PMI-ACP® Certification Training
Prove you can actually run agile rather than define it. Scrum, Kanban, Lean and XP as they behave on real teams — plus the 21 contact hours PMI requires for eligibility.
- 21 contact hours required
- Covers multiple frameworks
- PDUs report automatically
- Level
- Agile practitioners
- Format
- Live & on-demand
- Credits
- 21 contact hours
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Why PMI-ACP
Agile credibility that survives contact with a team
Single-framework certificates teach you one ceremony set. PMI-ACP covers the range, which is what hybrid organizations actually run.
More than Scrum
Kanban, Lean and XP alongside Scrum. Most teams run a blend, and the exam reflects that rather than pretending otherwise.
Leading without authority
Servant leadership and coaching are the day job. This is the part most agile training skips and most agile roles depend on.
Metrics that mean something
Velocity, throughput and burndown — what each one is evidence of, and how each gets misused in status reporting.
Agile inside a PMO
Adaptive planning and scaling patterns for organizations that still need forecasts, gates and a portfolio view.
The curriculum
What you'll learn in PMI-ACP training
Framework-agnostic practice first, then the specifics the exam tests you on.
Mindset and principles
- Agile values and the reasoning behind them
- Iterative and incremental delivery
- Adaptive planning over fixed plans
- When agile is the wrong choice
Frameworks in practice
- Scrum roles, events and artifacts
- Kanban flow, WIP limits and pull
- Lean thinking and waste reduction
- XP engineering practices
Delivering value
- Product backlog and prioritization
- User stories, story points and estimation
- Sprint planning, review and retrospective
- Agile risk management
Leading and scaling
- Servant leadership and agile coaching
- Velocity and agile metrics
- Scaling with SAFe and LeSS
- PMI-ACP exam preparation
Why MPUG
Twenty-five years of teaching PMI-ACP
Not a course library someone bought. Instructors who do this work on live projects, and a member base that has been arguing about how it should be done since 1999.
Practitioners, not presenters
Instructors are working project professionals — authors, MVPs and specialists who still do this for a living and teach from what broke last quarter.
Learn live or at 11pm
Interactive sessions when you want to ask questions, and a 500+ class on-demand library for the weeks that get away from you.
PDUs handled for you
As a PMI Authorized Training Partner, credits report straight to your PMI account and every claim leaves an audit-ready certificate behind.
Somewhere to take the hard one
Bring the problem that is actually blocking you to a member community that has been arguing about project work since 1999.
Student stories
What it changed for them
“MPUG's PMI-ACP training was comprehensive and easy to follow. I passed on my first attempt!”
“The practice exams were spot-on and prepared me perfectly for the actual test.”
“The PMI-ACP certification from MPUG opened doors I never thought possible. The training quality is exceptional and the community support is outstanding.”
Questions
Before you start
What are the PMI-ACP requirements?
A secondary degree, 12 months of general project experience in the last five years, 8 months of agile project experience in the last three, and 21 contact hours of agile training.
How is PMI-ACP different from a Scrum certification?
Scrum credentials certify one framework. PMI-ACP spans Scrum, Kanban, Lean and XP, and it requires documented agile experience rather than only a course.
Do I need to be on an agile team already?
Yes — eligibility requires 8 months of agile project experience within the last three years, so this is not an entry-level credential.
Does this count toward PMP renewal?
Yes. The classes are PDU-eligible, and agile PDUs are among the most useful for a PMP renewal cycle.
Other paths
Not just PMI-ACP — every MPUG training path
- PMP35 contact hours · Experienced PMs
- CAPM23 contact hours · Entry level
- PgMPPanel review + exam · Senior / program
- Project ManagementPDU-eligible · Beginner friendly
- Microsoft ProjectPDU-eligible · All levels
- Microsoft PlannerPDU-eligible · Beginner friendly
- Microsoft TeamsPDU-eligible · All levels
- JiraPDU-eligible · All levels
- ConfluencePDU-eligible · All levels
Get your 21 agile hours
Start with the frameworks you do not use today — that is where the exam and your team will stretch you.
