

This book has been developed as a low-cost alternative 200 question practice PMI-PBA Exam. The author's opinions regarding what makes a good exam question, and of the importance of the intersection of business analysis and project management represented in this exam, are captured in the questions inside.The exam is tightly aligned with the Project Management Institute's exam content specification in its construction. The answer section shows a process group and specific text reference point to either the PMBOK® Guide, PMI-PBA Guide or "Practitioners Guide To Requirements Management" by Larson & Larson. The book is capped off with a one page summary view of the answers and their associated domains. Review: Closely resembles the exam questions. - Best set of questions that I found that closely resembled the actual exam questions. I passed the exam the first time. Review: Use this with other recommended resources to fill gaps in your BA knowledge - This is a handy book to calm nerves and practice for the PMI-PBA® certification. Use this with other recommended resources to fill gaps in your BA knowledge.
| Customer Reviews | 3.6 out of 5 stars 22 Reviews |
W**A
Closely resembles the exam questions.
Best set of questions that I found that closely resembled the actual exam questions. I passed the exam the first time.
D**E
Use this with other recommended resources to fill gaps in your BA knowledge
This is a handy book to calm nerves and practice for the PMI-PBA® certification. Use this with other recommended resources to fill gaps in your BA knowledge.
C**S
If you want to doubt your knowledge, use this book.
I was disappointed with this book. I feel the questions did not mimic that of the test, relied too heavily on exact phrasing match to books which were only partially related to the actual certification material. I.e. the Requirements Management Book as well as the PMBOK. Additionally, the questions which did relate to the PMI-Practitioner of Business Analysis book were typical exact matches word for word, which were note the case in the real exam. Finally, I found typos or just plain wrong questions that lacked a logical explanation for the answer stated as correct other than providing a paragraph reference from the source document, even if other paragraphs provided more detailed and information which would result in a different answer. I found the actual exam to be much more "problem statement" and a subsequent "what is your next step" rather than a test of definitions which this book is comprised of. I completed ~18 questions at a time, reviewed the answers, targeted my learning for period of time, and did another 20 questions. I found that even by the end I was still only getting ~65% of the questions right due to the items stated in my first paragraph. This of course made me very nervous going into my test. In the end, I passed my exam on the first try. I would say it was 65% due to the PMI-Practitioner of Business Analysis book, 20% due to general work knowledge, 10% due to the Watermark Learning PMI-PBA Study Tables that I found online (googled any tools or techniques which were not in the PMI book), and maybe 5% due to this book. The biggest take-away this book gave me was memorizing the various forms of models, diagrams, charts, etc that are listed within the PMI book along with their usage and description.
A**R
Not recommend.
Passed PMI-PBA on Aug 2nd, 2017. It maybe good for checking your knowledge of PMBOK and BA Guide but it may not help you to get PMI-PBA certification.because most of questions will test your experiences based on Guides.
G**3
It's okay but not a great prep
I have to say that this wasn't particularly useful in preparing me for the exam and I passed it but it was no thanks to these practice questions. Get the PMI-PBA study guide by Watermark and study the PMBOK. With those two, you will definitely pass the exam.
J**F
Five Stars
Excellent cross reference set of test sample questions. It was very helpful in passing my exam.
J**S
Four Stars
Good book
K**R
but I didn't feel they were a good representation of what was truly on the test
These questions were ok, but I didn't feel they were a good representation of what was truly on the test. However, it could have just been the questions I had on my test.
N**V
Good value
Just passed the exam last week. This book helped me to review the contents of PMI's manual "Business Analysis for Practitioner" (free at this time of writing) - which covers all the questions that I encountered during the exam. At the same time, I cannot remember any questions specific to the PMBOK Guide or the Practitioner’s Guide To Requirements Management by Larson & Larson.
P**U
The questions do not contain scenario questions as the exams ...
The questions do not contain scenario questions as the exams. Also the questions are not similar with the actual exams. It did not help me much. I passed the PMI-PBA November 2016.
T**M
Its a great book. I extensively did all the 200 questions ...
Its a great book. I extensively did all the 200 questions in the book which helped me pass the PMI-PBA exam. Thanks John Tracy. Tim
S**.
Waste of money! Do not buy it!
I bought the book for preparing for PBA. Worst book ever. Questions are not state correctly or quite vague. No value for learning. Explaining questions is limited to writing correct answer with no explanation why that is the correct one. Waste of money!
A**R
Four Stars
Excellent Question to practice for the exam
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