Certification

PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)®

The PMI-ACP certification highlights your agile expertise with the industry’s only agnostic, experienced-based, ISO-accredited exam. It validates your ability to drive excellence across methodologies, including Scrum, Lean, Kanban, and more—with a truly agile and a team-centric approach, this certification is sure to make you stand out among peers, employers, and stakeholders alike.

Starting November 8 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, including eLearning, authorized instructor-led courses, and practice exams.

Experience
2+ years of experience
Exam length
120 questions
Exam time
180 minutes
Languages
7

Exam fee will only be required after your application has been accepted and you are ready to schedule your exam.
Exam fee will only be required after your application has been accepted and you are ready to schedule your exam.
Certification

PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)®

The PMI-ACP certification highlights your agile expertise with the industry’s only agnostic, experienced-based, ISO-accredited exam. It validates your ability to drive excellence across methodologies, including Scrum, Lean, Kanban, and more—with a truly agile and a team-centric approach, this certification is sure to make you stand out among peers, employers, and stakeholders alike.

Starting November 8 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, including eLearning, authorized instructor-led courses, and practice exams.

Experience
2+ years of experience
Exam length
120 questions
Exam time
180 minutes
Languages
7

Exam fee will only be required after your application has been accepted and you are ready to schedule your exam.
Exam fee will only be required after your application has been accepted and you are ready to schedule your exam.

Path to PMI-ACP certification

Before you apply, make sure you meet the following PMI-ACP certification requirements:

Eligibility requirement

  • Secondary degree
  • 21 contact hours of agile practices training
  • 12 months of general project experience within the last 5 years (a current PMP® or PgMP® satisfies this requirement but is not mandatory)
  • 8 months of agile project experience within the last 3 years

Not ready for certifications?

Check out additional PMI professional development for other ways to build your skills.

Not Eligible? View Other Certifications

Before you apply, make sure you meet the following PMI-ACP certification requirements:

Eligibility requirement

  • Secondary degree
  • 21 contact hours of agile practices training
  • 12 months of general project experience within the last 5 years (a current PMP® or PgMP® satisfies this requirement but is not mandatory)
  • 8 months of agile project experience within the last 3 years

Not ready for certifications?

Check out additional PMI professional development for other ways to build your skills.

How to prepare for the PMI-ACP exam

Explore the multiple study aids we offer to get you exam day ready.

 

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      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