Knowledge Train | PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA)

PMI-PBA business analysis online course

Self-paced training aligned with the PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA) exam to build your skills and confidence.

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Overview

Develop advanced business analysis skills and get ready for the PMI-PBA exam. This online course helps you turn project experience into a recognised professional credential.

What you will gain

  • Clear understanding of the five PMI-PBA domains
  • Practical techniques for needs assessment and requirements work
  • Tools to manage stakeholder expectations and solution value
  • Confidence to take the PMI-PBA certification exam

Who this course is for

  • Business analysts and requirements engineers
  • Project, programme, and product professionals working with stakeholders
  • Consultants supporting change and transformation initiatives
  • Anyone planning to sit the PMI-PBA certification exam

Benefits

Exam-focused content

Learn the PMI-PBA domains, tasks, and techniques in a structured, exam-ready way.

Practical business analysis skills

Apply techniques you can use immediately on real projects, not just in the exam.

Flexible online study

Study anytime, anywhere on desktop, tablet, or mobile for up to 12 months.

Short, focused modules

Bite-sized lessons, examples, and quizzes make complex topics easier to absorb.

Boost your career prospects

Strengthen your BA profile and demonstrate capability to employers and clients.

Aligned with PMI-PBA exam outline

Course content follows the current PMI-PBA exam content outline for focused prep.

Delivery

This course is delivered entirely online as self-paced e-learning, giving you the flexibility to study whenever it suits you.

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Course

The course covers all PMI-PBA domains and shows how to apply business analysis practices across the project lifecycle, from initial need through to solution evaluation.

Assess business needs

Perform needs assessments, analyse problems, and define business outcomes.

Engage stakeholders effectively

Plan and manage stakeholder engagement to build shared understanding.

Elicit and analyse requirements

Use a range of elicitation and analysis techniques to create clear, testable requirements.

Manage requirements lifecycle

Trace, prioritise, and maintain requirements from concept to solution deployment.

Evaluate solution performance

Assess how well solutions meet business needs and recommend improvements.

Prepare for the PMI-PBA exam

Become familiar with exam-style questions and develop a study strategy.
PMI Professional in Business Analysis training courses- learning outcomes

Curriculum

The curriculum follows the PMI-PBA exam content outline, organised into domains that reflect how business analysis supports projects and change initiatives.

  • Business analysis and the PMI-PBA framework
  • Needs assessment
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Elicitation and analysis
  • Traceability and monitoring
  • Solution evaluation
  • Exam preparation

Full curriculum details

Business analysis and the PMI-PBA framework

  • Purpose and value of business analysis within projects and programmes
  • Overview of the PMI-PBA role, domains, and key terminology
  • How PMI-PBA relates to other project and agile certifications

Needs assessment

  • Identifying business problems, opportunities, and strategic drivers
  • Analysing current state and defining desired future state
  • Developing problem statements, business objectives, and success criteria

Stakeholder engagement

  • Identifying stakeholders and understanding their interests and influence
  • Planning stakeholder engagement and communication approaches
  • Building collaboration and managing expectations throughout the initiative

Elicitation and analysis

  • Preparing for elicitation sessions and selecting appropriate techniques
  • Conducting interviews, workshops, and observations
  • Analysing, validating, and organising requirements and other information

Traceability and monitoring

  • Establishing and maintaining requirements traceability
  • Managing changes to requirements and assessing impacts
  • Monitoring requirements status and communicating progress

Solution evaluation

  • Defining evaluation criteria and acceptance measures
  • Assessing solution performance against business needs and objectives
  • Identifying gaps, risks, and recommendations for improvement

Exam preparation

  • Understanding PMI-PBA exam structure and question styles
  • Common pitfalls and strategies for answering scenario-based questions
  • Creating a realistic personal study and revision plan
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