Successfully earning a PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) Certification is a huge accomplishment as the certification requires hours of dedication for exam preparation. However, passing the exam and earning the PMI-ACP certification is not the end of your dedication to your education.
In simple words, every PMI-ACP holder needs to meet specific requirements to maintain the certification after the 3 year validity period expires. In this article, let’s take a look at how to maintain your PMI-ACP certification.
Why do you need to maintain your PMI-ACP certification?
After acquiring your PMI-ACP certification, you probably feel that you don’t have to go down the education line again. And this is where you are wrong, in order to maintain your PMI-ACP certification after the validity expires, you have to fulfill a few requirements for your certification renewal.
Moreover, maintaining your PMI-ACP certification is necessary in order to prevent taking the PMI-ACP exam again after the validity for the certification expires.
To look at the positive side, meeting the PMI-ACP certification renewal requirements within every 3 years can continuously increase your professional skills leading to better job and salary prospects.
What are the continuing certification requirements as a PMI-ACP credential holder?
Similar to the eligibility criteria for the PMI-ACP certification, the continuing certification requirement includes earning 30 professional development units (PDUs) every 3 years.
Therefore, from the time you acquire your PMI-ACP certification, the cycle starts and you have to reach the minimum requirement of 30 PDUs within these 3 years to maintain your certification.
There are two types of PDUs that you can acquire- Education and giving back to your industry. Here is the breakup of 30 PDUs for both education and teaching.
- Education: You require a minimum of 18 PDUs and it further consists of 4 technical PDUs, 4 leadership PDUs, 4 strategic PDUs, and 6 PDUs in any area.
- Giving back- You require a maximum of 12 PDUs from teaching or volunteering experience.
One single PDU is equivalent to one hour of education or teaching. So, earning 30 PDUs is the mandatory requirement for the PMI-ACP certification renewal every 3 years.
How to earn professional development units (PDUs)?
Here is how you can earn your professional development units (PDUs) for maintaining your PMI-ACP certification.
PDUs from education
You need 18 educational PDUs from the following categories.
- Technical project management-4 PDUs
- Leadership-4 PDUs
- Strategic and business management-4 PDUs
- In any area of your choice- 6 PDUs
PDUs from giving back to the industry
You need 12 PDUs from contributing to the industry as a certified agile practitioner. Here are a few things you can do to earn the PDUs.
- Volunteer– You can volunteer for different events to use your skills and knowledge for a good cause.
- Give presentations– You can give valuable informative presentations in your organization, conference, or PMI-held events.
- Mentoring– You can mentor or teach others by sharing your PMI-ACP knowledge.
- Create content– You can create content like blogs or articles related to agile-related concepts and publish them online to earn PDUs.
Conclusion
We hope this article on how to maintain your PMI-ACP certification was helpful. Earning PDUs every 3 years is beneficial not only for maintaining your certification but also for honing your skills and knowledge.
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