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PMP study plan and practice questions

See where your study time should lean.

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What the film shows, in words
  1. See where your study time should lean.
  2. The weights you enter: People 33%, Process 41%, Business environment 26%.
  3. Less sure of two domains: 30%, 43%, 27%. 16 weeks × 8 hours = 128 hours.
  4. Strong in People: 22%, 48%, 30%.
  5. Only one weak domain: 28%, 34%, 38%. The smallest part of the exam, the largest share.
  6. Strong in all three: 33%, 41%, 26%. A plan, not a promise. GKM is not a PMI Authorized Training Partner.

Three confidences, changed one at a time

Step 1 of 4

The exam weighs the domains 33, 41, 26. This plan leans a little: 30, 43, 27.

Confidence today: working in People, some in Process, some in Business environment. 16 weeks, 128 hours. Most time on: Process.

ExampleWorked example: an exam about sixteen weeks away, eight hours a week. Nothing is saved or sent.

  • This plan’s cut
  • The exam weights alone
  • Time gained over a domain’s weight
  • The facet whose confidence changed
30%43%27%

People

30%of study time

Exam weight 33%

Confidence Working, 2 of 4

Leads 4 of the 12 focus weeks

Process

43%of study time

Exam weight 41%

Confidence Some, 1 of 4

Leads 4 of the 12 focus weeks

Business environment

27%of study time

Exam weight 26%

Confidence Some, 1 of 4

Leads 4 of the 12 focus weeks

Weeks to the exam
16
Study hours
128
Most time on
Process

A facet shows a share of time. The weeks are counted from the tool’s own schedule, which works in whole weeks, so the two can differ.

  • Eligibility comes first. PMI requires 35 contact hours of project management education (or CAPM) plus experience. Check the current rules on pmi.org.
  • Independent preparation. GKM is not a PMI Authorized Training Partner, and no plan can guarantee a pass.

Now your date, and your confidence.

Set the date and the hours. Then choose a confidence on each side of the triangle: its three areas are your three shares, and the schedule below rebuilds.

Planning tool only. Nothing is booked and no reminders are sent.

Your exam

16 whole weeks from today.

hours a week

16 weeks × 8 hours = 128 study hours.

128study hours before the exam, to share between the three domains

Your split, and its three controls

Enter the weights in the PMI Examination Content Outline for your exam date. The example uses the outline for exams from July 2026; check pmi.org.

30%43%27%

Peopleleading and supporting a team

30%of study time

Your confidence: Working

Processplanning, delivery and change

43%of study time

Your confidence: Some

Business environmentvalue, compliance and strategy

27%of study time

Your confidence: Some

Confidence0New to it1Some2Working3Good4Strong

16 weeks · 128 hours · exam 29 Jan 2027 · Most time on: Process

Solid cut: this plan. Dashed cut: the exam weights alone. Amber: time a domain gains over its weight.

The schedule, week by week Live

The triangle is the split; this table is the schedule. The schedule gives each learning or practice week to one domain, so it follows the split only as closely as whole weeks allow: People leads 4, Process leads 4 and Business environment leads 4 of the 12 learning and practice weeks, and the last 4 weeks are for all domains.

16weeks to your exam
128study hours available
29 Jan 2027exam date
Suggested share of your study time
  1. Peopleweight 33% · confidence working30%
  2. Processweight 41% · confidence some43%
  3. Business environmentweight 26% · confidence some27%
Week-by-week schedule
WeekStartingFocusHoursActivity
Week 19 Oct 2026People8Learn: read, summarise, make notes on the tasks
Week 216 Oct 2026Process8Learn: read, summarise, make notes on the tasks
Week 323 Oct 2026Business environment8Learn: read, summarise, make notes on the tasks
Week 430 Oct 2026People8Learn: read, summarise, make notes on the tasks
Week 56 Nov 2026Process8Learn: read, summarise, make notes on the tasks
Week 613 Nov 2026Business environment8Learn: read, summarise, make notes on the tasks
Week 720 Nov 2026People8Practise: situational questions, review every wrong answer
Week 827 Nov 2026Process8Practise: situational questions, review every wrong answer
Week 94 Dec 2026Business environment8Practise: situational questions, review every wrong answer
Week 1011 Dec 2026People8Practise: situational questions, review every wrong answer
Week 1118 Dec 2026Process8Practise: situational questions, review every wrong answer
Week 1225 Dec 2026Business environment8Practise: situational questions, review every wrong answer
Week 131 Jan 2027All domains8Full-length timed practice, then close the gaps
Week 148 Jan 2027All domains8Full-length timed practice, then close the gaps
Week 1515 Jan 2027All domains8Full-length timed practice, then close the gaps
Week 1622 Jan 2027All domains8Full-length timed practice, then close the gaps

Notes

  • Note: Eligibility comes first.PMI requires 35 contact hours of project management education (or CAPM) plus experience. Check the current rules on pmi.org.
  • Note: Independent preparation.GKM is not a PMI Authorized Training Partner, and no plan can guarantee a pass.
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Practice 03: Training & capacity buildingFree · instant results on this pageTool owner: Prof. Wisdom GagakumaVersion 1.0 ·

Six practice questions, written by GKM.

Written by GKM for practice. They are not PMI exam questions, and GKM is not a PMI Authorized Training Partner.

  1. Question 1 of 6People

    Two senior team members disagree strongly about the technical approach, and the dispute is delaying work. What should the project manager do first?

  2. Question 2 of 6People

    A new team member is struggling with an unfamiliar tool and falling behind, although the project is on schedule overall. What is the best response?

  3. Question 3 of 6Process

    Late in a predictive project, a stakeholder asks for a new feature that would affect scope, cost and schedule. What should the project manager do?

  4. Question 4 of 6Process

    Midway through a project the cost performance index (CPI) is 0.8. What does this mean?

  5. Question 5 of 6Business environment

    A new regulation will take effect during your project and affects one deliverable. What should the project manager do first?

  6. Question 6 of 6Business environment

    The organisation’s strategy changes and the project’s expected benefits now look much weaker. What should the project manager do?

Your plan, as it stands

30%43%27%
Exam
29 Jan 2027
Weeks
16
Most time on
Process
The first weeks of the schedule
Week 19 Oct 2026PeopleLearn
Week 216 Oct 2026ProcessLearn
Week 323 Oct 2026Business environmentLearn
Week 430 Oct 2026PeopleLearn
Week 56 Nov 2026ProcessLearn

and 11 more weeks, in the schedule above

Your study plan

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Your split and your week-by-week schedule, as they stand on this page.

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How it works, and its limits.

The rules are published so you can check them. The weights are the ones you enter: check the current outline on pmi.org.

43% this planexam weight 41%

Each domain’s share = its exam weight × (1 + (4 − your confidence) ÷ 4), normalised, so weaker domains get more time.

The example, worked. Process: weight 41 × (1 + (4 − 1) ÷ 4) = 71.75. The three come to 166.75. 71.75 ÷ 166.75 = 43%.
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Three panes, three sizes. The weaker domain gets the larger share.

Method

  1. 01

    Weeks = whole weeks between today and your exam date; hours = weeks × weekly hours.

  2. 02

    Each domain’s share = its exam weight × (1 + (4 − your confidence) ÷ 4), normalised, so weaker domains get more time.

  3. 03

    Phases: about 40% learning, 40% practice questions, the rest full-length timed practice and review.

What it cannot tell you

  • A plan, not a promise: no schedule can guarantee a pass.
  • Check the current exam content outline and eligibility rules on pmi.org.
  • The practice questions are original and short; they are not a copy of any exam bank.

Quality ruleNo copied exam bank, pass guarantee or ATP affiliation.

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