Obaidullah ObaidiCIO| Central Bank of AfghanistanKabul, Kabul, Afghanistan
Dear Experts
I am preparing for my PMI ACP exam and need your recommendations that which online institute training is best to prepare for the PMI ACP exam Saving Changes...
Taha SajidICT Expert and Quality Project Manager| HuaweiRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
1. Get the 21 contact hours PDU from Joseph Phillis’ Udemy course: PMI-ACP Agile Certified Exam Prep- it will cost you (10-13$) with 90% discount on it, there is always a discount on udemy, dun worry you will get it at this price though the original price is 190$. Do Prepare notes of the slides. Keep 2-3 weeks for this at max.
2. You will only get the 21 contact hours PDU certificate once you will finish the whole course, this certificate will be referred to while filling the PMI-ACP application. Fill out the application and submit for review, don't delay this. You will get the response within one week if the audit is clear. Once you get the response, give the exam fees and take the date for an exam, this is must! Without the date, you will not be focused.
3. Only Recommended Book: "PMI-ACP exam Prep" 2nd edition by Mike Griffiths. You can order it from AMAZON in case you don't find it in a local market, I got it in 80$ with shipping charges.
4. Go through this book thoroughly and try developing the much needed AGILE mindset. Chapter 1 and 2 carry the maximum weight, so try going through them nicely. Do the end of chapters questions once you finish each chapter. Try to get the concepts and visualize yourself as SCRUM MASTER/COACH/PO/ETC.
5. Buy PMI-ACP Practice Exams-PMBOK6 of Joseph Phillips from Udemy to practice exam question(would cost 12$), no need to go for any PMI prep cast of 100$. These 2 exams of 120 questions are enough. once you are attempting the question, focus on the AGILE MANIFESTO and 12 core principles. After doing the practice exams, refer to the explanation of wrong answers and prepare notes.
6. Once you are done with the practice exams, SKIM through the book again and try to focus on the areas where you are lacking. I would suggest going through the exams again until you are scoring 70% or more.
If you do manage to pass the exam with this strategy, do feedback me.If something is not clear or need help, you can contact me on linked in :)
I posted on one of the ACP groups..
I will give you some insight material too for the exams but that is on the later stages.. Saving Changes...
Durga GonuguntlaIT Program Manager| Deloitte inc.Novi, Mi, United States
I recently acquired PMI-ACP. I used Lynda.com and Pluralsight.com. Based on my experience, these courses are good to brushup but the exam was completely different from all the mock tests and any available books in the market. 95% questions were lengthy and analytical in nature. So, you have to have the background knowledge and then put your self in a certain situation as described in the question and then try to answer. Saving Changes...
