PMP Certification Syllabus - The New Content Outline from January 2021

The latest edition of the PMBOK ^® Guide - 6th edition (Project Management Body of Knowledge) guide, was released in September 2017. It contains 5 process groups and 10 knowledge areas, across which 49 Project Management processes are mapped.

The curriculum must cover all these knowledge areas in order to prepare you for the PMP examination. Below, we have described what exactly the PMP certification syllabus includes:

PMP Course Outline

1. Introduction to PMP and Project Management Terminologies

   The PMP syllabus must start with securing the basics of Project Management, introducing candidates to the topics like what is a project, project life cycle, the relationship between portfolio management, program management, operations management, etc., and the PMBOK^®Guide - Sixth Edition.

2. Organizational Influences and the Project Life Cycle

   Candidates will then learn of the influence that an organization has on Project Management, and various other key topics like the project stakeholders, project governance, the creation of and the importance of a project team, and the project life cycle.

3. Project Management Processes

   Before moving to the 49 processes, the PMP certification syllabus will introduce candidates to the 10 Project Management knowledge areas and 5 process groups at an overview level.

4. Project Integration Management

   This is the first knowledge area in the PMP certification course content, that explains the coordination of the different elements within a project. These elements include project activities, resources, schedules, stakeholders, etc.

5. Project Scope Management

   The project’s scope defines what exactly needs to be executed in the project, and this section of the PMP certification syllabus teaches the various processes (like requirements collection, WBS creation, scope control, etc.) involved in ensuring the result is maintained within the defined scope.

6. Project Schedule Management

   Candidates are taught the various processes involved in scheduling the various activities, deliverables, and milestones within a project, defining the relationship between these elements, and estimating resource allocation and task durations.

7. Project Cost Management

   You will be taught the different processes involved in estimating, allocating, and controlling the project budget and individual activity and resource costs.

8. Project Quality Management

   This knowledge area covers the different processes involved in defining the quality standards and methods to test the quality and ensure the standards are met. You will learn to plan quality management, perform quality assurance, and control end quality.

9. Project Resource Management

   You will learn the different processes involved in planning resource management, estimating resource requirements based on activities, and acquiring resources. This includes steps to build, develop, manage, and control resource teams.

10. Project Communications Management

    This section of the PMP training course covers the various modes of communication that can be set up within a project for smooth operations.

11. Project Risk Management

    You will be taught the various processes involved in identifying risks, performing a risk analysis, planning risk responses, implementing these responses, and monitoring risks.

12. Project Procurement Management

    This knowledge area involves processes related to the procurement of various resource elements: workers, materials, and equipment.

13. Project Stakeholder management

    The last section of the course covers the final knowledge area and process related to the management of individuals who are impacted by the project, namely the stakeholders.

Conclusion

If your PMP training course outline covers all these topics, you will be able to attend the examination confidently and clear it with ease. Become a part of the ecosystem with more than 1 million certified project management professionals and take your project management career to the next level.