Project Management Professional Certification (PMP)® Practice Exam

Project Management Professional Certification (PMP)®  Certification Exam

About the Project Management Professional Certification (PMP)®  Certification Exam

Project Management Professional (PMP)® is one of the most important industry-recognized certification specifically designed for project managers. PMP certification also provides a significant advantage when it comes to earning potential. The sole objective of the PMP certification is to signify that the candidate understands the global language of project management and connects to a community of professionals, organizations, and experts worldwide. Project management professionals need more diverse skills and approaches than ever before. 

The practice exams are as per the new version of the Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification exam.

Who Should Apply?

The certification is suitable for candidates with a good level of experience as a project manager responsible for all aspects of project delivery, leading and directing cross-functional teams.

Exam Pattern for Project Management Professional Certification (PMP)® Certification Exam

• Exam Name: Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Total Questions: 180 questions
• Format: Multiple Choice Questions
• Exam Duration: 230 minutes
• Type of Questions: Multiple-choice, multiple responses, matching, hotspot and limited fill-in-the-blank

Prerequisites for Project Management Professional Certification (PMP)®  Certification Exam

Course Structure for Project Management Professional Certification (PMP)®  Certification Exam

The Project Management Professional Certification (PMP)®  Certification Exam is as per the updated version as on 2 January 2021 - 

Domain I  - People—42%

Task 1 - Manage conflict

• Interpret the source and stage of the conflict
• Analyze the context for the conflict
• Evaluate/recommend/reconcile the appropriate conflict resolution solution

Task 2 - Lead a team

• Set a clear vision and mission
• Support diversity and inclusion (e.g., behavior types, thought process)
• Value servant leadership (e.g., relate the tenets of servant leadership to the team)
• Determine an appropriate leadership style (e.g., directive, collaborative)
• Inspire, motivate, and influence team members/stakeholders (e.g., team contract, social contract, reward system)
• Analyze team members and stakeholders’ influence
• Distinguish various options to lead various team members and stakeholders

Task 3 - Support team performance

• Appraise team member performance against key performance indicators
• Support and recognize team member growth and development
• Determine appropriate feedback approach
• Verify performance improvements

Task 4 - Empower team members and stakeholders

• Organize around team strengths
• Support team task accountability
• Evaluate demonstration of task accountability
• Determine and bestow level(s) of decision-making authority

Task 5 - Ensure team members/stakeholders are adequately trained

• Determine required competencies and elements of training
• Determine training options based on training needs
• Allocate resources for training
• Measure training outcomes

Task 6 - Build a team

• Appraise stakeholder skills
• Deduce project resource requirements
• Continuously assess and refresh team skills to meet project needs
• Maintain team and knowledge transfer 

Task 7 - Address and remove impediments, obstacles, and blockers for the team

• Determine critical impediments, obstacles, and blockers for the team
• Prioritize critical impediments, obstacles, and blockers for the team
• Use network to implement solutions to remove impediments, obstacles, and blockers for the team
• Re-assess continually to ensure impediments, obstacles, and blockers for the team are being addressed

Task 8 - Negotiate project agreements

• Analyze the bounds of the negotiations for agreement
• Assess priorities and determine ultimate objective(s)
• Verify objective(s) of the project agreement is met
• Participate in agreement negotiations
• Determine a negotiation strategy

Task 9 - Collaborate with stakeholders

• Evaluate engagement needs for stakeholders
• Optimize alignment between stakeholder needs, expectations, and project objectives
• Build trust and influence stakeholders to accomplish project objectives

Task 10 Build shared understanding

• Break down situation to identify the root cause of a misunderstanding
• Survey all necessary parties to reach consensus
• Support outcome of parties' agreement
• Investigate potential misunderstandings

Task 11 - Engage and support virtual teams

• Examine virtual team member needs (e.g., environment, geography, culture, global, etc.)
• Investigate alternatives (e.g., communication tools, colocation) for virtual team member engagement
• Implement options for virtual team member engagement
• Continually evaluate effectiveness of virtual team member engagement

Task 12 - Define team ground rules

• Communicate organizational principles with team and external stakeholders
• Establish an environment that fosters adherence to the ground rules
• Manage and rectify ground rule violations 

Task 13 Mentor relevant stakeholders

• Allocate the time to mentoring
• Recognize and act on mentoring opportunities

Task 14 - Promote team performance through the application of emotional intelligence

• Assess behavior through the use of personality indicators
• Analyze personality indicators and adjust to the emotional needs of key project stakeholders 

Domain II - Process—50%

Task 1 - Execute project with the urgency required to deliver business value

• Assess opportunities to deliver value incrementally
• Examine the business value throughout the project
• Support the team to subdivide project tasks as necessary to find the minimum viable product

Task 2 Manage communications

• Analyze communication needs of all stakeholders
• Determine communication methods, channels, frequency, and level of detail for all stakeholders
• Communicate project information and updates effectively
• Confirm communication is understood and feedback is received

Task 3 - Assess and manage risks

• Determine risk management options
• Iteratively assess and prioritize risks

Task 4 - Engage stakeholders

• Analyze stakeholders (e.g., power interest grid, influence, impact)
• Categorize stakeholders
• Engage stakeholders by category
• Develop, execute, and validate a strategy for stakeholder engagement

Task 5 - Plan and manage budget and resources

• Estimate budgetary needs based on the scope of the project and lessons learned from past projects
• Anticipate future budget challenges
• Monitor budget variations and work with governance process to adjust as necessary
• Plan and manage resources 

Task 6 - Plan and manage schedule

• Estimate project tasks (milestones, dependencies, story points)
• Utilize benchmarks and historical data
• Prepare schedule based on methodology
• Measure ongoing progress based on methodology
• Modify schedule, as needed, based on methodology
• Coordinate with other projects and other operations

Task 7 - Plan and manage quality of products/deliverables

• Determine quality standard required for project deliverables
• Recommend options for improvement based on quality gaps
• Continually survey project deliverable quality

Task 8 - Plan and manage scope

• Determine and prioritize requirements
• Break down scope (e.g., WBS, backlog)
• Monitor and validate scope

Task 9 - Integrate project planning activities

• Consolidate the project/phase plans
• Assess consolidated project plans for dependencies, gaps, and continued business value
• Analyze the data collected
• Collect and analyze data to make informed project decisions
• Determine critical information requirements

Task 10 - Manage project changes

• Anticipate and embrace the need for change (e.g., follow change management practices)
• Determine strategy to handle change
• Execute change management strategy according to the methodology
• Determine a change response to move the project forward

Task 11 - Plan and manage procurement

• Define resource requirements and needs
• Communicate resource requirements
• Manage suppliers/contracts
• Plan and manage procurement strategy
• Develop a delivery solution 

Task 12 - Manage project artifacts

• Determine the requirements (what, when, where, who, etc.) for managing the project artifacts
• Validate that the project information is kept up to date (i.e., version control) and accessible to all stakeholders
• Continually assess the effectiveness of the management of the project artifacts

Task 13 - Determine appropriate project methodology/methods and practices

• Assess project needs, complexity, and magnitude
• Recommend project execution strategy (e.g., contracting, finance)
• Recommend a project methodology/approach (i.e., predictive, agile, hybrid)
• Use iterative, incremental practices throughout the project life cycle (e.g., lessons learned, stakeholder engagement, risk)

Task 14 - Establish project governance structure

• Determine appropriate governance for a project (e.g., replicate organizational governance)
• Define escalation paths and thresholds

Task 15 - Manage project issues

• Recognize when a risk becomes an issue
• Attack the issue with the optimal action to achieve project success
• Collaborate with relevant stakeholders on the approach to resolve the issues

Task 16 - Ensure knowledge transfer for project continuity

• Discuss project responsibilities within team
• Outline expectations for working environment
• Confirm approach for knowledge transfers

Task 17 - Plan and manage project/phase closure or transitions

• Determine criteria to successfully close the project or phase
• Validate readiness for transition (e.g., to operations team or next phase)
• Conclude activities to close out project or phase (e.g., final lessons learned, retrospective, procurement, financials, resources)

Domain III Business Environment—8%

Task 1 - Plan and manage project compliance

• Confirm project compliance requirements (e.g., security, health and safety, regulatory compliance)
• Classify compliance categories
• Determine potential threats to compliance
• Use methods to support compliance
• Analyze the consequences of noncompliance
• Determine necessary approach and action to address compliance needs (e.g., risk, legal)
• Measure the extent to which the project is in compliance

Task 2 - Evaluate and deliver project benefits and value

• Investigate that benefits are identified
• Document agreement on ownership for ongoing benefit realization
• Verify measurement system is in place to track benefits
• Evaluate delivery options to demonstrate value
• Appraise stakeholders of value gain progress

Task 3 - Evaluate and address external business environment changes for impact on scope

• Survey changes to external business environment (e.g., regulations, technology, geopolitical, market)
• Assess and prioritize impact on project scope/backlog based on changes in external business environment
• Recommend options for scope/backlog changes (e.g., schedule, cost changes)
• Continually review external business environment for impacts on project scope/backlog

Task 4 - Support organizational change

• Assess organizational culture
• Evaluate impact of organizational change to project and determine required actions
• Evaluate impact of the project to the organization and determine required actions

FAQs on Project Management Professional Certification (PMP)®  Certification Exam

1. To apply for other PMI certifications,do one needs to be a CAPM, PMP, or a PMI member?
No. No one certification serves as a prerequisite for another. Also to apply to become a certification holder you do not have to be a PMI member.  

2. How can a PMI certification be earned?
You must first meet the eligibility requirements in order to obtain a PMI certification, outlined on these web pages and detailed in the certification handbooks. Then, you must pass an exam.

3. What are the eligibility requirements?
The eligibility requirements for each certification are mentioned on its web pages and detailed in each respective certification handbook. For complete guidelines please link to the appropriate certification handbook.

4. How do I complete the application?
All certification applications are available online. Click the "Apply" button on the available web pages.
*Note: Any missing information on the application will delay processing.

5. Are the exams available in languages other than English?
The PMP, CAPM, and PMI-ACP exams are translated into multiple languages. For details on specific languages available please consult the respective certification handbooks.
*Note: Other certification exams are not currently translated, but PMI will notify you when translations are available.

6. Can I take it again if I fail the exam?
On your first attempt, if you fail the exam. Also, you can re-take it two more times within your one-year eligibility period. Fees are associated with re-examination. Details for re-examination can be found in the certification handbook.

7. What happens if I have not taken the exam and my eligibility expires?
From the date of approval, your application is valid for one (1) year. You must re-apply if you allow your eligibility to lapse.

8. Are audit materials confidential?
Yes. Audit materials are strictly confidential and unless required through legal action involving PMI are not shared with any external organization.

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15. Am I required to retake the exam? As the exams become updated with performance-based items.
No. The skills that are tested do not change; therefore, retesting is not necessary.

16. Do the exams with performance-based questions take longer to complete?
Yes. These exams may take longer to complete than exams that do not contain performance-based items. As performance-based questions are added to exams, you may see changes in the standardized exam times. No exam, however, will exceed 200 minutes, and the maximum seat time is 240 minutes.

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