Course  Description:

Business analysis is a topic of growing importance for projects and programs. The marketplace reflects this importance, with practitioners increasingly embracing business analysis as a technique for uncovering business needs, managing requirements, and creating effective solutions for business problems.

The PMI-PBA credential recognizes an individual’s expertise in business analysis and using these tools and techniques to improve the overall success of projects.

The PMI-PBA credential is highly regarded in the industry. It requires a combination of business analysis training, experience working on projects, and examination of business analysis principles, practices, tools, and techniques. This global credential also supports individuals in meeting the needs of organizations that rely on business analysis practitioners to play key roles on their teams.

Target Audience:

Individuals who work with project teams and manage requirements and business analysis activities. This includes, but is not limited to;

• product developers
• project or program managers

Learning Objectives:

Individuals certified at this level will have demonstrated their understanding of:

• Problem-solving and opportunity identification tools and techniques
• Contingency planning
• Business rule analysis
• Decision making
• Quality management
• Systems thinking

Prerequisites:

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Course Materials:

Students will receive a course manual with presentation slides and reference materials.

Examination:

Participants need to schedule exams themselves with the help of the Project Management Institute. Exams will not be provided by ITpreneurs.

• Exam Format: Closed-Book. Web-Based
• Questions: 200 multiple choice questions
• Exam Duration: 240 minutes

Technical Requirements:

For eBooks:

Internet for downloading the eBook

Laptop, Tablet, Smartphone, eReader (No Kindle)

Adobe DRM supported software (e.g. Digital Editions, Bluefire Reader)

eBook download and activation instructions

Agenda:

Module 1: Introduction

Module 2: Needs Assessment - Domain 1

Module 3: Business Analysis Planning - Domain 2

Module 4: Requirements Elicitation and Analysis - Domain 3

Module 5: Traceability and Monitoring - Domain 4

Module 6: Solution Evaluation - Domain 5

Module 7: The PM and the BA

Module 8: Exam Strategies

Module 9: Recap and Next Steps