ARE 5.0 division
Project Management
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Running a single project well: assembling the team, planning the work, reading owner–architect and consultant agreements, and keeping quality and the standard of care intact from kickoff to closeout.
01Exam facts
- Number of items
- 75
- Total appointment time
- 3 hr 40 min
| Resource Management | 7–13% |
| Project Work Planning | 17–23% |
| Contracts | 25–31% |
| Project Execution | 17–23% |
| Project Quality Control | 19–25% |
NCARB states these ranges represent a typical form of the division; the form you take may vary slightly. Source: NCARB (ARE 5.0), checked October 1, 2026. Always confirm with the official source before your exam.
02Who it's for
- Job captains and project architects stepping into management responsibility
- Candidates who know design well but haven't read a full owner–architect agreement
- Professionals who want contract language to feel familiar rather than intimidating
03Learning approach
- 1
Work from the agreement
Lessons return repeatedly to who promised what to whom, because most PjM decisions turn on contract responsibility.
- 2
Plan, then disrupt
Scenarios set up a work plan, then introduce a late consultant, a scope change, or a staffing shortfall.
- 3
Check against the standard of care
Review asks whether each response would hold up as reasonable professional practice.
04Curriculum
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05Decisions you'll practice
- How to staff a project phase when the fee and the schedule pull in opposite directions
- What must be documented before additional services begin
- Which consultant is responsible when coordinated drawings conflict
- How to set a quality-control review that catches errors before issue
Examples of the kinds of decisions covered. Not actual exam questions.
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07Sample
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08Questions
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