PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)®
The PMI-ACP certification demonstrates your agile expertise with the industry’s only experienced-based, ISO-accredited exam. Gain a competitive edge in a fast-changing world and establish your ability to tailor your approach. Drive excellence through Scrum, Lean, Kanban and more—all while being truly agile and team-centric.
Starting 8 November 2024, the PMI-ACP® exam will feature new content aligned with the latest agile practices. Ensure your success with our wide range of training options.
Experience
2+ years of experience
Exam length
120 questions
Exam time
180 minutes
Languages
7
Is PMI-ACP right for you?
Organizations that embrace agility and adaptability outperform their counterparts, resulting in increased value. With the demand for agile practitioners soaring, the PMI-ACP certification is more valuable than ever. Developed by agile leaders, this certification equips agile practitioners with the mindset to apply agile principles effectively, along with the tools and skills needed to collaborate in any agile environment.
86% of PMI-ACPs qualified for new opportunities.
84% of PMI-ACPs gained recognition for career advancement.
Before you apply, make sure you meet the following PMI-ACP certification requirements:
Eligibility requirement
• Secondary school diploma
• 24 months/ 2 years of agile experience within the last 5 years (a current PMP® satisfies this requirement but is not mandatory
• 21 hours of training in agile practices, frameworks, and methodologies (21 hours will be accepted until 31 March 2025). Candidates with a third-party certification or who have completed a GAC core project management course, are pre-approved to fulfill this requirement.
You can also meet the training hours requirement with the following:
• PMI Authorized On-Demand PMI-ACP® Exam Prep or
• PMI® Authorized Online PMI-ACP® Practice Exam or
• Instructor-led ACP® course
How to prepare for the PMI-ACP exam
Explore the multiple study aids we offer to get you exam day ready.
Maintaining your PMI-ACP certification
Earning your certification is a big step – maintaining it shouldn’t have to be. Continuing education is core to PMI certification. PMI-ACP holders need to earn 30 professional development units (PDUs) in each 3-year cycle to maintain certification. Each PDU represents one hour spent:
• Learning
• Teaching others
• Presenting
• Reading
• Volunteering
• Content creating
