A deterministic readiness framework aligned to ECO tasks and PMBOK 7 principles, designed for governance- and value-driven decision-making under constraint.
Every readiness question is explicitly mapped to the PMI Exam Content Outline (ECO): ECO Domain, ECO Task ID, and the task’s operational intent. This mapping is deterministic and auditable (not inferred from keywords or post-hoc tagging).
Each question is mapped to one dominant PMBOK 7 principle to evaluate principle-first reasoning rather than process memorization.
The assessment tests best next decisions under realistic constraints: trade-offs, governance thresholds, and value protection. This mirrors how the PMP exam scores judgment and sequencing, not recall.
We treat Business Environment as a core signal: benefits realization, portfolio trade-offs, compliance and regulation, ESG constraints, and responsible use of AI insights under governance and risk.
Outputs include domain-level gaps, ECO task-level gaps, and defensible pass-probability signals based on observable decision patterns. These are probabilistic indicators, not guarantees.
The framework is designed for practicing project managers and consultants operating in regulated environments. The diagnostic output is transferable to real delivery work, not only exam preparation.
| Dimension | Traditional PMP Prep | SwissPMP Methodology |
|---|---|---|
| Core objective | Content coverage | Decision-readiness |
| Question design | Knowledge recall, formula recognition | Judgment under ambiguity and constraint |
| Mapping to PMI ECO | Implicit or assumed | Explicit, task-level, deterministic |
| ECO Task visibility | Hidden or generic | Exposed in diagnostics |
| PMBOK alignment | Process-heavy, legacy focus | Principle-first (PMBOK 7) |
| Correct-answer logic | “Most complete” or “by the book” | Best next decision based on value and governance |
| Business Environment focus | Low emphasis | High emphasis |
| Governance scenarios | Rare | Central and recurring |
| Portfolio and funding trade-offs | Minimal | Core readiness signal |
| Change and value re-evaluation | Treated as disruption | Treated as expected leadership behavior |
| Agile vs Predictive framing | Method-centric | Context-driven |
| AI-assisted decision scenarios | Not covered | Included with governance and risk lens |
| Scoring approach | Aggregate percentage | Domain + task-level diagnostics |
| Output quality | Pass/fail intuition | Actionable readiness signal |
| Upgrade logic | Generic course paths | Targeted to ECO task gaps |
| Credibility with senior professionals | Moderate | High |
| Usefulness for real projects | Limited | Directly transferable |