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PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP)

PMI-SPPMI Scheduling Professional

The PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP) certification validates your expertise in developing, maintaining, and analyzing project schedules. It is designed for scheduling specialists who create and manage schedules that keep projects on track. Earning the PMI-SP demonstrates your ability to apply advanced scheduling techniques and tools to deliver successful projects.

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550 practice questions · Updated 2026-07-30

5Domains
23Objectives
140Concepts
550Questions

PMI-SP Curriculum

Every domain, objective, and concept the PMI-SP exam measures.

Task 1 Establish project schedule configuration management policies and procedures incorporating best practices, regulations, governing standards and organization policies, and procedures to ensure accessibility, storage, retrieval, maintenance, change control, and baseline schedule control.

9 concepts · 30 questions
  1. Schedule Configuration Management Overview
  2. Policies and Procedures Development
  3. Best Practices in Schedule Management
  4. Regulations and Governing Standards
  5. Organization Policies and Procedures Integration
  6. Accessibility and Storage of Schedule Data
  7. Retrieval and Maintenance of Schedule Data
  8. Change Control Process
  9. Baseline Schedule Control

Task 2 Develop schedule approach, based on the unique characteristics of the project, including enterprise environmental factors and organizational process assets, in order to define schedule requirements.

5 concepts · 20 questions
  1. Enterprise Environmental Factors in Schedule Development
  2. Organizational Process Assets in Schedule Development
  3. Project Characteristics Impacting Schedule Approach
  4. Schedule Requirements Definition
  5. Schedule Approach Selection

Task 3 Establish scheduling policies and procedures regarding methodology, selection of a scheduling tool, scheduling parameters, performance thresholds, activity granularity, presentation format, earned value management (EVM) implementation, analysis techniques, and approval requirements by using resources such as organizational process assets and project documents in order to develop the schedule management plan and standardize operational procedures.

13 concepts · 38 questions
  1. Schedule Management Plan Purpose
  2. Methodology Selection
  3. Scheduling Tool Selection
  4. Scheduling Parameters Definition
  5. Performance Thresholds Setting
  6. Activity Granularity Determination
  7. Presentation Format Specification
  8. EVM Implementation Planning
  9. Analysis Techniques Selection
  10. Approval Requirements Definition
  11. Organizational Process Assets Utilization
  12. Project Documents Utilization
  13. Standardization of Operational Procedures

Task 5 Provide information about project scheduling objectives and goals, the role of the scheduler, and scheduling procedures to project team members to facilitate effective participation in the project.

5 concepts · 25 questions
  1. Project Scheduling Objectives and Goals
  2. Role of the Scheduler
  3. Scheduling Procedures
  4. Communicating Scheduling Information to Team Members
  5. Facilitating Team Participation in Scheduling

Develop Schedule Model

6 concepts · 26 questions
  1. Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Development
  2. Organizational Breakdown Structure (OBS) and Control Accounts
  3. Activity Definition and Decomposition
  4. Activity Duration Estimation Techniques
  5. Activity Sequencing and Dependency Identification
  6. Schedule Model Constraints and Calendars

Analyze Schedule

11 concepts · 32 questions
  1. Critical Path Method (CPM)
  2. Critical Chain Method
  3. Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)
  4. Monte Carlo Simulation
  5. Resource Breakdown Structure (RBS)
  6. Resource Availability Assessment
  7. Resource Assignment to Activities
  8. Resource-Constrained Scheduling
  9. Schedule Alignment with Program Plan
  10. Milestone Analysis Against SOW and Contract
  11. Schedule Risk Analysis

Establish Baseline

6 concepts · 29 questions
  1. Baseline Schedule Consensus
  2. Stakeholder Roles in Baseline Approval
  3. Baseline Schedule Approval Process
  4. Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB) Definition
  5. Establishing the PMB
  6. PMB and Performance Measurement

Task 1 Collect activity status at defined intervals from activity owners via reports, meetings, inspections, or other standard procedures in order to update and review the project progress.

5 concepts · 23 questions
  1. Define activity status collection intervals
  2. Identify status collection methods
  3. Engage activity owners
  4. Update project progress records
  5. Review project progress against baseline

Task 2 Collect resource information and updates via reports, timesheets, meetings, inspections, or other standard procedures in order to report on resource utilization and availability.

5 concepts · 21 questions
  1. Resource Information Collection Methods
  2. Resource Utilization Reporting
  3. Resource Availability Assessment
  4. Data Validation and Accuracy
  5. Communication of Resource Status

Task 3 Perform schedule analysis and audit, on in-house and subcontractor schedules, using industry standards, guidelines and best practices in order to identify and report project schedule, status, changes, impacts or issues.

12 concepts · 40 questions
  1. Schedule Analysis Fundamentals
  2. Industry Standards and Guidelines
  3. Schedule Status Assessment
  4. Schedule Variance Analysis
  5. Critical Path Analysis
  6. Schedule Risk and Impact Analysis
  7. Schedule Change Identification
  8. Schedule Audit Techniques
  9. In-House Schedule Review
  10. Subcontractor Schedule Review
  11. Reporting Schedule Status and Issues
  12. Best Practices in Schedule Monitoring

Task 4 Identify alternative project execution options, using tools and techniques such as what-if scenario analyses, in order to optimize the schedule.

4 concepts · 18 questions
  1. What-if scenario analysis
  2. Alternative project execution options
  3. Applying what-if analysis to schedule options
  4. Optimizing the schedule

Task 5 Incorporate approved risk mitigation activities into the schedule, by utilizing defined change control processes, in order to establish a new performance measurement baseline (PMB).

5 concepts · 17 questions
  1. Risk mitigation activities in schedule
  2. Change control processes
  3. Incorporating risk mitigation into schedule
  4. Performance measurement baseline (PMB)
  5. Establishing new PMB

Task 1 Obtain final acceptance of the contractual schedule components, by working with sponsor and/or customer, in order to facilitate project closeout.

4 concepts · 21 questions
  1. Contractual schedule components
  2. Final acceptance process
  3. Stakeholder communication
  4. Project closeout facilitation

Task 2 Evaluate final schedule performance against baseline schedule, scheduling approach and the implementation, using standard scheduling tools and techniques, including solicitation of feedback from stakeholders, in order to identify lessons learned and develop best practices.

6 concepts · 22 questions
  1. Baseline Schedule Comparison
  2. Scheduling Approach Evaluation
  3. Standard Scheduling Tools and Techniques
  4. Stakeholder Feedback Solicitation
  5. Lessons Learned Identification
  6. Best Practices Development

Task 3 Update the organizational process assets, through documentation of identified lessons learned and best practices, in order to improve business processes.

4 concepts · 13 questions
  1. Lessons Learned Identification
  2. Best Practices Documentation
  3. Organizational Process Asset Update
  4. Process Improvement Integration

Task 4 Distribute final schedule reports, including earned value management (EVM) calculations and variance analysis, to stakeholders in order to facilitate project closeout.

5 concepts · 15 questions
  1. Final Schedule Report Content
  2. Earned Value Management (EVM) Calculations
  3. Variance Analysis
  4. Stakeholder Communication for Closeout
  5. Facilitating Project Closeout

Task 1 Develop and foster relationships with project stakeholders, consistent with the communication management plan, in order to enhance support for the project schedule.

8 concepts · 33 questions
  1. Stakeholder identification and analysis
  2. Communication management plan alignment
  3. Stakeholder engagement strategies
  4. Building trust and rapport
  5. Active listening and feedback
  6. Managing stakeholder expectations
  7. Conflict resolution and negotiation
  8. Continuous relationship monitoring

Task 2 Generate and maintain visibility of project schedule, by working with the project manager and/or stakeholders, in order to maintain stakeholder support.

8 concepts · 35 questions
  1. Schedule Visibility Definition
  2. Stakeholder Identification for Schedule
  3. Schedule Communication Plan
  4. Schedule Reporting Formats
  5. Schedule Update Mechanisms
  6. Collaboration with Project Manager
  7. Stakeholder Engagement Techniques
  8. Feedback and Adjustment

Task 4 Communicate schedule issues that could impact delivery of project scope or adherence to the schedule management plan, in order to elevate awareness to relevant stakeholders.

4 concepts · 22 questions
  1. Identify schedule issues
  2. Assess impact on scope and schedule
  3. Determine relevant stakeholders
  4. Communicate schedule issues
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