Nov 23, 2020 11:54 AM
Replying to Michael LoCicero
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I'll close the loop here, as I just passed my PMI-ACP certification :).
Looking at my original plan, I think I overestimated the amount of preparation I needed, but keep in mind I have a few years of experience overseeing development teams that use Agile methodologies. Also, I did the PMI-ACP preparation course on Pluralsight.
I read through PMI-ACP Exam Prep book, second edition, by Mike Griffiths and followed the "Plan B" he sets forth in the introductory chapter. Read through the book once, took all the review questions in one sitting and got 82% of them right. Went through the ones I got wrong and reviewed the material. Then, took his online quiz and scored a 95% so I felt I was ready to take the exam, and wanted to get it done before the holidays.
I spent ~1 hour per day, for a total of 7 hours per week, and it took me 3 weeks or so to get through the book twice and follow his "Plan B". That said, ~21 hours of preparation. Those numbers are for someone who works in an Agile environment daily, and has been reading consistently about Agile during my career, so it's most likely skewed a bit. I would think the preparation time will be significantly higher for someone without hands-on experience.
Hope this helps someone who is interesting in taking the exam! Thank you to everyone who gave me feedback on my original plan. Now time to sit back and relax for a bit :).
