Domain 2: Planning

The Planning domain focuses on the preparation required to effectively manage the business analysis activities that will occur within the project. This includes establishing tools, policies, and procedures for the requirements management plan, requirements traceability, change management, document control, and acceptance criteria.

The described in Outline Domain 2 is divided into 6 tasks (PBA-Exam-Outline.pdf). To learn the the Domain you need:

    1. Read the following materials given in the Reference List. If some link is broken, you can find the proper information on the PMI website.
    2. Watch Educational Videos below. Also, you will watch videos about tools and techniques during the execution of task ‘Toolkit learning‘.​
    3. Check your knowledge to complete the study of the task (right column of this page).

Reference List

SourсeChapter
PBA-Exam-OutlineDomain 2: Planning, p.5
The PMI Guide to Business Analysisoooo5. Stakeholder Engagement (processes 5.2-5.4), p.115
6.1 Determine Elicitation Approach, p.156
7.1 Determine Analysis Approach, p.177
8.1 Determine Traceability and Monitoring Approach, p.253
9.2 Determine Solution Evaluation Approach, p.286
Business Analysis for Practitioners: A Practice Guide3. Business Analysis Planning, p.37
PMBOK Guide – Sixth Edition4.2 Develop Project Management Plan, p.82
5. Project Scope Management (processes 5.1-p.134, 5.4-p.156)
6. Project Schedule Management (processes 6.2-6.5), p.183
7. Plan Cost Management (processes 7.2, 7.3), p.240
9.2 Estimate Activity Resources, p.320
10.1 Plan Communications Management, p.366
11.1 Plan Risk Management, p.401
13.2 Plan Stakeholder Engagement, p.516

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