Transcript PMI and the Project Manager - Project Management Institute

PMI’s New Agile Certification:
SM
PMI-ACP
REP Breakfast
Frank Schettini, MBA
Vice President, Information Technology, PMI
www.pmi.org/Agile
[email protected]
1
PMI-ACPSM Overview
• PMI’s History with Agile
• The Value of the PMI-ACPSM
o For the practitioner
o For the organization
• PMI-ACPSM
o
o
o
o
Overview
Market Buzz / Market Reaction
Eligibility Requirements
Pilot Timeline
• PMI’s Agile Suite of Resources
2
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 3rd & 4th edition references to
iterative development
• Agile reference sources in PMI Marketplace
3
The Value of PMI-ACPSM
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.
4
The Value of PMI-ACPSM
• 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%)
5
The Value of PMI-ACPSM
• For practitioners, PMI-ACPSM helps:
o Demonstrate a level of professionalism in Agile
principles, practices, tools and techniques
o Increase professional versatility in project
management
• For employers, PMI-ACPSM 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
6
Product Definition
• Product is NOT:
– Methodology specific certification (e.g.,
Scrum, XP, DSDM, or Lean specific)
– Agile Project Manager credential (rolebased credential)
– Exclusively for ICT
7
PMI-ACPSM – Eligibility Requirements
Requirement
Description
Educational Level
Secondary 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
8
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)
9
PMI-ACPSM – Pilot Timing
April: Exam
Content
Outline
available
Sept: Exam
available for
pilot
candidates
May: Pilot
application
opens
Pilot participants
will receive a
20% rebate of
certification fee
End of Q4:
First Agile
certifications
awarded
10
• PMI REP Communications
23 February
2011
Eblast to
REPs
Announce Agile Certification launch and
who should pursue the certification.
PMI.org/Agile web page Launched
Update on the Agile Certification launch (e.g.
REP
be the first to apply and earn the certification,
Monthly
April 2011
discount on pilot).
article with
issue
link to Agile
Provided link to Agile quiz for practitioners or
quiz
instructors to use for their students.
Eblast to PMI.org/Agile pages Launched with links to
REPs with resources including Examination Content
20 April 2011 links to the Outline and Reference Texts to help in the
prep
update or development of Agile courseware.
materials
11
Market Reaction
• Since February, 5,700 people have
signed up to participate in the PMI-ACPSM
pilot
• 3,000 individuals have responded to
PMI’s “Agile knowledge” quiz
• 110,000 individuals have visited PMI’s
www.pmi.org/agile launch page
12
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 email
[email protected]
13
SM
PMI-ACP
www.PMI.org/Agile
[email protected]
14