PMI-ACP Exam Brain Dump Sheet Sample

One of the most powerful tools available to you for the PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) Exam
is the use of a Brain Dump Sheet, both as a study aid, and also to use on the day of the exam. This
document contains suggestions of what information to include on your own sheet.
By including information like the Twelve Agile Manifesto principles on your sheet and memorizing them
you will be able to write down everything on a piece of paper when you first walk into the exam room. By
doing this, you will literally dump the information from your brain onto that piece of paper for reference
during the exam, leaving more space in your brain to answer the actual exam questions.
While the information contained in this document is a good starting point you cannot simply copy/paste
what you see onto your personal Brain Dump Sheet. You must tailor these suggestions to your own
needs by adding / removing information that you would like to include. Everyones sheet looks different
because everyone remembers some things more easily than others.

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Agile Manifesto
Agile Manifesto Values Mnemonic
If you dont follow the four Agile Manifesto values It Will Create Risks:
Individuals and interactions over processes and tools
Working software over comprehensive documentation
Customer collaboration over contract negotiation
Responding to change over following a plan
Agile Manifesto Principles in Two Words or Less
Two Word Principle
Customer Satisfaction Satisfy the customer by delivering software that provides value to the customer
early, and often.
Welcomed Changes It is expected that requirements will change and these changes are welcomed.
Frequent Delivery Get working software delivered to the customer as soon as possible.
Collocated Teams Bring the project team and the customers together, preferably collocated in the
same physical area.
Motivated Individuals Build your team around motivated individuals and trust them to do the work.
Face-to-Face Contact Face-to-Face communication is the most effective method for exchanging
ideas.
Working Software True customer value is realized by delivering results, which is represented in
terms of working software.
Constant Pace Sustain a constant development pace to minimize project team burnout and
maximize optimal performance indefinitely.
Continuous Attention Continuous Attention to technical excellence and good design will allow the
project team to respond more quickly and easily to change.
Simplicity Maximize the amount of work not done.
Self-Organization The team decides how the tasks will be allocated, as opposed to being dictated
to them.
Regular Reflection Schedule Retrospectives to constantly reflect on the work that was completed
and find ways to improve during the next iteration.

Agile Manifesto Principles as Months

Month Principle
January Just Sit Together (Collocated Teams)
February Face-to-Face Contact (Face-to-Face Contact)
March Motivated Individuals (Motivated Individuals)
April Attention (Continuous Attention)
May Maintain a Constant Pace (Constant Pace)
June Jump on Improvements (Regular Reflection)
July Juggle Changes (Welcomed Changes)
August Augment Customer Satisfaction (Customer Satisfaction)
September Simplicity (Simplicity)
October Organization (Self-Organization)
November No Bugs (Working Software)
December Deliver Frequently (Frequent Delivery)

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User Stories
To ensure all user stories are effective, you need to INVEST:
Independent
Negotiable
Valuable
Estimable
Small
Testable

Agile Iteration Events

For productive iterations, each team member should attend all meetings as a PEER.
Plan each iteration (Iteration Planning)
Expect daily updates (Daily Stand-Up)
Examine product results (Iteration Review)
Reinvent processes for next iteration (Iteration Retrospective)

PMI-ACP Exam Formulas to Know

Concept Formula Result interpretation
Internal Rate of Return (IRR) N/A Select project with biggest IRR

Net Present Value (NPV) N/A Select project with biggest NPV

Return on Investment (ROI) N/A Select project with biggest ROI

Schedule Variance (SV) SV = EV - PV < 0 is bad

= 0 is good
> 0 is good

Schedule Performance Index (SPI) SPI = EV / PV < 1 is bad

= 1 is good
> 1 is good

Cost Variance (CV) CV = EV - AC < 0 is bad

= 0 is good
> 0 is good

Cost Performance Index (CPI) CPI = EV / AC < 1 is bad

= 1 is good
> 1 is good

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