iKompass Overview of PMI - ACP Agile Certified Practitioner (Malaysia)
PMI - ACP (Agile Certified Practitioner)
The ACP certification is a new credential offered by PMI for people working in Agile project management
environments. Individuals obtaining this certification can demonstrate their level of skills in
Agile practices. The process of earning this credential involves satisfying PMI's eligibility criterion
and passing a exam. The ACP certification carries a high level of professional standing and credibility
as it requires a combination of agile education, experience on Agile practices and examination on
Agile practices.
The ACP certification is for anyone involved in any product development efforts that have a large
amount of complexity and uncertainty. Obtaining the credential recognizes an individual's skills in
using Agile tools and techniques to successfully navigate complex projects towards satisfactory outcomes
Target Audience:
Project Managers
Team Members
Support Professionals
Project Sponsor
Administrators
Planners
HR Staff
Quality Staff
Developers
Programmers
Designers
Testers
Project Controllers
The ACP credential is suited for organizations running:
Customer Projects
Product Provisioning Projects
Internal Projects
Customer Projects :
Customer Projects are typically
initiated as a result of a request for quotation
from a customer, or by a customer contract. In
these projects the customer is easily identified and
to a large extent present in the project. The customer
decides on functional and quality requirements
on the project outcome.
The customer's needs and requirements are thoroughly analyzed on an iterative basis. The interpretation
of the customer's requirements that has been made in the project is verified frequently with
the customer to ensure agreement.
In customer order projects, the project steering function includes the managers in the performing
organization who will act as internal stakeholders. As a complement to the customer's requirements,
these managers formulate the organization's requirements on the project regarding profitability,
performance quality and added value. These requirements are weighed against the requirements on
customer satisfaction.
Product Provisioning Projects :
In projects aiming to put a new product on the market for sale, no other customers than the presumed
buyers of the product can be defined. These customers and
their unexpressed and expressed needs should is identified and thoroughly
analyzed on an iterative basis.
It is good practice to identify a "first customer". This customer will then
take an active part in the work to define requirements, suggest solutions,
verify that the needs are fulfilled, and to perform an acceptance
test.
The product owner is responsible for following up the product from a
life cycle perspective, that is, after project conclusion. This includes
verification of the business case that was formulated for the project
outcome and the market situation as described in the project.
Internal Projects :
The aim of an internal project is to achieve a specific change within the organization related to its
performance or its organizational structure. An internal project is funded by a manager in the performing
organization (in most cases the project sponsor). Also the end-users of the project outcome
will be found within the performing organization. This means that the organization and the project
sponsor will act as primary stakeholders when the requirements on the project outcome are formulated.
However, in order to ensure that all project members are business-focused also in an internal project,
the long-term effects of the project and its outcome should be related to the needs of the organization's
customers. The customers' requirements can be related to the organization's performance
and efficiency.
The long-term perspective on the project outcome is important also for internal projects. After the
project has been completed, the effects of the project and its outcome should be evaluated and
compared with what was expected when the project was initiated.
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