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PMI-ACP Certification Exam

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(Know Every thing about PMI-ACP

Certification and How to Pass ACP

Certification Exam in a Month)

Agenda

Overview of Agile & SCRUM

Introduction to PMI & PMI-ACP Certification

PMI-ACP Certification Requirements & Exam Fee

PMI-ACP Exam Contents & Reading Materials

Prudential Exam Prep Methodology (Pass PMI-ACP In a Month)

Prudential PMI-ACP Exam Prep Training Workshop

About Prudential Solutions & Its Training Programs

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Note: Any views OR Opinion OR Techniques presented and showcased in this

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What is Agile?

Agile is the ability to adapt to changes as fast or faster than

changes occur. Agile is an umbrella term for a set of

values, principals and practices that have been shown to improve

the efficiency, productivity, and quality of software delivery.

The Agile Manifesto was written

In 2001, a group of 17 “lightweight” methodologists met

Including Representative of

eXtreme Programming (XP)

Scrum

DSDM Adaptive Software

Development

Agile Manifesto

The Agile Manifesto

We are uncovering better ways of developing software by doing it and helping others do it.

Individuals and interactions over processes and tools

Working software over comprehensive documentation

Customer collaboration over contract negotiation

Responding to change over following a plan

That is, while there is value in the items on the right, we value the items on the left more.

Source: www.agilemanifesto.org

Agile Manifesto – Graphical Representation

Individuals and

Interactions

Processes and

Tools

Working

Software

Comprehensive

Documentation

Customer

Collaboration

Contract

Negotiation

Responding to

Change

Following a

Plan

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Traditional

Agility is a relative term

Focus on empowered, self-managing teams;

Autonomous teams do not need the day-to-day intervention of

management

Management protects team from outside interference

Agile teams are composed of a mix of skills

Agile team members are able to step in for each other as

necessary

Individuals And Interactions Over Processes And Tools

Traditionally we measure progress by the percent complete of

the functional milestones

Agile teams provide actual working product as a status report,

“product review”

Design changes as the system is built, results in outdated

documentation

Agile teams prefer face-to-face communication over

documentation because it is simpler, faster, and more reliable.

Working Software over Comprehensive Documentation

Contract negotiation, Identify and define everything and spells

out the payment and date specifications

Customers become a part of the development process

Writing specs down and throwing them over the fence is

simply not effective

Customer Collaboration over Contract Negotiation

It’s much easier to respond to change when the organization

and the customer share a clear understanding of the project’s

status

In plan-driven environments, all requirements are specified up

front, broken down to the task level and estimated

Agile plans follow more of a rolling wave approach using top-

down planning

Responding to Change over Following a Plan

What is Agile?

• An iterative and incremental (evolutionary) approach performed in a highly collaborative manner with just the right amount of ceremony to produce high quality software in a cost effective and timely manner which meets the changing needs of its stakeholders.

• Core principles

– “Fits just right” process

– Continuous testing and validation

– Consistent team collaboration

– Rapid response to change

– Ongoing customer involvement

– Frequent delivery of working software

1. Satisfy the customer through

early and continuous delivery

2. Welcome changing requirements

3. Deliver frequently, preferring a

shorter timescale

4. Business & technical work

together daily

5. Pick the right team & trust them

6. Face-to-Face Communication

7. Working software is the primary measure of progress

8. Sustainable pace

9. Technical excellence and good design enhances agility

10. Simplicity, maximizing the amount of work not done

11. Best results emerge from self-organizing teams

12. The team regularly reflects

to become more effective

12 Agile Principles

Research on Agile PM

14

Scrum Process

(Deemer, Benefield, Larman, & Vodde, 2010, p.5).

PMI-ACP CertificationExam Prep Mentoring Seminar

Session - 3: PMI-ACP Certification

Are You Agile Ready?

• Do you use Agile practices, tools, and techniques in yourprojects?

• Do you belong to an organization that is in the process ofadopting or is already implementing projects using the Agilephilosophy, methodologies, principles, and practices?

• Do you want to demonstrate your expertise in Agilepractices, tools, and techniques?

• Then you may be ready to take the next step and become aPMI® Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) ®.

• The PMI-ACP is not limited to project managers or ProjectManagement Professional (PMP) credential holders;individuals with experience working on Agile project teamscan also apply

Project Managem ent Institute

®

The world’s leading not-for-profit global professional organization for project management

knowledge, information and professionalism

Project Management Institute

• Most recognized project management certification organization

• Along With Other PM Certification, Agile certification available– PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)– Developed by Agile thought leaders

• Just completed pilot program– Pilot exams began in October– Pilot ended November 30, 2011– Results send out January 9, 2012– PMI-ACP testing begins January 31, 2012

WHY PMI AND AGILE?

• 65% of PMI members working on IT projects

• 80% of software projects using Agile

Strengths

– Reputation, penetration in the market

– History and credibility

Weaknesses

– Heritage in Agile methods

– Perceptions of the “Evil Empire” that Agile is the solution to

• Realities

– Created by a committee of Agilists across the Agile umbrella of frameworks

PMI-ACP - Who should apply & Why?

• If you are working in organizations using agile to manage projects, the PMI-ACP can provide an opportunity to demonstrate your knowledge of agile practices.

• The PMI-ACP is not limited to project managers or Project Management Professional (PMP)® credential holders; individuals with experience working on agile project teams can apply.

• For practitioners, PMI-ACP® helps:

– Demonstrate to employers their level of professionalism in agile practices of project management

– Increase their professional versatility in both Waterfall and agile techniques

– Hold a certification that is more credible than existing entry-level, training or exam-only based offerings

• For organizations, PMI-ACP® demonstrates a practitioner’s:

– Knowledge of Agile practices, which shows the practitioner has greater breadth and depth as a PM

– General Project Management Experience – 2000 hours

(12 months) within last 5 years.

(If you have an active PMP, you meet this requirement.)

– Agile Project Management Experience – 1500 hours

( 8 months) within last 3 years.

– Agile Project Management Education – 21 contact hours.

– Maintenance – 30 PDU's every 3 years. These hours count

towards fulfilling PMP requirements as well.

PMI-ACP : Requirements

• Fixed Cost

– 435 $ PMI-Members

– 495 $ Non Members

• Variable Cost

– 21 Contact Hour Training : Rs. 20,000 to Rs.

25,000

– Books : 0 to Rs. 10,000

– Retake : 335 $

Cost of Exam & Training

Exam Design Objectives

• Test Agile project knowledge and application:

– Most projects

– Most of the time

• Some remote team members Not another Scrum (or XP, FDD) exam

• • Combines Agile, Lean, and Kanban Meet Agile Alliance Exam Guidance “…employers should have confidence only in certifications that are skill-based and difficult to achieve.”

PMI-ACP's 6 major domains of practice

• Domain 1: Value-driven delivery

● define positive value

● incremental development

● avoid potential downsides

● prioritization

• Domain 2: Stakeholder engagement

● stakeholder needs, involvement and expectations

• Domain 3: Boosting team performance practices

● team formation, empowerment, collaboration and commitment

• Domain 4: Adaptive planning

● levels of planning

● adaptation

● estimation

● velocity/throughput/cycle time

• Domain 5: Problem detection and resolution

• Domain 6: Continuous improvement (product, process, people)

Experience : Domain And Tasks Of PMI-ACP

PMI Exam Content Distribution

Tools & Techniques, 50

Knowledge & Skills, 50

Tools & Techniques (50%)

Priority Item Question*

1 Communications 10.9

2 Planning, Monitoring, and Adapting 9.8

3 Agile Estimation 8.7

4 Agile Analysis and Design 7.6

5 Product Quality 6.5

6 Soft Skills Negotiation 5.5

7 Value-Based Prioritization 4.4

8 Risk Management 3.3

9 Metrics 2.2

10 Value Stream Analysis 1.1

Total Questions 60

Knowledge & Skills (50%)

Level 1: 33% = 40 questions

• Active listening

• Agile Manifesto value and principles

• Assessing and incorporating community and

stakeholder values

• Brainstorming techniques

• Building empowered teams

• Coaching and mentoring within teams

• Communications management

• Feedback techniques for product (e.g.

prototyping, simulation, demonstrations,

evaluations)

• Incremental delivery

• Knowledge sharing

• Leadership tools and techniques

• Prioritization

• Problem-solving strategies, tools, and

techniques

• Project and quality standards for Agile

projects

• Stakeholder management

• Team motivation

• Time, budget, and cost estimation

• Value-based decomposition and

prioritization

Level 2: 12% = 15 questions

• Agile frameworks and terminology

• Building high-performance teams

• Business case development

• Colocation (geographic proximity/distributed

teams)

• Continuous improvement processes

• Elements of a project charter for an Agile

project

• Facilitation methods

• Participatory decision models (e.g., input-

based. Shared collaboration, command)

• PMI’s Code of Ethics and Professional

Conduct

• Process analysis techniques

• Self assessment

• Value-based analysis

Level 3: 5% = 6 questions

• Agile contracting methods

• Agile project accounting principles

• Applying new Agile practices

• Compliance (organization)

• Control limits for Agile projects

• Failure modes and alternatives

• Globalization, culture, and team diversity

• Innovation games

• Principles of systems thinking (e.g. complex

adaptive, chaos)

• Regulatory compliance

• Variance and trend analysis

• Variations in Agile methods and approaches

• Vendor management

Exam Results

• 120 questions, 20 pretest questions that are thrown out

• Passing scored not yet published

• Duration 3 Hours

• No scheduled break

• Exam Questions

– Developed and Validated by global work group of agile

professionals

– Referred to the current agile reference list

– Monitored through psychometric analysis

– Satisfy the Examination Content Outline

PMI-ACP Exam

Agile Estimating and Planning

Mike Cohn

ISBN #0131479415

The Art of Agile Development

James Shore

ISBN #0596527675

User Stories Applied:

For Agile Software Development

Mike Cohn

ISBN #0321205685

Agile Project Management with Scrum

Ken Schwaber

ISBN #073561993X

Lean-Agile Software Development:

Achieving Enterprise Agility

Alan Shalloway, Guy Beaver, James R. Trott

ISBN #0321532899

Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great

Esther Derby, Diana Larsen

ISBN #0977616649

Agile Software Development:

The Cooperative Game – 2nd Edition

Alistair Cockburn

ISBN #0321482751

The Software Project Manager’s Bridge to Agility

Michele Sliger, Stacia Broderick

ISBN #0321502752

Coaching Agile Teams

Lyssa Adkins

ISBN #0321637704

Agile Project Management:

Creating Innovative Products – 2nd Edition

Jim Highsmith

ISBN #0321658396

Becoming Agile: ...in an imperfect world

Greg Smith, Ahmed Sidky

ISBN #1933988258

Exam Prep Challenges- No Single Reference Book. Reading 11 Books looks great idea but looks too much

- 21 Contact Hours Agile Education Programs are not available frequently

- New certificate difficult to get details / help

Official Book Reference

Reference Books

OR

PMI-ACP : Recommended Exam Prep Books

How Should You Prepare for the PMI-ACP Exam?

• Know your own learning and testing style and use whatever resources and study techniques work best for you

• Many people form study groups to provide support and peer pressure

• The PMI-ACP is influence by Software industry. The exam includes conceptual, situational, application, and evaluative questions. Be ready for each type

• Study the material with eyes of Professional Not Student. Try to relate your experience with knowledge

• Study the Selected Material & Process Group/Activity Matrix by Knowledge Area and understand what each activity involves

• Start study when decide to attempt exam.

• Develop and Focus on Study plan as per your schedule for PMI-ACP

• 120 questions are multiple-choice with 4 choices. It is easy to over study, but if you fail, you need to pay to retake the exam

• Create the account at pmi.org

• Apply For Membership (Optional)

• PMI-ACP® Certification Handbook

• Select Category 1 or 2 (College degree or not)

• Complete PMI-ACP Application Form

• Complete Agile PM Education Form (Get training or train yourself)

• Complete PM & Agile Experience Validation Forms

• Send Application to PMI

• Receive Exam eligibility letter within 10-14 days (Good for 12 months)

• Contact Prometric to schedule date for the exam and submit fee

• Pass the Exam & Achieve PMI-ACP Certification

PMI Process for PMI-ACP® Certification

Prudential’s PMI-ACP In a Month Methodology

Step - 1

Need Assessment

Know yourself and assess the need to become PMI-ACP w.r.texperience & knowledge

(PMI-ACP Handbook)

Step - 2

Get Membership

Get Membership

Develop and follow you study

plan

Step - 3

Fill The Application

Align your Projects With

PMI-ACP Application

Requirements

Step - 4

Get/Align Trainings

Get Agile PM Training of 21 Hrs

OR

align your post graduate

training/Company Training for Agile

PM

Step - 5

Apply for Exam

Now Apply For Exam

&

Revise Your Study Plan

Step - 6

Do Review & Q&A Practice

Review Your Study material /Notes and

Do Extensive Practice for Exam

Q&As

(Assess deficiencies after Full-length Exam)

Step -7

Exam Readiness

Do 3 Full Length Exam for exam

readiness if Marks are 75% to 80% then go for

exam or go to step - 6

Step -7

Go For PMI-ACP Exam

Appear in Exam

(If Fail in Exam, Do

Assessment for your exam and

result. Apply for Re-Exam and go to Step 6 Again)

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drive innovation and deliver on–time business value.

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In this program you will learn from Certified PMP® & ACP® of the industrypractitioners. They will Also Mentor and Coach you for PMI-ACP Certificationachievement & career advancement in the prestigious profession of Agile ProjectManagement.

For your PMI-ACP Certification achievement, we work with you that focuses on:

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– Personalized Study Plan

– How to document Experience & Application

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• We recommend reading books based on your work experience, it

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• Our training program is designed by taking reference from all 11

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• Based in exam content outline we prioritize the reading material

Prudential PMI-ACP Exam Prep Program

Prudential’s PMI-ACP Exam Prep Program Process

Activity 1 — Assessment of participants individually

Activity 2 — Orientation & Mentoring for PMI-ACP® Certification

Activity 3 — PMI Registration & Fill The PMI-ACP® Exam Application

Activity 4 — Training “Agile PM & SCRUM”

Activity 5 — PMI-ACP® Exam Cram Workshop

Activity 6 — Application Review & Apply For Exam

Activity 7 — Mentoring/Guideline For Exam Study & Exam Cram

Activity 8 — Audit Guidance (If Application in Audit)

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Activity 10 — Mentoring/Coaching Session Before Exam Day.

Activity 11 — If Failed in Exam (Review your Result/Failure Causes, Join our Next

Training program With No Tuition Fee)

Activity 12 — Help you to Maintain PMI-ACP® Certification (Guidance to Earn 30 PDUs with no Money)

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