If your role needs you to apply agile principles in your projects – or go all-in on agile methodologies, the PMI Agile Certified Practitioner PMI-ACP certification is PMI’s formal response.
Prerequisites for the PMI-ACP
To achieve this PMI certification, you’ll need:
- 12 months of Project Management experience
- (or a current PMP or PgMP certification)
- 8 months of experience in agile practices
- 21 hours of formal training in agile practices
- completion of a 3-hour, 120-question exam
Basis if the Certification
The certification is methodology-agnostic, and covers a range of agile approaches, such as:
- Scrum
- Kanban
- Lean
- eXtreme Programming (XP)
- Test-Driven Development (TDD)
Head over to the PMI website for its formal description of the PMI-ACP and the application process.
Our PMI-ACP Training Resources
We offer PMI-ACP support from the Agile Project Management Academy and from PM PrepCast…
The Agile PrepCast PMI-ACP Program
The Agile PrepCast Elite will fully equip you to succeed in your PMI-ACP exam. The Elite package combines both the full training with the necessary 21 pre-certified contact hours and the exam simulator. You can see all the options and full details on our site.
How to Prepare for PMI-ACP Certification
Let Agile expert Chuck Cobb show you how to develop a plan to achieve PMI-ACP certification. Go beyond simply passing the PMI-ACP exam and learn how to transform yourself into a high-impact Agile Project Management role. See all the Agile Project Management Academy courses and high-value bundles on our site.