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10 free, exam-style PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA) practice questions with answers and explanations. No signup required. Work through them below, then take the full free PMI-PBA practice test to study every exam domain.

Question 1

An organization documents 'reducing customer churn by 15% over 18 months' as a target. This is BEST classified as:

  1. A measurable business need driving the entire initiative
  2. A technical specification handed to the development team
  3. A non-functional requirement built into the new system
  4. A test case to be executed during user acceptance testing
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Correct answer: A - A measurable business need driving the entire initiative

Question 2

A project has NPV of $200,000 and IRR of 8%. The hurdle rate is 12%. What does this indicate?

  1. The project must be deferred until the hurdle rate is lowered
  2. The project should be rejected because IRR is below the hurdle
  3. The project should be accepted because NPV is currently positive
  4. The project's payback period is automatically too long to consider
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Correct answer: B - The project should be rejected because IRR is below the hurdle

Question 3

A project's lifecycle is described as 'hybrid.' This typically means:

  1. All work follows strict predictive methods through every phase
  2. The project alternates between predictive and adaptive phases sequentially
  3. All work follows fully adaptive methods without any planning gates
  4. Predictive governance combined with adaptive delivery practices
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Correct answer: D - Predictive governance combined with adaptive delivery practices

Question 4

A change request is submitted. The FIRST step the BA should perform is:

  1. Implement the change in the source code as fast as possible to save time
  2. Skip change control entirely if the requestor is a senior executive sponsor
  3. Update the requirements baseline immediately to reflect the proposed change
  4. Log the request in the change tracking system before any other action
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Correct answer: D - Log the request in the change tracking system before any other action

Question 5

An interview with a sponsor focuses BEST on:

  1. Detailed technical implementation choices for the development team to use
  2. Business goals, success criteria, vision, and high-level expectations
  3. Specific UI button labels and screen layouts for the new application
  4. The exact source code modules that will need refactoring during build
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Correct answer: B - Business goals, success criteria, vision, and high-level expectations

Question 6

A weighted scoring approach to prioritization is BEST when:

  1. Multiple options must be compared against multiple criteria with weights
  2. The team needs a fast categorical sort with no quantitative analysis at all
  3. Customer satisfaction survey data is the only input available for ranking
  4. There is only a single criterion that matters for the prioritization choice
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Correct answer: A - Multiple options must be compared against multiple criteria with weights

Question 7

A common confusion is that PMI flipped the definitions of validation and verification between PMBOK editions. Which is the CURRENT (correct) usage?

  1. Verification = right thing built; Validation = built right (the two are reversed)
  2. Both terms mean exactly the same thing and the distinction is no longer relevant
  3. Verification = built right; Validation = right thing built (current PMI usage)
  4. Only validation matters in modern projects; verification has been deprecated
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Correct answer: C - Verification = built right; Validation = right thing built (current PMI usage)

Question 8

The RTM and RACI matrix differ in that the RTM:

  1. Links requirements to other artifacts (work-to-work) for traceability
  2. Links work to people via Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed
  3. Is identical in scope and purpose to the RACI matrix in modern projects
  4. Replaces the RACI matrix entirely in projects that have any audit needs
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Correct answer: A - Links requirements to other artifacts (work-to-work) for traceability

Question 9

A solution passes all functional tests but users find it unusable. Which test was inadequate?

  1. Unit testing of individual source code modules in isolation by the developers
  2. Smoke testing performed as a quick build verification before further test runs
  3. Integration testing of how components communicate with each other in the system
  4. User acceptance testing focused on real-world usability and business outcomes
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Correct answer: D - User acceptance testing focused on real-world usability and business outcomes

Question 10

A common confusion is that UAT is sometimes mistakenly classified as verification. The CORRECT classification is:

  1. Verification - UAT checks that requirements are well-formed and internally consistent
  2. Both equally - UAT is interchangeably classified as either V&V activity in practice
  3. Validation - UAT confirms the solution meets actual business needs and user expectations
  4. Neither - UAT is a separate quality activity not related to V&V at all in modern practice
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Correct answer: C - Validation - UAT confirms the solution meets actual business needs and user expectations

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