Multi-Chapter | The New PMP: Navigating the 2026 Material & Exam Updates
Technical = Ways of Working
Learning Objectives
- Identify the specific changes to the PMP exam structure, including the redistribution of domain weights across People, Process, and Business Environment.
- Analyze the new "Knowledge Check" requirements and the 80% passing threshold for the updated student kits.
- Distinguish between the previous version of the course material and the new curriculum to ensure proper study alignment.
- Recognize how emerging global project management trends (such as AI integration and strategic business value) are now being tested.
Key Takeaways
- Immediate Transition Plan: Clear guidance on how to handle the "current" vs. "new" student material kits during the transition period.
- Strategic Shift: Insights into why PMI is shifting toward a more situational, business-focused exam model rather than purely process-oriented.
- Interactive Exam Elements: A preview of the new question types, including the extensive situational bank and interactive visual scenarios.
- Exam Readiness: Practical tips on how to utilize the new course evaluation and quiz formats to gauge exam readiness.
Speakers
Greta Blash has extensive experience as an executive and consulting IT professional, both domestically and internationally. Her areas of experience include program management, project management, agile/adaptive development, business analysis, customer relationship management, and business intelligence.
In addition to her PMP program management (PgMP) certification, she also holds additional certifications including PMI-CPMAI, PMI-PMOCP, PMI-ACP, PMI-RMP and PMI-PBA from Project Management Institute (PMI). She also holds many business analysis certifications from International Institute for Business Analysis (IIBA).
Greta has taught project and program management, business analysis and agile foundation and certification courses worldwide for the last ten years. She is a PMI Authorized Training Partner and an Authorized Trainer for PMI certification courses. She has also published numerous articles and blogs on these topics, as well as a few books to aid with the PMP and CAPM certification exam preparation.
She is a frequent presenter at various PMI and IIBA meetings and conferences at the local, regional and global level. She has been recognized as a SME and reviewer of the 7th and 8th edition of the PMBOK Guide and numerous PMI Practice Guides.
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