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Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Official Reference Books for PMI-ACP

Below is the list of books published for preparing PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) examination.

Agile Estimating and Planning

Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great

Agile Software Development: The Cooperative Game (2nd Edition)

The Art of Agile Development

And here is the list of books recommended by PMI

Monday, November 14, 2011

PMI Agile Certification

PMI is offering new certification called PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP). This is bringing lot of interested and momentum in Agile community worldwide.

ACP certification is basically designed to provide understanding of Agile concepts at basic level. So the eligibility criteria is set as below:

2000 hours of experience in working on any project team that may or may not follow Agile.
1500 hours of experience in working on project team following Agile
21 hours of training on Agile Project management concepts

So here are your steps towards ACP Exam preparation:

1.Gain experience as prescribed above.
2.Register for membership with PMI
3.Focus on topics defined in study guide
4.Read the official reference books
5.Enroll for the workshop/training to completed 21 contact hours on agile topics. Check with PMI chapter near you or any education provider registered with PMI
6.Join the official group in LinkedIn
7. Once you are ready take Exam.

For more details download the handbook

Good Luck!

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