the PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA) certification.
• Prepare systematically for the PMI-PBA® certification examination.
• Develop practical business analysis skills for project environments.
• Identify business needs, problems, opportunities, and desired outcomes.
• Apply effective requirements management practices throughout the project lifecycle.
• Conduct structured stakeholder analysis and engagement.
• Develop techniques for requirements elicitation and documentation.
• Analyse, prioritise, validate, and manage project requirements.
• Establish requirements traceability and maintain requirements integrity.
• Apply agile analysis practices within adaptive project environments.
• Evaluate proposed solutions against defined business requirements.
• Strengthen professional communication between stakeholders, business teams, and project teams.

Target Audience

• Business Analysts and aspiring Business Analysts.
• Project Managers responsible for requirements and stakeholder coordination.
• Project Coordinators and PMO professionals.
• Product Owners and Product Managers.
• Requirements Managers and Systems Analysts.
• Professionals involved in business analysis and project delivery.
• Professionals seeking PMI certification in business analysis.
• Agile practitioners involved in agile analysis and requirements activities.
• Consultants and professionals responsible for business requirements.
• Professionals preparing for the PMI-PBA® examination.

Module 1: Introduction to PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA)

• Overview of PMI-PBA® certification
• Role of business analysis in project management
• Business Analyst responsibilities
• PMI-PBA® examination structure
• Business analysis throughout the project lifecycle
• Key examination terminology and concepts

Module 2: Business Analysis Framework and Planning

• Business analysis principles
• Developing a business analysis approach
• Identifying business needs and objectives
• Defining analysis activities and deliverables
• Planning requirements activities
• Establishing communication and documentation processes

Module 3: Needs Assessment and Business Requirements

• Identifying business problems and opportunities
• Conducting needs assessments
• Defining business goals and objectives
• Developing business cases
• Identifying expected benefits and outcomes
• Translating organisational needs into project requirements

Module 4: Stakeholder Analysis and Engagement

• Identifying project stakeholders
• Conducting stakeholder analysis
• Assessing stakeholder influence and interests
• Understanding stakeholder needs and expectations
• Developing stakeholder engagement approaches
• Managing stakeholder communication and collaboration

Module 5: Requirements Elicitation and Documentation

• Requirements elicitation techniques
• Interviews, workshops, surveys, and observation
• Facilitating requirements sessions
• Documenting functional and non-functional requirements
• Developing requirements specifications
• Managing requirements communication

Module 6: Requirements Management and Traceability

• Principles of requirements management
• Requirements prioritisation
• Requirements traceability
• Establishing requirements baselines
• Managing changes to requirements
• Maintaining requirements documentation
• Monitoring requirements status throughout the project

Module 7: Requirements Analysis and Modelling

• Analysing and refining requirements
• Identifying dependencies and constraints
• Requirements decomposition
• Business process and workflow modelling
• Use cases and user stories
• Acceptance criteria
• Validating requirements for clarity and completeness

Module 8: Agile Analysis and Adaptive Requirements

• Principles of agile analysis
• Agile requirements management
• User stories and acceptance criteria
• Product backlogs and prioritisation
• Incremental requirements development
• Stakeholder collaboration in agile environments
• Managing evolving requirements

Module 9: Solution Evaluation and Validation

• Evaluating proposed solutions
• Requirements validation techniques
• Assessing solution performance
• Identifying gaps between requirements and outcomes
• Measuring business value and benefits
• Supporting solution acceptance and transition

Module 10: PMI-PBA® Certification Exam Preparation

• Review of key PMI-PBA concepts
• Examination-focused revision
• Scenario-based questions
• Practice assessments and mock questions
• Applying business analysis techniques to examination scenarios
• Time management and examination strategies
• Final PMI certification preparation