What Where and How of the 2020 PMP Changes

Change is the only constant in this world. Having said that, the Project management profession is transmogrifying in many ways to suit the ever-evolving dynamics involved in the field of management.

The experts from the leading organizations, under the influence of the PMI leadership, modify the exam every 3 to 5 years. The change is quite evident because of the ongoing advancements made in the field of management. To cope up with the development, parallels should be drawn in order to achieve fruitful results by following productive approaches for the learning of concepts related to the PMP subject.

Although the changes made in the PMP exam will not affect the PMBOK, which is running its 6th edition and the latest to date.

In this post, I am going to draw a spotlight on when the changes will be surfaced in the PMP exam, how this is going to affect the PMP exam content and what you must do to prepare yourself to take a headstart over these changes. So stay tuned!

GET THE ALL-NEW PMP CERTIFICATION EXAM 

The PMP exam takers will sit for the new exam based on the newly launched content and guidelines with effect from the 1st of July 2020. Ostensibly it is advisable to enroll for a project management training and get done with your PMP certification before the calendar strikes June 30th, 2020.

June 30th is the last date for taking the current version of the PMP certification as released by the Project Management Institute (PMI).

Although the final dates have been announced, this information may be postponed if necessary.

What is the Current PMP Exam content?

The current PMP examination pattern is based on five concepts, namely Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring and controlling, and finally Closing. It currently emphasizes the phases of a project life cycle consisting of varied tasks related to the life cycles involved.

The current PMP examination evaluates the knowledge and experience based on the tasks of the test takers.

New PMP Exam Content Outline

The new PMP exam content is drastically modified to test the individual’s knowledge and experience through 3 domains only, unlike the previous exam pattern that followed 5 domain structure.

The recently launched exam pattern will test the individual’s ability based on:

1. PEOPLE
2. PROCESS
3. BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT

These domains have been finalized after a thorough study conducted by the PMI which advocates that today’s project management professionals deal with a versatile business environment, with a never-ending periphery attached to it; the scope is ever-evolving and the outcomes are numerously affected by a lot of factors that are constantly changing and evolving. Therefore, in order to keep one’s head above water, one must match with the changes and should aim at surviving through acceptance.

The newly formulated examination will deal with 2 approaches: project management approaches and AGILE and hybrid approaches.

Along with the approaches, a new term will also surface in the new examination which is ‘ENABLERS’. The term enablers is an illustrative demonstration of the work in relation to the task assigned.

New PMP Exam Content Crossover Map

A new PMP exam content crossover map has been issued by the PMI which will help the aspirants to get an insight into what's been changed as far as the course curriculum is concerned.

The number of tasks in the new PMP exam has been reduced from 42 to 35. The new exam will focus more on the PEOPLE domain.

Although many will suggest that the content is reduced whereas in reality the PMBOK is not going anywhere and the content is still the same, only the manner of assessment will be evolved in order to match the contemporary business environments.

I hope all the inquisitive flies hovering over your head must have been waived off. If not, then visit the official PMI website to tackle more flies!