PMI-PBA EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
acceptance criteria - ANSWER✔✔-A set of conditions that is required to be met before
deliverables are accepted
active listening - ANSWER✔✔-The act of listening completely with all senses so as to pick up all of
the information that is being communicated.
activity - ANSWER✔✔-A distinct, scheduled portion of work performed during the course of a
project.
adaptive life cycle - ANSWER✔✔-A project life cycle, also known as change-driven or agile
methods, that is intended to facilitate change and requires a high degree of ongoing stakeholder
involvement.
affinity diagram - ANSWER✔✔-A group creativity technique that allows large numbers of ideas to
be classified into groups for review and analysis.
approved change request - ANSWER✔✔-A change request that has been processed through the
integrated change control process and approved.
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,architecture - ANSWER✔✔-A method to describe an organization by mapping its essential
characteristics, such as people, locations, processes, applications, data, and technology.
as is process - ANSWER✔✔-A depiction of the current state of a process, representing how a
process is currently performed in the organization.
assumption - ANSWER✔✔-A factor that is considered to be true, real, or certain, without proof or
demonstration.
asynchronous interview - ANSWER✔✔-An interview in which the participants are not engaged in
the interview at the same time.
backlog - ANSWER✔✔-A listing of product requirements and deliverables to be completed, written
as stories, and prioritize by the business to manage and organize the project's work.
baseline - ANSWER✔✔-The approved version of a work product that can be changed only through
formal change control procedures and is used as a basis for comparison.
benchmarking - ANSWER✔✔-The comparison of actual or planned practices, such as processes
and operations, to those of comparable organizations to identify best practices, generate ideas for
improvement, and provide a basis for measuring performance.
brainstorming - ANSWER✔✔-A general data gathering and creativity technique that is used to
identify risks, ideas, or solutions to issues by using a group of team members or subject matter
experts.
burndown - ANSWER✔✔-A visual chart depicting the number of backlog items remaining at any
point in time in a project.
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, business analysis - ANSWER✔✔-The set of activities performed to identify business needs;
recommend relevant solutions; and elicit, document, and manage requirements.
business analysis approach - ANSWER✔✔-A description of how the business analysis process will
be conducted for the project or program.
business analysis center of excellence - ANSWER✔✔-an organizational structure created whereby
business analysts are managed centrally or are provided membership centrally for the purpose of
improving the business analysis discipline across the organization. (aka Center of Business Analysis
Practice)
business analysis documentation - ANSWER✔✔-The set of business analysis information produced
as an output of the business analysis work conducted on a program or project. Such output may be
comprised of business analysis deliverables, business analysis work products, or a combination
thereof.
business analysis plan - ANSWER✔✔-A subplan of the project management plan that defines the
business analysis approach, including the tasks that will be performed, the deliverables that will be
produced, the roles required to carry out the process, and process decisions regarding how
requirement-related decisions will be made...
business analysis planning - ANSWER✔✔-The domain of business analysis that involves planning
all of the business analysis activities and reaching the necessary process decisions required for
running an effective business analysis process for a program or project.
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AND ANSWERS
acceptance criteria - ANSWER✔✔-A set of conditions that is required to be met before
deliverables are accepted
active listening - ANSWER✔✔-The act of listening completely with all senses so as to pick up all of
the information that is being communicated.
activity - ANSWER✔✔-A distinct, scheduled portion of work performed during the course of a
project.
adaptive life cycle - ANSWER✔✔-A project life cycle, also known as change-driven or agile
methods, that is intended to facilitate change and requires a high degree of ongoing stakeholder
involvement.
affinity diagram - ANSWER✔✔-A group creativity technique that allows large numbers of ideas to
be classified into groups for review and analysis.
approved change request - ANSWER✔✔-A change request that has been processed through the
integrated change control process and approved.
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,architecture - ANSWER✔✔-A method to describe an organization by mapping its essential
characteristics, such as people, locations, processes, applications, data, and technology.
as is process - ANSWER✔✔-A depiction of the current state of a process, representing how a
process is currently performed in the organization.
assumption - ANSWER✔✔-A factor that is considered to be true, real, or certain, without proof or
demonstration.
asynchronous interview - ANSWER✔✔-An interview in which the participants are not engaged in
the interview at the same time.
backlog - ANSWER✔✔-A listing of product requirements and deliverables to be completed, written
as stories, and prioritize by the business to manage and organize the project's work.
baseline - ANSWER✔✔-The approved version of a work product that can be changed only through
formal change control procedures and is used as a basis for comparison.
benchmarking - ANSWER✔✔-The comparison of actual or planned practices, such as processes
and operations, to those of comparable organizations to identify best practices, generate ideas for
improvement, and provide a basis for measuring performance.
brainstorming - ANSWER✔✔-A general data gathering and creativity technique that is used to
identify risks, ideas, or solutions to issues by using a group of team members or subject matter
experts.
burndown - ANSWER✔✔-A visual chart depicting the number of backlog items remaining at any
point in time in a project.
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, business analysis - ANSWER✔✔-The set of activities performed to identify business needs;
recommend relevant solutions; and elicit, document, and manage requirements.
business analysis approach - ANSWER✔✔-A description of how the business analysis process will
be conducted for the project or program.
business analysis center of excellence - ANSWER✔✔-an organizational structure created whereby
business analysts are managed centrally or are provided membership centrally for the purpose of
improving the business analysis discipline across the organization. (aka Center of Business Analysis
Practice)
business analysis documentation - ANSWER✔✔-The set of business analysis information produced
as an output of the business analysis work conducted on a program or project. Such output may be
comprised of business analysis deliverables, business analysis work products, or a combination
thereof.
business analysis plan - ANSWER✔✔-A subplan of the project management plan that defines the
business analysis approach, including the tasks that will be performed, the deliverables that will be
produced, the roles required to carry out the process, and process decisions regarding how
requirement-related decisions will be made...
business analysis planning - ANSWER✔✔-The domain of business analysis that involves planning
all of the business analysis activities and reaching the necessary process decisions required for
running an effective business analysis process for a program or project.
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