PMI-ACP Exam
120-question agile certification exam for experienced practitioners using agile methods across Scrum, Lean, Kanban, and other approaches.
- Type
- Written
- Delivery
- Both
- Duration
- 180 min
- Questions
- 120
Exam sections
Mindset
The Mindset section covers adaptive planning, iterative delivery, product thinking, team collaboration, feedback loops, value prioritization, servant leadership, and the ability to choose practices that fit uncertainty. For PMI Agile Certified Practitioner, this domain emphasizes the decisions a practitioner makes when translating objectives into delivery work, coordinating people, managing uncertainty, and producing outcomes that stakeholders can recognize as valuable.
Question notes
Weight: about 28% of the exam content for this certification. PMI questions are often task- and scenario-oriented, so expect wording that asks what the practitioner should do next, which action best supports the objective, or how to handle competing constraints. For Mindset, expect agile, adaptive, hybrid delivery, product, and team scenarios, with questions that may blend this objective with neighboring exam areas instead of isolating it as a standalone topic.
Preparation tips
When preparing for Mindset, use PMI terminology carefully, but also practice applying it to predictive, agile, hybrid, governance, stakeholder, risk, and value-delivery situations rather than memorizing definitions alone. Compare agile, hybrid, and predictive situations, then decide how backlog refinement, prioritization, ceremonies, metrics, and stakeholder feedback should shape delivery. Spend extra time on applied scenarios, because higher-level questions usually reward judgment, sequencing, and tradeoff analysis.
Leadership
The Leadership section covers stakeholder analysis, communication choices, leadership behaviors, relationship management, expectation setting, conflict resolution, and the human factors that determine whether practices are adopted successfully. For PMI Agile Certified Practitioner, this domain emphasizes the decisions a practitioner makes when translating objectives into delivery work, coordinating people, managing uncertainty, and producing outcomes that stakeholders can recognize as valuable.
Question notes
Weight: about 25% of the exam content for this certification. PMI questions are often task- and scenario-oriented, so expect wording that asks what the practitioner should do next, which action best supports the objective, or how to handle competing constraints. For Leadership, expect stakeholder, leadership, relationship, and communication scenarios, with questions that may blend this objective with neighboring exam areas instead of isolating it as a standalone topic.
Preparation tips
When preparing for Leadership, use PMI terminology carefully, but also practice applying it to predictive, agile, hybrid, governance, stakeholder, risk, and value-delivery situations rather than memorizing definitions alone. Use stakeholder maps, communication plans, service scenarios, and change situations to decide who needs what information, when, and with what level of influence or consultation. Spend extra time on applied scenarios, because higher-level questions usually reward judgment, sequencing, and tradeoff analysis.
Product
The Product section covers adaptive planning, iterative delivery, product thinking, team collaboration, feedback loops, value prioritization, servant leadership, and the ability to choose practices that fit uncertainty. For PMI Agile Certified Practitioner, this domain emphasizes the decisions a practitioner makes when translating objectives into delivery work, coordinating people, managing uncertainty, and producing outcomes that stakeholders can recognize as valuable.
Question notes
Weight: about 19% of the exam content for this certification. PMI questions are often task- and scenario-oriented, so expect wording that asks what the practitioner should do next, which action best supports the objective, or how to handle competing constraints. For Product, expect agile, adaptive, hybrid delivery, product, and team scenarios, with questions that may blend this objective with neighboring exam areas instead of isolating it as a standalone topic.
Preparation tips
When preparing for Product, use PMI terminology carefully, but also practice applying it to predictive, agile, hybrid, governance, stakeholder, risk, and value-delivery situations rather than memorizing definitions alone. Compare agile, hybrid, and predictive situations, then decide how backlog refinement, prioritization, ceremonies, metrics, and stakeholder feedback should shape delivery. Spend extra time on applied scenarios, because higher-level questions usually reward judgment, sequencing, and tradeoff analysis.
Delivery
The Delivery section covers adaptive planning, iterative delivery, product thinking, team collaboration, feedback loops, value prioritization, servant leadership, and the ability to choose practices that fit uncertainty. For PMI Agile Certified Practitioner, this domain emphasizes the decisions a practitioner makes when translating objectives into delivery work, coordinating people, managing uncertainty, and producing outcomes that stakeholders can recognize as valuable.
Question notes
Weight: about 28% of the exam content for this certification. PMI questions are often task- and scenario-oriented, so expect wording that asks what the practitioner should do next, which action best supports the objective, or how to handle competing constraints. For Delivery, expect agile, adaptive, hybrid delivery, product, and team scenarios, with questions that may blend this objective with neighboring exam areas instead of isolating it as a standalone topic.
Preparation tips
When preparing for Delivery, use PMI terminology carefully, but also practice applying it to predictive, agile, hybrid, governance, stakeholder, risk, and value-delivery situations rather than memorizing definitions alone. Compare agile, hybrid, and predictive situations, then decide how backlog refinement, prioritization, ceremonies, metrics, and stakeholder feedback should shape delivery. Spend extra time on applied scenarios, because higher-level questions usually reward judgment, sequencing, and tradeoff analysis.