Exam Preparation PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)® («PMIACP»)

1 The PMI-ACP Exam

• Procedure of the exam
• Requirements
• Learning Path

2 Agile Principles

• Projects in complex environments
• The Agile Manifesto
• Criteria for selecting the approach
• The Agile Mindset
• Agile Leadership
• Overview of agile frameworks and methodologies

3 Value-driven delivery

• Why value-driven?
• Determination of value
• Prioritization
• Agile contracts
• Incremental value creation
• Delivery control

4 Stakeholder engagement in agile projects

• Stakeholder involvement in agile projects
• Communicating a vision
• Ensuring participation
• Communication and interpersonal skills

5 Working with agile teams

• How teams work in agile projects
• Composition of agile teams
• Leading agile teams
• Encouraging collaboration
• Keeping an eye on team performance

6 Adaptive Planning

• Traditional vs. Agile Planning
• Agile planning methods
• The planning levels
• Estimates in agile projects

7 Problem identification and resolution

• Problem understanding
• Problem identification in agile projects
• Dealing with risks
• Problem solving strategies

8 Continuous improvement in projects

• Why continuous improvement?
• Methodological approaches to continuous improvement
• Continuous improvement of project results
• Continuous improvement of the way of working
• Continuous improvement for project staff and participants

This course consists of impulse lectures and exercises in alternation.

This course is aimed at employees of agile teams or employees from organizations that are implementing agile practices.

PMI requires a Master's (secondary level degree), 21 contact hours of training in agile practices, 12 months of general project experience within the last 5 years. A current PMP® or PgMP® meets this requirement, therefore does not need to demonstrate this. In addition, 8 months of agile project experience within the last 3 years is required.

Please also check PMI's official eligibility criteria.

If you do not have any experience in working with agile projects, we recommend you to study the Scrum Guide beforehand.

The exam is not part of the course. Please register individually for the exam via an authorized test center. Please note that, based on experience, a few more weeks of self-study should be scheduled between the course and the exam.

The certification exam consists of 120 multiple-choice questions, for which you will have three hours. Please note that the exam is not available in German.

• PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)®