Study guides

Study guides

Independent, scenario-led guides aligned to PMI's March 2026 Examination Content Outline.

Exam map

PMI-ACP exam format and 2026 domain map

Build your plan around 120 questions, 180 minutes, one scheduled break and the four current ECO domains.

Eligibility

Check PMI-ACP eligibility before you apply

Map your education, 21 hours of agile learning and the applicable experience pathway before entering an application.

Mindset · 28%

Answer through experimentation, safety and feedback

Apply agile values to uncertainty, team environment and changing product evidence across the Mindset domain.

Leadership · 25%

Use servant leadership, coaching and conflict resolution

Choose responses that grow team ownership while removing obstacles and aligning people around outcomes.

Product · 19%

Connect backlog decisions to measurable value

Clarify, prioritize and size work while testing whether increments create the intended customer outcome.

Delivery · 28%

Improve flow, quality and risk response

Use small increments, feedback, impediment removal and flow measures to deliver sustainably.

Agile practice

Study Scrum, Kanban, Lean and hybrid situations without framework bias

Choose a practice from the problem and evidence instead of forcing every scenario into one branded method.

Question strategy

Solve situational questions with evidence and sequence

Turn long scenarios into a clear problem, role, next action and expected learning signal.

Exam execution

Manage 180 minutes and the scheduled break

Use section checkpoints, deliberate flags and a clean break transition without losing review time.

Practice

Turn mock exams into a decision-quality review

Use timed practice to diagnose reasoning, domain gaps, pacing and repeated distractor patterns.

Study plan

A seven-week PMI-ACP preparation plan

Move from the 2026 ECO map to domain practice, mixed scenarios and full timed simulations.