Professional in Business Analysis (PBA)

Supercharge Your Skills and Work Smarter... Earn the New PBA Certification

The PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA)® is a globally recognized certification for professionals who excel in identifying business needs and shaping project outcomes that deliver true value. Covering requirements management, needs assessment, stakeholder collaboration, and solution evaluation, the PMI-PBA® validates your expertise in bridging the gap between business strategy and successful project execution. It demonstrates your ability to drive business outcomes through effective analysis, ensuring initiatives align with organizational goals.

Take the PMI-PBA® certification exam online—at a Pearson VUE test center or through the secure online proctoring option, from your home or office, at a time that fits your schedule. Explore this flexible and globally accessible testing experience.

What is the PBA?

Research shows that organizations are increasingly relying on skilled business analysts to bridge the gap between strategy and execution, ensuring that project outcomes truly deliver business value. As a result, professionals who can elicit requirements, engage stakeholders, and align solutions with enterprise goals are in high demand—leaders who can turn business needs into actionable results.

The PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA)® certification is designed by business analysis leaders, for business analysis leaders, and validates that you are among the elite—equipped with the advanced capabilities to:

Needs Assessment and Strategy Alignment: Demonstrating your ability to analyze business problems, define opportunities, and ensure initiatives support organizational strategy.

Requirements Elicitation and Management: Showcasing your expertise in gathering, analyzing, documenting, and managing requirements to drive successful project outcomes.

Stakeholder Collaboration and Communication: Highlighting your skill in engaging stakeholders, balancing priorities, and ensuring solutions deliver measurable value.

The PMI-PBA® certification proves that you have the insight, analytical skills, and leadership employers seek in business analysis professionals. It emphasizes three core areas:

  • Business Needs Assessment and Solution Alignment

  • Requirements Elicitation, Analysis, and Management

  • Stakeholder Engagement and Value Delivery

Advance your career. Lead with insight. Drive business value. Earn your PMI-PBA® today.

Why the PBA

The PMI-PBA® adds value.
Recognized globally as a premier certification for business analysis professionals, the PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA)® demonstrates that you have the advanced skills to define business needs, shape project outcomes, and ensure solutions deliver measurable value. It validates your expertise in bridging strategy and execution through effective requirements management and stakeholder engagement.

The PMI-PBA® delivers benefits.
Certified business analysts are trusted to lead critical initiatives, influence strategic decisions, and enhance organizational performance. The PMI-PBA® signals your ability to assess needs, manage requirements, and align solutions with business goals—making you indispensable in driving value and results.

The PMI-PBA® proves you create impact.
It shows you have the capability to connect organizational strategy with successful project delivery, engage stakeholders with clarity, and ensure solutions meet real business needs. With PMI-PBA®, you help