Register for Seattle CDMP Bootcamp, Feb. 10-11, 2012

There is still time to register for next week's DAMA-PS event!

CDMP Prep Bootcamp, led by Eva Smith
Location: Best Western Executive Inn - 200 Taylor Ave N, Seattle
Date: February 10, 2012 and February 11, 2012
Time: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Please register at: http://damapugetsound.onefireplace.org/ViewEvent.ashx?eventId=385219

if you plan to attend.  

CDMP Bootcamp:  ICCP Exam Prep for the Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP)

A two-day workshop, Friday and Saturday, February 10th and 11th

DAMA-PS has run this class four times previously to rave reviews - join the 30+ DAMA-PS members who are CDMP certified!

Nervous about certification tests? Want to understand and prepare for the CDMP exams? You're in luck! Join us for an intensive two-day bootcamp focused on exam preparation for six ICCP exams.  

This course will help you:

• Understand the DAMA CDMP certification
• Familiarize yourself with the coverage of each exam outline
• Learn the process of taking ICCP exams for the CDMP
• Better prepare through time-pressure sample exam testing and question review

Sample and actual exams for the CDMP are:

• Industry-based, not company-based
• Focused on skills involved in Data Management and Data Warehousing
• Product and vendor neutral
• International in nature

Exam information

• The exams given via USB drive - please bring a laptop to take the exams.  Wireless Internet access is available at this site.
• Each exam is 90 minutes in length and has 110 multiple-choice questions
• Your exam score is immediately known at the conclusion of the exam
• A passing grade is 50% correct or higher
• Exams for bootcamp participants are ‘pay if you pass’ ($285 each). Retakes are allowed.
• Drop-in exams are available for non-Bootcamp participants, however ‘pay if you pass’ is not an option. Cost is $285 per exam. Please contact Eva Smith if you are interested in drop-in exam proctoring
• Exam fees are collected on-site

The cost for this CDMP Bootcamp is $495 for DAMA members and $695 for non-members.  The workshop price includes continental breakfast and lunch both days as well as all CDMP prep materials.   

NOTE:  Registration and the workshop fee must be paid to the ICCP prior to the class date.  Study materials will be sent upon payment.  Exam fees are in addition to the workshop fee and must be paid separately by check or credit card on-site at the workshop.

To register, please contact the ICCP office at:
 

Email	office@iccp.org
Phone	847.299.4227
Toll Free	800.843.8227 (800-U-GET-CCP)
Fax	847.299.4280

The CDMP Community expands in the UK

The UK has eight new Certified Data Management Professionals!  

Two  CDMP Bootcamps were held in Bath this year,  led by Chris Bradley (tucked away at the back of the photos).  

The  first of the UK CDMP bootcamp classes was held on the 12 & 13 of October 2011).  Three attendees were Mr. Chris Daniels, James Adman & Trevor Hodges.  All 3 took the Data Warehousing specialist subject exam, and all 3 have passed their CDMP. James & Chris at Master level, Trevor at Practitioner level, only missing on the DM core by 1%.

Five more passed the CDMP exams at the bootcamp held on the 22 - 24 of November. Three of whom passed at “Master” level.

Jan Wood (not in photo)

Steve Giles – speciality exam Data Quality

Nic Jefferis – speciality exam Data Warehousing

Murali Kala – speciality exam Business Intelligence

James Allam – speciality exam Data Warehousing

Congratulations to the new certified folks!

Reported by Christopher M Bradley, UK

Susan Earley Interviewed about DAMA Dictionary

Susan Earley, the Editor for version 2 of the DAMA Dictionary talks about the process of developing the dictionary and gathering feedback. See the article in TDAN at http://www.tdan.com/view-special-features/15530

15 New CDMPs earned at Enterprise Data World 2011

Enterprise Data World 2011 was packed full of wonderful workshops and sessions again this year. Beginning the week was a CDMP Bootcamp session taught by Pat Cupoli on Sunday, 4/2/11. One of the benefits of taking the CDMP exams at the conference this year was the opportunity to participate in two free beta exams: The revised IS Core exam and the new Data Governance and Stewardship exam. Exam sessions were held on Sunday afternoon, Tuesday evening and Wednesday afternoon.

Congratulations to the following people who earned the Certified Data Management Professional credential by passing all three CDMP exams!

Eric Ness
Donna Clark
Amy Bakalar
Sabina Ram
Christina Lynn
Luise Kroeger
Christopher Sheaffer
Carl Gomberg
Chris Kasischke
Sheila Jeffrey
Diane Maltman
Paul Walker
Glen Bell
Glenn D. House Sr.
Nicholas Collins

New IS Core Exam available as free beta until 6/30/11!

The revised IS Core exam is available for beta testing at no charge. The exam beta period is April 1, 2011 through June 30, 2011.

The DAMA International Data Exam group provided input into this exam outline and helped the ICCP Certification Council with this revision to make the IS Core exam more business focused.

This exam is the second beta exam being offered to DAMA members in 2011. The first beta exam, Data Governance and Stewardship, is still available to take for free until June 30, 2011.

DAMA Chapter guidelines for sponsoring the beta exams:

1. One designated individual must be the volunteer exam coordinator and proctor for the beta exams at the DAMA Chapter meeting. Proctors must be qualified and acceptable to the ICCP and sign a proctor confidentiality agreement.
2. Determine when and where to hold the exam session. Some chapters will host exams as part of the chapter’s meeting. Others hold sessions at night or on Saturdays.
3. A classroom arrangement (tables and chairs) is best with sufficient electrical outlets as the participants will be using their laptops to run the exams.
4. The exam coordinator must contact the ICCP office ahead of the exam session to order a number of beta exams to be given. ICCP contact information: office@iccp.org, 1-800-843-8227, or 847-299-4227.
5. Let the ICCP office know if other CDMP exams will be given at the exam session. Cost $285 USD per regular (non-beta) exam. Payment information must be collected on the application by the exam coordinator / proctor.
6. Note: there is no profit-sharing arrangement for beta exams. The profit-sharing arrangement between DAMA Chapters and ICCP applies to paid exams only.

Exam taker information regarding the new beta exams:

7. Each exam taker must bring a laptop as an exam runs off a USB drive.
8. Each exam contains 100 multiple choice questions plus 10 extra beta questions to be completed in 90 minutes.
9. If you pass the exam and want to apply it towards the Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP) designation, there will be a conversion charge of $195 USD (the regular exam price is $285 USD) payable to the ICCP.
10. The beta test is FREE. The exam outline is listed at the end of this email. You will have to fill out an application, but no payment is expected unless you are taking other exams, applying this exam towards the CDMP, or applying this exam towards recertification credit.

Some technical requirements:

11. The exam software runs on all Windows platforms. It is best to use a Windows laptop rather than another laptop platform, e.g. Apple Mac.
12. The new version of the Exam Mechanic Presenter software requires .NET 3.5. If you get a message stating that your laptop does not run this version, then the proctor must bring up the older Exam Mechanic software that is on the USB in a separate folder.
13. For those exam candidates who are using corporate laptops, make sure the laptops do not have encrypted USB drives. Do this simple test – have the exam taker save a file to a USB and have him or her open the file. If it does not open, then the USB drive is encrypted and another laptop must be used. The ICCP office cannot read encrypted files.
14. Remote internet proctoring requires a webcam, headset with microphone and government issued identification to show.

If there is no DAMA Chapter near you, remote proctoring is available through the ICCP office (office@iccp.org). Since the beta exams are free exams, you must start your exam between 9:00 am – 2:30 pm Central Time (US) to take an exam without a proctoring fee. Remote proctoring via the internet for beta exams is available outside ICCP office hours for a fee of $50 USD per exam. The ICCP office requires two weeks’ notice for remote proctoring appointments. If you are taking a regular (non-beta) exam at $285 USD each, you have more flexibility in scheduling.

Keep in mind that this exam is a beta exam. The scores have to be reviewed and adjusted by the DAMA / ICCP team after all the results have been received. Scores may be adjusted upwards, but will NOT be adjusted downwards on review of the performance of questions. The DAMA-DMBOK was one of the many sources used in exam development.

Unadjusted scores are immediately available after the exam has been completed. Official scores will be available after the DAMA / ICCP team meets again. Official profiles will only go out for paid exams. The ICCP office anticipates that all Data Governance and IS Core beta exam testers will have their scores by August 31, 2011. Contact the ICCP if you have not received your scores by August 31, 2011.

Further information can be obtained from the DAMA website (www.dama.org), the ICCP website (www.iccp.org), or by contacting the DAMA ICCP Directors at ICCP_Liaison@DAMA.org. Additional exam outlines are available at http://www.dama.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3591(about middle of web page) or http://www.iccp.org/iccpnew/outlines.html#21

CDMP FAQs are available at http://www.dama.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3678.

DAMA Chapter CDMP Exam Session Preparation Guide is available at http://www.dama.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3677

CDMP Exam Proctor FAQs are available at http://www.dama.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3678

New CDMP Exam: Data Governance and Stewardship

The Data Management Association and ICCP have announced a new CDMP exam. This exam will be available for beta testing at no charge to DAMA Chapters and members from February 15, 2011 through June 30, 2011. For more information, see the DAMA Press Release page for the Data Governance and Stewardship Exam. The Data Governance and Stewardship exam addresses the Data Governance function of the DAMA Data Management Body of Knowledge (DAMA-DMBOK).

The DAMA / ICCP exam development team members have been diligently at work designing and developing this exam since Summer 2010, with many hours of volunteer time contributed over several exam development sessions. A big ‘thank you’ goes out to the following DAMA / ICCP team members: Francine Adams, Jan Chambers, Pat Cupoli, Kewal Dhariwal, Mahesh Harvu, Deborah Henderson, Mona Pomraning, Anne Marie Smith, Eva Smith, Loretta Smith, Elize van der Linde and John Whitehouse.