A practical PMI-ACP® study plan: 30-day intensive, 60-day balanced, and 90-day part-time schedules with weekly focus by domain and tips for using the Mastery Cloud app.
This page answers the question most candidates actually have: “How do I structure my PMI-ACP® prep?”
Pick a timeline, then follow the loop: Syllabus → drills → review misses → mixed sets.
Choose a plan based on hours per week:
| Time you can commit | Recommended plan | What it feels like |
|---|---|---|
| 10–14 hrs/week | 30‑day intensive | fast coverage + heavy practice |
| 6–9 hrs/week | 60‑day balanced | steady progress + room for review |
| 3–5 hrs/week | 90‑day part‑time | slower pace + repetition |
If you want one rule: start with ~55% learning + 45% practice, then flip to ~30% learning + 70% practice in the final 2 weeks.
PMI-ACP domain weights (ECO, Oct 2024):
| Domain | Weight | What to be good at |
|---|---|---|
| Mindset | 28% | complexity thinking, transparency, psychological safety, feedback loops, embracing change |
| Leadership | 25% | coaching/mentoring, problem resolution, knowledge sharing, shared vision, conflict management |
| Product | 19% | backlog refinement, increments, work visualization, value definition and validation |
| Delivery | 28% | early feedback, metrics, impediments/risk, waste reduction, continuous improvement, flow |
Use the weights as your default time split, then adjust based on weak areas discovered in practice sets.
Target pace: ~10–14 hours/week.
Goal: cover the syllabus quickly, then harden decision instincts through drills and mixed sets.
| Week | Focus | What to do | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mindset | Principles, transparency, psychological safety, feedback loops, change. Drill daily; keep a miss log. | Syllabus • Cheatsheet • Practice |
| 2 | Leadership | Coaching/mentoring, facilitation, conflict, knowledge sharing, shared vision. Drill after each task set. | Syllabus • Cheatsheet |
| 3 | Product | Backlog refinement, slicing, increments, value, visualization. Add mixed sets every other day. | Practice • Cheatsheet |
| 4 | Delivery + final review | Metrics, WIP/flow, risk/impediments, waste, continuous improvement; mixed sets + miss-log cleanup. | Practice • FAQ |
Target pace: ~6–9 hours/week.
Goal: cover each domain with reinforcement and spaced repetition.
| Weeks | Focus | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| 1–2 | Mindset | Principles + complexity + feedback loops; short drills after each task. |
| 3–4 | Leadership | Coaching, problem resolution, knowledge sharing, conflict, vision alignment. |
| 5–6 | Product | Refinement, slicing, increments, value definition/validation, visualization. |
| 7 | Delivery | Metrics, impediments/risk, waste, continuous improvement, flow. |
| 8 | Mixed review | Mixed sets + revisit weak objectives; tighten “best answer” patterns. |
Target pace: ~3–5 hours/week.
Goal: slow-and-solid coverage with repetition and steady practice.
| Month | Focus | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mindset | Build principles + transparency + feedback habits; light drills 3×/week. |
| 2 | Leadership + Product | Coaching/facilitation + backlog/value fundamentals; drill after each task set. |
| 3 | Delivery + consolidation | Metrics/flow/waste/CI, then mixed sets and miss-log cleanup. |