This lesson develops practical capability in Business Analysis Planning, Stakeholders, Governance, Elicitation, and Communication within Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA®) Certification Exam Prep. Learners use a business analyst defining and validating requirements for an enterprise process and technology change to connect PMI principles with delivery decisions, evidence, stakeholder expectations, and professional judgment.
The instructor demonstrates business analysis planning, stakeholders, governance, elicitation, and communication by tracing the decision logic, project artifacts, stakeholder inputs, calculations, and evidence. The walkthrough tests how a technically complete plan fails because estimates, dependencies, constraints, or acceptance criteria are inconsistent and shows how to correct the issue without creating downstream inconsistency.
Create and review the principal planning artifacts for Business Analysis Planning, Stakeholders, Governance, Elicitation, and Communication and add the verified result to the needs assessment, business case, analysis plan, requirements catalogue, traceability matrix, solution evaluation, and exam-readiness portfolio.
Start with the first mismatch between the intended outcome and the available evidence. Check planning logic, estimates, dependencies, constraints, and acceptance criteria separately, then trace dependencies, decisions, calculations, and stakeholder feedback. Treat the assumption that a technically complete plan fails because estimates, dependencies, constraints, or acceptance criteria are inconsistent as a hypothesis until review or retesting confirms the cause.
Learners can apply Business Analysis Planning, Stakeholders, Governance, Elicitation, and Communication, explain the resulting project or professional decision, and support the outcome with a reviewable needs assessment, business case, analysis plan, requirements catalogue, traceability matrix, solution evaluation, and exam-readiness portfolio.