My PMP Exam, PMI-ACP Agile, ITIL v4 Foundation Certification: Free Study Notes & Tips 2019 — through Online Self Study for Working Professionals

I passed the PMI-ACP® exam with “proficient” in all the domains tested. The following are the tips generated from my PMI-ACP® experience. It is hoped that these PMI-ACP® tips would help PMI-ACP® candidates to get several more questions right. Wish you PMI-ACP® success! Tips 1 – Look out for “Tricky” Words Since...

[PMI-ACP® Exam Study Notes] Unlike the role of project managers in traditional waterfall project management, Agile managers (e.g. ScrumMaster, Coach, etc.) have the primary role of helping team members to embrace Agile principles and removing obstacles. Ideally, Agile teams are self-organized and self-managing. Agile coaching is therefore an important function for...

[PMI-ACP® Exam Study Notes] The distinction between Agile Planning and Agile Project Execution is not clear cut. In fact, for Agile projects, planning is interwoven into the project execution following the plan-do-check-act cycles. Analysis and planning is performed for every iteration and even every day of Agile life. Working with Agile...

[PMI-ACP® Exam Study Notes] After having obtained the project charter, the customer / Product Owner and the team would be engaged in the planning for the Agile project. Agile planning deals with project organization, planning, management, communications and continuous management. Though it is often said that Agile projects emphasis on responding...

In the PMI-ACP® Certificate application form, candidates are requested to include details of their project experiences in Agile (and traditional) projects. PMI-ACP® applicants must have: at least 2,000 hours working on project teams within the last 5 years; AND at least 1,500 hours working on Agile project teams or with Agile methodologies...

I got selected randomly for the PMI-ACP® Exam Audit. I am the “lucky few” who got selected for both PMP® Audit and PMI-ACP® Audit (that’s why I believe the audit selection is completely random). It took me nearly a month to complete the PMI-ACP® Audit (delivery time included). The audit...

Many Aspirants would agree that after reading the PMI-ACP® Exam syllabus, one still does not know exactly what would be tested on the actual PMI-ACP® Exam and how to prepare for the PMI-ACP® Exam. Help is much needed, especially from those who understand the PMI-ACP® Exam in details. Luckily, I...

PMI has implemented a major change in the CCR program (i.e. PDU requirements) for PMI Certifications (from 1 December 2015). This post aims to highlight the changes that every Certification holders and aspirants would need to know. Summary: How to Get PDU in the Correct Talent Triangle Skills Area for FREE?...

[PMI-ACP® Exam Study Notes] Feature-Driven Development (FDD), Dynamic Systems Development Method (DSDM) and Crystal are other Agile methods mentioned in the PMI-ACP® Exam syllabus. This post is about the guidance principles and practices, etc. of FDD, DSDM and Crystal. According to the experiences of PMI-ACP® aspirants, these Agile frameworks are seldom tested...

[PMI-ACP® Exam Study Notes] Lean Software Development has its principles adopted from the Lean Manufacturing Approaches. Lean is not an Agile method in the strictest sense but its values are in close alignment with Agile. This post is about the guidance principles and practices, etc. of Lean Software Development and Kanban. Lean Software...

The GreyCampus online PMP® course has completely been rebuilt for the new PMP® Exam. The quality of the has been improved quite a lot! I have written a new review on the new course here. One of the pre-requisites for the PMP® Certification is getting the required “35 Contact Hours”....

[PMI-ACP® Exam Study Notes] Extreme Programming (XP) is one of the most popular Agile model for software development good practices (Unlike Scrum which focuses of project management on prioritizing tasks and getting feedback). Extreme Programming is based on five core values taken to the extreme: simplicity, communication, feedback, courage and respect. This...

[PMI-ACP® Exam Study Notes] Scrum is one of the most popular Agile model. It is easy to understand but difficult to master. Scrum is based on three pillars: transparency, inspection and adaptation. This post is about the guidance practices, roles and responsibilities, events and artifacts, etc. of Scrum. Scrum Agile...

[NEW! For the 2015 July PMI®-ACP Exam syllabus] For PMI-ACP® exam aspirants, the PMI-ACP® Exam syllabus seems to be a mystery. Yes, PMI does spell out the details of what would be tested on the PMI-ACP® exam in the PMI-ACP® Examination Content Outline (REVISED DECEMBER 2014), however it is written in PMI...

[PMI-ACP® Exam Study Notes] Level 3 PMI-ACP® Knowledge And Skills group is one of the three Knowledge and Skills groups for the PMI-ACP® exam. The “Knowledge And Skills” accounts for a total of 50% of all the questions to be found on the exam paper. According to the PMI-ACP® exam content outline,...