PMI PBA Certification Cheat Sheet 2026

The 30 highest-yield PMI PBA Certification facts, distilled from real exam questions. Print it, save it as a PDF, or study it here — free, no sign-up.

1. What method or instrument is employed to secure acceptance of the given product? → Inspection
2. Which type of requirement describes the quality attributes a system must meet, such as performance or security? → Non-functional requirement
3. There are linked attributes that are developed and used to monitor and regulate product scope. → Traceability matrix
4. Business analysis is a process used to evaluate the existing internal and external environment and analyze a current business opportunity or problem. → Need Assessment
5. One of the main difficulties in eliciting requirements is . → Recording the voice of the costumer
6. Where else would you utilize decision trees if not for developing business rules? → Quantitative risk assessment
7. ______ are not taken into account in business analysis planning to guarantee that planning is done to a proper level. → Project Sponsor
8. Determine the methods for mass elicitation used in business planning → All the above
9. Which stakeholder analysis technique creates a visual representation of stakeholders based on their level of power and interest in the project? → Power/interest grid
10. Conflict resolution, planning for incremental deliverables, preventing scope creep, and making necessary decisions are all made easier with the _____ technique. → Prioritization
11. Which of the following instruments will aid in decision-making when stakeholders disagree on the merits of an initiative? → Force-field analysis
12. When managing requirements for an agile project, how are requirements typically captured? → As user stories in a product backlog, refined iteratively
13. When adjusting expectations for the future, ______ are used to assess the performance in comparison to what was anticipated to be accomplished. → Preparation notes
14. User story definition and ______ in requirement analysis support one another → Acceptance criteria
15. According to the PMI Guide to Business Analysis, which of the following is an INPUT to the Plan Business Analysis Approach task? → Organizational process assets
16. A business analyst is performing a traceability audit and finds several requirements with no associated test cases. What is the risk? → Those requirements may not be tested, leading to undetected gaps in the delivered solution
17. When two solution criteria are discovered to be in conflict, what should a business analyst do? → Communicate the conflict to stakeholders and facilitate a resolution.
18. An interested party wants to change a current functionality. Which of the following criteria would be considered to assess how much the product would change? → Requirements traceability matrix
19. A business analyst is facilitating a requirements workshop with multiple stakeholders who have different priorities. The BEST technique to reach consensus is: → Structured facilitation with defined decision-making rules agreed upon in advance
20. Identify the phases in elicitation needs. → All the above
21. To identify specific software or manual method holes in the business planning traceability process, ______ is employed. → Gap analysis
22. What is 'gold plating' in requirements management and why is it discouraged? → Adding features beyond what stakeholders requested, wasting resources without approval
23. Which of the following is not a list of the tools used for traceability that are most frequently? → Decision trees
24. When should requirements be re-elicited during a project? → When there is a significant change in business conditions or project scope
25. Which document defines the expected benefits and value that a solution should deliver, serving as a reference for solution evaluation? → Business case
26. In elicitation sessions, the _____ technique is employed, and meeting stakeholders where they are is recommended. → Target method
27. What does 'requirements baseline' mean in the context of PMI-PBA? → An approved, versioned set of requirements used as a reference for change control
28. A BA is asked to provide a progress report on requirements implementation. Which metric is MOST useful? → Percentage of approved requirements that have been implemented and verified
29. As a business analyst, _________ plays elicit information to discover problems and solutions. → Investigator
30. The procedure for acquiring requirements in business analysis planning is called ________ . → Elicitation process