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.
Experience
2-3 years of experienceExam length
120 questionsExam time
180 minutesIs PMI-ACP right for you?
Organizations that embrace agility and adaptability outperform their counterparts, which means completing more projects successfully. With the demand for agile practitioners soaring, the PMI-ACP certification is more valuable than ever. Developed by agilists for agilists, this certification enhances your agile skills and mindset to deliver value and versatility across diverse industries.
86%
of PMI-ACPs qualified for new opportunities.
84%
of PMI-ACPs gained recognition for career advancement.
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.
Instructor-Led ACP® Courses
PMI-accredited training
Our Authorized Training Partner program connects you with PMI-aligned organizations that prepare you for the PMP certification exam.
Agile Practice Guide
PMI Standard
A Disciplined Agile® Approach to Optimizing Your Way of Working. A pragmatic application of agile, lean, and traditional techniques for your enterprise-class environment.
Where holders drive success
The PMI-ACP certification deepened my understanding of agile, emphasizing adaptability across multiple frameworks. It empowers practitioners to elevate companies, teams, and projects toward success.
The PMI-ACP certification deepened my understanding of agile, emphasizing adaptability across multiple frameworks. It empowers practitioners to elevate companies, teams, and projects toward success.
The PMI-ACP certification deepened my understanding of agile, emphasizing adaptability across multiple frameworks. It empowers practitioners to elevate companies, teams, and projects toward success.
The PMI-ACP certification deepened my understanding of agile, emphasizing adaptability across multiple frameworks. It empowers practitioners to elevate companies, teams, and projects toward success.
The PMI-ACP certification enhanced my communication and collaboration with stakeholders, driving successful transformation and measurable business value. It also provided a strong foundation to train others pursuing the PMI-ACP.
The PMI-ACP certification enhanced my communication and collaboration with stakeholders, driving successful transformation and measurable business value. It also provided a strong foundation to train others pursuing the PMI-ACP.
The PMI-ACP certification enhanced my communication and collaboration with stakeholders, driving successful transformation and measurable business value. It also provided a strong foundation to train others pursuing the PMI-ACP.
The PMI-ACP certification enhanced my communication and collaboration with stakeholders, driving successful transformation and measurable business value. It also provided a strong foundation to train others pursuing the PMI-ACP.
My PMI-ACP journey began with a goal to streamline construction processes using Agile. With a background in marketing, I applied Agile principles to enhance communication, leading to impactful messaging and continuous improvement.
My PMI-ACP journey began with a goal to streamline construction processes using Agile. With a background in marketing, I applied Agile principles to enhance communication, leading to impactful messaging and continuous improvement.
My PMI-ACP journey began with a goal to streamline construction processes using Agile. With a background in marketing, I applied Agile principles to enhance communication, leading to impactful messaging and continuous improvement.
My PMI-ACP journey began with a goal to streamline construction processes using Agile. With a background in marketing, I applied Agile principles to enhance communication, leading to impactful messaging and continuous improvement.
Obtaining the ACP certification was crucial, blending theory with practice to navigate complex projects. It fostered adaptability and serves as a strong foundation for embracing hybrid project management in the future.
Obtaining the ACP certification was crucial, blending theory with practice to navigate complex projects. It fostered adaptability and serves as a strong foundation for embracing hybrid project management in the future.
Obtaining the ACP certification was crucial, blending theory with practice to navigate complex projects. It fostered adaptability and serves as a strong foundation for embracing hybrid project management in the future.
Obtaining the ACP certification was crucial, blending theory with practice to navigate complex projects. It fostered adaptability and serves as a strong foundation for embracing hybrid project management in the future.
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