PMI is switching the PMP to a new Examination Content Outline. The biggest shift: Business Environment more than triples in weight. Here's exactly what changes — and how to make sure your prep material isn't built for the old exam.
| Domain | 2021 ECO (until Jul 8) | 2026 ECO (from Jul 9) | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|
| Process | 50% | 41% | ▼ −9 |
| People | 42% | 33% | ▼ −9 |
| Business Environment | 8% | 26% | ▲ +18 |
Format: 180 questions (170 scored + 10 unscored pretest) in 240 minutes with two scheduled 10-minute breaks. PMI lists item types including multiple choice, multiple response, matching, hotspot and scenario-based items. Source: PMI Examination Content Outline (new exam version, effective July 9, 2026) — always verify current details on pmi.org.
Question banks and courses tuned to the 2021 ECO spend roughly 8% of their practice on Business Environment — the domain that now carries 26% of your exam. If your practice source doesn't state its domain distribution against the new ECO, you're likely under-training the fastest-growing part of the test.
Sitting the exam before July 9, 2026? The 2021 ECO still applies to you — practice under the old weights and ignore the table above until you book a new-version slot.
PMI's new Examination Content Outline (ECO) takes effect for PMP exams taken on or after July 9, 2026. Exams taken before that date run on the previous 2021 ECO.
The domain weights shift to Process 41%, People 33% and Business Environment 26% (the 2021 ECO weighted Business Environment at just 8%). The exam keeps 180 questions (170 scored + 10 unscored pretest) in 240 minutes with two scheduled 10-minute breaks, and PMI lists item types including multiple choice, multiple response, matching, hotspot and scenario-based items. Always verify current details on pmi.org.
Partially. Core project-management knowledge carries over, but question banks weighted to the 2021 ECO under-train Business Environment, which more than triples in weight. Check that any practice material states its domain distribution against the new ECO.
Yes. ExamDeck's PMP practice bank is distributed to the new ECO domains and weights — 41% Process, 33% People, 26% Business Environment. Questions are original, single-best-answer items with an explanation for every option; they drill the new ECO's content and judgement rather than mimicking every interactive item format.
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