Posted by Manuel Munoz Jr on Saturday, May 1, 2010 - 11:01
In your opinion what is the most professionally recognized BPM certification?
I believe that the main argument of this discussion has been centered on the fact that there is no central or commonly accepted international “Governing Body" for BPM, not necessarily a lack "body of knowledge. This by default renders any body of knowledge that is created by any non-official organization less authoritative and more open to criticism. I applaud any efforts made in reaching a standardization goal, but in the mean time, all I am asking is to know out of the currently existing certifications available, which one is seem as the most complete, hence the most valuable. Hope this clarifies the discussions. Thanks for all your inputs.
A few of the above comments said that there is no body of knowledge for BPM. That’s not true. The ABPMP (Association of Business Process Management Professionals) has developed and published a Guide to the Business Process Management Common Body of Knowledge 2.0 (BPM CBOK® 2.0). This BPM CBOK is the intellectual basis for the CBPP certification (mentioned above) that is offered through the ABPMP. If you are looking for a badge of BPM creditability that you can demonstrate to clients, I recommend joining the ABPMP, studying the BPM CBOK, and getting the CBPP certification. Dean J. Larson, CBAP Business Analysis Capability Manager SafeNet Consulting, Inc. 763.370.8444 LinkedIn Profile: www.linkedin.com/in/deanlarson
I want to thank both Manuel and the other responders for writing about this. I have been thinking about BPM certification for a while. I have started pursing a LSS Yellow Belt through a training and consulting company because of the wide recognition of the LSS body of knowledge. It was a little startling to find out that there was no central accreditation entity for the LSS Master Black belt, Black belt or Green belts. But as long as you can trace the roots back to the founder(s) this may not be a major issue. (A traditional authority approach long used in the Martial Arts). Is there a central methodology in BPM? Or is it pretty squishy? Would you consider the CBOK to be a reasonable methodology or OMG’s ideas? Or? Thanks, Tom Miller, Business Analyst and CAPM Url: http://www.it-career-coach.net email: friends@it-career-coach.net
Thank you so much for the reference. I have registered for the webcast. Regards
FYI - The following might be of interest to people seeking BPM certifications. There is a webcast scheduled to talk about the CBBP certification mentioned above. This is on May 14th at 12:00 PM EST on "Introduction to ABPMP BPM Certification - [Certified Business Process Professional (CBPP)]" http://www.abpmp.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=246 Best Regards, Kunal
Interesting to see there is still no commonly accepted body of knowledge at both the management and technical level of BPM. One year ago I went with the OMG Certified Expert in BPM. I just passed my Technical Intermediate and will now focus on the Management Intermediate level. The OMG certification program is a very loosely organized approach, but not a very costly one. My goal was like you credibility but also education. Despite being loosely organized, it introduced me to the broad range of topics that BPM covers. I look forward to the BPM management focused reading. Cheers Gil
I also fully agree with your views on BPM. It is much ,kore than technology and IT tools, if fact to me this is only a pretty small part of it, In the very first row, to me it ia a Management Strategy and an Attitude, only if this is agreed lived in an organisation you can start implementing the respective tools. If you sart with the tools and by that try to force the attidue, one will fail. I found two interesting certifications in the field of BPM. 1. OCEB meanign OMG Certified Expert in BPM, set up by OMG wich is a widly known standardisation company. This certification has 5 levels. One Fundamental levev and on top of this two paralell pathes for techical and business purpose with each two additional levels. For this certification there are no prerequisites. 2. CBPP Certified Business Process Professional set up by ABPMP and EABPM based on the BPM CBOK. to take this certification it is mandatory to prove 4 years or 500 hours of practical working experience. this is a rather new certification program but personally I like the part with prooven practical work experience, wich I thin is of special advantage if you want to show not only theoretical knowlege but also practical experience to your customers. Hope that helped a little bit Kind Regards Samy
Thank you so much for your eloquent reply. I do concur with your view on the current state of the BPM discipline. My main motive seeking a professional BPM certification is to give my clients a sense of “legitimacy” of my expertise claim prior to any business engagement. A certification that is based on a common body of knowledge on a particular field should attest at least to that individual’s basic knowledge or understanding of the subject matter. That in theory should separate the committed professional from the rest. Certifications are in my view a statement of professional commitment to one’s field, an assumption of fresh and relevant subject matter knowledge and to a lesser degree, but nonetheless important, a promised of ethical behavior. The trouble I have found in this field is that it doesn’t seem to be a commonly accepted organization identified as the leading or central governing body. I am currently contemplating undergoing the three credential stages offered by the AIIM (www.aiim.org) which are the Business Process Management Practitioner (BPMP), Business Process Management Specialist (BPMS), and the Business Process Management Master (BPMM). I would love to receive any feedback on this organization and the abovementioned credentials. Thank you, Manuel
It's a good question - but I tend to say, it depends on who you want to impress. In my mind it doesn't at the moment make any sense to identify "the one and only" certificate to document BPM qualifications. I say this from the point of view that BPM conventions are not generally agreed upon and the interpretation of BPM is free. I personally believe, fundamentalistically, that the promotion of BPM should be as a management discipline facilitating strategic value management and not as a discipline optimizing the use of IT, although facilitating it. But I also know from experience that this approach is difficult to sell up-front as many customers really ask for the latter and only talk about BPM because it sounds trendy. Only very few organisations really stand on the upper steps of the maturity ladder. With the intend to assist a customer (or ones own company) in maturing and establishing a true commitment to "top-down" BPM I think we should be brave enough to flash the scope of going beyond key process modelling and automation of work routines. But at the same time we should, as part of a "BPM package", also be ready to assist in short term "bottom-up" process improvements initiatives using other accepted certifications like Lean Six Sigma. So, returning to your real question, to put substance into "BPM" I have my self attended the BPM courses offered by SAP and taken the associated SAP BPX Certification. This certification is indeed not, as you might think, a technical issue but focuses on BPM proper and not just Netweaver BPM. It presents a solid methodology as well as a roadmap approach that it should be possible to communicate and sell. I will acknowledge that some might look for something more "heavy" and not too closely linked to a software vendor, and that's why I say the issue is also about making the rigth impression on people. I have no factual knowledge of the courses, but I would myself consider the BPM Institute certifications as my next step, if I was in need of something more flashy in the short term. The (limited) contact I have had with university programmes containing BPM courses, and the students attending, have not impressed me, the focus here very easily slips into technology. Have you yourself investigated and considered any specific options for BPM Certification? Theo
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