PMI-CP study plan

Differentiate fixed-price, cost-reimbursable, and time-and-materials contract families and state the risk each shifts to buyer or seller

Sequence the procurement cycle from solicitation through contract closeout and name the output of each step

Identify the contract administrator's authority limits versus the project manager's role in commercial decisions

Interpret key contract clauses covering scope, payment terms, retention, liquidated damages, and termination

Trace the change-control workflow for a construction change order from request through pricing, approval, and incorporation

Distinguish constructive changes, differing site conditions, and delay events, and match each to the correct notice requirement

Explain claims, dispute-resolution escalation paths, and the documentation needed to support or defend a claim

Define risk appetite, risk tolerance, and risk threshold and apply them to a sample project risk register

Build a precedence diagram from a 20-activity list and calculate early start, early finish, late start, late finish, and total float

Identify the critical path and explain how float consumption affects schedule risk

Perform forward and backward passes and compress a schedule using crashing and fast-tracking, stating the trade-offs of each

Categorize risk responses as avoid, mitigate, transfer, accept, or escalate and assign the correct one to given scenarios

Integrate cost and schedule control by computing earned value metrics (PV, EV, AC, CV, SV, CPI, SPI) and interpreting each result

Select appropriate contract and risk-response strategies for integrated commercial-and-schedule scenarios

Audit personal error patterns from Domains 3 and 4 practice sets and rework every missed item

Map the construction project life cycle phases and list the deliverables and gate approvals produced in each

Compare delivery methods (design-bid-build, design-build, CM at-risk, integrated project delivery) by risk transfer and schedule impact

Describe the project management plan components and the baselines that govern scope, schedule, and cost

Explain quality management, safety, and sustainability obligations as they appear in construction project execution

Classify stakeholders by influence, interest, and impact and draft an engagement approach for each tier

Distinguish the roles and decision rights of owner, designer, contractor, subcontractor, and inspector on a construction team

Apply conflict-resolution and negotiation techniques to team and stakeholder friction scenarios

Design a communication plan specifying audience, channel, frequency, and escalation path

Revisit every missed practice item from Weeks 1 through 6 and restate the underlying rule in your own words

Practice 60 mixed questions under timed conditions to build pacing for the exam format

Close the two lowest-scoring subdomains identified in prior practice sets with targeted drill sets

Complete two full-length timed practice exams and record scores by domain

Review only the highest-frequency error categories rather than re-studying all content

Rehearse formula and terminology recall for earned value, float, and contract types in short daily bursts