Project Management Institute Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)® Exam Preparation

Project Management Institute Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)^® Exam Preparation

Overview

The project management domain has been evolving over recent years, with agile methods and practices become increasingly popular as organisations seek to respond faster and more
effectively to ever-increasing change initiatives.

Our PMI Agile Certified Practitioner exam preparation course provides the necessary study and preparation required to obtain the globally recognized Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)
® and enable the fast pace of change and empowerment that is integral to agile.

The purpose of this certification program is to build a comprehensive knowledge base of agile best practices, to enable project managers and team members to apply the tools and
techniques when working within an agile environment, with a goal of obtaining a professional certification credential of the highest calibre.

About this Course

Course Objectives

This course prepares participants to undertake and pass the PMI Agile Certified Practitioner Examination and, on successful completion, it will enable participants to:

Adopt agile best practices to effectively deliver project benefits
Describe in detail the agile principles and mindset
Understand value driven incremental delivery processes
Effectively engage stakeholders throughout the project life cycle
Develop a high performing team
Adaptively plan as the project progresses through the life cycle
Identify and resolve threats and issues
Leverage learnings to encourage and promote continuous improvement
Use a broad range of agile methodologies including Scrum, Kanban, Lean, extreme Programming (XP) and test-driven development (TDD)
Understand the requirements of the certification application process and fully prepare for the PMI’s Agile Practitioner Certification and exam process

How this Course is Delivered

Key Topics

The course covers the seven domains as detailed in PMI’s exam
content outline, as follows:

Agile Principles and Mindset
Value-Driven Delivery
Stakeholder Engagement
Team Performance
Adaptive Planning
Problem Detection and Resolution
Continuous Improvement

The course also includes the practical application of agile tools and techniques associated with: agile analysis and design; estimating; communications; interpersonal skills; metrics; planning, monitoring and adapting; process improvement; product quality; risk management and value-based prioritisation.

Outcomes and Certification

Certification Exam

The certification exam has 120 multiple-choice questions and you have three hours to complete it. The exam may be taken via an online proctor from home or your office.

Course Prerequisites

PMI-ACP Exam Eligibility

To be able to apply to sit the PMI-ACP exam, the pre-requisites are:

2,000 hours of general project experience working on teams. A current Project Management Professional (PMP)® or Program Management Professional (PgMP)® will satisfy this requirement but is not required to apply for the PMI-ACP.
1,500 hours working on agile project teams or with agile methodologies. This requirement is in addition to the 2,000
hours of general project experience.
21 contact hours of training in agile practices.

For further information refer www.pmi.org

FAQs

Where is the training venue located?

Sydney courses are held at 45 Clarence Street, Sydney.

Melbourne courses are held at 123 Queen Street, Melbourne.

Canberra courses are held at 15 Moore Street, Canberra.

I require an invoice before payment is processed – can I still book this course online?

Yes. Simply select ‘invoice’ from the payment options during the checkout process and one of our consultants will be in contact to organise payment.

Is this a certified course?

No. This course is a preparation course only. At the conclusion of this course, participants will register through the Project Management Institute (PMI)^® to undertake the relevant examination at an additional cost.

However, you do receive a Completion Certificate from PM-Partners group stating that you have undertaken 21 contact hours of education. This will provide the prerequisite project management education needed to sit either the PMI-ACP certification.

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