(Mike Griffiths’ book is an excellent study guide for the PMI-ACP exam.)

PMI Agile Certified Practitioner

I passed the PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) exam yesterday. This is PMI’s fastest growing certification. It’s value is becoming more significant as the trend toward Agile in many companies continues.

(Click the image above to see details on youracclaim.com.)

Here are a few facts about the certification

The PMI-ACP covers seven domains

1. Agile Principles and Mindset
2. Value-Driven Delivery
3. Stakeholder Engagement
4. Team Performance
5. Adaptive Planning
6. Problem Detection and Resolution
7. Continuous Improvement (Product, Process, People)

Prerequisites to sit for the exam

1. 2,000 hours of general project experience working on teams
2. 1,500 hours working on agile project teams or with agile methodologies
3. 21 contact hours of training in agile practices

120 question exam

1. Predominantly scenario based
2. 3 hour time limit