PMI-ACP vs. CSM

PMI-ACP vs CSM: Discover the Best Agile Certification for Your Career

Debating PMI-ACP vs CSM for your agile career trajectory? You’ll find that PMI-ACP caters to a broad scope of agile methods, ideal for various roles, while CSM is tailored to Scrum leadership. Our direct comparison will navigate you through their distinct paths, prerequisites, and the career doors each one opens, pinpointing the certification that aligns …

Honoré LaFlamme

What is PMI-ACP

Unlocking Agile Project Success: What is PMI ACP Certification?

In today’s fast-paced and ever-changing business landscape, organizations are increasingly seeking professionals skilled in Agile project management to drive innovation and deliver value. The Project Management Institute’s Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) certification is a globally recognized credential that demonstrates a project manager’s expertise in Agile methodologies and project management. With a PMI-ACP certification in hand, …

Erin Aldridge, PMP, PMI-ACP, & CSPO

Project Managers vs. Project Owners

Project Manager vs Product Owner: Role Comparison

Although product owners and project managers may have overlapping strengths and skills, these positions have significant differences. At a high level, a project manager ensures project elements, including the scope, schedule, budgets, risk, and more, usually functioning in a traditional project management capacity. Product owners, on the other hand, typically operate in an agile or …

Erin Aldridge, PMP, PMI-ACP, & CSPO

The Importance of Agile in a PMP Certification Course

The Importance of Agile in a PMP Certification Course

The PMP certification course comprehensively overviews project management principles and practices. While the course focuses on traditional project management methodologies, there is also a significant amount of content dedicated to Agile principles and practices. As more organizations utilize Agile project management, including the Scrum framework, project managers must learn to differentiate and blend Agile and …

Erin Aldridge, PMP, PMI-ACP, & CSPO

Iteration vs. Flow-Based Agile Choosing an Approach

Iteration and Flow Based Agile: Which Approach Should You Choose

Agile project management is a concept that approaches the project planning process by breaking a larger task down into smaller cycles called “sprints.” This agile approach allows project management professionals to guide teams through projects more productively. Central to agile project management is the idea that an agile team works toward a common goal as …

Erin Aldridge, PMP, PMI-ACP, & CSPO

7 Traits of Servant Leadership in Agile Project Management

7 Traits of Servant Leadership in Agile Project Management

Servant leadership has proven highly successful in Agile project management, an iterative approach focusing on the continuous release of information and customer feedback. It has been a standard in Agile project management for many years. The term “Servant Leader” is attributed to a paper written by Robert K. Greenleaf in 1970. In this paper, Greenleaf …

Erin Aldridge, PMP, PMI-ACP, & CSPO

Introduction to Agile Release Planning

Introduction to Agile Release Planning

Project Management Professional (PMP)® credential holders should understand Agile project management — an approach that helps organizations manage risk and adapt to a world of constant change. Underpinning the agile approach is agile release planning, a concept that anyone holding or seeking an agile certification must master if they want to lead a successful agile …

Erin Aldridge, PMP, PMI-ACP, & CSPO

How to Use Agile in Project Management as a PMP® Credential Holder

How to Use Agile in Project Management as a PMP® Credential Holder

A Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification shows that, as a project manager, you understand the agile approach to project management. The PMP certification exam requires you to have an understanding of standard agile methodology, tools, and techniques and how to integrate the agile approach properly into a project environment, when beneficial. On this page: Agile …

Megan Bell

ITIL vs. Agile Choosing Your Next Certification

ITIL vs. Agile: Choosing Your Next Certification

When it comes to project management, several certifications and frameworks can be used to improve one’s skills and knowledge. After completing your Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification, consider pursuing a complimentary certification in either Information Technology (ITIL) or Agile (PMI-ACP)® to further your expertise. The many approaches to project management, including predictive, adaptive, and hybrid, …

Erin Aldridge, PMP, PMI-ACP, & CSPO

Is Agile on the PMP Exam in 2023?

PMP® Exam 2023: How Much of Agile is Included on the Exam?

If you have your sights set on earning the Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification, you will have to take and pass the PMP® exam as part of that process. Questions on this exam cover three domains: people, processes, and business environment. All of these domains address Agile concepts, which means you should take steps to …

Erin Aldridge, PMP, PMI-ACP, & CSPO