Project Management Institute - Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP):
The Project Management Institute- Agile Certified Practitioner formally recognizes your knowledge of agile principles and your skill with agile techniques. It will make you shine even brighter to your employers, stakeholders and peers.
The Project Management Institute - Agile Certified Practitioner is our fastest growing certification, and it’s no wonder. Organizations that are highly agile and responsive to market dynamics complete more of their projects successfully than their slower-moving counterparts — 75 percent versus 56 percent — as shown in our 2015 Pulse of the Profession report.
The Project Management Institute - Agile Certified Practitioner spans many approaches to agile such as Scrum, Kanban, Lean, extreme programming (XP) and test-driven development (TDD.) So it will increase your versatility, wherever your projects may take you.
Who Should Apply?
If you work on agile teams or if your organization is adopting agile practices, the PMI-ACP is a good choice for you. Compared with other agile certifications based solely on training and exams, the PMI-ACP is evidence of your real-world, hands-on experience and skill.
Gain and Maintain Your Project Management Institute - Agile Certified Practitioner:
The certification exam has 120 multiple-choice questions and you have three hours to complete it.
To maintain your Project Management Institute - Agile Certified Practitioner, you must earn 30 professional development units (PDUs) in agile topics every three years.
Price:
Member: US$435.00 Non-member: US$495.00
Prerequisites
2,000 hours of general project experience working on teams. A current PMP or PgMP will satisfy this requirement but is not required to apply for the Project Management Institute - Agile Certified Practitioner.
1,500 hours working on agile project teams or with agile methodologies. This requirement is in addition to the 2,000 hours of general project experience.
21 contact hours of training in agile practices.
To prepare for the exam, we strongly advise you to attend the training courses, review the study material, and gain hands-on experience related to the topics covered in the exam.