Certifications for your success

Certifications are becoming more and more valuable to training participants and companies. Certified specialists carry out activities in accordance with proven standards and in a comprehensible manner. There are no misunderstandings in the terminology and the procedures are compatible. This makes projects more efficient.

Certified know-how guarantees project execution according to uniform, comprehensible and recognized standards. Certifications enable you to demonstrate your know-how and competence comprehensibly. For many projects and activities, certifications have become an important entry condition.

Business Analysis Requirements Engineering Usability & User Experience Project Management Testmanagement & Tester Software Architecture Enterprise Architecture Agile Methods

Certificates for Business Analysts

PMI-PBA® - Business Analysis

Multiple Choice Test
Duration: 240 min
Cost: USD 405,- for PMI-members | else USD 455,-
200 questions, positive from approx. 61 – 63 % (no official threshold)
for re-certifications: proof of 60 professional development units (PDUs) in business analysis over the last 3 years required
Language: English (with German help texts)
All multiple choice tests are conducted on a tablet or desktop computer.

OMG® OCEB-2® - Professional BPMN

Foundation Level

Multiple Choice Test
Duration: 90 min (residents of English-speaking countries), else 120 min
Cost: USD 200,– (residents of English-speaking countries), else USD 210,–
approx. 90 questions, positive from 68 %
Language: English
All multiple choice tests are conducted on a tablet or desktop computer.

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IIBA® ECBA™ – Level 1 – Entry Certificate in Business Analysis

Multiple Choice Test
Duration: 60 min
50 questions, from 60% positive
proof of 21 hours of further education in business analysis over the last 4 years required
Cost: USD 110,– (IIBA members) | else USD 235,– | additional USD 60,– application fee.
All multiple choice tests are conducted on a tablet or desktop computer.
Exams available only in English.

IIBA® CCBA® – Level 2 Certification of Capability in Business Analysis

Multiple Choice Test
Duration: 180 min
130 questions, from 60% positive
proof of 21 hours of further education in business analysis over the last 4 years required
proof of 3750 hours of work experience in the field of BA over the last 7 years required
Cost: USD 325,– (IIBA members) | else USD 450,– | additional USD 125,– application fee.
All multiple choice tests are conducted on a tablet or desktop computer.
Exams available only in English.

Certificates for Requirements Engineers

IREB® CPRE – Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering

Foundation Level

Multiple Choice Test
Duration: 75 min
Cost: EUR 250,–
45 questions, from 70 % positive
Language: German or English
For non-native speakers the exam duration may be extended for 15 minutes on written demand.
Exam on Tablet or PC.

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IREB® CPRE – Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering

Expert Level

Prerequisites:

Holder of three CPRE Advanced Level Certificates (2 of them can be substituted with education or publications)
at leas. 3 years of experience as Requirements Engineer in various roles and projects
Practice as trainer/coach in the field of RE

Exam:

Written application (proof of prerequisites)
Written assignment (10-15 pages)
Oral exam (120 min preparation | 90 min – 30min case study, own projects, RE general)
Language: English
Cost: upon request

IREB® CPRE – Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering

Advanced Level

Practitioner

Duration: 75 min
45 questions, positive from 70%
Language: German or English
For non-native speakers the exam duration may be extended for 15 minutes on written demand.
Multiple Choice exam on Tablet or PC.
Prerequisite: IREB® CPRE Foundation Certificate
Cost: EUR 280,–

Specialist

Written assignment
20 pages
individual grading and feedback
Language: German or English
Prerequisite: IREB® CPRE Advanced Level Practitioner Certificate
Cost: EUR 450,–

Available for the following disciplines: Requirements Elicitation, Requirements Modeling, Requirements Management

Course for Requirements Elicitation and Consolidation

Course for Requirements Modeling

Course for Requirements Management

Course for Agile Requirements Management

Certificates for Usability & User Experience

UXQB® CPUX-F Certified Professional for Usability and User Experience

Multiple Choice Test
Duration: 75 min
40 questions, from 70% positive
Cost: EUR 300,–
All multiple choice tests are conducted on a tablet or desktop computer.
Exams available in English and German. For non-native speakers the exam duration may be extended for 15 minutes on written demand.

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UXQB® Certified Professional for Usability and User Experience - Advanced Level

User Requirements Engineering (CPUX-UR)
Designing Solutions (CPUX-DS)
Usability Testing and Evaluation (CPUX-UT)

Theory:

Multiple Choice Test
Duration: 90 minutes
40 questions, only with 100% positive
All multiple choice tests are conducted on a tablet or desktop computer.
Exams available in English and German. For non-native speakers the exam duration may be extended for 15 minutes on written demand.

Practice:

Assignment: a number of tasks specific to the chosen module
Duration: 1 day (UR, DS) or 10-30h over 7 days (UT)

Cost per AL-module:

Cost theory only: EUR 300,–
Cost combination theory & practice: EUR 600,–

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To the corresponding course for CPUX-DS

To the corresponding course for CPUX-UT

Certifications for Project Managers

PMI®-PMP® - Project Management

Multiple Choice Test
Duration: 240 min
Cost: USD 405,–
200 questions, positive from approx. 61 – 63 % (no official threshold)
Language: English (with German help texts)
All multiple choice tests are conducted on a tablet or desktop computer.

Certificates for Test Managers & Testers

ISTQB® – Certified Tester

Foundation Level

Multiple Choice Test
Duration: 60 min
40 questions, from 65 % positive
Language: German or English
For non-native speakers the exam duration may be extended by 25% on written demand.
Exam on Tablet or PC.

ISTQB® – Certified Tester

Expert Level

Prerequisite: CTFL Certificate
Prerequisite: CTAL Certificate
Expert Level Exam
5 years of practical testing experience
2 years of industry experience in the specific EL topic
subject specific exam tasks

ISTQB® – Certified Tester

Core Advanced & Specialist

Multiple Choice Test
Duration: 60-120 min
40 questions, from 65 % positive
Language: German or English
For non-native speakers the exam duration may be extended by 25% on written demand.
Exam on Tablet or PC.

Certifications for Software Architects

OMG® OCUP-2® - Professional UML®

Fundamental Level

Multiple Choice Test
Duration: 120 min (residents of English-speaking countries), else 150 min
Cost: USD 200,– (residents of English-speaking countries), else USD 210,–
90 questions, positive from 2/3
All multiple choice tests are conducted on a tablet or desktop computer.
Exams available only in English.

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OMG® OCUP-2® - Professional UML®

Intermediate Level

Multiple Choice Test
Duration: 120 min (residents of English-speaking countries), else 150 min
Cost: USD 200,– (residents of English-speaking countries), else USD 210,–
90 questions, positive from 2/3
All multiple choice tests are conducted on a tablet or desktop computer.
Exams available only in English.
Proof of OCUP-2® Fundamental Level Certificate

Course for Intermediate Level...

Certifications for Enterprise Architects

ArchiMate® - Enterprise Modeling

Multiple Choice Test
Duration: 60 min
Cost: USD 320,–
approx. 40 questions, positive from 60 %
All multiple choice tests are conducted on a tablet or desktop computer.
Exams available only in English.

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Certifications for Agile Methods

PMI-ACP® - Agile Practitioner

Multiple Choice Test
Duration: 180 min
120 questions, positive from approx. 61% (no official threshold)
Cost: USD 435,- (PMI members) | else USD 495,-
for re-certifications: proof of 30 professional development units
(PDUs) in agile methods over the last 3 years required
Exams available only in English (with German help texts).
All multiple choice tests are conducted on a tablet or desktop computer.

IREB® CPRE RE@Agile

Advanced Level RE@Agile

Step 1

Multiple Choice Test
Duration: 75 min (For non-native speakers the exam duration may be extended for 15 minutes on written demand)
45 questions
All multiple choice tests are conducted on a tablet or desktop computer.
Exams available in English and German.

Step 2

Written assignment (20 pages) within one year

Prerequisite: IREB® CPRE Foundation Certificate
Cost: EUR 600,–

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IREB® CPRE RE@Agile PRIMER

A glimpse into agile RE

Multiple Choice Test
Duration: 40 min (For non-native speakers the exam duration may be extended for 10 minutes on written demand)
22 questions
Cost: EUR 170,–
All multiple choice tests are conducted on a tablet or desktop computer.
Exams available in English and German.

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