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INCOSE Copyright Notice. 1

INCOSE Certification ofSystems Engineers Program

Program Status Report

Eileen Arnold, CSEPOctober 2007

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Topics

Introduction

Benefits

Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP) Requirements

Certification Process

Program Accomplishments

Path Forward

Communications

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What Is Certification?

♦ Certification is an occupational designation issued by an organization that provides confirmation of an individual's qualifications (specific knowledge and/or skill level) in a specified profession or occupational specialty.

♦ Certification is voluntary. That means it is neither a barrier nor a gate to entering or exiting a job. However, it may be used as a qualifier in placement.

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What Is Certified?

♦ Individual has Basic Skills to Perform Fundamental SE Tasks and is able to make a Productive Contribution in most work situations.

♦ Initial Certification is at SE Foundation Level

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Path Forward

Communications

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Benefits of CSEP Certification

Formally Recognizes Your SE Capabilities

Distinguishes You from Others within Your Professional Field

Provides Competitive Advantage to You and Your Company

Furthers Your Professional SE Development

Helps Advance the State of the Art and Practice of SE

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Everyone interested in being recognized formally

for their systems engineering capabilities

Who Is Certification for?

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Is CSEP Certification for INCOSE Members Only?

No, Certification Is Open to Everyone

Participation Is Voluntary

INCOSE Members Receive Reduced Rates for Initial Certification and Renewal

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Path Forward

Communications

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INCOSE membership not required to participate in programINCOSE membership not required to participate in program

Requirements for Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP)*

1. SE Experience - 5 years minimum in multiple SE disciplines2. Education – Bachelor’s degree/equivalent in technical field (Additional experience must be substituted for non-technical degree)

5 more years of engineering for non-technical Bachelor’s (total 10 years) 10 more years of engineering if no Bachelor’s degree (total 15 years)

3. Experience confirmation & recommendations from at least 3 Colleagues/Peers/Managers who are knowledgeable in SE

4. Pass Certification Exam* Application and Fee Submittals Required

Application requires copy of degree transcript or diploma Application fee is $400 – discounted to $300 for INCOSE members Test fee is $80 payable to Test Organization when scheduling exam

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SE Disciplines Qualifying for SE Experience

• Requirements Engineering• Risk and Opportunity Management• Baseline Control• Technical Planning• Technical Effort Assessment• Design Development• Qualification, Verification, and Validation• Process Definition• Tool Support• Training• System Integration• Quality Assurance• Specialty Engineering• Other

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Exam Information Exam is based on current INCOSE SE Handbook Version 3.1

which is available to members on the INCOSE web site

SE Handbook Version 2A can be used through June 2008

Current exam is 2 hours in length

Current exam has 120 questions (98 scored, 22 Beta questions)

Pass/Fail results provided immediately upon exam completion

Candidates eligible for two re-tests within one year of application submittal

Exam cost is $80 per attempt

Exam is being updated for SE Handbook Version 3.1. INCOSE eNote notification of transition to exclusively use the SE Handbook 3.1 as of July 2008.

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Exam Question Format

Which are three justifications for Configuration Management? (Choose three)

A. Facilitates communication

B. Encourages requirements changes

C. Prevents requirements changes

D. Forces change evaluations

E. Control requirements changes

This question IS NOT from the INCOSE Certification Exam.

The format and content (based on SEHv2a) are similar to exam questions.

X

X

X

SEHv2A Ref.Pg 48, ¶1

Pg 48, ¶1Pg 46, ¶2

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Exam Materials

SE Handbook Copies of the current version of the Systems

Engineering Handbook may be obtained from INCOSE. A soft copy may be downloaded free by INCOSE members at www.incose.org . Printed copies may be obtained for a fee of $20 US by members and $60 US by non-members.

Books, tablets and electronic devices are not permitted during an examination

“Practice Exams” are not currently available Sample questions may be made available in the

future when current questions are “retired” and replaced by others in the examination.

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INCOSE Handbook Version 3.1

3 Generic Life Cycle Stages 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Life Cycle Characteristics 3.3 Life Cycle Stages 3.4 Development Stage Approaches 3.5 Introduction to three cases

4 Technical Processes 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Stakeholder Requirements Definition Process 4.3 Requirements Analysis Process 4.4 Architectural Design Process 4.5 Implementation Process 4.6 Integration Process 4.7 Verification Process 4.8 Transition Process 4.9 Validation Process 4.10 Operation Process 4.11 Maintenance Process 4.12 Disposal Process

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INCOSE Handbook Version 3.1 5 project processes

5.1 Introduction 5.2 Project Planning Process 5.3 Project Assessment Process 5.4 Project Control Process 5.5 Decision-Making Process 5.6 Risk and Opportunity Management Process 5.7 Configuration Management Process 5.8 Information Management Process

6 Enterprise and Agreement Processes 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Enterprise Environment Management Process 6.3 Investment Management Process 6.4 System Life Cycle Processes Management Process 6.5 Resource Management Process 6.6 Quality Management Process 6.7 Acquisition Process 6.8 Supply Process

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7 Enabling Systems Engineering Process Activities 7.1 Decision Management 7.2 Requirements Management 7.3 Risk and Opportunity Management

8 Systems Engineering Support Activities 8.1 Acquisition and Supply 8.2 Architectural Design 8.3 Configuration Management 8.4 Information Management 8.5 Investment Management 8.6 Project Planning 8.7 Quality Management 8.8 Resource Management 8.9 Validation 8.10 Verification

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9 Specialty Engineering Activities 9.1 Design for Acquisition Logistics –

Integrated Logistics Support 9.2 Electromagnetic Compatibility Analysis

9.3 Environmental Impact Analysis 9.4 Human Systems Integration 9.5 Mass Properties Engineering Analysis 9.6 Modeling, Simulation, and Prototyping 9.7 Safety & Health Hazard Analysis 9.8 Sustainment Engineering Analysis 9.9 Training Needs Analysis

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Requirements for CSEP 3-Year Renewal*

INCOSE membership not required to participate in programINCOSE membership not required to participate in program

Continuing Education during Prior 3 Years - 120 Professional Development Units (PDUs)

* Renewal Application and Fee Submittals Must be submitted before current certification period ends Continuing education log submittal required Renewal Fee is $100 – discounted to $50 for INCOSE members

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Education Activity Credit

1 College or unit semester hour 45 PDU

1 College or unit quarter hour 30 PDU

1 Continuing Education Unit (CEU) 10 PDU

1 Professional Development Hour (PDH) 1 PDU

1 hour of teaching of professional development coursework. Teaching credit is awarded for teaching a course/seminar for the first time only. Not applicable to full-time faculty.

2 PDU

Authoring published papers, articles or books in any area relevant to practice 10 PDU

1 hour of participation in professional and technical society working groups/management

1 PDU

Patents 10 PDU

1 hour of professional development in coursework, seminars, or professional or technical presentation made at meetings, conventions, conferences, or exam preparation

1 PDU

Continuing Education Credits for Certification Renewal

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Communications

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Certification Process Diagram

INCOSE SE HandbookVersion 3.1

Study

NotifyApplicant

Two weeks

$

Submit CompletedApplicationAnd Fee

INCOSEApplication

Center

INCOSEEvaluation

Four to six weeks

Applicant has up to one year to pass the test (three tries 3 months apart). Test is scheduled directly with Thompson-Prometrics.

Application Development

1. VerifiableEducation

2. VerifiableExperience

3. Applicant’sAdvocates (three

references knowledgeable about SE)

Applicant’s own pace

Timeline

Pass

3 yearCertification

NotifyApplicant

Pay test feeSchedule & Take Exam

(Prometrics Test Center)

Applicant’s own pace

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How Long Will It Take Me to Become Certified?

There is no one answer. Much depends on the applicant.

Time

Applicant• Downloads information

from INCOSE web page• Collects information• Fills out and submits forms

via e-mail• Pays fee on-line

A. ??????

INCOSE• Receives application & fee• Checks completeness of submittal• Notifies applicant by e-mail that

application was received and is

complete or has missing material

B. < 2 weeks

References submit recommendations via e-mail to INCOSE. Applicant submits missing material.

C. Averaging 50 days

INCOSE sends CSEP certificate via postal mail to applicant

F. < 2 weeks

Applicant• Schedules exam with test

organization• Takes exam at test site• Receives results immediately• Schedules another exam if

needed

E. Averaging 62 days

INCOSE• Receives recommendations from

references and missing information • Evaluates education and experience• Notifies applicant of evaluation

results. If minimum requirements are met, authorizes exam

D. Averaging 21 days

Time for Steps B-F: Shortest is 37 days, Average is 147 days Time for Steps B-F: Shortest is 37 days, Average is 147 days

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CSEP Courses Available

Several Choices (We are not advocating one over another) Hampton Roads Chapter (John Clark)

INCOSE Technical Product Two-day tutorial at INCOSE Symposium On-Line tutorial (Oct 5, 11 weeks, $100)

Center for Systems Management The course is delivered over three days and includes two

parts. Part one includes a one-day workshop (creating a strong

CSEP application) Part two focuses on the SE Handbook in which the CSEP

exam is based and includes pre-practice tests. Students are provided a study guide

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Path Forward

Communications

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Recent Accomplishments

Full Email Processing & User-Friendly Forms

154 CSEPs

Company Group Discounts Offered

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Certifications by Company*

*51 Companies Have 1 CSEP. Data as of 1 October2007

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

20

Number Certified

Companies

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Certifications by Region*(2 or more)

*11 States Have 1 CSEP. Data as of 1 October 2007

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

Number Certified

Regions

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8 Certifications Outside of USA

Australia Belgium Canada (2) India Norway (2) Republic of Korea

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Group Discounts

Available to INCOSE Corporate Advisory Board Organizations

Minimum of 10 Employee Names in Group Package Submittal with Fee

Discount is 10% of Normal Application Fee Applies to Non-INCOSE Employees Not Applicable to Exam Fee

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Topics

Introduction

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Path Forward

Communications

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Path Forward – What is coming Exam transition to SEH V3.1. July, 2008

V3.0 shifted in paradigm toward global industry application consistent with the Systems Engineering Vision. V3.1 retains the global industry flavor.

US DoD/DAU Acquisition Extensions to the CSEP Targeted towards DoD Acquisition professionals

Entry-Level (Associate) Certification Exam-only variant for those lacking 5 years of SE

experience Senior-Level (Masters) Certification

Reference-only variant for those with significant SE experience

Registered Education Provider Initiative INCOSE endorsement of CSEP-related education and

training

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Path Forward

Communications

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INCOSE Certification web site at http://www.incose.org

Where Do I Find More Information?

154 CSEPs to Date154 CSEPs to DateForms & Processing Via EmailForms & Processing Via Email

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Posted Certification Program Details

INCOSE Certification Web Area at

http://www.incose.org/educationcareers/certification/index.aspx• Introduction and Overview Briefing• Certification Requirements• Certification Renewal Requirements• Certification Fees• Online Payment• Certification Exam• Continuing Education• Experience Applicable to Certification• Colleagues/Peers Used for References• Certification Forms• Ethics Statement • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs - 51)• Possible Future Levels of Certification• Certification Reconsideration Appeal• Certified Systems Engineering Professionals (154)

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Any Questions?

Additional Contacts:

Certification Office:secert@ incose.org

Dave Walden, CSEPCertification Program Manager:

[email protected]

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