Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA)

Key concepts of business analysis:

• Definition of Business Analysis
• Business Analyst Roles
• The required business analyst skills

Presentation of PMI and getting started with the Business Analysis Practice Guide

• BABOK – Business Analysis Body Of Knowledge, Version 3 & The PMI Guide to Business Analysis:
• Solution Lifecycle and Business Analyst Activities
• Notions of “Agile” Business Analysis

Strategic Analysis:

• Analyze the Current State
• Defining the Future State
• Assess the risks
• Define the change strategy

Requirements Analysis and Solution Proposal

• Specify and model requirements
• Verify the requirements
• Validate requirements
• Define the requirements architecture
• Define solution options
• Analyze value and recommend solution

Evaluation of the Solution:

• Measure the performance of the solution
• Analyze performance measures
• Assess the limitations of the solution
• Assess the company’s limitations on the solution
• Recommend actions to increase the value of the solution

Analysis Planning and Supervision:

• Plan the Business Analysis approach
• Planning Stakeholder Engagement
• Plan the governance of the Business Analysis
• Plan the information management of Business Analysis tasks
• Identify actions to improve the performance of Business Analysis tasks

Elicitation of Requirements and Collaboration with Stakeholders

• Prepare tasks and techniques for elicitation
• Conduct the elicitation tasks
• Confirm the elicitation results
• Communicate elicitation and analysis information
• Manage collaboration with Stakeholders

Life Cycle Management of Requirements

• Outline the requirements
• Maintain requirements
• Prioritize requirements
• Assess changes on requirements
• Approve requirements

Preparation for the PMI-PBA® & the IIBA exam:

• Tips for the exam.
• White exam with commented correction.
• Scenario blank under the conditions of examination.