PMI-ACP® Exam Preparation Training

PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)® is one of the fastest-growing certifications offered by the Project Management Institute (PMI)®. This globally recognized credential demonstrates your knowledge and expertise in agile principles, practices, tools, and techniques across agile methodologies, not just a single approach like Scrum or Kanban.

This 4-day instructor-led program prepares candidates for the PMI-ACP® Exam Preparation Training while developing practical skills that can be applied immediately in the workplace. The course is based on the latest PMI-ACP® Examination Content Outline and covers all domains required to successfully pass the certification exam.

PM Advance philosophy is to train and consult professionals not only based on theoretical knowledge, but also based on real-case scenarios and PM practitioner experience. This will effectively impart the knowledge and the best practice skills to professionals in their daily work in respective industry.

PMI-ACP® Exam Prerequisites:

To qualify for the PMI-ACP® exam, you need:

• Secondary degree, such as a high school diploma, GED (general educational development), or global equivalent
• 24 months/ 2 years of agile experience within the last 5 years (a current PMP® satisfies this requirement but is not mandatory)
• 28 hours of training in agile practices, frameworks, and methodologies.

Training Benefits provided:

• 4 Days of intensive classroom training by a PMI® Authorized certified trainer with hands-on industry experience
• 28 contact hours certificate satisfying a key prerequisite for the PMI-ACP® exam
• Comprehensive training manual based on the latest PMI-ACP® Examination Content Outline
• Interactive learning through real-case scenarios, discussions and answering PMI-ACP sample questions
• HRDC Claimable Course

Course Content

Course Introduction

• Overview of the PMI-ACP® certification
• Examination format and preparation strategy
• Course objectives and structure

Lesson 1: Mindset

• Experiment Early: Building product increments, validation activities, and informed decision-making
• Embrace the Agile Mindset: Core values of the Agile Manifesto, agile methodologies, Cynefin framework, hybrid approaches
• Promote Collaborative Team Environment: Team vision, Tuckman Model, retrospectives, cross-functional teamwork
• Build Transparency: Communication strategies, feedback loops, colocated and distributed teams
• Foster Psychological Safety: Foundations of psychological safety, learning mindset, psychological safety continuum
• Shorten Feedback Loops: Customer involvement, value definition, Design Thinking, Lean Startup
• Embrace Change: Growth mindset, responding to change, agile team dynamics

Lesson 2: Leadership

• Empower Teams: Transparency, collective empowerment, training/coaching/mentoring, emotional intelligence
• Facilitate Problem Resolution: Quality management tools, systems thinking, Cynefin framework
• Promote Knowledge Sharing: Environment for knowledge sharing, leveraging organizational assets
• Promote Agile Mindset Principles and Practices: Team awareness, continuous improvement culture, vision communication
• Promote Shared Vision and Purpose: Effective vision promotion, alignment with organizational goals
• Facilitate Conflict Management: Conflict analysis, collaborative approach to resolution

Lesson 3: Product

• Refine Product Backlog: Effective refinement techniques, prioritization evaluation, decomposing backlog items
• Manage Increments: Business value concepts, increment goals, measuring value delivery
• Visualize Work: Work visualization techniques and principles
• Manage Value Delivery: Components of success criteria, value optimization principles

Lesson 4: Delivery

• Seek Early Feedback: Customer satisfaction evaluation, stakeholder feedback methodologies
• Manage Agile Metrics: Metrics selection criteria, effective communication strategies
• Manage Impediments and Risks: Risk evaluation, collaborative decision-making, monitoring systems
• Recognize and Eliminate Waste: Value flow analysis, systematic waste identification
• Perform Continuous Improvements: Metrics collection and analysis, improvement implementation
• Actively Engage Customers: Customer requirement analysis, acceptance criteria measurement
• Optimize Flow: Work-in-progress limiting, team interruption management, flow metrics

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