PMP Exam Guide

PMI publishes 3 domains and the share of the exam each carries: People 33%, Process 41%, Business Environment 26%. The chapters follow PMI's 26 tasks in PMI's order and are sized to those shares. Every source named at the back, with the date it was read.

What does the PMP Exam Guide cover?

• Every chapter maps to PMI's published tasks
• PMI publishes no pass mark
• Predictive, agile and hybrid, in every domain

Which free guides go with this book?

• Who the PMP is for under the July 2026 outlineWho PMI's PMP is for: the project roles it serves, the four eligibility paths, the July 2026 outline's predictive, agile and hybrid mix, and what the exam expects.

How long is the PMP Exam Guide?

12 chapters, 370 pages. Paperback and Kindle.

Which Credential Press line is it part of?

Part of the Project management line. PMI's Project Management Professional exam: a study guide and practice questions written to the July 2026 exam content outline.

What else is in the Project management line?

• PMP Practice Questions, Practice questions with full rationales, sized to the published domain weights

Questions readers ask about the PMP Exam Guide

Which exam is this PMP prep book for?

PMI's Project Management Professional exam, written to the Exam Content Outline for the July 2026 exam, revised 11 August 2026.

Is this PMP exam prep 2026 material current?

Yes. It is a PMP exam study guide 2026-2027 candidates can use until PMI revises the outline again. The edition and the date it was checked are on the copyright page.

What is the pass mark?

PMI does not publish one. The passing score is set by psychometric analysis, and your report gives pass or fail with diagnostic results for each domain.

Is it all multiple choice?

No. The exam mixes single and multiple response, matching, point and click, graphic-based and case or scenario questions. 170 of the 180 are scored; 10 are pretest items.

How much agile project management is in it?

As much as the exam asks for. Agile and hybrid run through all 12 chapters beside predictive practice, not in a separate section.

Is it a project management certification study guide or a PMBOK summary?

A study guide. It is written from PMI's published outline and teaches the practice itself. It does not summarize or quote the PMBOK Guide.

Do I qualify to sit it?

With a bachelor's degree, PMI asks for 36 months leading projects in the past 10 years; with secondary school, 60 months. You also need at least 35 hours of project management training.

Can I sit it from home?

Yes. PMI offers a remotely proctored exam as well as test centers. Either way you get two 10-minute breaks, and the time for the optional tutorial and survey is not counted in the 240 minutes.

How are the chapters sized?

By PMI's domain shares. People gets 4 chapters, Process 5 and Business Environment 3, each opening with its domain's share of the exam and a checklist of PMI's tasks.

What if I fail?

You have a 1-year eligibility period and up to three attempts in it. Your score report shows how you did in each domain, so you know where to start again.

Is there a practice book?

Yes. PMP Practice Questions pairs with this guide for project management exam prep, sized to the same domain weights.

Is PMP Exam Guide on sale yet?

Not yet. It is written, fact-checked, typeset and built, and it goes on sale once its ISBN is assigned. Until then it is free to first readers.

How long is it?

12 chapters, 370 pages. Paperback and Kindle.

Who is it for?

Anyone preparing for the examination it covers, and the trainers and librarians supporting them. It assumes you are a working professional paying for the exam yourself and studying in the evenings.

What is it written from?

the exam board's own published blueprint, and the primary text of the law, standard or framework the exam tests. Not from a summary, not from another preparation book, and not from a model's memory. Each source is listed at the back with the date it was checked.

How is it weighted?

By the exam board's own published blueprint. A domain that carries more of the exam gets more of the book, so you can see where the marks are before deciding where your evenings go.

Will it tell me the pass rate?

No. the exam board does not publish one for this exam, and this book states nothing it cannot trace.

Is it a substitute for the standard or the law?

No. Where the exam tests a paid standard, you will need your own licensed copy, and the book says so rather than pretending otherwise. Where the law is public, the book teaches from its own text and cites it.

Is Credential Press independent of the exam board?

Yes, and that cuts both ways. Credential Press is an imprint of Verity AI Ltd. It has no affiliation with the exam board, no sponsorship from it and no endorsement by it, and it has no inside knowledge of the exam either. Trademarks are used only to identify the examination the book prepares you for.

Are these real exam questions?

No. Every question was written for this book from the published blueprint and the published sources. Anyone selling you real exam content either obtained it without permission or does not have it.

What happens if you get something wrong?

Send the chapter, the edition date and the source that contradicts us to hello@credentialpress.com. Confirmed corrections go into the next revision and the edition date moves forward, so readers can tell which one they have.

Can trainers, teams and libraries buy copies?

Yes, through Amazon: the book page links to its Amazon listing. We do not sell direct, offer bulk discounts or send free desk copies. Individual readers can ask for a free reader copy on the free copies page; we ask once for an honest review, and nothing depends on it. Buying for a team? See credentialpress.com/teams.