Overview of what AACE PSP tests, how the exam is structured, and how candidates should approach preparation.
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Use this page for a compact orientation to AACE PSP (Planning & Scheduling Professional) before you move into the syllabus, study plan, or practice routine.
What this credential signals
AACE PSP is aimed at planning and scheduling professionals responsible for integrated schedules and stakeholder communication. It sits in AACE’s Professional certification lane and should be studied through the language of cost engineering, total cost management, project controls, and defensible professional communication.
What stronger answers usually do
identify the controlling project-control problem before choosing a method
connect the method to scope, cost, schedule, risk, estimate, earned value, claim, or decision context
use AACE terminology consistently without reducing the answer to memorized labels
show evidence quality, assumptions, limitations, and recommendation logic
communicate the conclusion in a way a project manager, owner, executive, or dispute stakeholder could act on
Current exam snapshot
5 hours maximum; 119 simple multiple-choice and compound scenario questions; domains: Planning (36) and Scheduling (83); one memo writing assignment; closed book; calculator permitted; 70% overall average to pass.
Use Resources for the official AACE links before you schedule, buy study material, or rely on policy details.