PMI-PMOCP Syllabus: Sections and Question Counts
How the 120 PMI-PMOCP questions split by section: PMO Design and Structuring 18.3%, PMO Enhancement and Effectiveness 18.3%, with the topics in each section and the source.
- Questions and time
- 120 questions · 165 minutes
- Pass mark
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How the questions are split
The exam has 120 questions in 165 minutes, split across the sections according to the exam specification from Project Management Institute (PMI).
| Section | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Organizational Development and Alignment | 19 | 15.8% |
| PMO Strategic Elements | 21 | 17.5% |
| PMO Design and Structuring | 22 | 18.3% |
| PMO Operation and Performance | 18 | 15% |
| PMO Enhancement and Effectiveness | 22 | 18.3% |
| People | 18 | 15% |
| Total | 120 | 100% |
The two largest sections are PMO Design and Structuring and PMO Enhancement and Effectiveness: together 44 of the 120 questions (36.7%). Start with them, then take the rest in order of size.
Notes on this split
- Official domain weights are percentages of items on the test. Unit counts in this bank are practice allocations of 500 items based on those weights, not official per-domain item counts.
- The real exam includes multiple-choice and multiple-answer-select items. This practice bank uses four-option single-answer questions only.
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Topics in each section
Organizational Development and Alignment (19 questions)
- Elevate organizational project management competencies
- Shape the organizational project management culture
- Drive organizational project management maturity
- Cultivate organizational project management capabilities
PMO Strategic Elements (21 questions)
- Architect PMO strategy
- Steward the PMO mandate
- Establish and maintain PMO governance
PMO Design and Structuring (22 questions)
- Managing potential and current PMO customers
- Orchestrating solutions to address customer needs
- Articulate and evolve PMO value proposition
- Designing and implementing PMO services
PMO Operation and Performance (18 questions)
- Onboarding PMO services
- Managing PMO services
- Managing PMO resources
PMO Enhancement and Effectiveness (22 questions)
- Optimizing PMO service performance
- Assessing and improving PMO services maturity
- Assessing and improving PMO team competencies
- Optimizing PMO value
People (18 questions)
- Enabling a value-driven mindset
- Fostering customer-centricity and interpersonal relationships
- Elevating personal impact and effectiveness
- Leveraging technical skills to deliver results
- Shaping organizational direction
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