Introducing the Certified Business Process Professional (CBPP™) – Beta Examination

ABPMP Professional Association The Association of Business Process Management Professionals –non-profit, vendor independent –dedicated to the advancement of business process management concepts and its practices. ABPMP is practitioner-oriented and practitioner-led.

ABPMP Our Mission The mission of ABPMP is: –to promote the practice of business process management, –to develop a Common Body of Knowledge for BPM –to contribute to the advancement and skill development of professionals who work in this discipline. ABPMP produces educational and networking events for continuing education and sharing of best practices, new ideas, and experiences of its members and professional colleagues.

ABPMP CBPP Examination A test for practitioners! Experience based. It is not a test of the CBOK, but CBOK questions will be on the test Purpose is to test for competence in multiple areas of BPM –concepts, methods, techniques, tools and standards

ABPMP Beta Examination purpose: to calibrate the exam (through psychometric evaluation) The beta test is free and no-risk Those who pass can convert the test to full certification –Conversion is ½ the regular exam fee: Members $200 Non-Members $275 No application fee (normally $50)

ABPMP Chicago Beta Exam Chicago is one of 3 chapters participating in the beta testing program Exam is 170 Multiple-Choice questions 4 hours allowed Exam Review on June 13 th Testing on June 17 th or June 20 th Accepting applications now –must have 4 years of BPM experience Must sign the ABPMP code of ethics

ABPMP Experience This is a certification for BPM practitioners Business process experience can be any combination of: –BPM strategy –process modeling /analysis /design –process improvement /redesign /reengineering /transformation, –process performance measurement/management, –rules definition, –SOA/EAI design, –ESB design, –enterprise architecture, etc. Using any or no method, Six Sigma, Lean, etc. is okay as long as it is to redesign the business operation. Practitioners are defined as either staff in a business improvement project or the project's management.

ABPMP CBPP Examination Sections 1.Business Process Management 2.Process Modeling and Analysis 3.Process Design and Transformation 4.Process Performance Management 5.Process Organization and Change Management 6.Enterprise Process Management 7.Business Process Management Systems These sections do not map directly to the CBOK We want feedback from those who take the test

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ABPMP Schedule June 13 th Saturday – 8:30 to 4:00 Exam Review Workshop June 15 th Monday – application deadline for the June 17 th test June 17 th Wednesday – First CBPP beta exam June 17 th Wednesday – application deadline for the June 20 th test June 20 th Saturday – Second CBPP beta exam

ABPMP Experience 4 years BPM experience (or 5,000 hours) –Credits (can substitute up to 2,500 hrs) Undergraduate degree - 1 yr (1,000 hrs) credit Graduate degree - ½ yr (500 hrs) credit Professional Certification - ½ yr (500 hrs credit) –References

ABPMP Workshop Saturday – June 13, 8:30 am –Location tbd –Lunch will be provided –Must pre-register

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