PMI Launches BA Credential

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Project Management Institute has expanded its attention to requirements management with the launch of a new business analysis credential and an online knowledge hub for practitioners and organizations. A new practice guide and practice standard are in the works.

Poor requirements management is a major cause of project failure, second only to changing organization priorities, according to Project Management Institute’s 2014 Pulse of the Profession study. In order to help project professionals and organizations overcome this challenge, PMI is expanding its requirements management offerings with the launch of an online Requirements Management Knowledge Center of Excellence and the Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA) credential.

PMI is also scheduled to publish a practice guide on the topic of business analysis and a full-consensus requirements management practice standard. Together, these and other new PMI resources will better position requirements management as a critical skill component, and aid professionals in successfully navigating increasingly complex projects.

Knowledge Center of Excellence

Reflecting PMI’s ongoing commitment to meeting the changing needs of practitioners and organizations, PMI has launched a new Requirements Management Knowledge Center of Excellence (CoE) web page at www.PMI.org/RequirementsManagement. This resource is…

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