PMP® Training & Complete Exam Curriculum 2026

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PMP certification value, global recognition and evolving exam content

Eligibility requirements, education criteria and application overview

Exam structure, question formats and scoring model

Exam Content Outline – People, Process and Business Environment domains

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What is a project – projects vs operations vs programs vs portfolios

Project environment – structures, governance, EEFs and OPAs

Life cycles, development approaches and tailoring

Key roles and responsibilities in project teams

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PMI principles – stewardship, stakeholder engagement, value focus, systems thinking, leadership

Tailoring, quality integration, complexity, risk and change enablement

Performance domains – stakeholder, team, development approach, planning, work, delivery, measurement, uncertainty

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Agile Manifesto, values, principles and mindset

Scrum, Kanban, XP, Lean and common agile practices

Hybrid approaches – when and how to combine predictive and agile

Intro to scaling frameworks and tailoring

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Building and developing teams – composition, skills, virtual teams and charters

High‑performing teams, psychological safety and motivation theories

Servant leadership, emotional intelligence and influencing without authority

Conflict management, Thomas‑Kilmann modes and negotiation basics

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Stakeholder identification, categories and analysis techniques

Power/Interest grids, salience model and stakeholder registers

Engagement strategies, expectation management and trust building

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Communication models, methods and technologies

Communication planning and stakeholder‑specific messaging

Collaboration tools, meeting facilitation and decision‑making approaches

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Business case, benefits management plan and project charter

Scope management – requirements gathering, WBS, traceability and scope baseline

Schedule planning – activities, dependencies, duration estimates, CPM, compression

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Cost estimating, budgeting, cost of quality and EVM fundamentals

Resource planning, allocation, RBS and RACI matrices

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Quality planning – metrics, tools and trade‑offs

Risk management planning, identification, qualitative and quantitative analysis

Risk response strategies and risk register

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Procurement – make/buy, contract types, vendor management and closure

Integration – project management plan, directing work, change and configuration control

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Directing work – execution activities, issue management and quality assurance

Monitoring & controlling – performance data, reporting, advanced EVM and forecasting

Controlling scope, schedule and cost via integrated change control

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Predictive closing – administrative and contract closure, lessons learned, handover

Agile closing – reviews, retrospectives, releases and continuous delivery

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Benefits realization, value delivery and measurement

Organizational change, compliance and external environment factors

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PMI way of thinking, ethics and exam “trap” patterns

Question types, time management and answer selection strategies

Handling situational and calculation questions under pressure

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Timed practice exams, domain‑wise analysis and explanation reviews

Formula review, key concept recap and common mistakes to avoid

Exam scheduling, application guidance, study planning and certification maintenance overview