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The PMP exam is a multiple-choice examination.
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The candidates need to answer 200 questions for 5 domains within the duration of 4 hours.
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The PMP exam is available in 13 different languages.
The type of questions on the exam usually falls under 3 main domains. Here is the weightage for each domain.
Domain |
Percentage of questions |
People |
42% |
Process |
50% |
Business environment |
8% |
People: 42 % of exam
The people domain amounts to 42% of the entire PMP exam and it includes questions on different topics such as team leading, managing conflicts, team building, supporting team performance, and other related topics.
Process: 50% of exam
The process domain amounts to 50% of the entire PMp exam and it included questions to test your knowledge on topics such as project execution, assessing and managing risks, managing budgets and resources, and determining the best methodologies for the project, among others.
Business environment: 8% of exam
The business environment domain amounts to 8% of the PMP exam and it broadly deals with topics related to the business aspects that you might have to tackle as a project management professional down the line.
It included topics such as evaluating and addressing business environment changes, supporting organizational changes, and other related topics.