PMIPMI CSPP (Sustainable Project Professional)
The PMI Sustainable Project Professional (CSPP) certification validates your ability to integrate sustainability principles into project management practices. Designed for project professionals who want to lead with environmental, social, and economic responsibility, this credential equips you to deliver projects that create lasting value while minimizing negative impacts. Earning the CSPP demonstrates your commitment to sustainable project outcomes and sets you apart as a forward-thinking leader.
718 practice questions · Updated 2026-07-30
6Domains
27Objectives
154Concepts
718Questions
CSPP Curriculum
Every domain, objective, and concept the CSPP exam measures.
- Principles of sustainability
- Organizational motivations for sustainability
- Individual motivations for sustainability
- Define the Triple Bottom Line
- Identify People considerations
- Identify Planet considerations
- Identify Prosperity considerations
- Apply the Triple Bottom Line to projects
- Purpose of the UN SDGs
- SDG Framework and Scope
- ESG Components and Focus Areas
- UN Global Compact Principles
- Significance of Global Frameworks
- Sustainability Reporting Standards & Frameworks
- ESG Disclosures vs. Sustainability Reports
- Mapping P5 Elements to Reporting Standards
- Negative Environmental Impact Reduction
- Resource Conservation in Projects
- Environmental Improvement Design
- Community Improvement Design
- Resilience to Extreme Events
- Energy Source Diversification
- PRiSM project management fundamentals
- PRiSM principles and sustainability integration
- PRiSM Project Life Cycle phases
- Phase-specific activities and sustainability focus
- Key PRiSM deliverables by phase
- Deliverable purpose and use
- PRiSM life cycle phases overview
- Staffing and personnel determination
- Deliverables identification
- Risk and opportunity management
- Cost and finance management
- Time and schedule management
- Management plan selection
- Stakeholder Engagement Practices
- Estimation Process Selection
- Team Development Process
- Sustainable Procurement Processes
- Performance Monitoring and Control
- Change Control Process
- Configuration Management Process
- Issue Management Process
- P5 Standard Overview
- P5 Categories
- P5 Subcategories
- P5 Elements
- P5 Perspectives
- P5 Lenses
- Impact on Projects
- Impact on Programs
- Impact on Portfolios
- Product Lifespan Impact Lens
- Product Servicing Impact Lens
- Efficiency of Project Processes Impact Lens
- Effectiveness of Project Processes Impact Lens
- Fairness of Project Processes Impact Lens
- Integrating a Sustainable Value Chain
- Sustainable Impacts on Projects
- Sustainable Impacts on Programs
- Sustainable Impacts on Portfolios
- P5 Impact Analysis Mechanics
- Assigning Items to P5 Elements
- P5 Impact Analysis Format
- Project Status Reporting in P5 Context
- Project Closure in P5 Context
- Labor Practices and Decent Work
- Society and Customer Concerns
- Human Rights Considerations
- Ethical Behavior
- Transport Considerations
- Energy Considerations
- Land, Air, and Water Sustainability
- Consumption Processes
- Project Feasibility Calculation
- Business Agility Considerations
- Market and Economic Stimulation
- Materiality definition
- Materiality assessment process
- Stakeholder engagement for materiality
- Materiality matrix
- ESG disclosure frameworks
- Integration into sustainability reports
- Standards for sustainable material reuse and circular economy
- Sustainable procurement standards
- Environmental management systems (EMS)
- Energy management systems (EnMS)
- Sustainability in asset management
- Sustainability in quality management
- Occupational health and safety (OH&S) standards
- Anti-bribery and corruption standards
- Risk and opportunity management standards
- Standards for sustainable community development
- Social responsibility standards
- Characteristics of a Sustainable Project Manager
- Core Concepts of Systems Thinking
- Successful Examples of Systems Thinking
- Roles and Responsibilities Distinction
- Definition of sustainability impact thresholds
- Identification of relevant thresholds for an organization
- Sources and methods for determining thresholds
- Threshold types and categories
- Application of thresholds to value chain
- Impact assessment of thresholds on value chain
- Thresholds and regulatory compliance
- Consequences of non-compliance
- Integration of thresholds into sustainability management plan
- Relevance of sustainability KPIs to scenario
- Considerations for KPI selection
- Sustainability concerns in supply chains
- Ethical considerations in procurement
- Sustainable procurement process overview
- Supplier selection criteria for sustainability
- Contract types and sustainability
- Contract management for sustainability
- ESG disclosures vs. sustainability reports
- Role of materiality in ESG reporting
- Link between project activities and ESG reporting
- Characteristics of good governance
- Importance of governance in sustainability projects
- Project governance frameworks
- Framework selection criteria
- Application of governance frameworks in scenarios
- Value management process overview
- Context assessment for value management
- Information gathering for value management
- Value driver identification
- Implementing value management changes
- Generating alternatives
- Evaluating alternatives
- Refining alternatives
- OCM process application
- Sustainability-OCM linkage
- PM-OCM intersections
- Change model processes
- Traditional project success metrics
- Sustainable project success metrics
- Comparison of traditional and sustainable success metrics
- Dimensions of sustainable project success
- Contextual selection of sustainable success aspects
- Sustainable success criteria selection
- Stakeholder Engagement Plan Selection
- Budget Determination and Adjustment
- Schedule Determination and Adjustment
- Issues Log and Risk Register Content
- Scope Management and Scope Creep Control
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