PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)®

PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)®

The PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) certification is designed for professionals who want to demonstrate their skills and knowledge in agile practices, including Scrum, Kanban, Lean, and Extreme Programming (XP).

Focus

The PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)® certification focuses on Agile methodologies and practices

Exam Duration

The PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)® exam duration is 3 hours

Num of Question

The exam contains a total of 165 (150 multiple-choice questions and 15 calculations or formulas)

Exam Fee

The exam fee is $405 (PMI member) or $530 (non-member).

Exam Validity

The CCRN-Pediatric certification is valid for 3 years.

Prior Certification

• N/A

Exam Format

The PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)® exam is a Multiple-choice, calculations, and formulas

Passing Conditions

To pass PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)® exam, applicants must achieve a minimum score of Passing the exam and meeting the experience requirement

Who Should Take

Professionals who work on projects that use agile methodologies and disciplines, including project managers, developers, testers, designers, and team leads.

• Project Manager
• Team Lead
• Scrum Master
• Product Owner
• Software Development Team Member

Prerequisites

1,500 hours of general project experience, with 1,000 hours of agile project experience

Or can substitute with certifications:

• Agile certifications: Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP) Scrum Master Certified (SMC), Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) Project Management Professional (PMP))
• Other project management certifications (e.g., CSM, CSPO, etc.)

Certification Process

• 1. Meet the education and experience requirements
• 2. Submit your application to PMI
• 3. Pay the certification fee
• 4. Apply for the exam
• 5. Pass the exam (within 3 years of the application date)
• 6. Maintain your certification (continuing certification requirements)

Domains with Weights

• Organizational Systems and Strategy (10%): Domain that focuses on the strategic alignment of projects with organizational objectives and the consideration of project management principles, knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques.
• Team Performance and Role and Structure (20%): Domain that focuses on the performance of a team in executing project work and creating strategic deliverables.
• Agile Principles and Mindset (27%): Domain that focuses on the principles, values, and methods of Agile and the practical applications of Agile in real-world environments.
• Agile Tools and Techniques (10%): Domain that focuses on the tools and techniques used to implement Agile and facilitate the delivery of project work.
• Agile Methodologies and Disciplines (27%): Domain that focuses on the practices and methods used in Agile including Scrum, Kanban, Lean, and XP.
• Adaptation and Change (6%): Domain that focuses on adapting Agile to meet specific business needs and taking decisive actions to change circumstances that might impact a project.
• Economic and Processual Aspects (0%): Domain that focuses on aspects of Agile that are related to economic principles and process improvement such as processes for continuous improvement within an organization.
• Dynamic and Empowered Teams (0%): Domain that focuses on empowering teams and creating an environment that fosters cross-functional collaboration, decision-making and strategy, feedback, information flow, and performance.