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What changed on the PMP® exam in July 2026?

On July 9, 2026, PMI® moved the PMP exam to its 2026 Examination Content Outline (ECO). The domain weights shifted, the outline now lists 26 tasks, and two question types are new; the 180 questions and the scoring method stayed (PMI, as of October 2026).

Exam
PMP
Source
PMI, “New PMP exam” page
Checked
Oct 13, 2026
Updated
Oct 13, 2026

New exam live since

July 9, 2026

PMI's new-exam page says the updated PMP exam went live on July 9, 2026, and that all exams scheduled on or after that date use it. The current outline is the copy revised August 11, 2026.

Source: PMI, “New PMP exam” page · checked

01Domain weights, before and after

Share of the exam by domain. Previous weights as PMI lists them on its new-exam page, checked October 2026

PointPrevious outline, until July 20262026 outline, current
≠People42%33%
≠Process50%41%
≠Business Environment8%26%
Total questions180180

≠ marks a row where the two differ.

02The 2026 split on one line

  1. People

    33%

  2. Process

    41%

  3. Business Environment

    26%

Domain weights from PMI's PMP Examination Content Outline, in effect since July 9, 2026.

03What moved inside the outline

Business Environment more than tripled, from 8% to 26%. In the 2026 outline it holds eight tasks: governance, compliance, change control, issues and impediments, risk, continuous improvement, organizational change, and changes in the outside business environment.

PMI's summary of the update names AI, sustainability and stakeholder engagement in project-based scenarios, a shift toward outcomes, value and business impact, and more adaptive, real-world project dynamics. In the outline itself, value-based delivery, finance and closure each get a task of their own under Process.

The format: 180 questions, 10 of them unscored pretest items, in 240 minutes with two 10-minute breaks. Case or scenario items and graphic-based items are the new types; the full list is on PMP questions and time. The PMP study guide on this site is built on the 2026 domains and tasks.

04Dates around the switch

  1. November 2025

    PMBOK® Guide, Eighth Edition

    PMI publishes the current edition; how it relates to the exam is on the PMBOK Guide and the PMP exam.

  2. July 9, 2026

    New exam live

    Every exam scheduled from this date uses the 2026 outline.

  3. August 11, 2026

    Outline revised

    The revised copy adds the December training rule below.

  4. December 1, 2026

    Live training rule

    Live instructor-led hours count toward the 35 only from a PMI Authorized Training Partner (ATP), a China Registered Education Provider (REP) or an eligible accredited academic program. Self-paced courses from any provider still count. Details: PMP 35 contact hours.

  5. December 31, 2026

    Legacy prep access ends

    PMI eLearning bought for the previous exam stays in the myPMI learning platform until this date.

05If you already hold the PMP

Nothing to do. PMI's new-exam page says an earned PMP stays valid, with no new test or extra training, and renewal is unchanged: 60 PDUs (professional development units) in each three-year cycle (as of October 2026).

06Sources

  1. PMI, “New PMP exam” page checked Oct 13, 2026live date, weight changes, scoring, existing holders, legacy access
  2. PMI, PMP Examination Content Outline (rev. August 11, 2026) checked Oct 13, 2026domains, 26 tasks, format, item types, December 1, 2026 training rule
  3. PMI, PMBOK Guide page checked Oct 13, 2026Eighth Edition, November 2025