AACE Practice Test Hub

Last revised: July 25, 2026

AACE International practice hub for live CCP, EVP, and PSP project-controls practice in PM Mastery, with 448 to 1,496 questions per route.

Independent exam preparation

Mastery Exam Prep and PM Mastery are independent study tools and are not AACE International. For eligibility, applications, documentation, fees, or exam booking, contact AACE International directly at certification@aacei.org.

Use this guide when your project-management work is really project controls: cost engineering, estimating, scheduling, earned value, risk, claims, or construction-dispute support. AACE International sits close to PMI-CP, PMI-SP, and PMI-RMP, but it is more specialized around cost, schedule, controls, and total cost management.

PM Mastery now includes live AACE CCP cost-professional practice, AACE EVP earned-value practice, and AACE PSP scheduling practice with public sample questions, topic drills, timed mock exams, and detailed explanations.

The live AACE pages use original PM Mastery practice questions, mock exams, topic drills, and explanations. They are not official AACE questions, copied live-exam content, or exam dumps.

Sample questions and practice preview

Open the matching AACE page when you want public sample exam questions before a longer practice test or mock exam run. Strong AACE practice should make you choose a defensible project-controls action from cost, schedule, earned value, risk, forecasting, or communication facts, not just recall a formula name.

Practice modeWhat it should help you prove
Sample exam questionsYou can identify whether the scenario is primarily about cost engineering, schedule logic, earned value, risk, forecasting, or stakeholder communication.
Practice test or mock exam reviewYou can keep pace while switching between calculation cues, controls judgment, and written-response style reasoning.
Topic drillsYou can repair one project-controls weak area before returning to mixed AACE practice.

Credential level shortcut

AACE groups these credentials by level. Use the level first, then choose the discipline.

Official AACE levelCredentials hereBest use
ProfessionalCCP, EVP, PSP, plus requestable CEP and PRMP routesWorking project controls, cost, estimating, schedule, earned value, and risk practice.
ExpertiseRequestable DRMP and CFCC routesDecision-risk and forensic-claims specialists who need deeper applied judgment.
TechnicianRequestable CCT routeEarlier-career cost or schedule fundamentals before a professional-level credential.

Best page to open first

If your goal is…Best pageWhy
Validate broad cost-engineering and project-controls depthCertified Cost Professional (CCP)448 practice questions for cost, schedule, earned value, risk, and total cost management decisions.
Focus on planning, scheduling, baseline control, and delay analysisPlanning & Scheduling Professional (PSP)1,496 practice questions for schedule logic, updates, controls, and communication.
Focus on earned value managementEarned Value Professional (EVP)583 practice questions for integrated scope, schedule, cost, EVMS reporting, and forecasting.

Official exam format at a glance

Use this table to separate the AACE exams by exam shape before opening the detailed page. The professional and expertise exams are not all the same: some include memo or essay writing, while the technician exams are shorter open-book multiple-choice exams.

ExamOfficial levelExam shapeResource ruleBest preparation focus
Certified Cost Professional (CCP)Professional5 hours; 119 multiple-choice/scenario questions; 1 memo taskClosed book with onscreen formula sheetsBroad cost engineering, controls integration, and clear written communication
Earned Value Professional (EVP)Professional5 hours; 119 multiple-choice/scenario questions; 1 memo taskClosed bookEVMS structure, baseline control, variance analysis, and forecasting
Planning & Scheduling Professional (PSP)Professional5 hours; 119 multiple-choice/scenario questions; 1 memo taskClosed bookPlanning logic, schedule updates, critical path, float, and recovery choices

AACE certification path map

    flowchart TD
	  A["CCT: Certified Cost Technician"] --> B["CCP: Certified Cost Professional"]
	  C["CST: Certified Scheduling Technician"] --> D["PSP: Planning & Scheduling Professional"]
	  E["CEP: Certified Estimating Professional"] --> B
	  F["EVP: Earned Value Professional"] --> B
	  G["PRMP: Project Risk Management Professional"] --> H["DRMP: Decision & Risk Management Professional"]
	  I["CFCC: Certified Forensic Claims Consultant"] --> J["claims and dispute support"]

What each AACE lane is really for

Exam familyBest fitCurrent PM Mastery status
Certified Cost Professional (CCP)Broad cost engineering, total cost management, estimating context, performance analysis, and project-controls communicationLive PM Mastery page with 448 practice questions, public samples, topic drills, and timed mocks
Planning & Scheduling Professional (PSP)Planning duties, scheduling duties, progress updates, schedule controls, and stakeholder communicationLive PM Mastery page with 1,496 practice questions, public samples, topic drills, and timed mocks
Earned Value Professional (EVP)Earned value, integrated scope/schedule/cost control, variance analysis, and forecastingLive PM Mastery page with 583 practice questions, public samples, topic drills, and timed mocks

Fast discipline chooser

Your daily work sounds most like…Start withAvoid starting with
cost control, estimating context, schedule/risk awareness, and broad stakeholder reportingCertified Cost Professional (CCP)a narrower path such as CEP, EVP, PSP, or PRMP unless that discipline is clearly your job
EVMS setup, variance, forecasting, and integrated performance measurementEarned Value Professional (EVP)PSP if the issue is performance measurement rather than schedule logic alone
schedule logic, progress updates, critical path, delay, and recovery choicesPlanning & Scheduling Professional (PSP)CCP if you do not need broad cost-engineering scope

How AACE compares with adjacent PMI paths

If you are deciding between…Main distinction
AACE CCP vs PMI-CPCCP is broader cost engineering and project controls; PMI-CP is PMI’s construction-delivery, contract, stakeholder, and governance path.
AACE PSP vs PMI-SPPSP is the AACE planning-and-scheduling path; PMI-SP is PMI’s scheduling specialist path.
AACE PRMP or DRMP vs PMI-RMPAACE risk pages sit inside project controls, cost, schedule, and decision analysis; PMI-RMP is PMI’s specialist risk path.
AACE CEP vs PMPCEP is estimating-specific; PMP is broad project leadership.

Available now

App familyExamPM Mastery bankBest fitOpen
PM MasteryAACE CCP448 practice questionsBroad cost engineering, total cost management, estimating context, and performance analysisOpen live exam page
PM MasteryAACE PSP1,496 practice questionsPlanning duties, scheduling duties, progress updates, and schedule-control decisionsOpen live exam page
PM MasteryAACE EVP583 practice questionsEarned value, integrated scope/schedule/cost control, variance analysis, and forecastingOpen live exam page

If you need adjacent live PM Mastery practice today, start with PMP 2026 , PMP , PMI-CP , PMI-SP , or PMI-RMP , depending on your target.

Other AACE exams you can request

AACE International offers additional estimating, risk, claims, and technician credentials that are not currently included in PM Mastery. Use these rows to request coverage before buying access for a specific unavailable AACE exam.

Availability note: Only exams listed above as live or marked Available now are currently included in PM Mastery. Please request or contact support before buying access for an exam that is not listed as available.
Request rows are reviewed adjacent exams, not live PM Mastery coverage. Use the request link to send the exam, vendor, and source page prefilled.
ExamStatusActionSource
Certified Estimating Professional (CEP)Not currently availableRequest this examAACE professional certifications
Project Risk Management Professional (PRMP)Not currently availableRequest this examAACE professional certifications
Decision and Risk Management Professional (DRMP)Not currently availableRequest this examAACE expertise certifications
Certified Forensic Claims Consultant (CFCC)Not currently availableRequest this examAACE expertise certifications
Certified Cost Technician (CCT)Not currently availableRequest this examAACE certifications offered

Official AACE sources

Use the PM Mastery pages for credential comparison and practice routing. Use the official AACE pages for current eligibility, fees, delivery rules, study-material references, and policy details before applying.

CredentialPM Mastery pageOfficial AACE detail page
Certified Cost Professional (CCP)CCPAACE CCP detail page
Earned Value Professional (EVP)EVPAACE EVP detail page
Planning & Scheduling Professional (PSP)PSPAACE PSP detail page

Family-level AACE pages are also useful when you are still choosing a level: AACE certifications offered

Best next page

If you need to…Best pageWhy
Start with the broadest AACE project-controls pathCertified Cost Professional (CCP)Best first page when cost engineering, controls, estimating, and schedule/risk context all matter.
Compare construction delivery against project controlsPMI-CPBest adjacent PMI page for built-environment delivery, contracts, and governance.
Compare scheduling specialist pagesPlanning & Scheduling Professional (PSP) and PMI-SPBest pair when the real decision is AACE scheduling versus PMI scheduling.

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