PMP Exam Update
The PMP® examination will be updated from 31st August 2011
  • Exams taken before 31 August 2011 will use the same study materials as today
     
  • Exams taken on 31 August 2011 and after will require new study materials aligned to the updated PMP Examination Content Outline


Approximately 30% of the PMP exam content will change as a result of changes made to the PMP Role Delineation Study (RDS). This change will be implemented through existing items being updated as appropriate, new examination items being developed to meet these requirements, and old items which do not meet the criteria being retired.

PMI conducts a Role Delineation Study (RDS) every five to seven years, for each of its credentials based on the role in project management the credential serves. The RDS for the PMP has just been completed and PMI are now preparing operational improvements and communications to keep PMI key stakeholders informed of what the RDS is and how it affects them.

The major change resulting from the RDS is that the Professional and Social Responsibility content area (Domain 6) will now be tested in every domain rather than as a separate domain on the examination. The recognition obtained through the RDS is that professional and social responsibility is integrated into all of the work of project management. Consequently, PMIs Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct should  now be integrated into the day-to-day role of a project manager, emphasising its importance in each phase of the project lifecycle.

Some key points:
  • There will be no change in the PMP eligibility requirements
  • There will be no change to A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) these were made in 2009
  • Existing PDU and CCR requirements  remain unchanged for PMP holders – you keep the PDUs you have earned. PMI are reviewing the results of the RDS to determine whether it requires updates be made to the PMP Continuing Certification Requirements (CCR) program in the future
  • Project Plus will be offering Study Programmes during February and May in Wellington to align with the current exam format – Wellington exams scheduled for 5 March and 11 June 2011