Propose to rename PMI-ACP to "PMI Agile Project Manager"

After these news (confusion in my humble opinion) what will happen to PMI-ACP certification? What about the people who passed the PMI-ACP certification exam?

Luis -

I've previously shared concerns similar to yours with the PMI folks most directly involved with DA - they feel that there is room in the PMI "stable" for multiple agile certifications and that the ACP and DA certifications are not competing with one another.

My assumption is that 2020 will be an "inspect & adapt" year as is usually the case whenever an acquisition has been made...

Kiron

My take on PMI certification rebranding

PMI had one key product of its offering (PMP Certification)

Following a product line extension strategy created: CAPM, PgMP, PfMP

Pursuing its strategy of increasing supply, now extending the range (but being careful to offer the PMI brand as a quality assurance), it created PMI-RMP, PMI-SP, PMI-ACP and PMI-BA.

Care has always been taken to update the PMBOK Guide, the project management reference guide, including new techniques and tools and / or processes and / or approaches to projects, ensuring that PMP certification remains the reference product for PMI.

Care was also taken in the content of the certification exam questions, ensuring high selection criteria.

What will the new PMBOK Guide look like?

What will the new PMP certification exams look like?

What will come next after the acquisition of DA and Flex?

In my humble opinion, DA and Flex certifications should not be included in the PMI offering.
Should stay in AD

The risk of losing focus and losing market value has to be equated

I have a big doubt
Was the acquisition of DA and Flex made under the partnership between PMI and Agile Alliance?

I am waiting to see what surprises PMI will anouce, but for sure my plans for the next year are already made with several possible paths, I will evaluate possible scenarios until March ( time to renovate membership).

I love PMI reputation, knowledge and community, but i can tell you as confidence that one of the paths( pessimitisc path) is if PMI-ACP becomes a subset of Discipline Agile, if that really happens i have no alternative in pursuit other certification as replacement. It will not be Discipline Agile for sure, i love the concept but in europe, it as no expression is mostly unknown and does not add value to the eyes of HR and labor market at least for now.

I was expecting as strategy that PMI start using the local chapters to increase reputation of DA and dissiminate trainings options, using local experienced members and turn them into trainers, but until now that is not a reality. My feeling until now is that neither PMI knows exactly the path that will follow. Without information we only can backup in feelings and perceptions.

For me it's a weekness PMI not involve more the local chapters in
the training of new certifications.

I whish you the best and to all community and a great 2020 for everybody.

What is interesting is that when we were challenging the incorporation of the "Scrum Master" terminology in the DALSM (Disciplined Agile Lean Scrum Master) certification given that DA is agnostic and the founders had frequently criticized that role's name, what we were told by Dave Garrett (who was the PMI executive directly involved with the DA & Flex acquisition and incorporation strategies) was that they need to include the Scrum Master name to increase brand awareness and help their marketing of the credential.

Kiron

Getting back to the PMI-ACP issue

An analysis perspective:

In September 2019 PMI-ACP certified 30,507 people

Certification costs per person: 21 hours of training + hours of study + $ 495.00 (exam) = $ 2500.00 (lowest cost)

About $ 77,000,000.00 cost for certificates and $ 15,101,000.00 direct to PMI

Can PMI afford to end this certification?

What is interesting is that when we were challenging the incorporation of the "Scrum Master" terminology in the DALSM (Disciplined Agile Lean Scrum Master) certification given that DA is agnostic and the founders had frequently criticized that role's name, what we were told by Dave Garrett (who was the PMI executive directly involved with the DA & Flex acquisition and incorporation strategies) was that they need to include the Scrum Master name to increase brand awareness and help their marketing of the credential.

Kiron

Kiron,

Obviously, i Will not discuss the fusion for this reasons:
1 - I never heard about Discipline Agile until PMI adquired institution
2 - I did not belong to the group of experts that decided the strategy of the integration and I didn't even have to be part, I'm just a recent and modest member from a remote location like Europe far from decisions.

I do not have access to privileged information so i can only give my opinions after the PMI anoucements. Sometimes this informations came through you first and I thank you for that.

Other than that, the only thing i can say is that i did not apreciate the fact of ACP certification start being used as requisite of CDAP.

In my point of view this subordinate the certification to the most advanced certifications of DA creating a obvious dependencie, between two separate institutions suposedely independents as you mentioned to @Luis.

Alexandre Costa