Introducing theIntroducing theCertified Business Process Certified Business Process
Professional (CBPP™) Professional (CBPP™) – Beta Examination– Beta Examination
ABPMPProfessional AssociationProfessional 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.
ABPMPOur MissionOur 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.
ABPMPCBPP 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
ABPMPBeta 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)
ABPMPChicago 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 13th
• Testing on June 17th or June 20th
• Accepting applications now
– must have 4 years of BPM experience
• Must sign the ABPMP code of ethics
ABPMPExperience
• 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.
ABPMPCBPP 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
ABPMPBPM BOK™ ORGANIZATIONBPM BOK™ ORGANIZATION
ABPMPSchedule
• June 13th Saturday – 8:30 to 4:00 Exam Review Workshop
• June 15th Monday – application deadline for the June 17th test
• June 17th Wednesday – First CBPP beta exam
• June 17th Wednesday – application deadline for the June 20th test
• June 20th Saturday – Second CBPP beta exam
ABPMPExperience
• 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
ABPMPWorkshop
• Saturday – June 13, 8:30 am– Location tbd– Lunch will be provided– Must pre-register
Visit Visit www.ABPMP.orgwww.ABPMP.org
Email: [email protected]@abpmp.org