PMI-CP Syllabus & Domain Map

Use this page as the coverage map for PMI-CP™. On PMExams, the guide is organized around PMI’s current official domain weighting table so the reading path matches the exam structure.

Current PMI-CP domain weighting

• Contracts Management: 50%
• Stakeholder Engagement: 30%
• Strategy and Scope Management: 15%
• Project Governance: 5%

Chapter map

• Contracts Management covers risk process, risk tools, claims prevention and resolution, contract lifecycle decisions, and interface management.
• Stakeholder Engagement covers communication tools, strategy, stakeholder buy-in, resistance handling, and communication recovery.
• Strategy and Scope Management covers scope outcomes, revisions, change orders, and scope-management tools.
• Project Governance covers governance models, scope governance structures, and formal control practices for built environment projects.

How to study from the weighting

• spend the most time in Contracts Management, because it carries half of the exam
• treat Stakeholder Engagement as the coordination and alignment layer that often determines whether claims and change pressure get better or worse
• use Strategy and Scope Management and Project Governance to sharpen decisions about what should change, how it should change, and who should approve it

Best supporting pages

1. Use Study Plan if you want pacing.
2. Use Cheat Sheet for review after each domain.
3. Move to Practice once you can explain why a stronger construction answer is stronger than a generic PM answer.
4. Use Resources for the official PMI source list and current certification details.