PMI-ACP Primer Web Seminar

23 Pages·2007·0.96 MB·English

by  John Moore

PMI-ACP Primer Web Seminar
Presented by David Mantica
Agenda
• Vision for new certification
• Demographic
• Application requirements
• Fees
• Exam content overview
• Domains and tasks
• Training options
• Connection with Scrum Alliance accreditations
Resources
• PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)
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• PMI Agile Certification Exam Content Outline
(April 2011)
Why Agile for PMI
• The question on the minds (and responses on the
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• It is simple
– PMI recognizes that Agile is of growing importance in
project management
– With any business, PMI had to acknowledge this and
doing something or nothing… they decided to do
something
Vision for New Certification
• If it has ties to project management, PMI wants to be a part
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method or practice. So their spin on this cert:
– Certification recognizes individual expertise using Agile practices
and shows professional versatility through Agile tools and
techniques
– Certification carries a higher level of professional credibility
through its requirements
– Certification supports individuals in meeting the needs of
organizations using a diversity of methods
Demographics
• Employers—PMI wants to know:
– Certification demonstrates to employers the practitioner’s level of
professionalism with Agile practices of project management
• Employees—PMI wants to give you:
– A tool to show professional versatility in both project management
tools and techniques
– Both “traditional” PM and Agile PM experience and understanding
Application Requirements
PMI-ACP Requirements
Eligibility Requirements: Description:
Education Level Secondary degree (high school or equivalent) or
higher
General Project Management 2,000 hours working on project teams. These hours
Experience must be earned within the last 5 years. PMP is acceptable
to fulfill these requirements
Agile Project Management 1,500 hours working on Agile project teams or in Agile
Experience methodologies. These hours are in addition to the general
project management experience requirements. These hours
must be earned within the last two years
Agile Project Management 21 contact hours; hours must be earned in Agile project management
Training topics **ACP PDUs**
Examination Tests knowledge of Agile fundamentals and ability to apply to basic
projects
Maintenance 30 PDUs or 3 CEUs every 3 years in Agile project management
Note: these hours would count toward fulfilling PMP requirement
if individual holds both certifications
Fees
PMI-ACP Certification Fees
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Paper-based testing $385 45
$3
Reexamination CBT $335 95
$3
Reexamination PBT $285 45
$1
CCR certification renewal $90 30
Things to Know
•
Once you start the application process you have 90 days to complete
•
Do online application if at all possible (takes five business days to process
•
Can’t schedule exam until application is approved and fees paid
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If you are audited (possibly up to 25% of applications are randomly audited) you have
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You have one year to take exam after application approval and you can retake the
exam three times during that year
•
Your certification cycle starts the day you pass your exam and your cycle is 3 years.
You need 30 PDUs in that cycle
•
You complete renewal process once you have 30 PDUs and pay renewal fee
•
Certification suspension happens on the third anniversary of the day you passed
your exam and you have yet to renew (1 year period)
•
Certification expiration happens after suspension period if you do not fulfill your
recertification requirement
CCR Snap-shot
• CCR (Continuing Certification Requirements
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– PMI-ACP certification cycle is three years from date of
exam pass
– No less than 30 professional development units (PDUs)
• Use the onsite CCR system to report PDUs
• Complete online application for renewal
– Reaffirm PMI code of ethics
– Reaffirm PMI certification application/renewal agreement
– Submit the credential renewal fee