PMP Syllabus & Domain Map

Official-source-aligned PMP scope map with domains, topic order, and study priorities.

Use this page as the coverage map for the current PMP® exam. On PMExams, the guide is organized around PMI’s current official domain weighting table so the reading path matches the current exam structure in effect through July 8, 2026.

Current PMP domain weighting

  • People: 42%
  • Process: 50%
  • Business Environment: 8%

Chapter map

  • People covers conflict, leadership, coaching, negotiation, collaboration, team agreements, and stakeholder influence.
  • Process covers value delivery, planning, communication, risk, quality, scope, schedule, cost, procurement, governance, change, and closure.
  • Business Environment covers compliance, benefits, external change, and organizational change.

Predictive, agile, and hybrid method choice is cross-cutting. It appears inside all three domains rather than as a separate public chapter.

How to study from the weighting

  • spend the most time in Process, because it carries half of the current exam
  • treat People as the judgment layer that often determines the strongest answer in team and stakeholder scenarios
  • use Business Environment to sharpen value, compliance, and change-readiness judgment even though it is the smallest domain

Best supporting pages

  1. Use Study Plan if you want pacing.
  2. Use Cheat Sheet for formulas and fast decision rules.
  3. Move to Practice once you can explain why the strongest next step is stronger than the obvious but weaker alternative.
  4. Use Resources for the official PMI source list and current certification details.
Revised on Monday, April 27, 2026