PMI-PBA Exam Prep

$1,995

PMI-PBA exam prep course develops your ability to work effectively in business analysis domain and helps you prepare for the PMI-PBA (Professional in business Analysis) certification exam. It builds your ability to work effectively with stakeholders to define their business requirements, shape the output of projects and drive successful business outcomes.

Note: Discounted registration fee is based on Early Bird Price promotion. Volume discount is applied in the cart.

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Business analysts are in high demand due to the increasing complexity of business processes and constant enhancement of technology. It is a domain that encompasses all industries and functions at various levels in the organizations. Proper business analysis done in projects and programs allows organizations to implement desired changes and achieve the strategic objectives. That is why the PMI-PBA Exam Prep course has become so popular.

PMI-PBA exam preparation course is an instructor-led 2 day in class training followed by online work. This course builds your comprehension of business analysis and imparts a working knowledge of various tools and techniques. This is achieved using examples, discussions, case studies, and exercises.

Key benefits of this PMI-PBA Exam Prep training are…

  • Provides you a thorough understanding of the 5 domains and 28 tasks covering the PMI-PBA curriculum 
  • Enables you to become proficient in business analysis terminology
  • Explains the tasks for eliciting, analyzing, documenting, validating, and verifying requirements
  • Discerns the fundamental principles of requirements management
  • Advances your career in the business analysis profession
  • Helps you get ready for the PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA) certification exam
  • Shortens study time by streamlining the recommended exam resources
  • Guides to create a personalized test-taking strategy based on your strengths and opportunities

You will get…

  • Detailed class notes in a binder
  • 6 months unlimited email support (48 hrs guaranteed reply)
  • 35 PDUs that meet the education requirement for PMI-PBA certification exam eligibility and also contribute to PMP’s Continuing Certification Requirements (CCR)
  • Certificate of Course Completion

Group options and discounts

  • Group and corporate discounts are available so please contact to discuss.
  • If you are a group of 5 or more, call/email us to discuss a flexible scheduling option that can meet your group’s specific needs.

Agenda

Here is a high-level course outline:

Introduction to Business Analysis

  • Definition, Role, Requirements, Methodologies
  • Project Management Institute’s (PMI)® Code of Ethics

Needs Assessment

  • Defining Business Problems or Opportunities and Developing a Solutions Scope Statement or Business Case
  • Determining the Value Proposition of the Initiative
  • Identifying Business Needs and Developing Project Goals and Objectives
  • Identifying Stakeholders and Stakeholder Values

Planning

  • Establishing Business Analysis Activities
  • Defining strategy for Requirements Traceability
  • Preparing the Requirements Management Plan
  • Defining Requirements Change Control and Communication Processes
  • Selecting methods for Requirements Change Control, and Document Control Processes
  • Defining Business Metrics and Acceptance Criteria

Analysis

  • Eliciting and Identifying Requirements
  • Analyzing, Decomposing, and Elaborating Requirements
  • Evaluating Options and Capabilities using Decision-Making
  • Allocating Requirements to Create a Requirements Baseline
  • Obtaining Stakeholder Consensus in order to Obtain Sign-off
  • Defining Requirements Specifications
  • Validating Requirements using Tools and Techniques
  • Detailing out Business Metrics and Acceptance Criteria

Traceability and Monitoring

  • Tracking the Status, Sources, and Relationships of Requirements using Artifacts or Tools
  • Monitoring the Lifecycle of Requirements
  • Updating the Status of Requirements and Recording Changes by Communicating with Stakeholders
  • Communicating Important Requirements Information and Status with Stakeholders and Project Managers
  • Managing Changes to the Requirements by evaluating Impacts, Dependencies and Risks

Evaluation

  • Validating Solutions Test Results against Defined Requirements Acceptance Criteria
  • Analyzing, Communicating, and Resolving Solution Gap Analysis
  • Obtaining Stakeholder Sign-off and Proceeding Toward Deployment
  • Using Valuation Techniques to Determine How Well the Solution Met Business Needs and Values

Who Should Attend

Anyone involved in any type of analysis within any business function will benefit from this training but strongly recommended for professionals in a business analyst or similar roles.

However, the minimum requirements to be eligible to take the PMI-PBA exam are:

  • A Secondary Degree (High School Diploma, Associate’s Degree, or the Global equivalent) and
  • 7500 hours (5 years) working as a practitioner of business analysis

OR

  • A Bachelor’s degree or higher degree or equivalent global degree and
  • 4500 hours (3 years) working as a practitioner of business analysis

This experience must have been earned in the last 8 consecutive years.

Plus

  • 2000 hours working on project teams within the past eight consecutive years

Plus

  • 35 contact hours of formal training in business analysis

Schedule

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FAQ

We can give a long list of reasons but here are some reasons pointed by many of the several thousands professionals we have trained in the past.

  • Highly focused effective sessions
  • A lot learned in a short time
  • Real life examples made the difference
  • Very intense material but personal stories kept the group interested
  • Scenarios and examples helped learn complicated concepts

 

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Attending the course is just the beginning. We like to develop a lifelong relationship with our course participants. We strongly encourage our trainers to develop professional relationship with participants that goes beyond the class in months and years to come.

 

Yes. If you are a group of 3 or more professionals, you can get discount on top of the Early Bird Discount. A larger group can get up to 35% discount on the regular fee.

The venues are communicated at least 2 weeks before the session. Our venues are close to highways and public transport and are easily accessible from various directions.

Please contact us if you wish to find out the venue before registering for the course.

Absolutely. We encourage our clients to hold in-house training session if they have 5 or more participants. The main reason is that it helps focus on your organization and your industry specific issues, problems, and challenges. Your employees will find it easy to discuss their specific issues.

However, there are also benefits in attending a public course. The biggest value is that you get to see what are best practices, issues, and challenges being faced by other organizations and/or industries.