PMI publishes exactly what the PMP tests and how much each part is worth. Here it is — every domain, its weight, the topics inside it, and the lessons that cover them.
Leading and engaging people: a shared vision, conflict, team leadership, stakeholder engagement and expectations, knowledge transfer and communication. Official weighting 33%.
8 topics in this domain
- Develop a common vision
- Manage conflicts
- Lead the project team
- Engage stakeholders
- Align stakeholder expectations
- Manage stakeholder expectations
- Help ensure knowledge transfer
- Plan and manage communication
Delivering the work: integrated planning and delivery approach, scope, value-based delivery, resources, procurement, finance, quality, schedule, status and closure. Official weighting 41%.
10 topics in this domain
- Develop an integrated project management plan and plan delivery
- Develop and manage project scope
- Help ensure value-based delivery
- Plan and manage resources
- Plan and manage procurement
- Plan and manage finance
- Plan and optimize quality of products/deliverables
- Plan and manage schedule
- Evaluate project status
- Manage project closure
Domain 3
Business Environment
Connecting the project to the organization: governance, compliance, change control, impediments and issues, risk, continuous improvement, organizational change and the external environment. Official weighting 26%.
8 topics in this domain
- Define and establish project governance
- Plan and manage project compliance
- Manage and control changes
- Remove impediments and manage issues
- Plan and manage risk
- Continuous improvement
- Support organizational change
- Evaluate external business environment changes