Sunday, March 14, 2010
Friday, March 12, 2010
Thursday, March 11, 2010
FOUR Free Beta Exams available through June 2010
Updated DAMA CHAPTERS MEMBERSHIP BENEFIT: FOUR FREE BETA CDMP EXAMS
Starting in January 2010, FOUR new DAMA / ICCP data exams are available for beta testing at no charge. The exam beta period is January through June 30, 2010.
The new exams are aligned with the DAMA-DMBOK. They are the Data Management Core, Data Development, Data Warehousing and Data Operations and Security exams. The original Data Management and DBA exams have been replaced and both will be retired at a future point.
If you like your score on a beta exam, you can convert a maximum of two of the four beta exams (Data Management Core and one of your choice) towards the CDMP at a cost of $195 per exam. (You can also use these exams for conversion ($195 each) to recertification / professional development credits, if you already have a CDMP. For example, if you score 70% or higher on a beta exam, you have the equivalent of 60 recertification / professional development credits (you need 120 credits over 3 years).
There are new CDMP exam requirements in 2010
The IS Core AND Data Management Core are now both mandatory exams, and the third exam is a data specialty exam of your choice, e.g. Data Development, Data Operations and Security, Data and Information Quality, Data Warehousing, Business Intelligence and Analytics, or Zachman Enterprise Architecture Framework2.
NOTE: The IS Core, Data and Information Quality, Business Intelligence and Analytics, and Zachman Enterprise Architecture Framework2 exams are all currently available at the regular exam price of $285 each.
The DAMA / ICCP exam development teams have been diligently at work developing these exams since the DAMA-DMBOK came out in April 2009. A big ‘thank you’ goes out to the following exam team members: Francine Adams, Pat Cupoli, Kewal Dhariwal, Susan Earley, Mahesh Harvu, Deborah Henderson, Loretta Smith, George Swan, Gil Laware, Mona Pomraning, Eva Smith, John Whitehouse, and Stuart Varden.
DAMA Chapter guidelines for sponsoring the beta exams:
Unadjusted scores are immediately available after the exam has been completed. Official scores will be available after the DAMA / ICCP team meets again – which is sometime after the beta exam period ends on June 30, 2010.
If you are starting your CDMP in 2010, there are new exam requirements: IS Core (mandatory), Data Management Core (mandatory) and one data exam of your choice, e.g. Data Development, Data Operations and Security, Data and Information Quality, Data Warehousing, Business Intelligence and Analytics, or Zachman Enterprise Architecture Framework2.
Further information can be obtained from the DAMA website (www.dama.org, the ICCP website (http://www.iccp.org) or by contacting the DAMA ICCP Directors at ICCP_Liaison@DAMA.org. Exam outlines are available at http://www.iccp.org/iccpnew/outlines.html#21
The DAMA-DMBOK can be ordered through http://www.amazon.com
Post Provided by ICCP Director Pat Cupoli, CCP, CDMP, CBIP
Starting in January 2010, FOUR new DAMA / ICCP data exams are available for beta testing at no charge. The exam beta period is January through June 30, 2010.
The new exams are aligned with the DAMA-DMBOK. They are the Data Management Core, Data Development, Data Warehousing and Data Operations and Security exams. The original Data Management and DBA exams have been replaced and both will be retired at a future point.
If you like your score on a beta exam, you can convert a maximum of two of the four beta exams (Data Management Core and one of your choice) towards the CDMP at a cost of $195 per exam. (You can also use these exams for conversion ($195 each) to recertification / professional development credits, if you already have a CDMP. For example, if you score 70% or higher on a beta exam, you have the equivalent of 60 recertification / professional development credits (you need 120 credits over 3 years).
There are new CDMP exam requirements in 2010
The IS Core AND Data Management Core are now both mandatory exams, and the third exam is a data specialty exam of your choice, e.g. Data Development, Data Operations and Security, Data and Information Quality, Data Warehousing, Business Intelligence and Analytics, or Zachman Enterprise Architecture Framework2.
NOTE: The IS Core, Data and Information Quality, Business Intelligence and Analytics, and Zachman Enterprise Architecture Framework2 exams are all currently available at the regular exam price of $285 each.
The DAMA / ICCP exam development teams have been diligently at work developing these exams since the DAMA-DMBOK came out in April 2009. A big ‘thank you’ goes out to the following exam team members: Francine Adams, Pat Cupoli, Kewal Dhariwal, Susan Earley, Mahesh Harvu, Deborah Henderson, Loretta Smith, George Swan, Gil Laware, Mona Pomraning, Eva Smith, John Whitehouse, and Stuart Varden.
DAMA Chapter guidelines for sponsoring the beta exams:
- 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.
- 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.
- A classroom arrangement (tables and chairs) is best with sufficient electrical outlets as the participants will be using their laptops to run the exams.
- he 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.
- Let the ICCP office know if other CDMP exams will be given at the exam session. Cost is $285 USD per exam. Payment information must be collected by the exam coordinator / proctor.
- Note: there is no profit-sharing arrangement for beta exams. The profit-sharing arrangement between DAMA Chapters and ICCP applies to paid exams only.
- Each exam taker must bring a laptop as an exam runs off a USB drive.
- Each exam contains 100 multiple choice questions plus 10 extra beta questions to be completed in 90 minutes.
- 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.
- The beta test is FREE. 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.
Unadjusted scores are immediately available after the exam has been completed. Official scores will be available after the DAMA / ICCP team meets again – which is sometime after the beta exam period ends on June 30, 2010.
If you are starting your CDMP in 2010, there are new exam requirements: IS Core (mandatory), Data Management Core (mandatory) and one data exam of your choice, e.g. Data Development, Data Operations and Security, Data and Information Quality, Data Warehousing, Business Intelligence and Analytics, or Zachman Enterprise Architecture Framework2.
Further information can be obtained from the DAMA website (www.dama.org, the ICCP website (http://www.iccp.org) or by contacting the DAMA ICCP Directors at ICCP_Liaison@DAMA.org. Exam outlines are available at http://www.iccp.org/iccpnew/outlines.html#21
The DAMA-DMBOK can be ordered through http://www.amazon.com
Post Provided by ICCP Director Pat Cupoli, CCP, CDMP, CBIP
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Plan to Get Certified at Enterprise Data World!
A CDMP Exam Prep session will be held again on Sunday, 3/14 at the Enterprise Data World Conference in San Francisco, and times will be available to take exams throughout the conference. See the conference agenda at http://edw2010.wilshireconferences.com/agenda.cfm. If you are thinking about certification, this is a good time to take the exams. There will be discounts on the ICCP exams during the conference.
Have you registered for EDW10 yet? Register with the discount code of EDW10SPKR for a $100 discount off registration before February 26. This discount can also be used with the Early Bird discount if you register before February 5th, and save even more if you register 2 or more from the same company. See the registration options at the conference website.
How can you start preparing to take exams at the conference? Contact the ICCP at office@iccp.org to order study materials now. Decide what exams you want to take, and start practicing with the sample exams, or find a study buddy and work on them together! If there are several people in your local DAMA chapter that will be attending the conference, consider forming a study group or sponsor a Beta Exam Session at a chapter meeting and get a feel for taking the exams for free.
See you at EDW10 in March!
Have you registered for EDW10 yet? Register with the discount code of EDW10SPKR for a $100 discount off registration before February 26. This discount can also be used with the Early Bird discount if you register before February 5th, and save even more if you register 2 or more from the same company. See the registration options at the conference website.
How can you start preparing to take exams at the conference? Contact the ICCP at office@iccp.org to order study materials now. Decide what exams you want to take, and start practicing with the sample exams, or find a study buddy and work on them together! If there are several people in your local DAMA chapter that will be attending the conference, consider forming a study group or sponsor a Beta Exam Session at a chapter meeting and get a feel for taking the exams for free.
See you at EDW10 in March!
CDMP Exam Session on 2/20/10 in Toronto
FYI. The new beta exams, and others, will be given in Toronto on February 20th. Interested parties can contact office@iccp.org for more information.
Friday, January 1, 2010
New Data Management Core Exam now in Beta
Eight attendees of the San Francisco Chapter's DAMA Day on December 16, 2009 were the first to volunteer to take the new Data Management Core exam (DM Core). Beta exams are newly created or revised exams that are being "tested" on volunteer exam takers to assure that the questions are relevant, current and correct. All new exams go through a beta period and the performance of each question on the exam is scrupulously reviewed by the exam development team prior to putting the exam into "production." Exams in beta testing can be taken for FREE, and a passing score can be applied toward the CDMP requirements for a reduced fee or can be used for recertification credit.
In an effort to better align the CDMP exams with The DAMA Guide to the Data Management Body of Knowledge, several exams are being updated, revised or rewritten. This is exciting news for those seeking the CDMP credential because the DAMA Guide is quickly becoming a definitive resource for CDMP exam preparation. It not only provides foundation knowledge, but also provides lists of references to authoritative sources for deeper study in each of the data management functional areas.
There will be a few new exams in beta testing during in coming months: The DM Core and Data Development. The Data Warehousing exam is also being updated. The DM Core is a "breadth" exam, covering a broad overview of the profession by addressing all of the topics covered in chapters of the DAMA-DMBOK. The new DM Core exam was created to replace the Data Management exam.
Contact the ICCP at office@iccp.org if you are interested in taking a beta exam or if your DAMA Chapter or organization would like to host an exam session to administer beta exam(s).
In an effort to better align the CDMP exams with The DAMA Guide to the Data Management Body of Knowledge, several exams are being updated, revised or rewritten. This is exciting news for those seeking the CDMP credential because the DAMA Guide is quickly becoming a definitive resource for CDMP exam preparation. It not only provides foundation knowledge, but also provides lists of references to authoritative sources for deeper study in each of the data management functional areas.
There will be a few new exams in beta testing during in coming months: The DM Core and Data Development. The Data Warehousing exam is also being updated. The DM Core is a "breadth" exam, covering a broad overview of the profession by addressing all of the topics covered in chapters of the DAMA-DMBOK. The new DM Core exam was created to replace the Data Management exam.
Contact the ICCP at office@iccp.org if you are interested in taking a beta exam or if your DAMA Chapter or organization would like to host an exam session to administer beta exam(s).
Online Book Review: The DAMA Guide to the Data Management Body of Knowledge
Check out a great review of the DAMA-DMBOK at information-management.com. David Haertzen provides a nice chapter by chapter synopsis and a glowing recommendation for the book.
The DAMA Guide to the Data Management Body of Knowledge is now being used as an authoritative source for CDMP exams, as they are being revised to align with the DAMA-DMBOK Framework.
The DAMA Guide to the Data Management Body of Knowledge is now being used as an authoritative source for CDMP exams, as they are being revised to align with the DAMA-DMBOK Framework.
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