What is PMI ACP and why should we do it?

• Fastest growing certification• The PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)® certification formally

recognizes your knowledge of agile principles and your skill with agile techniques

• The PMI-ACP certification spans many approaches to agile such as Scrum, Kanban, Lean, extreme programming (XP) and test-driven development (TDD)• Gartner predicted that 80% of all Software projects will be using Agile

• Strong focus on adopting Agile in organizations• Covers Gamut of Agile methods and principles • Approval for your knowledge• Demonstrate to employers their level of professionalism in agile

principles, practices, tools and techniques.• More credibility of this certification than training based offerings

Deck covers

PART 1•Pre-requisites for PMI-ACP•Fees & re-imbursement •Administrative process while preparing

PART 2•Exam details•PMI-ACP Content and what has changed from Jul 2015•Preparation Material•References

Pre-requisites & how to attain them

2,000 hours of general project experience working on teams

1,500 hours addition to above; working on agile project teams or with agile methodologies

21 contact hours of training in agile practices

Sources for Free PDU’s•PMI Members:•Project Management.com –Agile Webinars•PMI.org – On demand webinars on Agile•More inputs: Refer CCRS@PMI

Certification Fees

•Fees• PMI Membership: US $139• Certification fees: PMI Member US$435 Non-member

US$495• *Check with your organization if they have any

discount

Administrative work required to appear in exam

• Step 1: Fill the application form – PMI takes 7 to 10 days to revert

• Step 2: Prepare well• Step 3: At around 80% prepared: Submit fees.• Step 3a: If you randomly get selected for Audit Submit

evidences. PMI takes 7-10 days post submission• Step 4: Go to prometric site to select a exam date• Step 5: Take exam and get certified

PMI-ACP PREPARATION

PART 2: How to prepare?

Exam Details

•120 multiple-choice questions in 3 hours •(100 scored items & 20 unscored –randomly placed)•7 domains

Domain Names of Domain Percentage on test

Domain I Agile Principles and Mindset 16%Domain II Value-driven Delivery 20% Domain III Stakeholder Engagement 17% Domain IV Team Performance 16% Domain V Adaptive Planning 12% Domain VI Problem Detection and Resolution 10% Domain VII

Continuous Improvement (Product, Process, People)

9%

Change in PMI ACP

•Role delineation study done every 3-5 years to make it more relevant to current scenario•Assessment moved from Tool & Techniques & Knowledge & skills to Domains•Jul 15, 2015 to Oct 14, 2015 – Pilot period (results not announced immediately)•New Domain introduced: Agile Principles & Mindset

•Focus on metrics & governance •When to use Agile•Newer ways of communication: Engagement of social media•Establishing Agile mindset•Around 10% course content change – but change in focus• Increased focus on Kanban (2 new addition in PMI reference book) & Lean

Formal introduction of new topics

Tools & TechniquesWorkshops Defect rate (Metrics)Learning cycles Backlog grooming/ refinementCollaboration games Product-feedback loopTwo way communication Approved IterationSocial media based communication

Pre –mortem (rule setting, pre failure analysis)

Feedback methods Testing, including exploratory and usability

Work in progress (Metrics) Requirements reviews Minimal Viable Product (MVP)

Knowledge and skillsAgile discovery

Agile hybrid modelsManaging with agile KPIs

Some preparation tips & reference materials

•Practicing Agile (At least at “Shu” stage of Shu-ha-ri)•Choose a study book (e.g. Mike Griffith’s etc.) and go through it at least twice • Give as many mock exams as possible (some links given towards end as reference)•Note wrong answers or unfamiliar terms & content – look for other materials (some reference links given towards end)•Practice eliminating wrong answers in mocks•Aim for minimum 76-80% in mock exams before finalizing exam date

Read articles, blogs, white papers on Agile by Jim Highsmith, Alistair Cockburn, Mike Cohn, David J. Anderson, Marcus Hammarberg, Joakim Sunden

When should you target from for this certification

• New editions with latest content coverage : September mid onwards e.g.

RMCLS – Mike Grifith’s Izenbridge –Saket Bansal

• Target certification dates: Post October 15, 2015

• Begin preparations today!!

• Work to attain PDU’s and submit application form

Reference list for mock exams

External Links:• Izenbridge sample tests – (Good Question bank)• Leading answers -Sample questionnaire• Pmiacptraining.com• PM instructors – sample questions• Free PMI-ACP exam dumps 120 Quest – Tough & unsure of correct

ans• Star PMO 120 sample questions• Whizlabs.com• Gr8pm.com

Reference reading materials

External links:• PMI website• Article - Jim Highsmith’s Thoughtworks• Book - Mike Cohn – Agile Estimating & Planning• Blog- PMI-ACP in 3 Iterations• Blog - How To Pass PMI-ACP Exam• Blog - How I passed the PMI-ACP Exam• Sample free chapters of "Kanban in action" book• Gartner Highlights: 10 Things CIOs Need to Know About Agile

Development

Thank you & All the best!!

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Parul Jain