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Start guided practiceBusiness analysis within a delivery context: needs assessment, analysis planning, elicitation and analysis, traceability and monitoring, and evaluating whether solutions delivered value.
PMI does not publish numeric exam codes — PMI-PBA is the common abbreviation.
PMI Professional in Business Analysis is PMI's professional-level project management certification, referred to across the industry by the shorthand PMI-PBA. The exam runs for 4 hours and presents up to 200 questions, with a pass mark of determined by psychometric analysis — no fixed percentage. It costs US$555 at the standard rate.
PMI publishes the syllabus as 5 weighted domains. Analysis carries the most weight at 35%, and the three largest domains together account for roughly 75% of the scored content — worth knowing before you decide where study time goes.
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The published exam guide for PMI-PBA, in the vendor's own order.
01Needs Assessment
18%02Planning
22%03Analysis
35%04Traceability and Monitoring
15%05Evaluation
10%Business analysis experience plus project experience and formal training; requirements vary by degree level.
Professional level — Advanced credentials covering design, scale and trade-off decisions.
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PMI lists up to 200 questions, to be completed in 4 hours. Question counts can vary slightly between exam forms, and unscored trial questions are sometimes included.
Determined by psychometric analysis — no fixed percentage. Confirm the current figure on the official exam page before booking, as vendors adjust cut scores when an exam form is refreshed.
The standard price is US$555. Local pricing, taxes and any retake policy vary by region, so check the official page for the figure that applies to you.
Business analysis experience plus project experience and formal training; requirements vary by degree level.
The exam guide covers Needs Assessment, Planning, Analysis, Traceability and Monitoring and Evaluation. The full weighted breakdown is listed above.
Yes — this exam has 157 practice questions available here, each with the correct answer marked. They are community-contributed, compiled from exam discussions posted publicly by other people rather than written here, and most do not carry an explanation.