Course Overview
Project professionals are seeing an increased demand for Agile practices in a variety of industries and organisations, Organisations rely on project practitioners to apply a diversity of methods to their project management. Agile is a technique increasingly used for managing successful projects and looks set to grow as employers seek Agile certification amongst their staff. 

This course is ideally suited to PM practitioners who are seeking to implement Agile practices of project management, demonstrate, versatility in both Waterfall and Agile techniques. As this is a new programme from PMI currently being piloted, students of this course will be amongst the first to successfuly complete the course in March of 2012. 

Modules - Tools & Techniques 50%
Communication
Planning, Monitoring and adapting
Agile estimation
Agile analysis & design
Product Quality
Soft Skills Negotiation
Value Based Prioritisation
Risk Management
Metrics
Value Stream analysis

Knowledge & Skills 50%
Level 1, 2 & 3

PMI-ACP exam
To earn the PMI-ACP certification, you must meet the experience and education requirements as set out below, and pass the PMI-ACP 3-hour exam, which is based on 120- multiple-choice questions .

Eligibility:  Applicants must have all of the following:
• Secondary Leaving cert education
• 1 year working in a project team or related field
• 8 months in a team using Agile + 1 year practical PM experience
• 21 Hours of Agile training *

* CMI is a PMI Recognised Education provider (REP) who can provide you with evidence during the course that you completed 21 hours of Agile training. The CMI lecturer will assist you in completing the online application in the early part of the course.

Award Titles:
Agile Certified Practitioner – PMI Project Management Institute (USA)

Exams: Once you pass the exam, you are permitted to hold the PMI ACP letters after your name, while certified. Continuing Certification is in cycles of three years and to maintain it, 30PDU’s must be completed related to Agile

Course Cost & Duration
The PMI – Project Management Agile Practitioner Certification course is 14 weeks in duration. The course cost is 1,950euro which is made payable to CMI. Fee excludes the PMI test fee . Students pay directly to PMI – Project Mgmt Institute (USA) a test fee of 415euro for non-members a few weeks into the course.

Booking
All course fees are payable in advance. Please note places are limited and tend to book quickly. To book, simply log on to the Book a Course part of CMI’s website and submit your details by the deadline date. A deposit of 300euro (to be paid by laser or visa card) t accompany your booking.

Eligibility
This course is open to people from any educational background and with various levels of work experience. If you are anxious about your eligibility, please contact CMI and a representative will be more than happy to assist you in making the right choice.