AACE Practice Test Hub

Last revised: June 11, 2026

AACE International practice hub for live CCP, EVP, and PSP project-controls practice in PM Mastery.

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.

Credential level shortcut

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

Official AACE levelCredentials hereBest use

Best page to open first

If your goal is…Best pageWhy
Validate broad cost-engineering and project-controls depthCertified Cost Professional (CCP)Best AACE page when cost, schedule, earned value, risk, and total cost management need to come together.
Focus on planning, scheduling, baseline control, and delay analysisPlanning & Scheduling Professional (PSP)Best page when schedule logic and control are central to your role.
Focus on earned value managementEarned Value Professional (EVP)Best page when integrated scope, schedule, cost, EVMS reporting, and forecasting are the core skill set.

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
Earned Value Professional (EVP)Earned value, integrated scope/schedule/cost control, variance analysis, and forecastingLive preview, free-practice page , topic drills, and full PM Mastery practice

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.

Current PM Mastery status

  • AACE EVP is live now with public sample questions, a free-practice page, earned-value topic drills, timed mocks, and full PM Mastery practice.
  • 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.

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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