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Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)®

The PMI-ACP 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. PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) formally recognizes your knowledge of agile principles and your skill with agile techniques. Show your peers, employers, and stakeholders that your agile knowledge runs deep.
PMI-ACP certification was created by agilists for agilists. 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
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Overview

Agile Certified Practitioner Certification PMI-ACP is a fastest catching up Agile Certification advocated by PMI. This is said to be a one-in-all Agile Certification that encompasses the overall umbrella of Agile practices knowledge and understanding for all the roles in Project Management. As agile is also a set of methodologies, frameworks and practices, the PMI-ACP® certification tests you on the multiple aspects and does not restrict to any particular methodology (like Scrum, Kanban, XP, etc.) or role (like Product Owner, Agile Coach, Scrum Master, etc.) Once you are a certified PMI-ACP®, it means that you are in a different league of agile practitioners.

Course Description

PMI-ACP certification was created by agilists for agilists. Organizations that are highly agile and responsive to market dynamics complete more of their projects successfully than their slower-moving counterparts. The PMI-ACP 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.

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Agenda

Domain I. Agile Principles and Mindset

    • Agile Manifesto
    • 12 Agile Manifesto Principles
    • Agile Project Management Fundamentals
    • Agile Methodologies
    • Self-organization

    Domain II. Value-driven Delivery

    • Value-based prioritization
    • Value Prioritization Scheme
    • Minimal Viable Product
    • Earned Value Management for Agile products

    Domain III. Stakeholder Engagement

    • Stakeholder management
    • Knowledge sharing
    • Participatory decision models
    • Active listening
    • Conflict resolution

    Domain IV. Team Performance

    • Team formation stages (forming, storming, norming, performing, adjourning)
    • Building empowering teams
    • Model for high-performing teams
    • High-performing vs. a low-performing team

    Domain V. Adaptive Planning

    • Agile planning stages
    • Planning artifacts and meetings in Agile
    • Agile planning teams and modeling

    Domain VI. Problem Detection and Resolution

    • Risk management
    • Problem detection
    • Problem resolution

    Domain VII. Continuous Improvement

    • Integration, testing, and experiments
    • Review and retrospective
    • Value stream analysis and mapping

    Benefits

    • Demonstrate to employers their level of professionalism in agile principles, practices, tools and techniques
    • Increase their professional versatility in project management tools and techniques.
    • Hold a certification that is more credible than existing offerings based only on exams or training
    • Get an introduction to Agile principles and practices
    • Learn how to mentor high-performance teams who deliver results
    • Understand techniques for actively managing project scope and ensuring delivery of the best products possible
    • Get familiar with new ways of managing project scope, schedule, budget and quality that are easily improved through effective Agile controls
    • Learn to combine best methods from multiple Agile methodologies
    • Learn about common pitfalls many teams fall into when adopting Agile practices
    • Change "Command and Control" leadership style to the more powerful "Servant Leadership" method of management
    • Respond to change quickly to seize competitive advantage

    Who Can Attend

    • Teams involved in project management, product management, system and solution design architect or
    • Agile Project Managers
    • Product Owners
    • Scrum Masters
    • Scrum Team Members
    • Project Sponsors
    • Project Planners
    • Quality Testing and Quality Assurance members
    • Agile Developers / Programmers
    • Designers
    • Testers
    • Project Controller

    Frequently Asked Questions

    The PMP certification is widely recognized and respected and can help you in your current project work and equip you with the essential concepts besides giving you the edge for your next role.

    The eligibility criteria is

    • 4,500 hours of project management work experience (or 7,500 hours if you don't have a 4-year college degree).

    • 35 contact hours of qualified project management training.

    To apply for the PMP exam, the PMI has mandated 35 contact hours of formal PM training. This means you will have to attend a training program whose duration should be 35 hours in which you are taught about the project management fundamentals which are aligned with the latest edition of the PMBOK Guide.

    PMP application process involves the following steps:

    • You submit an online application for the exam to PMI.
    • PMI reviews your application and if it is determined to be complete, PMI will send you an email to submit the exam fee. Your application approval is valid for one-year from the date you receive the approval email.

    After you pay for the exam, PMI will send you an email indicating one of the following next steps:

    • Examination scheduling instructions to help you schedule your examination.
    • Application has randomly been selected for PMI audit process
    • If you receive exam scheduling instructions, you can go ahead and schedule your exam with Prometric.
    • If your application is selected for an audit, PMI will provide you the follow-up instructions to comply with the audit.

    Refer to the PMP Application Walkthrough guide for a detailed step-by-step walkthrough of the PMP application process.

    You need to report your Project Management experience hours to PMI as part of your PMP Exam application

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    Certification

    Certification Details

    Prerequisites:

    1(a). For a person having a bachelor degree or equivalent university degree: Minimum of 4500 hours of project experience or Minimum of 3 years of project experience or

    1(b). For a person who has a high school diploma or equivalent secondary school credentials: Minimum of 7500 hours of project experience or Minimum of 5 years of project experience.

    And

    2.     35 Contact Hours of Project Management Education (PMP Prep Program).

    Process for PMP Exam 

    • Meet Qualifying Criteria as stated
    • Undertake Formal Project Management Training
    • 35 Contact Hours of Education
    • Become PMI® Member
    • Apply for PMP® Certification
    • Wait for Application Approval, Pay Exam Fee 555 USD (Online exam) for Non-members, 405 USD (Online exam)for members
    • Schedule the exam, Appear for the exam
    • Pass the Exam

    Exam Details

    Duration: 230 minutes

    No of Questions: 180 

    Type:  Questions will be a combination of multiple-choice, multiple responses, matching, hot area, and limited fill-in-the-blank

    Proctored Exam.

    Break: One additional break for a total of two 10-minute breaks for computer-based tests. No scheduled breaks for paper-based exams

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