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If your PMP exam falls in 2027, you take the 2026 Exam Content Outline. Here are the dates that matter, what PMI has and has not announced, and how to study for that outline.
Read the guideFind your tier among PMI's four education paths, count your project leadership months the way PMI does, and see when the CAPM is the better next step.
Read the guideApplying for the PMP in 2027? Live classes completed from December 1, 2026 count only from approved providers. See what still counts, where PMI's wording leaves gaps, and how to log your hours.
Read the guideWhat each question type in the 2026 PMP outline looks like, which ones appear only at a test center, and original mock-ups you can practice the reading skills on.
Read the guideThe PMP application from first login to Eligibility ID: what to gather, how to describe leadership work, how training is logged, what an audit asks for, and what happens after approval.
Read the guidePMI does not publish a PMP passing percentage. Here is how the pass/fail standard works, what the rating labels mean, why the on-screen result is preliminary, and when the official report arrives.
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