 Good evening. Hi. Good evening. It's my pleasure to speak on behalf of PMI. A few minutes I'll be taking you. Other friends, whosoever possible, you can stay back. I think because of parallel sessions and otherwise would have been crowdful here. Yeah, please come in. My name is Rini. I'm one of the ACP practitioner, agile practitioner and also a small volunteer for PMI. As you know, PMI is run by all volunteers and I'm not belong to either employee of PMI or anything. With my enthusiasm and thought of sharing just few words as a practitioner. Just to give a quick background, I'm one of the PMP certified in 2006 and ACP certified in 2012. I work for GE and I'm one of the practitioner of lean over the time. And when this agile concepts came when we're doing a traditional project management. So organizations are looking for a transformation and they wanted to connect with the external people. Some standards, some kind of latest practices and always the certifications will make identifiers in the crowd. So that was one of the need from the organization and also passion for writing the exams so that you can read and learn and over and above you will connect with people when you are meeting on the forums. Probably that is one thing close to my heart. So I'm by way of doing this PMP certifications and practicing them probably I feel four of the areas I got impacted positively. One is on the work side. So in the organization they identify in the crowd. If you are PMP certified that is like a brand particularly when working with overseas people and clients outside. And some of the Latin America friends who are in my organization they think that PMP is something like you're going into Everest like that. That is their feeling. But sometimes always the certifications will help. In difficult times that is a benchmark like you know that's what I feel. And in the community I am being volunteer for the both Bangalore chapter and also PMA India whenever there are some activities. So I meet so many people learning each other and also sharing some good practices. So that way it's a huge benefit for me. And also I energies. I meet sometime very young people and very experienced people. So that is the only forums you can. And being in the chapter in Bangalore we meet every two weeks for knowledge sharing sessions and also annual conference and many other activities. And by virtue of my passion I become a guest faculty for both PMP and also ACP quest programs connected by the chapter here. And also if you look at some of the friendship made. So through PMA facilitated conferences I was called for to give some kind of knowledge sharing and whatever the practices we do. So that is one more thing probably by connecting sometimes they say volunteerism is contagious. So that is one really good forum I feel that we can utilize that activity. There are many community practices and many people around the world you will come across by joining those practices. And also within Bangalore sometimes we don't know where in next building the person is doing wonders. We don't have to share something appropriate information company related. But there is a way that we can always learn from each other whatever we do and things like that. And on the family side sometimes I feel the self-organized teams and this kind of whatever we are doing at work or advocating. That also little bit my family also I think they are that way. So instead of everything depending on me Saturday half day I'll keep for myself. So that is more of going into PMP practices are going to chapter activities and like that. So that made actually you will surprise my son is writing 10th class exams. And I'm writing one of these PMP exams. So he and his teachers were saying that no your son is telling because you are not sleeping. That's why he's forced to read also till till we go to sleep. So it takes a lot of energy and you will connect with different people both younger generation and as well as elders. So that's what I think I was speaking for more myself. Just to give a small glimpse of what I mean PMA population along. How many are ACP anyone in the room? AC, agile certified practitioner. I'm not doing any sales but the just from my heart what I'm saying compared to your any other trainings or certificates. This gives some kind of broad spectrum of different knowledge areas. It can be Scrum, it can be XP and more lean. And as he was saying XP practices that just concluded a pair programming or you can do test driven development. So depends on your area of work. So that test your knowledge. It gives a lot of confidence that no I also know something. So that that's the feeling we get taking the exam. And sometimes which I like more here is every year you are by virtue of your previous accumulating. So one way or other you are again revisiting. One friend was saying that no if you take IAS exam and if you pass that is great. But over the years what happens the amount of the intelligence you kept or you studied you sharpen your mind that decays. There is nobody will ask that after three years or four years whether are you really in that mindset. So PMA has that kind of forum like you know you constantly you cultivate and sharpen yourself. That's one key thing I see that that's a big value add for all of us. So that's all I thought of just sharing as a simple practitioner by virtue of taking these exams. So sometimes friends will feel that you know if anything required sometimes they will avoid also. Or it is really may ask to take some other exam or something but sometimes most of the times it feel good that you know. So you will be called for some kind of an advice that ok I should go take this exam or that one and keep brushing our self. So in the end it's all professional network and it keeps us always engaged, energized and also sharpen our self. That's all if any questions for me. Yes there is a PMA website if you go there is a icon with ACP. There is a stall here and a brochure also we can pass. So you need to have a 1500 hours of agile experience. Agile experience in the sense any of the agile practices if you are doing if you are a practitioner. So 1500 hours of experience in any life cycle of the project and 2000 hours of regular project management experience. And if you are already a PMP that 2000 hours proof is not required. And this 1500 hours you can show for the last 3 years. So that means even last 4 years also is fine. And after that you need to have 21 hours of contact hours of training, formal training. So you can either take from any of the RAPs many are there nowadays. And even Bangalore chapter offers sometime. And if you are already scrum certified they give some 14 videos. Plus you can suffice with any of your internal trainings. Maybe I can if you are interested I can take you in detail. So that's a overall 21 hours of contact hours of training plus 1500 hours of agile experience. Usually a practitioner not necessarily PMP and those who are in the role of either scrum masters or a potential scrum masters or potential product owners. Not necessarily you are in and out working on agile activities. But you are a project management practitioner and willing to take the next role. So those people will be really good targets. See project here one thing is to my experience what is different from regular PMP to ACP. You don't have to be PMP. And you may not be completely into project management role. You may be leading a technical team or a group of teams even non-IT. So as long as if you are following in any of these agile practices like in the manifesto tells you know the individuals and interactions over process and tools. Or working software over comprehensive documentation. So any of those things if you are practicing then you are good to take. I saw one gentleman from bank Vijaya Bank. So he took an exam. So they are there the way what they are doing it is an amazing experience. Probably I'll connect with the gentleman as well. He has some engineering experience also initially. So that's how you will surprise that know somebody who are ex defense. What the what that person told me he was in Navy agile at sea like that. So probably who's ever run ships they're almost there agile ship is the only vehicle I think doesn't have brakes. So he was mentioning that. So that means you have to be always proactive and move the things in a real agile way. So anyone who are into these practices they're encouraged to take the exam. And it is always you know this tests actually your practitioner experience. So if you are into that practice certainly it's a good certification to take. Yes similar to PMP it is three years. So you need to accumulate if you are already PMP and then you become ACP. There is a overlap of PDU's but if you are only ACP directly. So instead of 60 points here it is 45 points. So those details also given here. So by virtue of your practicing things if you're proving so you will qualify for 45 points. That is again that is one of the things after writing exam you should not leave. So that's how attending people meeting lectures you are giving. So all these things will qualify for your PDU's credential. Some companies just started being if you want to be agile practitioner they encourage them and take this exam. Also that's some trend is coming. Even our people are just encouraging so a lot of people you can see here. And just since you said I got few statistics. So there are PMPs over 35,400 in India. So probably and ACPs are just toddlers are beginning. So it is just touching 580 that is last month. So probably 585 this week. India numbers. So that's that's statistics. Probably we can join the group of 2023,409 members in India. In one word probably since Jacob I'm excited to say one word. I mean there's advancement of learning what we can say. And sometimes I feel if you see PMI in my initial days I'm member for last nine years. So one of my prof who was closely associated he was saying that if you read from this side. That means normally whenever in our college exam school exam so you write EMP means that is important question like that. So as he was saying probably that can be one important element to connect with our communities and professional development. Thank you.