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Discipline Agile Vs PMI-ACP

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TAIWO POPOOLA
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Head of Cloud Software & Services| Ericsson EMEA Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria
Does PMI-ACP still have the same value since PMI has acquired Discipline Agile?

How often do you see DASM or DASSM in job requirements?
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Kiron Bondale Retired | Mentor| Retired Welland, Ontario, Canada
Taiwo -

No PMI agile certification is referenced often in job postings, compared to the ubiquitous CSM or the slightly less ubiquitous set of SAFe certifications.

However, that is not a function of their quality and a discerning hiring manager or recruiter would recognize that they each go far beyond what a basic CSM denotes.

I had expected PMI to drop the ACP when they acquired DA in 2019, but given the number of people holding that credential, it is a good source of renewal income so that might explain why it continues to be offered.

Kiron
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Jul 20, 2024 4:18 PM
Rami Kaibni
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Kiron, I actually find the PMI-ACP to be valuable on it's own without the DASSM, at least it was for me, so I am glad they kept it because it does add value to professionals regardless of it's source of income. Without having the PMI-ACP, I probably wouldn't understand the DA Tool Kits concepts that well.
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Mike Frenette Manager, IT PMO| Halifax Water (retired) Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Here are some useful links on PMI.org about the two certifications:

https://www.pmi.org/certifications/agile-certifications

https://www.pmi.org/certifications/agile-c...rum-master-dasm

https://www.pmi.org/certifications/agile-acp
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Rami Kaibni
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Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Jul 20, 2024 10:28 AM
Replying to Kiron Bondale
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Taiwo -

No PMI agile certification is referenced often in job postings, compared to the ubiquitous CSM or the slightly less ubiquitous set of SAFe certifications.

However, that is not a function of their quality and a discerning hiring manager or recruiter would recognize that they each go far beyond what a basic CSM denotes.

I had expected PMI to drop the ACP when they acquired DA in 2019, but given the number of people holding that credential, it is a good source of renewal income so that might explain why it continues to be offered.

Kiron
Kiron, I actually find the PMI-ACP to be valuable on it's own without the DASSM, at least it was for me, so I am glad they kept it because it does add value to professionals regardless of it's source of income. Without having the PMI-ACP, I probably wouldn't understand the DA Tool Kits concepts that well.
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Galen Garrison, MBA, PMP, ACP, PMOCP Technical Program Manager| Western Governors University Salt Lake City, Ut, United States
Thank you for this thread. It was helpful.

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