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PMI Agile Certified Practitioner(PMI-ACP)

Chapter 1: PMI- ACP Overview

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PMI globally recognized credentials
Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Program Management Professional (PgMP)
PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)
PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP)
PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP)
OPM3 Professional Certification

Source: www.pmi.org/Certification.aspx accessed on April 20, 2013
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35% 45% 11%
35% Agile closely
reflects their current
development practices
Increased to 46% -When
definition of Agile
included Rational, Unified
Process or Spiral
11% - Scrum, the
favoured form of Agile
Project Management
Survey Size: 1300 IT Professionals
Forrester wave
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PMI-ACP certification overview
Pilot Exam began in Oct, 2011 and ended in Nov 30, 2011
PMI-ACP Official Testing began in January 31, 2012
2,858 PMI-ACP Certified Professionals as of April 30, 2013
Certification is designed to:
o Demonstrate to employers the practitioners level of
professionalism in Agile practices of project management,
o Increase the practitioners versatility in project management tools
and techniques,
o Show that the practitioner has the capacity to lead basic Agile
project teams, and
o Provide a framework for Agile training and professional
development initiatives.


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PMI fact file
Certification Active Certified Professionals
CAPM Certified Associate in Project Management 24,196
PMP Project Management Professional 593,074
PgMP Program Management Professional 985
PMI-RMP PMI Risk Management Professional 2,507
PMI-SP PMI Scheduling Professional 1,036
PMI-ACP PMI Agile Certified Practitioner 4,366
Source: PMI Today Jan 2014 edition, figure as of 30 November 2013
Other Statistics
Total Members 437,576
Total Chartered and Potential Chapters in 84 Countries 280
Communities of Practices (CoP) 33
Total Copies of all editions (including PMI Published translations) of
the PMBOK Guide in circulation
4,367,716
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Eligibility requirement
Requirement Description
Educational Background Secondary degree (high school diploma, associates degree of
global equivalent
General Project Experience 2,000 hours working on project teams
These hours must be earned within the last 5 years
Active PMP or PgMP will satisfy this requirement
Agile Project Experience 1500 hours working on agile project teams or with agile
methodologies
These hours are in addition to the 2,000 hours required in
general project experience
These hours must be earned within the last 3 years
Training in Agile Practices 21 contact hours
Hours must be earned in agile practices
Examination Tests knowledge of agile fundamentals
Fees (CBT) $435 for members and $495 for non-members
Source: www.pmi.org/en/Certification/New-PMI-Agile-Certification.aspx, accessed on April 20, 2013
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Certification process
Step1 Complete Application
Step2
Step3 Pay Fees
Step4 Audit (if selected)
Step5 Schedule, & Take the Exam
Initial Completeness
Review
10
Days
90
Days
~
90 Days to Submit Material
PMI takes 5-7 days to review
1
Year
1 year from the date of the
application accepted. You can take
the exam up to 3 times during this 1
year.
"PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)Handbook", accessed April 20, 2013, http://www.pmi.org/~/media/PDF/Certifications/PMI-ACP_Handbook.ashx