PMI Launches Agile Certification

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To meet growing demand for application of Agile practices, Project Management Institute will introduce a pilot Agile certification for project management practitioners, with exams starting later this year.

With more and more organizations applying Agile techniques in the management of successful projects, the Project Management Institute has announced the launch of an Agile certification. A pilot of the new certification, to help ensure the examination is suitably developed, will start in May, according to PMI. Interested practitioners will be able to submit applications for this certification in May, with examinations commencing in the third quarter of 2011.

PMI research found that the use of Agile practices in project management has doubled in the last two years. For project practitioners working in organizations that are using Agile techniques, the Agile certification validates an applicable knowledge base of Agile principles and concepts. The certification will complement PMI’s existing Agile offerings, including the Agile Community of Practice, SeminarsWorld and eSeminarsWorld courses, and Agile area of focus sessions at PMI Global Congresses, according to PMI.

“Project managers who are using Agile practices in their projects can broaden their influence and impact in their respective organizations and enhance their careers with the Agile certification, …

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