PMI PBA Certification Cheat Sheet 2026

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1. What method or instrument is employed to secure acceptance of the given product? → Inspection
2. When eliciting requirements for a legacy system replacement, which technique is MOST valuable for understanding current state processes? → Observation (job shadowing)
3. Which type of requirement describes the quality attributes a system must meet, such as performance or security? → Non-functional requirement
4. There are linked attributes that are developed and used to monitor and regulate product scope. → Traceability matrix
5. Business analysis is a process used to evaluate the existing internal and external environment and analyze a current business opportunity or problem. → Need Assessment
6. One of the main difficulties in eliciting requirements is . → Recording the voice of the costumer
7. Which document formally authorizes a business analyst to begin work on a project? → Project Charter
8. Where else would you utilize decision trees if not for developing business rules? → Quantitative risk assessment
9. ______ are not taken into account in business analysis planning to guarantee that planning is done to a proper level. → Project Sponsor
10. Determine the methods for mass elicitation used in business planning → All the above
11. Which elicitation technique is BEST suited for eliciting requirements from a large group of stakeholders with diverse opinions quickly? → Surveys and questionnaires
12. A project is in the middle of execution and a stakeholder requests a significant scope change. According to PMI-PBA practices, what should the BA do FIRST? → Assess the impact of the change on existing requirements and project objectives
13. Conflict resolution, planning for incremental deliverables, preventing scope creep, and making necessary decisions are all made easier with the _____ technique. → Prioritization
14. Which requirements classification describes a requirement that defines how the system must interact with other external systems? → Interface requirements
15. Which of the following instruments will aid in decision-making when stakeholders disagree on the merits of an initiative? → Force-field analysis
16. When managing requirements for an agile project, how are requirements typically captured? → As user stories in a product backlog, refined iteratively
17. Which elicitation technique is MOST effective when stakeholders are geographically dispersed and time zones prevent synchronous meetings? → Surveys and questionnaires
18. When adjusting expectations for the future, ______ are used to assess the performance in comparison to what was anticipated to be accomplished. → Preparation notes
19. User story definition and ______ in requirement analysis support one another → Acceptance criteria
20. A stakeholder says 'the system must be user-friendly.' How should a BA handle this requirement? → Probe further to define measurable criteria that define 'user-friendly'
21. 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
22. 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
23. Which technique is BEST suited for validating that a solution meets user needs by having actual users interact with it? → User acceptance testing (UAT)
24. 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.
25. 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
26. 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
27. A BA is using the MoSCoW method to prioritize requirements. What does the 'S' stand for? → Should have
28. A BA is facilitating an elicitation session and one participant is dominating the discussion. What is the BEST technique to manage this? → Use round-robin or structured techniques to give each participant equal speaking time
29. Identify the phases in elicitation needs. → All the above
30. When is it MOST appropriate to use a 'lessons learned' review as an input to elicitation planning? → When planning elicitation to avoid past mistakes and leverage proven techniques