PMI-PBA Syllabus & Domain Map

Use this page as the coverage map for PMI-PBA®. On PMExams, the guide is organized around PMI’s current official domain weighting table so the reading path matches the exam structure.

Current PMI-PBA domain weighting

• Needs Assessment: 18%
• Planning: 22%
• Analysis: 35%
• Traceability and Monitoring: 15%
• Evaluation: 10%

Chapter map

• Needs Assessment covers framing the problem, scope, business case inputs, value options, and goals.
• Planning covers stakeholder planning, analysis approach, methods, communication, and approval strategy.
• Analysis covers elicitation, modeling, decomposition, prioritization, and baseline-ready requirement shaping.
• Traceability and Monitoring covers trace links, document control, status visibility, and change control.
• Evaluation covers validation, evidence interpretation, deployment readiness, and value measurement after release.

How to study from the weighting

• spend the most time in Analysis, because it carries the largest exam weight
• treat Planning as the discipline layer that makes later analysis stronger
• use Traceability and Monitoring and Evaluation to sharpen judgment about change, readiness, and real value evidence

Best supporting pages

1. Use Study Plan if you want pacing.
2. Use Cheat Sheet for fast review after each domain.
3. Move to Practice once you can explain why a stronger BA answer is stronger than a fast but weak solution-first answer.
4. Use Resources for the official PMI source list and current certification details.