PMI-PBA Certification Hours

INSTRUCTIONS

NOTE: This Excel spreadsheet assumes an average level of Excel expertise to use.

WORKBOOK: How to use this spreadsheet:

Summary Complete the Worksheet tab and list and number each project you worked on.
Copy additional rows for each project you report on.
Project Section
You can look back over 8 years, and need 4500 hours of BA work on those projects.
Begin with your most recent project and work backwards
For each project, enter the start and end date you worked on each project/initiative
Enter the approximate percentage of your time spent on each project/initiative
If the percentage time for a single project changed over the life of the project, enter a separate line for each time
frame.

The total percentage for any time frame should not exceed 100% (keeping at 80% is recommended)
The worksheet will calculate the total project hours for you.

Activities by Domain Section - Percentages

Estimate the percentage of total project time spent doing tasks within the domain (hover on column title for a
description of each domain).

See the PMI-PBA Exam Content Outline for detailed descriptions of each task.
Total percentages entered should equal 100%, there is a check column included to verify

Activities by Domain Section - Hours

The spreadsheet will calculate the number of hours in each domain
You will enter these hours into the online PMI-PBA application

NOTE Pass this template on to friends and colleagues who want to apply for the PMI-PBA Certification.
As a courtesy, please leave our name and contact information on this worksheet.
Contact us at 800-646-9362 for additional copies or more information on PMI-PBA Certification Preparation.
Or, visit www.WatermarkLearning.com/PMI-PBA for more information, including tips to help you
prepare for the PMI-PBA exam.
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Project or Initiative Title Start Date End Date Duration in Months
1 1/1/2011 1/1/2015 48.7
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Total in Column F should be the same as total in column R

* 80% allows for the consideration of administrative overhead.

 Enter as a % of project time to equal 100%

% of total time spent

on project
(recommend not to
exceed 80%*) Hours on Project Needs Assessment Planning Analysis
70% 5966 15% 25% 35%
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same as total in column Rg 5966
ct time to equal 100% Hours by Domain

Traceability & Needs

Monitoring Evaluation Check Assessment Planning Analysis
15% 10% 100% 895 1492 2088
0% 0 0 0
0% 0 0 0
0% 0 0 0
0% 0 0 0
0% 0 0 0
0% 0 0 0
0% 0 0 0
0% 0 0 0
0% 0 0 0
0% 0 0 0
0% 0 0 0
0% 0 0 0
0% 0 0 0
0% 0 0 0
0% 0 0 0
0% 0 0 0
0% 0 0 0
0% 0 0 0
0% 0 0 0
0% 895 1492 2088
by Domain

Total
Traceability & Hours All
Monitoring Evaluation Domains Project Description
895 597 5966
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895 597 5966 Total in Column R should be the same as total in column F
BA Education Hours
Course Institution Dates Hours Total: 0
Version Date Change
3.3 3/8/2016 Added change log
3.3 3/8/2016 Added comment on worksheet tab A25 to explain why it's recommended to claim only 80%
3.3 3/8/2016 Modified comment on worksheet tab K2 - was repeat of Traceability/Monitoring. Updated to describe
3.3 3/8/2016 Added spreadsheet version number to Instructions tab D2
 to claim only 80%
nitoring. Updated to describe Evaluation tasks.