Description
PMI ACP is one of the premium certifications looked upon by hiring managers for Agile & Scrum Implementation. The reason of why is evident pretty much. Let us learn why?
With the growing Industry needs, we have started to notice a paradigm shift in the Project Management space off late. Especially with the continuously changing requirements of almost every Project, Agile & Scrum concepts started to evolve.
PMI has been considered as Industry de-facto standard and word for Project Management. With its market dominance on Project Management, the PMI-ACP Certification is recognized towards People who function in Agile implementation and practice on daily basis.
PMI ACP Training and Certification is one of the promising program for upcoming and working Agile & Scrum professionals, leaders. GlobalSkillup is a true Agile & Scrum leader with real-time examples based trainings oriented towards PMI ACP Certification Exam offered by PMI (Project Management Institute).
Who Should Attend
- Software Development Engineers
- Software Quality Team
- Documentation Engineers
- Content Development Team
- Release & Change Professionals
Benefits to You
• Build strong knowledge and understanding of Agile & Scrum concepts
• Aids to transition from novice to practitioner of Agile practices
• Learn day to day use Agile terms and terminologies
• Understand and visualize the templates and working Agile model
Learning Outcomes
• Demonstrate Agile in Implementation real time and Practice it with ease
• Extensive understanding on the Agile knowledge for better productivity
Job Mapping
• Graduates with the Training participation can start Job search with confidence to earn starting salary of Rs.12 Lakhs
• Professionals with upto 3+ years of experience in software/IT can transition into Senior roles immediatley
• Senior professionals with PMI-ACP certification can promote to Lead & Management positions
Eligibility for PMI-ACP Certification Exam
- Diploma/Graduation or above
- Project Management Experience 2000 Hours earned in last 5 Years
- Agile Work Experience 1500 Hours earned in last 3 Years
- 21 Contact Hours earned with participation in the Agile Training
Unique selling proposition
GlobalSkillup with its niche SME expertise on Project Management and quality gives the participants the right edge and name to establish their deep dive understanding on the Agile practice and market themselves extensively. The course curriculum and the certificate issued are in line with the Global standards and provide a unique opportunity for participants to take superior value advantage.
PMI-ACP Certification Exam Breakdown
Exam Domains | Topic Areas | Questions Percent |
D1: Agile Framework | | 16% |
D2: Customer Value Driven Delivery | | 20% |
| Define Positive Value | |
| Avoid Potential Downsides | |
| Prioritization | |
| Incremental Development | |
D3: Effective Stakeholder Engagement | | 17% |
| Understand Stakeholder Needs | |
| Ensure Stakeholder Involvement | |
| Manage Stakeholder Expectations | |
D4: Boosting Team Performance Practices | | 16% |
| Team Formation | |
| Team Empowerment | |
| Team Collaboration and Commitment | |
D5: Adaptive Planning for Realtime | | 12% |
| Levels of Planning | |
| Adaptation | |
| Agile Sizing and Estimation | |
| Velocity/Throughput/Cycle Time | |
D6: Problem Detection and Resolution | | 10% |
D7: Continous Improvement Betterment | | 9% |
Totals | | 100% |
Exam Format
Total of 120 multiple choice Questions to be answered in 3 hours’ time. 20 Questions are pre-test, which are non-scoring questions. 100 Questions are scoring questions based on which the evaluation for PMI-ACP credential will be considered pass.
PMI ACP Sample Exam Questions
Question 1: Retrospectives must be performed during:
Answer Options:
A. Product backlog planning
B. Iteration planning
C. Release planning
D. Sprint Completion
Correct Answer: Sprint Completion
Question 2: Personas define the behavior of the
Answer Options:
A. Stakeholders & customers
B. Work to be done by the team
C. Built product based on the user roles
D. Sprint team
Correct Answer: Built product based on the user roles
PMI ACP Training Agenda Outline
Day 1 | Day 2 |
Learn about PMI, PMI-ACP Certification | Agile Knowledge & Skills Immersion – Level 2 (12 Knowledge/Skills) |
PMI-ACP Exam insights & preparation of mindset for exam | Agile Knowledge & Skills Immersion – Level 3 (13 Knowledge/Skills) |
Understand Agile & Marketplace | Agile Practitioners 6 Domains of Tasks |
Agile Manifesto & 12 Principles behind Manifesto | Your role in Professional & Social Responsibility |
Agile – Tools & Techniques (10 Categories) | PMI-ACP Exam Preparation |
Agile Knowledge & Skills Immersion – Level 1 (18 Knowledge/Skills) | Final Wrap Up |
PMI-ACP Study Books and References
Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great
ISBN #0977616649 by Esther Derby, Diana Larsen, Ken Schwaber |
Agile Software Development: The Cooperative Game – 2nd Edition
ISBN #0321482751 by Alistair Cockburn |
The Software Project Manager’s Bridge to Agility
ISBN #0321502752 by Michele Sliger, Stacia Broderick |
Coaching Agile Teams
ISBN #0321637704 by Lyssa Adkins |
Agile Project Management: Creating Innovative Products – 2nd Edition
ISBN #0321658396 by Jim Highsmith |
Becoming Agile: …in an imperfect world
ISBN #1933988258 by Greg Smith, Ahmed Sidky |
Agile Estimating and Planning
ISBN #0131479415 by Mike Cohn |
The Art of Agile Development
ISBN #0596527675 by James Shore |
User Stories Applied: For Agile Software Development
ISBN #0321205685 by Mike Cohn |
Agile Project Management with Scrum
ISBN #073561993 by Ken Schwaber |
Lean-Agile Software Development: Achieving Enterprise Agility
ISBN #0321532899 by Alan Shalloway, Guy Beaver, James R. Trott |
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Total Cost of PMI ACP Certification
Training Cost by GlobalSkillup |
12990 |
INR |
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ACP Certification Exam Cost for Non-Members |
495 |
USD |
ACP Certification Exam Cost for PMI Members |
435 |
USD |
PMI ACP and CSM Comparision
PMI ACP (Agile Certified Practitioner) is offered by PMI(Project Management Institute) which is very popular across the world for Project Management. Certification offered by PMI is worthy investment from Job market and Recruiter’s point of view. This certification is the new offering while CSM is being there in the market for a while. Even then, PMI ACP is still considered a better one in comparision since this certification emphasizes more on the overall iterative methodologies including SCRUM, Lean, Kanban and so on. Exam is based on 120 Objective type Questions conducted at Prometric Independent Test Center. Pass percentage is not defined by PMI. It is “believed” to be close to 75%. This certification needs a periodic renewal usually every 3 years. PMI ACP Training is a 2 days duration program. All PMI certifications, including PMI ACP can be taught by any Training provider and also PMI REP’s(Registered Education Providers).
CSM (Certified Scrum Master) is offered by the ScrumAlliance which was the only provider once upon a time to venture out to provide SCRUM related certifications. Offlate, there are atleast a couple of bodies which focus and provide similar to certifications like CSM. CSM primarily emphasizes on the SCRUM methodology only. Exam is based on the 35 Objective type Questions conducted by Training providers after the Training Completion in Supervision of Invigilator at Training Center. Achievement of 24 or above correct answers for 35 questions is considered as Pass. This certification needs a periodic renewal usually 2 years onwards. Certified Scrum Master Training is a 2 days duration program. CSM Training is provided by either CST (Certified Scrum Trainer) or ScrumAlliance REP’s(Registered Education Providers) only.
Certification
Participants will get the 21 Contact Hours of Agile Knowledge Proficient Certificate from GlobalSkillup after completing this course. This certificate is also mandatory to participate in the PMI-ACP examination.