Mapping the PMP® Exam Content Outline to the Course Content

Obtaining PMP® Certification requires candidates to pass the PMP® Certification exam. The Project Management
Professional (PMP®) Examination Content Outline (ECO) documents the domains, tasks, and enablers that are addressed
on the PMP® certification exam, as well as the percentages of questions allocated to each of the exam domains.

Covered In Lesson
No
Lesson-Topic
(Task)
4
4D
4D
4D
4
4A
1A, 4A
4A
4A
4A
4A
4A
4
4B
4B, 4G
4B, 4F
4B
1
1D
1D, 4B
1D
1D
1
1E
1E
1E
1E
1
1A
1A
1A
1A, 3H, 4A
4

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 Covered In Lesson
No
4C
4C
4C
4C
1
1C
1C
1C
1C
1C
4
4E
4E
4E
1
4D
1G
1G
4D
1
1F
1F
1F
1F
1
1B
1B
1B, 2F
4
4F
4F
4
4G
4G

Domain 2: Process (50%) Covered In Logical Lesson

Task No No
Task Execute project with the urgency required to
18
1 deliver business value

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 Domain 2: Process (50%) Covered In Logical Lesson
Task No No
 Assess opportunities to deliver value
3B
incrementally
 Examine the business value throughout
3B
the project
 Support the team to subdivide project
tasks as necessary to find the minimum 3B
viable product
Task Manage communications
19
2
 Analyze communication needs of all
3C
stakeholders
 Determine communication methods,
channels, frequency, and level of detail 3C
for all stakeholders
 Communicate project information and
3C
updates effectively
 Confirm communication is understood
3C
and feedback is received
Task Assess and manage risks
17 3
3
 Determine risk management options 3A
 Iteratively assess and prioritize risks 3A
Task Engage stakeholders
20 3
4
 Analyze stakeholders (e.g., power
3D
interest grid, influence, impact)
 Categorize stakeholders 3D
 Engage stakeholders by category 3D
 Develop, execute, and validate a
3D
strategy for stakeholder engagement
Task Plan and manage budget and resources
10 2
5
 Estimate budgetary needs based on the
scope of the project and lessons learned 2C
from past projects
 Anticipate future budget challenges 2C
 Monitor budget variations and work
with governance process to adjust as 2C
necessary
 Plan and manage resources 2C

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 Domain 2: Process (50%) Covered In Logical Lesson
Task No No
Task Plan and manage schedule
11 2
6
 Estimate project tasks (milestones,
2D
dependencies, story points)
 Utilize benchmarks and historical data 2D
 Prepare schedule based on methodology 2D
 Measure ongoing progress based on
2D, 3B
methodology
 Modify schedule, as needed, based on
2D
methodology
 Coordinate with other projects and
2D
other operations
Task Plan and manage quality of
12 2
7 products/deliverables
 Determine quality standard required for
2E
project deliverables
 Recommend options for improvement
2E
based on quality gaps
 Continually survey project deliverable
2E
quality
Task Plan and manage scope
9 2
8
 Determine and prioritize requirements 2B
 Break down scope (e.g., WBS, backlog) 2B
 Monitor and validate scope 2B
Task Integrate project planning activities
13 2
9
 Consolidate the project/phase plans 2F
 Assess consolidated project plans for
dependencies, gaps, and continued 2F
business value
 Analyze the data collected 2F
 Collect and analyze data to make
2F, 3B
informed project decisions
 Determine critical information
2F
requirements
Task Manage project changes
22 3
10
 Anticipate and embrace the need for
change (e.g., follow change 3F
management practices)
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 Domain 2: Process (50%) Covered In Logical Lesson
Task No No
 Determine strategy to handle change 3F
 Execute change management strategy
3F
according to the methodology
 Determine a change response to move
3F
the project forward
Task Plan and manage procurement
14 2
11
 Define resource requirements and needs 2G
 Communicate resource requirements 2G
 Manage suppliers/contracts 2G
 Plan and manage procurement strategy 2G
 Develop a delivery solution 2G
Task Manage project artifacts
21 3
12
 Determine the requirements (what,
when, where, who, etc.) for managing 3E
the project artifacts
 Validate that the project information is
kept up to date (i.e., version control) and 3E
accessible to all stakeholders
 Continually assess the effectiveness of
3E
the management of the project artifacts
Task Determine appropriate project
8 2
13 methodology/methods and practices
 Assess project needs, complexity, and
2A
magnitude
 Recommend project execution strategy
2A
(e.g., contracting, finance)
 Recommend a project
methodology/approach (i.e., predictive, 2A
agile, hybrid)
 Use iterative, incremental practices
throughout the project life cycle (e.g.,
2A
lessons learned, stakeholder
engagement, risk)
Task Establish project governance structure
15 2
14
 Determine appropriate governance for a
project (e.g., replicate organizational 2H
governance)
 Define escalation paths and thresholds 2H
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 Domain 2: Process (50%) Covered In Logical Lesson
Task No No
Task Manage project issues
23 3
15
 Recognize when a risk becomes an issue 3G
 Attack the issue with the optimal action
3G
to achieve project success
 Collaborate with relevant stakeholders
3G
on the approach to resolve the issues
Task Ensure knowledge transfer for project
24 3
16 continuity
 Discuss project responsibilities within
1A, 3H
team
 Outline expectations for working
3H
environment
 Confirm approach for knowledge
3H
transfers
Task Plan and manage project/phase closure or
16 2
17 transitions
 Determine criteria to successfully close
2I
the project or phase
 Validate readiness for transition (e.g., to
2I
operations team or next phase)
 Conclude activities to close out project
or phase (e.g., final lessons learned,
2I
retrospective, procurement, financials,
resources)

Domain 3: Business Environment Covered Logical Lesson

(8%) In Task No No
Task 1 Plan and manage project compliance 32 5
 Confirm project compliance requirements
(e.g., security, health and safety, regulatory 5A
compliance)
 Classify compliance categories 5A
 Determine potential threats to compliance 5A
 Use methods to support compliance 5A
 Analyze the consequences of
5A
noncompliance
 Determine necessary approach and action
to address compliance needs (e.g., risk, 5A
legal)
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 Domain 3: Business Environment Covered Logical Lesson
(8%) In Task No No
 Measure the extent to which the project is
5A
in compliance
Task 2 Evaluate and deliver project benefits and value 33 5
 Investigate that benefits are identified 5B
 Document agreement on ownership for
5B
ongoing benefit realization
 Verify measurement system is in place to
5B
track benefits
 Evaluate delivery options to demonstrate
5B
value
 Appraise stakeholders of value gain
5B
progress
Task 3 Evaluate and address external business
34 5
environment changes for impact on scope
 Survey changes to external business
environment (e.g., regulations, technology, 5C
geopolitical, market)
 Assess and prioritize impact on project
scope/backlog based on changes in 5C
external business environment
 Recommend options for scope/backlog
5C
changes (e.g., schedule, cost changes)
 Continually review external business
environment for impacts on project 5C
scope/backlog
Task 4 Support organizational change 35 5
 Assess organizational culture 5D
 Evaluate impact of organizational change
5D
to project and determine required actions
 Evaluate impact of the project to the
organization and determine required 5B, 5D
actions
Task Employ Continuous Process Improvement
(Not
35 5
Counted
)
 Assess existing organization continuous
5E
improvement framework
 Plan Continuous improvement methods,
5E
procedures, and tools
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 Domain 3: Business Environment Covered Logical Lesson
(8%) In Task No No
 Recommend and execute continuous
5E
improvement steps

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