Requirements management has been longstanding area of focus at the Project Management Institute (PMI)®. As per PMI’s Pulse of the Profession, inaccurate requirements gathering and poor requirements management practices are the top 2 leading causes of project failure. Hence business analysis has become a competency of critical importance to project management, and the overall success of projects.

 

With the PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA)® certification, the Project Management Institute (PMI)® has formalized the importance of BA (business analysis) work in the project management world. The PMI-PBA® certification program is progressive elaboration based on years of market research by the PMI.