A practical PMI-RMP® study plan: 30-day intensive, 60-day balanced, and 90-day part-time schedules with weekly focus by domain and tips for using the Mastery Cloud app.
This page answers the question most candidates actually have: “How do I structure my PMI-RMP® prep?”
Pick a timeline, then follow the loop: Syllabus → drills → review misses → mixed sets.
Choose a plan based on hours per week:
| Time you can commit | Recommended plan | What it feels like |
|---|---|---|
| 10–14 hrs/week | 30‑day intensive | fast coverage + heavy practice |
| 6–9 hrs/week | 60‑day balanced | steady progress + room for review |
| 3–5 hrs/week | 90‑day part‑time | slower pace + repetition |
If you want one rule: start with ~55% learning + 45% practice, then flip to ~30% learning + 70% practice in the final 2 weeks.
PMI-RMP domain weights (Updated May 2022 ECO):
| Domain | Weight | What to be good at |
|---|---|---|
| Risk Strategy and Planning | 22% | appetite/thresholds, governance, risk plan, stakeholder enablement |
| Risk Identification | 23% | workshops, assumptions/constraints, triggers, risk register quality |
| Risk Analysis | 23% | qualitative scoring + quantitative techniques and interpretation |
| Risk Response | 13% | choosing strategies, owners/actions, residual/secondary risk thinking |
| Monitor and Close Risks | 19% | trend/variance, reporting, updating artifacts, clean closures |
Use the weights as your default time split, then adjust based on weak areas discovered in practice sets.
Target pace: ~10–14 hours/week.
Goal: cover the syllabus quickly, then harden analysis-and-decision instincts through drills and mixed sets.
| Week | Focus | What to do | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Strategy + planning | Appetite/thresholds, risk strategy, risk plan, stakeholder enablement. Drill daily; keep a miss log. | Syllabus • Cheatsheet • Practice |
| 2 | Identification | Workshops, assumptions/constraints, triggers, register quality. Drill after each task set. | Syllabus • Cheatsheet |
| 3 | Analysis | Qualitative scoring + quantitative techniques (EMV, decision trees, Monte Carlo concepts). Add mixed sets every other day. | Practice • Cheatsheet |
| 4 | Response + monitoring | Strategies, owners/actions, residual/secondary risks, reporting, artifact updates; mixed sets + miss-log cleanup. | Practice • FAQ |
Target pace: ~6–9 hours/week.
Goal: cover each domain with reinforcement and spaced repetition.
| Weeks | Focus | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| 1–2 | Strategy + planning | Thresholds, governance, risk plan and comms, stakeholder empowerment. |
| 3–4 | Identification | Techniques, assumptions/constraints, triggers, risk register structure and quality. |
| 5–6 | Analysis | Qualitative → quantitative; interpretation and decision translation. |
| 7 | Response | Strategy selection, owners/actions, response effectiveness, residual/secondary risks. |
| 8 | Monitoring + mixed review | Trend/variance, reporting, updates/closures; mixed sets + miss log cleanup. |
Target pace: ~3–5 hours/week.
Goal: slow-and-solid coverage with repetition and steady practice.
| Month | Focus | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plan it | Strategy + planning + identification foundations; light drills 3×/week. |
| 2 | Analyze it | Qualitative + quantitative analysis; drill after each task set. |
| 3 | Act + control | Responses + monitoring/closing; mixed sets and miss-log cleanup. |