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A recently completed Role Delineation Study (RDS) provided an updated description of the project management professional role. The research included a large-scale survey of the global Project Management Professional (PMP certification) holders to validate updates to domains, tasks, knowledge, and skills.
The RDS captures perspectives of project management practitioners from all industries, work settings, and regions. It serves as the foundation for the PMP® exam and ensures its validity and relevance.
The PMP® exam was changing in 2015. Please read ahead to get all the details.
11th January 2016: Last day to test under the current version of the exam
1st December 2015 - The new Continuing Certification Requirements policy for all PMI® courses will become applicable for both old and new PMP® certified professionals.
Q - When will the changes to the PMP® examination be implemented?
A - The last day to test under the current version of the PMP® exam is 11th January 2016. After this date, the PMP® exam will reflect the new content outline.
Q - Why has the date for the launch of the new version of the PMP® exam been pushed to January 2016?
A - Originally, PMI® had planned on introduced changes to the exam effective from 1st November 2015. This has now been pushed to 11th January 2016. This has been done to give all stakeholders adequate time to prepare for the new-look exam.
Q - How am I affected, as a candidate?
A - As a PMP® candidate, the only factors you need to be mindful of are the date of the exam change and the updates to the exam content. All other elements of the application and testing process remain the same. If you do not want to test under the new version of the PMP® exam, you must test on or before 11th January 2016. After this date, all PMP® exams administered, including retakes and language aids, will reflect the new exam content outline.
Q - Are the eligibility criteria changing?
A- No, the education and experience eligibility requirements for the PMP® certification will not change.
Q - Will the exam report be changing?
A - No, the exam report for the PMP® will not change. For computer-based testing (CBT) candidates, you will continue to receive an exam report immediately after testing both before and after 11th January 2016.
The five domains of practice for PMP® remain the same. However, the proportion of questions from each domain that will appear on the exam has changed, as detailed below.
These percentages are used to determine the number of questions related to each domain and tasks that should appear on the multiple-choice format examination.
Domain | NEW % of Items on Test | OLD % of Items on Test |
1. Initiating | 13% | 13% |
2. Planning | 24% | 24% |
3. Executing | 31% | 30% |
4. Monitoring and Controlling | 25% | 25% |
5. Closing | 7% | 8% |
As mentioned earlier, the five domains of practice for the PMP® remain the same. However, tasks within each domain have been modified, added, or removed. Additionally, the knowledge and skills associated with these domains and tasks have been added.
Here’s an overview of the newly added content:
Domain I | Initiating | 3 tasks added – task 2, task 7, task 8 |
Domain II | Planning | 1 task added – task 13 |
Domain III | Executing | 2 tasks added – task 6, task 7 |
Domain IV | Monitoring and controlling | 2 tasks added – task 6, task 7 |
Domain V | Closing | No new tasks added |
Performance Domain I - Initiating [3 new tasks]
New Tasks
New Knowledge and Skills
Performance Domain II - Planning [1 new task]
New Tasks
New Knowledge and Skills
Performance Domain III - Executing [2 new tasks]
New Tasks
New Knowledge and Skills
Performance Domain IV - Monitoring and controlling [2 new tasks]
New Tasks
New Knowledge and Skills
Performance Domain V - Closing [no new tasks]
New Tasks - None
New Knowledge and Skills
NOTE: The change is only to the examination content outline, and not to the PMBOK® Guide Fifth Edition.
Effective 1st December 2015, PMI® CCR program will be aligned with the skills depicted in the PMI Talent Triangle®.
PMI Talent Triangle® is a depiction of the ideal skill-set of a professional, combining technical, leadership, and business & strategic management expertise.
To ensure professionals are able to develop their careers in a more meaningful and relevant way, and that these developments are in line with industry\employer requirements, employer-relevant skills from the Triangle have been incorporated in the CCR program.
The overall framework of the CCR program remains unchanged. However, the classification of PDUs earned from the two categories, Education, and Giving Back, will undergo a change.
For the PMI-ACP®, RMP®, and SP® Certifications, a minimum of 18 Education PDUs and a maximum of 12 Giving Back PDUs are now required.
Please note that in addition to domain-specific knowledge and skills, the PMP® exam content outline specifies a set of cross-cutting knowledge and skills used in multiple domains. The list of cross-cutting knowledge and skills has also undergone a change, and the new list is listed below:
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