PMP Process Groups, Knowledge Areas, Processes

Project Management Professional (PMP) is an internationally recognized professional designation offered by the Project Management Institute (PMI). 

The closed-book exam consists of 180 multiple-choice questions written against the PMBOK (Project Management Body of Knowledge) specification and the PMP Code of Ethics. 

Since January 2021, the exam is tested on three different domains:

  • People (42%)
  • Process (50%)
  • Business Environment (8%)

The exam is based on tasks from five performance domains or process groups, encompassing a total of 49 processes. The PMP Examination Specification  weighted these groups as follows:

  • Initiating the project (13%)
  • Planning the project (24%)
  • Executing the project (31%)
  • Monitoring and controlling the project (25%)
  • Closing the project (7%)
Mapped to these five process groups are ten project management Knowledge Areas:

  1. Project Integration Management
  2. Project Scope Management
  3. Project Schedule Management
  4. Project Cost Management
  5. Project Quality Management
  6. Project Resource Management
  7. Project Communications Management
  8. Project Risk Management
  9. Project Procurement Management
  10. Project Stakeholder Management
This mnemonic can be used to remember the 10 Knowledge Areas - “I Saw Two Crows Quietly Having Coffee and Reading Poetic Songs” 

Tasks are the underlying responsibilities of the project manager within each domain area.
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