PMBOK 8 People Domain: 8 PMP 2026 Exam Tasks
The People domain is 33% of the PMP exam under the 2026 ECO. It tests how you work with people: building a shared vision, handling conflict, leading the team, working with stakeholders, transferring knowledge and communicating. Questions here are usually scenarios with no perfect answer, so each guide focuses on choosing the most appropriate action.
Reading order
- Develop a shared vision
- Manage conflict: 5 techniques, 6 steps
- Lead the team: 7 leadership competencies
- Engage stakeholders: a 6-step strategy
- Align stakeholder expectations
- Manage stakeholder expectations
- Knowledge transfer
- Plan and manage communication
Guides 4, 5 and 6 form one stakeholder sequence (engage, align, then manage expectations), so read them together. The other domains: Process and Business Environment.
Written by Cam VT, PMP, based on PMI's PMBOK® Guide 8th Edition and the 2026 ECO.
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