5. Predictive, Plan-Based Methodologies (17%)
This is the smallest domain by weight, but treat "smallest" as a warning, not permission to relax — without solid critical-path and earned-value reasoning, you'll lose points on questions filed under other domains that quietly lean on this content. Critical path reasoning, earned value formulas, and work breakdown structure vocabulary don't stay confined to Domain 2 questions — they resurface inside Domain 1 planning scenarios and even Domain 4 schedule-related BA questions. Think of this phase like the multiplication tables of the exam: a small, contained skill set that keeps showing up as a hidden requirement inside bigger problems. This phase closes out the domain content with the classic waterfall toolkit: when predictive fits, how a schedule actually gets built and measured, and what artifacts keep a predictive project under control — with ⚠️ Exam Traps flagging exactly where candidates mix up two similar-looking formulas.