How to Prepare for PMI-ACP Certification

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The use of Agile methodologies is growing at an incredible rate, the basic way we do traditional plan-driven project management hasn't changed significantly since the 1950's and 1960's and the rate of technology change today is making a pure plan-driven approach very cumbersome and impractical to implement in many real-world situations. That doesn't mean that traditional plan-driven project methodologies are obsolete and no longer useful; however, within a relatively short amount of time, a project manager who only knows how to use traditional plan-driven methodologies will be at a serious disadvantage in the job market.

That's a big challenge for many project managers who have been schooled and indoctrinated in a plan-driven project management approach because Agile changes the very nature of how we do project management in many environments. PMI has recognized the importance of this trend and has created the Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP®) certification to recognize project managers who have developed an understanding of Agile knowledge and skills. The PMI-ACP certification is a step in the right direction and has some fairly rigorous requirements but it doesn't go far enough in my opinion to address some of the challenges that project managers face in a real-world Agile environment today.

This course is not a PMI-ACP "exam prep" course. This course is designed to help you develop a plan to go beyond simply passing the PMI-ACP exam, develop a clear understanding of the potential career paths for an Agile Project Manager, and prepare yourself for a high-impact Agile Project Management role in addition to achieving PMI-ACP certification. Understanding this real-world perspective will not only help to prepare you for a real world role, it will also make the information required for the PMI-ACP exam much more meaningful and easier to retain and it will also make you a much stronger project manager!

Earn PDU's: Students who complete this course are eligible to receive 2.0 PDU's in PMI continuing education credits. Instructions for claiming PDU's are provided with the last lesson in the course.

What are the requirements?

All students should take my "Learn the Truth About Agile versus Waterfall" course prior to taking this course to develop a basic understanding of Agile and Waterfall and to see those two approaches in a fresh new perspective as complementary rather than competitive

What am I going to get from this course?

Over 16 lectures and 2 hours of content!

Understand all of the major Agile certifications and why PMI-ACP makes sense

Learn the requirements for PMI-ACP certification as well as an overview of what's on the PMI-ACP certification exam and how to prepare for it

Create a vision for your career path as an Agile Project Manager

Develop a foundation of real-world Agile Project Management knowledge in order to make the information required for PMI-ACP certification more meaningful and easier to internalize and retain

Create a roadmap of training combined with real-world experience to qualify for PMI-ACP certification and prepare yourself for a high-impact Agile Project Management role

What is the target audience?

Anyone who is interested in preparing for PMI-ACP certification

Curriculum

Section 1: Introduction and Course Overview

Lecture 1 Introduction 12:48

This lesson provides an introduction to the rest of the course and an understanding of why this course is so important to anyone who is considering PMI-ACP certification as well as an overview of how the rest of the course is organized

Section 2: PMI-ACP Certification Requirements and Exam Overview

Lecture 2 PMI-ACP Certification Overview 08:26

The purpose of this lecture is to explain how the PMI-ACP certification came about and how it relates to other Agile certifications

Lecture 3 PMI-ACP Certification Requirements 07:33

This lecture will provide a discussion of the PMI-ACP certification requirements

Lecture 4 PMI-ACP Exam Overview 05:53

This lecture will provide an overview of the knowledge and skills that are covered by the PMI-ACP exam

Quiz 1 PMI-ACP Certification Quiz 10 questions

Lecture 5 Exercise: Complete PMI-ACP Readiness Assessment Text

The purpose of this exercise is to perform an assessment to assess your readiness for PMI-ACP certification

Section 3: Agile Project Management Overview

Lecture 6 What is Agile Project Management? 11:40

This lesson provides an overview of what "Agile Project Management" is and the typical real-world roles that might be played by an Agile Project Manager

Lecture 7 Agile Project Management Career Paths Part 1 08:33

This lecture is part 1 of 3 parts on "Agile Project Management Career Paths". This series of lectures is designed to give you an understanding of the potential real-world roles that an Agile Project Manager might fill.

Lecture 8 Agile Project Management Career Paths Part 2 07:17

This lecture is part 2 of 3 parts on "Agile Project Management Career Paths". This series of lectures is designed to give you an understanding of the potential real-world roles that an Agile Project Manager might fill.

Lecture 9 Agile Project Management Career Paths Part 3 08:11

This lecture is part 3 of 3 parts on "Agile Project Management Career Paths". This series of lectures is designed to give you an understanding of the potential real-world roles that an Agile Project Manager might fill.

Quiz 2 Agile Project Management Overview Quiz 10 questions

Lecture 10 Exercise: Agile Project Management Career Path Assessment Text

The purpose of this exercise is to assess the most likely Agile Project Management career path

Section 4: PMI Agile Domains of Knowledge

Lecture 11 Agile Project Management Domains of Knowledge Part 1 15:26

This lecture is part 1 of 3 parts on "Agile Project Management Domains of Knowledge". This series of lectures is designed to provide an understanding of the domains of knowledge and the tasks associated with those domains of knowledge that PMI considers important to an Agile Project Management role.

Lecture 12 Agile Project Management Domains of Knowledge Part 2 09:18

This lecture is part 2 of 3 parts on "Agile Project Management Domains of Knowledge". This series of lectures is designed to provide an understanding of the domains of knowledge and the tasks associated with those domains of knowledge that PMI considers important to an Agile Project Management role.

Lecture 13 Agile Project Management Domains of Knowledge Part 3 10:54

This lecture is part 3 of 3 parts on "Agile Project Management Domains of Knowledge". This series of lectures is designed to provide an understanding of the domains of knowledge and the tasks associated with those domains of knowledge that PMI considers important to an Agile Project Management role.

Quiz 3 PMI Agile Domains of Knowledge Quiz 10 questions

Lecture 14 Exercise: Agile Knowledge Domains Assessment Text

The purpose of this exercise is to assess your level of proficiency in each of the seven Agile domains of knowledge and to assess their importance to your Agile career path

Section 5: Putting It All Together

Lecture 15 Overall Summary, Next Steps, and Resources to Help 16:20

The purpose of this lecture is to provide an overall summary of the course, discuss next steps, and identify potential resources that are available for additional help.

Lecture 16 Course Evaluation IFrame

Please complete this course evaluation to help us continue to improve this course