As a «Certified Agile Associate IPMA® Level D» you have broad agile knowledge, know the mindset and can successfully work in an agile team.
Experience in the competence elements of project management is not mandatory. However, it is an advantage if you have already applied your project management knowledge to some extent. You should also have a good knowledge of project management and be able to apply it.
The exam for the «Certified Agile Associate IPMA® Level D» takes 3 hours and consists of 60 multiple-choice questions and 30 open questions. The questions can relate to any of the swiss.ICB4 competencies. You have passed the exam if you have achieved at least 60% of the possible total score and have answered at least one question correctly for at least 23 of the 28 competencies in Project Management or 24 of the 29 competencies in Agile Leadership.
The exam will be held online. There is one appointment per class. Digicomp will register you for this online exam with the certification body. You will need a webcam to take the exam, as exam proctoring is done via Zoom, and a browser. You will receive the links for this in the exam invitation.
On the day of the exam, you can log into the candidate portal and find your exam session there. You will then open your browser and be able to join the Zoom meeting there. Before the exam, please make sure Zoom is installed on your computer. You can download a free version here: https://zoom.us/download
For more information, please refer to this guide.
The certificate has international recognition and is valid for five years. It entitles you to use the acquired title «Certified Agile Associate (IPMA Level D)» during the validity period of the certificate.
Shortened procedure in Agile Leadership
If you have a valid project management certificate (IPMA Level D or higher), you can take an abbreviated written exam.
The exam takes 1 hour and consists of 20 multiple-choice questions and 10 open-ended questions. The questions can be related to any of the 9 swiss.ICB4agile competencies that are not already recognized by your existing project management certificate. You have passed the exam if you have achieved at least 60% of the possible total score and have answered at least one question correctly for 8 of the 9 competencies.
Please let us know if you wish to use this option.
Recertification requirements
You must provide proof that you hold an IPMA® Level D certificate and/or have completed at least 175 hours of continuing education in project management in the 5 years since (re)certification. You can find more information here.