Reference Materials for PMI Professional in

Business Analysis (PMI-PBA) Examination

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from both practical and learned experiences, it should also be noted that the references identified herewith are but one
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A Guide to the Project Management Body of

Knowledge (PMBOK Guide)

Unearthing Business Requirements:

Elicitation Tools and Techniques

Author: Project Management Institute

Publisher: Project Management Institute

Author: Kathleen Haas, Rosemary Hosenlopp

Publisher: Management Concepts, Inc.

Business Analysis for Practitioners: A Practice Guide

Author: Project Management Institute
Publisher: Project Management Institute

Customer-Centered Products: Creating

Successful Products Through Smart Requirements
Management

Business Analysis: Best Practices for Success

Author: Ivy F. Hooks, Kristin A. Farry

Publisher: AMACOM

Author: Steven Blais

Publisher: Wiley

The Business Analysts Handbook

Business Analysis Techniques: 72 Essential Tools

ForSuccess

Author: Howard Podeswa

Publisher: Cengage Learning PTR

Author: James Cadle, Paul Turner, Debra Paul

Publisher: British Informatics Society Ltd

Mastering the Requirements Process:

Getting Requirements Right

Seven Steps to Mastering Business Analysis

Author: Suzanne Robertson, James Robertson

Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional

Author: Barbara Carkenord

Publisher: J. Ross Publishing

Data Modeling Essentials

The Software Requirements Memory Jogger:

APocket Guide to Help Software And Business
Teams Develop And Manage Requirements
Author: Ellen Gottesdiener
Publisher: Goal Q P C Inc

Author: Graeme Simsion and Graham Witt

Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann
Software Requirements 2
Author: Karl Wiegers
Publisher: Microsoft Press

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