1 PMI’s New Agile Certification: PMI-ACP SM REP Breakfast Frank Schettini, MBA Vice President, Information Technology, PMI

2 PMI’s History with Agile The Value of the PMI-ACP SM o For the practitioner o For the organization PMI-ACP SM o Overview o Market Buzz / Market Reaction o Eligibility Requirements o Pilot Timeline PMI’s Agile Suite of Resources PMI-ACP SM Overview

3 PMI’s History with Agile Congress presentations since 2004 –12 sessions at North America Congress 2010! SeminarsWorld ® sessions since 2005 Agile Community of Practice established 2009 PMBOK ® Guide 3 rd & 4 th edition references to iterative development Agile reference sources in PMI Marketplace

4 Agile is a philosophy that uses organizational models based on people, collaboration and shared values. Agile is based on rolling wave planning; iterative and incremental delivery; rapid and flexible response to change; and open communication between teams, stakeholders and customers. Agile is a topic of growing importance in project management. The marketplace shows this trend, as project management practitioners embrace Agile as a technique for managing successful projects. Because of these changes in the project management environment, PMI has developed an Agile certification Key thought leaders in project management and the Agile Community of Practice have advised PMI on the best way to offer an Agile certification to serve project practitioners and organizations. The Value of PMI-ACP SM

5 Practitioners o 12% are currently practicing Agile o Majority feel that Agile PM certification would be: Valuable (61%) Useful (68%) Organizations o 30% are using Agile project management o Majority feel that Agile PM certification would be: Valuable (68%) Useful (71%) Beneficial to their company’s project management practices (75%) The Value of PMI-ACP SM

6 For practitioners, PMI-ACP SM helps: o Demonstrate a level of professionalism in Agile principles, practices, tools and techniques o Increase professional versatility in project management For employers, PMI-ACP SM demonstrates a practitioner’s: o Knowledge of Agile practices, which shows the practitioner has greater breadth and depth as a PM o Ability to lead basic Agile projects The Value of PMI-ACP SM

7 Product Definition Product is NOT: –Methodology specific certification (e.g., Scrum, XP, DSDM, or Lean specific) –Agile Project Manager credential (role- based credential) –Exclusively for ICT

8 RequirementDescription Educational LevelSecondary degree (high school or equivalent) or higher General PM Experience 2,000 hours working on project teams. These hours must be earned within the last 5 years. Note: a PMP will be accepted to fulfill these requirements. Agile PM Experience 1,500 hours working on Agile project teams or in Agile methodologies. These hours are in addition to the 2,000 hours required in general project management experience. These hours must be earned within the last 2 years. Agile PM Training 21 contact hours; hours must be earned in Agile project management topics Examination Tests knowledge of Agile fundamentals and ability to apply to basic projects Maintenance 30 PDUs/3 CEUs every 3 years in Agile project management Note: hours would count toward PMP Cost$435 Member, $495 Non Member PMI-ACP SM – Eligibility Requirements

9 Some Major Questions What’s the process? –Like other certifications –Application  Payment  Exam –Training can be taken between application and exam How will you get the exam? –Via Prometric Testing Centers –IT channel (same as CAPM)

10 April: Exam Content Outline available May: Pilot application opens Pilot participants will receive a 20% rebate of certification fee Sept: Exam available for pilot candidates End of Q4: First Agile certifications awarded PMI-ACP SM – Pilot Timing

11 23 February 2011 Eblast to REPs Announce Agile Certification launch and who should pursue the certification. PMI.org/Agile web page Launched April 2011 issue REP Monthly article with link to Agile quiz Update on the Agile Certification launch (e.g. be the first to apply and earn the certification, discount on pilot). Provided link to Agile quiz for practitioners or instructors to use for their students. 20 April 2011 Eblast to REPs with links to the prep materials PMI.org/Agile pages Launched with links to resources including Examination Content Outline and Reference Texts to help in the update or development of Agile courseware. PMI REP Communications

12 Since February, 5,700 people have signed up to participate in the PMI-ACP SM pilot 3,000 individuals have responded to PMI’s “Agile knowledge” quiz 110,000 individuals have visited PMI’s launch page Market Reaction

13 PMI Agile Resources For more information and access to Agile resources, please visit PMI.org/Agile for quick links to: PMI’s Agile Certification - Frequently Asked Questions Examination Content Outline and Reference list (available April 2011) Training in Agile Project Management Access Agile Papers and Books PMI’s Agile Community of Practice To receive updates about the PMI Agile Certification Pilot, please

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