Because I wanted to ensure people taking my class were learning things that are actually on the PMI-ACP exam, I thought it necessary to actually take the test. Sure, I was an independent reviewer of the PMI-ACP content but I was not part of the team who wrote the exam. Let me just say, I think those who wrote the exam did us all proud. I know it sounds sick but I really enjoyed taking this exam. It wasn't too hard or easy. For a v1.0 exam, it's pretty darn good. If you've been leveraging Agile for several years, I think you could pass it (in its current form). Let me caveat that by saying you'd have to be properly leveraging Lean, XP, and Scrum for several years. In all seriousness, there are people who still think cowboy coding or having no formal process or documentation makes them "agile". This exam pays its respects to the values and principles of agile practices and to those who wrote the Agile Manifesto just 10 years ago.
Now, considering every exam will be different, you can't take my testing experience as gospel to prepare. But, you can focus your attention in certain areas. I'm pretty certain I won't upset anyone with this blog post. I'm not exposing any super-secret strategy to game the exam. I remember taking the PMP and getting frustrated because I felt like their goal was to trick me, not test me. Thankfully, the PMI-ACP is not crafted like the PMP. It's written in a tone an everyday Agilist will understand.
Here is my bullet list for public consumption. The rest I will reserve for my PMI-ACP classes. (shameless plug)
Remember, you have 3 hours to answer 120 questions.
Very useful,informative and comprehensive article.
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