{"id":7013,"date":"2015-05-21T08:03:33","date_gmt":"2015-05-21T13:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.watermarklearning.com\/blog\/?p=7013"},"modified":"2018-07-06T13:33:10","modified_gmt":"2018-07-06T18:33:10","slug":"pmi-acp-exam-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watermarklearning.com\/blog\/pmi-acp-exam-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"PMI Certification Changes: What You Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.watermarklearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/iStock_000013619926XSmall1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watermarklearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/iStock_000013619926XSmall1-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Exam\" width=\"231\" height=\"157\" \/><\/a>There is no grass growing under the feet of folks at PMI.\u00a0 And that\u2019s going to have most of us hopping this summer and into fall as we work to make sense of what\u2019s happening in the PMI certification world and the implications for each of us.<\/p>\n<p>First, PMI recently completed the first Role Delineation Study (RDS) for agilists, resulting in modifications to the Examination Content Outline (ECO), which is the exam blueprint.\u00a0 Most notably, six tasks have been added as well as a new domain, <em>Agile Principles and Mindset<\/em>.\u00a0 Currently, the exam questions are categorized as either Tools and Techniques, or Knowledge and Skills. The new exam will be organized principally around the seven domains and related tasks.<\/p>\n<p>The new exam pilot period begins July 15 (meaning the last day to take the current version of the PMI-ACP exam is July 14) and runs through October 14.\u00a0 During the pilot period, test takers will not receive their exam results immediately; they will be notified on or before October 22.<\/p>\n<p>Eligibility criteria are not changing and no changes are expected regarding exam scoring. For more information, read PMI&#8217;s article on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pmi.org\/certification\/exam-changes\/pmi-acp.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PMI-ACP certification exam change.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.watermarklearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PMITriangle.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7030 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watermarklearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PMITriangle.jpg\" alt=\"PMITriangle\" width=\"133\" height=\"122\" \/><\/a>Second, the PMP RDS and ECO were recently updated, as well.\u00a0 The PMP exam will be changing, effective November 2 of this year.\u00a0 The final ECO will be available no later than June 15. \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pmi.org\/certification\/exam-changes\/pmp.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Find out more about the upcoming PMP exam\u00a0changes.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Finally, the Continuing Certification Requirements (CCR) Program, what most of us know as \u201cthe way we earn PDUs to maintain PMI certifications,\u201d is also undergoing substantial changes.\u00a0 This will impact how many PDUs you may earn in the Education and Giving Back categories. These changes will go into effect December 1 of this year.\u00a0 Check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pmi.org\/certifications\/maintain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2015 Continuing Certification Requirements<\/a> page\u00a0for more information.<\/p>\n<p>We will be sharing more with you over the coming weeks and months to keep you informed of impending changes to PMI certifications and how they impact you!\u00a0 Stay tuned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is no grass growing under the feet of folks at PMI.\u00a0 And that\u2019s going to have most of us hopping this summer and into fall as we work to make sense of what\u2019s happening in the PMI certification world and the implications for each of us. 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