PMI-PBA® — Professional in Business Analysis — Study Hub

Meet your PMI-PBA® home base. This hub is built around what business analysts do in real environments: clarify the business need, plan the analysis work, elicit and model requirements, maintain traceability through change, and evaluate whether the solution actually delivers value.

For the latest official exam requirements (eligibility, policies, updates), use PMI’s certification page: https://www.pmi.org/certifications/business-analysis-pba

This hub’s syllabus is mapped to the PMI-PBA exam blueprint (PMI-PBA Handbook revised 24 May 2022) across five domains: Needs Assessment, Planning, Analysis, Traceability and Monitoring, and Evaluation. Start with Overview for the official exam snapshot and domain weights.

What you’ll find here

• Overview: exam snapshot, domain weights, what questions reward, and common pitfalls.
• Study Plan: 30/60/90‑day schedules you can actually follow.
• Syllabus: learning objectives by domain with quick links to targeted practice.
• Cheatsheet: high-yield techniques, models, checklists, and core BA formulas.
• Practice: drills and mixed sets in the Mastery Cloud app.
• FAQ: fast answers to common PMI-PBA prep questions.
• Resources: official PMI links + primary references used for this syllabus.

Who this is for

PMI-PBA is for practitioners who sit at the intersection of business and delivery: translating needs into decision-ready requirements, aligning stakeholders, and keeping scope/value coherent as changes happen.

How to use this hub (simple loop)

1. Read the Overview to understand what the exam rewards.
2. Work through the Syllabus domain-by-domain.
3. Keep the Cheatsheet open while you do drills.
4. Use Practice to build speed, then repair weak objectives using the syllabus.

In this section

• PMI-PBA® Cheatsheet — Techniques, Models, Checklists & Core Formulas
  High-yield PMI-PBA® review: elicitation techniques, requirement types, modeling toolbox, quality checklists, traceability/change control patterns, business case formulas, and a practical BA glossary.
• PMI-PBA® FAQ — Common Questions (Answered)
  Clear answers to common PMI-PBA® prep questions: exam format, weights, eligibility, what to study, and how to practice effectively.
• PMI-PBA® Overview — What’s Tested and How to Prepare
  High-level PMI-PBA® overview: exam snapshot, official domain weights, what questions reward, common pitfalls, and a practical prep loop.
• PMI-PBA® Practice — Topic Drills & Mixed Sets
  Open the practice app for PMI-PBA®. Start with topic drills, then move to mixed sets to build speed and scenario instincts.
• PMI-PBA® Resources — Official Links and Reference List
  Official PMI-PBA® links plus a short, curated reference list aligned to the syllabus and practice workflow.
• PMI-PBA® Study Plan (30 / 60 / 90 Days)
  A practical PMI-PBA® study plan: 30-day intensive, 60-day balanced, and 90-day part-time schedules with weekly focus by domain and tips for using the Mastery Cloud app.
• PMI-PBA® Syllabus — Learning Objectives by Domain
  Blueprint-aligned PMI-PBA® learning objectives organized by domain, with quick links to targeted practice for each topic.