I was lucky to become one of the beta-testers for the OMG's OCEB fundamental exam. More info on: http://www.omg.org/oceb/ A great refresh (well, to be honest - some new stuff!). And the nice thing - some of the new material I could immediately use in my work. For instance the BMM standard is a great framework for strategy and planning concepts. And Martyn Ould's book about BPM is a nice read, I like his tone of voice - I will probably not just read chapter one, but continue. A fair amount of BPM area's is covered : - Process concepts - Process modelling (BPMN) - Maturity (BPMM) - Compliance (but a warning: very USA centric) - Process performance - KPI's, goal setting, etc - General MBA stuff on business concepts - Six Sigma (very very basic) Stuff that I miss (maybe in a more advanced level?): - Change management - BPM technology (including BAM, Rules, Document management interfacing) - How to do BPM projects (from pure processwork to BPM technology) - Other process improvement methods such as Lean, TOC - The relation between BPM and Business/IT architecture - Other "activity coordination" approaches besides orchestration & choreagraphy: case management, human interaction management, collaborative BPM A tip: Don't underestimate the work - it's quite a lot of material. Friday exam. Will let you know more... (well, as far as the quite strict NDA will allow me….)
A question: any other Dutch participants? Would be nice to become the first Dutch OCEB certified (ah, my ego again ;-))
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Studying for OCEB fundamentals
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I just got my own OCEB certification completed here in Montreal and also noticed the bias towards the USA in the compliance material. This wasn't much of a problem for me personally because most of my work is done in the USA anyhow.
One thing I might recommend is taking some training. I took some excellent training at the following firm: http://interfacing.com/business-process-management-solutions/oceb-training-2
i would recommend them to anyone trying to get their certification. I even learned a few new things that helped me with a client project.
Interesting variety of subject areas that it covers. Do you know where I can find out a bit more about the service providers in Europe?
Thanks
Ian
Well, depends:
For the exam, you can use the OCEB selected organisation (Pearson, see site).
For instruction courses, there are a number of them listed on the OCEB site as well. But in europe it's quite limited. So I studied the material on my own.
There are however some instruction course providers that have online training. See OCEB site as well.
Regards,
Roeland
How I sign up for beta testing? There is a promotion code or vouchers?
Regards
PoloNet
Hi Roeland,
Thanks for the post about OCEB. I'm from the US and planning to take it in the next 2 weeks. Can you answer these questions:
1. How long does it take to prepare?
2. Do we need to go through all the material listed?
3. How would rate the difficulty in a scale of 1-5.
Thanks ins advance for your response.
Cheers,
Sethu
Hey Roeland,
nice blog on bpm you have here!
I just wanted to say i'm taking the OCEB technical intermediate this afternoon.. and it covers some more of the things you found missing, such as:
-BAM
-relation IT architecture / BPM
-business rules
-but also an extensive BoK of BPMN (ofcourse)
I must say I agree with the heavy time constraints OMG is putting forward on the beta-testers.
Normally i will be taking the advanced business track around 19/12 (it's due to be taken before 24/12 as far as I know of..), but I'm still doubting if i wil make it.
My preparation for this afternoon was also limited due to the fact that as a consultant I also have a fulltime job and family life to look after.. we'll see what gives.
Hi Ben,
Thanks for the compliment!
I decided to pull out of the OCEB. I've done both Fundamentals (passed) and Business Intermediate (probably passed). But the rest : the time is just too short, just like to mentioned.
He, good luck with the exam! And thanks for your message.
Regards,
Roeland
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