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PMI-ACP Eligibility criteria

In order to be eligible for the PMI-ACP Certification you need to meet certain professional requirements which includes:

The following are the basic eligibility criteria for the PMI-ACP Certification :

Educational
Background
+ General Project Experience + Agile Project Experience + Training in Agile Practices

Secondary
degree (high
school
diploma,
associate’s
degree or
global
equivalent)

*2,000 hours (12 months)
working
on project teams.
This experience

must have been
earned in the last 5 years

1,500 hours (8 months)
working on project teams
using agile methodologies

This experience must
have been earned
in the last 3 years

These hours are in addition
to the 2,000 hours
required in
general project experience.

21 contact hours

Hours must
have been
earned in agile practices

*Note: For those who hold a PMP and/or PgMP credentials, PMI has already verified you have exceeded the project experience requirements. In other words, PMP and/or PgMP credential holders will be accepted as fulfilling the general project experience requirements.

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