PMP Exam Content Outline — Bird’s Eye View

 

PMP Exam Content Outline — Bird’s Eye View

DOMAIN 1 — People (42% of the exam)

Focus: Leading and empowering the team.

Key Themes:

• Build & lead high-performing teams

• Support team performance & well-being

• Manage conflicts, stakeholders, and collaboration

• Promote servant leadership and emotional intelligence

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DOMAIN 2 — Process (50% of the exam)

Focus: Doing the work of the project.

Key Themes:

• Manage project scope, schedule, cost, quality, resources

• Engage stakeholders and manage communications

• Assess and respond to risks & issues

• Manage procurement, change, and deliver value

• Apply predictive, agile, and hybrid approaches

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DOMAIN 3 — Business Environment (8% of the exam)

Focus: Connecting projects to business strategy.

Key Themes:

• Ensure project benefits and value delivery

• Evaluate external changes and adapt

• Support organizational change and compliance

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🚀 Structure in Numbers

• 3 domains

• 35 tasks total

• ~50% predictive, ~50% agile/hybrid in the exam

• Scenario-based, application-focused questions (no rote memorization)

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🔍 How to See It in Your Head

Think of the ECO like this:

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PEOPLE → the *Who*
PROCESS → the *How*
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT → the *Why*