PMI-ACP®Certification Training in Ottawa, Canada

Reach a milestone in your Agile career with the PMI-ACP® certification!

  • KnowledgeHut is a Global REP of Project Management Institute, Inc
  • Highly qualified trainers with 20+ years of experience
  • Earn 21 PDUs and 21 SEUs in just 3 days
  • Various case studies, hands-on learning activities across the curriculum
  • Two Mock Exams to prepare you for the actual exam
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Why you should pursue the PMI-ACP® Certification

The Project Management Institute-Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)®,  a widely accepted credential in the Agile community, is a reflection of the holder’s competence in carrying out project management using Agile practices. The certification mandatorily requires a combination of agile training, experience working on agile projects and a thorough comprehension of agile principles, practices, tools and techniques. 

Considering that the number of organisations adopting Agile practices has increased exponentially over the past few years, the need for Project Management practitioners for implementing these agile techniques has also increased. Professionals who have worked on the Agile front as project managers or as team members have a lot to gain by aiming for the PMI- ACP® certification as this can give them the edge they need to be recognised for a project manager’s role in an agile environment.

The PMI-ACP® certification trains you to excel in an Agile environment with Agile practices and principles. Offered by the Project Management Institute (PMI)® , the PMI-ACP® is a globally recognized credential that gives its holders lucrative career opportunities and higher salary packages.


With a PMI-ACP® certification, one can lead an Agile project team by reducing errors and risks and optimize the results that are being produced.

World over, organizations have realized the value of Agile practices and are in need of capable agile practitioners who can implement agile practices and help realize business objectives. The PMI-ACP® certificate hence has great value not only among agilists but also recruiters hoping to fulfil industry hiring demands.

Agile methodology is redefining career aspects for many. Here are the benefits of getting PMI-ACP® certified.

  • The shortage of Project Managers has increased job opportunities in the Agile environment
  • One can qualify for Agile jobs with expertise in Agile methods like Scrum, FDD, Kanban, etc. which are in demand in the industry
  • A PMI-ACP® certified professional stands to earn $108,000 on an average
  • Equips an individual with knowledge of various Agile methods
  • It makes you marketable as it opens doors to many project development methodologies

Here are some of the reasons why a PMI-ACP® certified professional can help your organization meet its business objectives by applying diverse methods in project management:

  • Agile practices are proven to deliver better results than the traditional waterfall model practices.
  • They help run projects in a structured manner, reducing overheads and increasing ROI.
  • Agile is known to deliver better performances and enhance organizational value and reputation.
  • Agile projects increase efficiency and decrease downtime. They are 28% more successful than non-agile ones

The PMI-ACP® is one of the fastest growing certifications from the Project Management Institute and due to its agile competence, it is considered very important for organisations using agile practices.  Over 71% of all companies regularly or consistently use agile methodologies. So, if you are waiting to usher in the agile movement into your organization and reap its benefits, then hiring a PMI-ACP® certified professional is your best bet.

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Om

Om Prakash

CBAP,PMI-ACP,PMI-PBA,ECBA,CCBA

15 plus years of IT experience in Agile, Program Management, Business Analysis, Software Development, Content Development and Training .

• Expertise in business analysis – Marketing domain.
• Expertise in traditional and agile project management.
• Managing end-to-end delivery of web application, Data Warehousing, Business Intelligence, Analytics, Integration solution on multiple technology stacks with distributed team.
• Executed Microsoft Azure based integration solution to integrate Dynamics Marketing, Dynamics CRM, Marketo and other internal systems. 
• Driving agile adoption & transformation through coaching, mentoring and training.
• Executed development of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) application with third party.
• Experience in transitioning projects from offsite.
• Experience in implementing High Performance Computing (HPC) solution.
• Associated with India Scrum Enthusiasts Community (ISEC).

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Parul

Parul Choudhary

Freelance Project Management, Agile Content Writer, Course ware Creator & Trainer

Project Management Professional (PMP), Agile Certified Professional (ACP) Certified Project Manager with 19+ Yrs Expertise in IT/Telecom Sector
• More than 13 years of experience as a Project Management Trainer and Content Writer
• 7 years of experience as a Product Manager, delivering products successfully across varying industries - Education, Media, IT and Telecom
• Trained more than 4200 Project Management Professionals with a maximum class size of 62 participants.
• Expertise in conducting customized workshops for corporates. Also, consulting organizations in improving their Project Management processes and practices
• Prepared workshop courseware’s for Project Management, Agile Project Management (PMI-ACP), Earned Value Management, Time Management, MS-Project, Soft Skills and customized corporate project management courses
• Assisted Organizations to become Registered Education Provider (R.E.P) with Project Management Institute (PMI), USA
• Product Manager for PMP Certification Testing software and Subject Matter expert for creating and reviewing PMP exam questions

Specialties: - Content Writer for Project Management trainings and courseware
- Project Management Training for PMI Certifications (PMP / PMI-ACP / CAPM)
- Customized Corporate Project Management training
- Training for Project Management Tools (MS Project)
- Product Management
 

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Satya Narayan

Satya Narayan Dash

Project/Program/Portfolio Management, Agile/Scrum/Kanban, MS Project, Primavera P6, Primavera Risk A

Satya Narayan Dash is a management professional with varied experiences as program manager, project manager and PMO. A certified PMI PMP qualification holder since 2008, Satya is an early follower of Agile/Scrum/XP practices. Since 2006, he has coached, mentored, and consulted thousands of management professionals worldwide.
He has created new management paradigms and practices such as Practical PMP with MS Project Practical PMP with Oracle Primavera Agile PMP, Practical RMP with Primavera Risk Analysis Scrum with JIRA Kanban with JIRA among many others, which are used by multiple vendors worldwide. His web presence is at http://managementyogi.blogspot.com and he can be contacted at: reachus@knowledgehut.com.

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Stephan

Stephan Dekker

Improving end-to-end IT value chains

Stephan Dekker is passionate about uplifting people and organisation capabilities. He believes that improving 'How we work' will improve the quality of life for employees and also improve time to market and ultimately the bottom line. He has successfully demonstrated in large and small companies that top-down and bottom-up can meet in the middle as everyone wants the same thing!
He is an Agile Trainer and coach, Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) Trainer, Scrum Master (CSM) Trainer and SEPG Lead. His experience as a developer, tester, technical project lead, project manager and program manager has shown him the importance of cross-competency collaboration and the lack thereof across the industry.

He has extensive experience in large organisations, including NAB, Logica, British Telecom (London), The Dutch Social Security Agency and Dutch Tax Office. His expertise and specialty are his strong Agile methodology background, commitment to quality, strong process improvement background (Scrum, CMMi, XP, ITIL, TOGAF), and the practical knowledge in implementing these improvements.

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Rajeev

Rajeev Vadakkepatt

project

Rajeev has over 20 years of progressive consulting and management experience in successfully delivering multiple client assignments in domains like Banking & Financial Services, Sales & Distribution, Manufacturing, Infrastructure etc.

He specializes in executing multi-million dollar projects in multiple geographies like Australia, India, the Middle-East, the UK and the USA.
His certifications include Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) from the Project Management Institute, USA.
He has proven expertise in the Agile as well as the traditional Waterfall models of Project and Service Delivery and brings in his vast expertise.

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KnowledgeHut Support On Your PMI-ACP® Journey

With the exception of the CAPM® credential, all those who earn a PMI® certification must actively maintain their certifications through participation in the CCR (Continuing Certification Requirements) Program and renewal of their certifications every 3 years. You can take part in professional development and learning activities to earn Professional Development Units (PDUs),thus fulfilling the continuing certification requirements and ultimately growing and developing as a practitioner.

To maintain your PMI-ACP® certification, you must earn and record 30 PDUs every 3 years.

Any registration cancelled within 48 hours of the initial registration will be refunded in FULL (please note that all cancellations will incur a 5% deduction in the refunded amount due to transactional costs applicable while refunding). Refunds will be processed within 30 days of receipt of written request for refund. Kindly go through our Refund Policy for more details: https://www.knowledgehut.com/refund-policy

The PMI-ACP® opens doors to a lucrative and successfully career. By gaining this certification, you become part of an elite group of professionals who are known for their dedication and commitment to excellence. After becoming a successful Agile Practitioner, you can further enhance your career prospects by pursuing niche certifications like CSM® and CSPO®.

This course offers value to anyone looking to demonstrate level of experience and knowledge of managing agile projects, or wanting to further their understanding of how Agile is applied and practised; such as Project Managers, Project Planners, Quality Assurance Staff, Developers/Programmers, Designers, Testers, Project Controllers, Product Owners, Scrum Masters and Scrum Team Members.

The widespread adoption of the Agile methodology has sparked the need for Agile specialists who understand every facet of this approach and can implement it to reap organizational benefits. The PMI-ACP® is one such credential that ensures that the holder has the required knowledge to successfully bring about Agile transformations in an organization. This certification, offered by the prestigious PMI® Institute, equips professionals to bring in Agile benefits like increased business value and ROI, lower development costs, better risk assessment and faster response to issues.  It is, therefore, a very popular credential and will make your resume more marketable.

To apply for the PMI-ACP®, one must have:

  1. General Project Experience: 2000 hours of working on project teams within the last 5 years or having an active PMP®/PgMP® credential
  2. Agile Project Experience: 1500 hours of working on Agile Project Teams or with Agile Methodologies, in addition to “General Project Experience” above
  3. Training in Agile Practices: 21 contact hours earned in Agile Practices

On completing the course, you will get 21 PDUs and 21 SEUs

PDUs and SEUs are credits awarded by the Project Management Institute and the Scrum Alliance respectively. They recognize your dedication to the Agile and Project Management world by awarding credits for every educational effort you make throughout your career. At present, Scrum Alliance members who hold a Certified Scrum Professional®, Certified Enterprise Coach and/or Certified Scrum Trainer credential need to earn SEUs to get recertified. PDUs are offered by PMI®, and every PMI® certification, except the CAPM®, requires you to earn a specific number of PDUs per three-year certification cycle.

You will receive the PMI-ACP® certification that is provided by the PMI® Institute, on successfully passing the exam.

The PMI-ACP® examination is comprised of 120 multiple-choice questions and has to be completed in 3 hours. Of the 120 questions, 20 are considered pre-test questions and do not affect the score.

Please check the Handbook for complete details.

KnowledgeHut is a leading registered education provider (REP) of PMI offering good knowledge to corporate organizations and professionals across the globe. It is the fastest-growing certification training firm, with footprints in 70+ countries. We frequently conduct PMI-ACP® training in all the cities across the globe and here are a few listed for your reference:

Bangalore Hyderabad Mumbai
Delhi Kolkata Gurgaon
Noida Chennai Cochin
Pune New York Chicago
San Francisco Atlanta Washington
Houston Austin Los Angeles
Dallas Boston Seattle
San Jose Singapore Kuala Lumpur

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A Quick Glimpse into the PMI-ACP® Certification Process

Steps to get PMI-ACP® Certification

  • Step 1: Know the eligibility criteria to take up the  PMI-ACP® Certification.

  • Step 2: Enroll for PMI-ACP® training with KnowledgeHut, a Global REP of PMI®.

  • Step 3:  Be familiar with the exam pattern and prepare in advance.

  • Step 4: Create an account on PMI.org to access your information and manage your account.

  • Step 5:  Enter the project experience hours that you have earned in the last 5 years.

  • Step 6:  Enter your 21 contact training hours earned during the  PMI-ACP® training.

  • Step 7: Be a part of the largest PM community by becoming a member of PMI®.

  • Step 8: Pay the PMI-ACP® exam fee ($435 for PMI members, $495 for non-members).

  • Step 9: Take the 3-hour exam (120 MCQs, each question will have four choices).

  • Step 10:  Get a minimum score to pass the PMI-ACP® exam.

What you will learn

1. Agile principles

Gain in-depth knowledge of Agile Manifesto, its methodologies, principles, tools, and techniques.

2. Scrum Framework and artifacts

Understand the Scrum Framework and artifacts, as well as roles and responsibilities.

3. Risk Management

Learn to mitigate risks and seize competitive advantage with Agile principles and values.

4. On-time delivery

Learn the best Agile concepts to meet project goals within time and budget constraints.

5. Soft skills

Developing soft skills like emotional intelligence, collaboration, conflict relationship, etc.

6. Essential tools

Learn different tools that lower defect density, enhance transparency and corporate reputation.

Prerequisites

To apply for the PMI-ACP®, candidates must meet the following requirements:

1. General Project Experience

2000 hours of working on project teams within the last 5 years or having an active PMP®/PgMP® credential

2. Agile Project Experience

1500 hours of working on Agile Project Teams or with Agile Methodologies, in addition to “General Project Experience” above;

3. Training in Agile Practices

21 contact hours earned in Agile Practices

Who Should Attend

  • Project Managers
  • Project Planners
  • Quality Assurance Staff
  • Developers/Programmers
  • Designers, Testers
  • Project Controllers
  • Product Owners
  • Scrum Masters
  • Scrum Team Members

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Interact with world class instructors who also have years of experience as active Agile practitioners.

LEARN FROM PRACTITIONERS

Learn directly from active practitioners engaged in implementing Agile practices in real projects.

GATEWAY TO Agile COMMUNITIES

Get access to a wider community of active Agile professionals and enhance your practical knowledge of Agile.

CONTINUOUS LEARNING AND SUPPORT

Avail continuous support through monthly webinars, e-books, and conferences and keep pace with the latest industry updates.

HANDY RESOURCES

Get Access to tutorials, articles, interview Q&A and case studies prepared by the industry experts with latest updates in the Agile industry.

PMI-ACP Course Curriculum

  • Knowing PMI®
  • Certification Programs offered by PMI®
  • Value of PMI-ACP®
  • PMI-ACP® Certification Cycle
  • PMI-ACP® Eligibility Requirements
  • PMI-ACP® Exam Application
  • PMI-ACP® Exam Pattern
  • PMI-ACP® Exam Blueprint
  • PMI ®Contact Information
  • What is Agility?
  • Traditional/Agile Project Management
  • Key Values for Agile Leaders
  • The Agile Triangle
  • Agile Methodologies
  • APM Framework
  • Envision Phase
  • Speculate Phase
  • Explore Phase
  • Adapt Phase
  • Close Phase
  • Time Value of Money
  • Return On Investment (ROI)
  • Present Value (PV), Net Present Value (NPV)
  • Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
  • Opportunity Cost (OC)
  • Payback Period
  • Prioritization
  • Customer Valued Prioritization
  • Minimally Marketable Feature (MMF)
  • Agile Compliance
  • Business Case Development
  • Agile Chartering
  • Product Roadmap
  • Product Backlog
  • User Story
  • Story Maps
  • Wireframes
  • Personas
  • Agile Modeling
  • Best Practices – Agile Modeling
  • Planning Games / Collaborative Games
  • Estimation
  • Story Points
  • Relative Sizing
  • Theme and Epic
  • Ideal Day, Ideal Time
  • Planning Poker
  • Wide Band Delphi
  • Affinity Estimating
  • Agile Cost Estimation
  • Time-Boxing
  • Multiple Levels of Planning
  • Release Planning
  • Iteration Planning
  • Release Plan Vs Iteration Plan
  • Daily Standup
  • Burndown Chart / Burnup Chart
  • Variance and Trend Analysis
  • Cumulative Flow Diagram
  • Agile Task Board
  • Kanban Board
  • WIP Limits
  • Quality in Agile
  • Project and Quality Standard in Agile
  • Agile Testing Quadrants
  • Frequent Verification and Validation
  • Test First Development (TFD) / Test Driven Development (TDD)
  • Acceptance Test Driven Development (ATDD)
  • Continuous Integration (CI)
  • Refactoring
  • Definition of Done (DoD)
  • Collection Code Ownership
  • Knowledge Sharing
  • Technical Debt
  • Agile Communication
  • Information Radiator
  • Agile Team Space
  • Osmotic Communications
  • Collocated Team
  • Distributed Team
  • Agile Tools
  • Active listening
  • Brainstorming
  • Feedback Methods
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Emotional Intelligence Skills Assessment (EISA) Framework
  • Goleman Emotional Intelligence Model
  • Collaboration
  • Agile Leadership
  • Adaptive Leadership
  • Servant Leadership
  • Negotiation
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Risk as Prioritization Factor
  • Risk Management in Agile
  • Risk Adjusted Product Backlog
  • Expected Monetary Value
  • Risk Management
  • Risk Burn-down Chart
  • Risk Based Spike
  • Metrics
  • Velocity
  • Cycle Time
  • Earned Value Management (EVM)
    • Various EVM Terms
    • Earned Value Metrics
    • Measuring Metric
  • Escape Defects
  • Value and Non-Value
  • Value Stream Mapping
  • Waste in Software Development
  • Retrospectives
  • Control limit for agile projects
  • Process Analysis
  • Process improvements
  • Agile failure modes
  • Agile coach failure and success modes
  • Agile Process Tailoring
  • Shu-Ha-Ri
  • Community and Stakeholder Values
  • Building Empowered Teams
  • Building High Performance Team
  • Coaching and Mentoring within Team
  • Coaching at Levels
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Team Motivation
  • Self Assessment
  • Knowledge Sharing
  • Problem solving
  • Facilitation method
  • Participatory Decision Models
  • Agile Contracting Methods
  • Vendor Management
  • Globalization, Culture and Team Diversity
  • Principles of System Thinking
  • Incremental Delivery
  • Agile Methods and Approaches
  • Applying New Agile Practices
  • PMI’s code of Ethics and Professional Conduct

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A great course to enroll to prepare for the PMI ACP certification, the trainer (Sunil Agarwala) was good and the online sessions were quite interactive.

Harikumar Rajan

Project Director
Attended PMI-ACP®Certification workshop in September 2019
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The trainer was very knowledgeable and managed the class well. The class was conducted at a good pace for the material presented. It was a very good guideline to take the PMI-ACP certification.

Rossana DOrazio

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Attended PMI-ACP®Certification workshop in September 2019
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The instructor was very knowledgeable about the subject and passionate about teaching. It was indeed a great prep class for the exam.

Lisa Broyard

Lisa
Attended PMI-ACP®Certification workshop in September 2019
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It was a good training session. It’s definitely going to help to me pass the ACP exam. I would recommend it to others who are interested in this course.

Sreenath Bhandari

BI Technical lead
Attended PMI-ACP®Certification workshop in September 2019
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The trainer was very flexible, patient, skilled and kept the session very interactive. KnowledgeHut did a fabulous job too in coordinating the session. Overall, the learning experience was great.

Sudheer Muthyala

Manager Development
Attended PMI-ACP®Certification workshop in July 2019
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I had a great PMI ACP training with Abhinav Gupta. KH was very cooperative and flexible. Their response and support were also very good.

Sathish P S

Senior Team Leader
Attended PMI-ACP®Certification workshop in July 2019
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It was a good training. The tutor was very knowledgeable and experienced. The session was very interactive. Thanks KnowledgeHut for the well-done logistics of the training.

Abhinav Jain

Business Analyst
Attended PMI-ACP®Certification workshop in July 2019
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The training was very useful. The trainer was very knowledgeable and taught the concepts very well. I hope to clear the PMI ACP soon.

Rahul Sinha

Manager
Attended PMI-ACP®Certification workshop in July 2019

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PMI-ACP®Certification Course in Ottawa

Ottawa’s economy is driven by the government sector, healthcare, technology and telecommunications sector. While the Federal Government is the largest employer, companies such as Adobe Systems, Bell Canada, IBM, HP, and others also offer substantial employment. A PMI-ACP® training in Ottawa can offer great many opportunities to individuals who want to pursue their careers in agile. The PMI-ACP® classroom training in Ottawa conducted by KnowledgeHut gives you the mandatory professional development units needed to attend the certification examination. The PMI-ACP® certification course in Ottawa covers the major agenda of the exam and includes the overview of the Agile project management and the key roles and artifacts of Scrum. The PMI-ACP® certification training in Ottawa also covers other objectives of the exam such as user stories, sprint planning meetings, soft skills and agile implementation. The PMI-Agile Certified Practitioner training course in Ottawa is taken by certified instructors who have years of industry experience. The PMI-ACP®training online in Ottawa is specially designed for those who are unable to attend the classroom trainings and prefer to study at their convenience. KnowledgeHut’s workshop fee does not include the PMI Agile Certified Practitioner certification cost in Ottawa. The PMI-ACP® exam fee in Ottawa has to be paid apart from the workshop fee but you will receive other resources in the workshop fee such as 100 Days extra free online access to Agile & Scrum, 1 PMI-ACP® Practice Test, group discussions facilitated through classroom training, PMI approved courseware and downloadable e-book

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