Certification Highlights The certification was launched and awarded in 2011 by Project Management Institute (PMI) which was founded in 1969 as a Not-for-Profit Professional Association. By Nov 2013, there are 437,794 PMI members across the globePMI’s research has shown that the use of agile has tripled from December 2008 to May 2011Gartner predicts that by the end of 2012, agile development methods will be used on 80% of all software development projectsThe PMI-ACP’s committee comprises of the founding member/co-author of Agile Manifesto, Agile book authors and the founder of Agile CoP who have acquired diverse, cross-methodological leadership and agile certification experiencesPMI-ACP is a methodological-neutral agile certification. It is not necessarily an agile project manager credential and it is not only for information and communications technology

Course Outline Value-Driven DeliveryStakeholder EngagementBoosting Team Performance PracticesAdaptive PlanningProblem Detection and ResolutionContinuous Improvement (Product, Process, People)

Agile project management is an iterative method of determining requirements of projects in a highly flexible and interactive manner. It is a method of doing projects by empowering and trusting people, acknowledging change as norm, and promoting constant feedback. For organizations adopting agile approaches to project management, they place importance on individual and interactions over processes and tools, working software over comprehensive documentation, customer collaboration over contract negotiation and responding to change over following a plan. PMI-ACP® is positioned to recognize and validate knowledge of agile principles, practices and tools and techniques across agile methodologies.

PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)®

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Chartered Requirement Educational and project management experience requirement:

21 contact hours of formal education or training in agile practicesPass the PMI-ACP® examCandidates are required to earn and report 30 Professional Development Units (PDU) in specialized area of agile project management within a 3-year cycle to maintain the certification

Training Highlights

Master Trainer Mr. Raymond Wong, PMP, M.Sc.Over 25 years of project management experience in leading edge corporationsHeld senior positions such as Managing Director, General Manager, and Principal Consultant of technology and system integration firms in Canada, Hong Kong and ChinaOne of the founding members of the Project Management Institute (PMI), Hong Kong Chapter in 1997 and has been serving as an Executive Committee Member of the Hong Kong Chapter since thenVisiting Lecturer of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the University of Hong Kong

21 hours of instructor-lead classroom trainingEmphasis is placed on examination skills and the practical application of real-world Agile project managementRenowned trainer who is one of the core leading members of the PMI Hong Kong ChapterPDU workshops are available on a regular basis for students to maintain an active certification status of PMI-ACP

A 3-hour Computer-Based Testing (CBT) examinationThe exam comprises of 120 multiple-choice questions, of which only 100 are scored questions. The rest of the 20 questions are un-scored questions which will not be identifiedAllocation of exam questions:

Exam fee:

After successful registration of the examination, you are assigned a 12-month eligibility period and you are allowed to take the examination up to 3 times within this 12-month period should you not pass the exam on the first attempt

Agile tools and techniques (50%)Agile knowledge and skills (50%)

Non-PMI member: US$495 PMI member: US$435

Educational Requirement

General Project Experience

Agile Project Experience

Secondary degree (High school diploma, associate’s degree or global equivalent)

2,000 hours working on project teamsThese hours must have be earned within the last 5 yearsActive PMP® or PgMP® will satisfy this requirement

1,500 hours working on agile project teams or with agile methodologiesThese hours are in addition to the 2,000 hours required in the “General Project Experience”These hours must be earned within the last 3 yearsAgile project experience must be unique and separate from general project experience

Examination Highlights