1. CFPS Exam Automated! Jim McCauley, Certification Committee Vice Chair
Tracy Reynolds, Prometric
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2. Agenda CFPS Exam Automation Project Overview New CFPS Exam Procedures
CFPS Exam Automation Service Provider
Demo
Questions & Answers
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3. CFPS Exam Automation Project Overview
IFPUG Project Team
Automated Exam Service Provider Team
Pilot Team
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4. CFPS Exam Automation Project Overview
Project Plan
Conduct Feasibility Study
Make Recommendation to Board of Directors
Select Automation Service Provider
Document New CFPS Exam Responsibilities
Market Exam Automation
Build Exam Question Library – English
Execute CFPS Exam Automation Pilot
Readiness Review
Go/No Go Decision
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5. New CFPS Exam Procedures
Registration, Payment, and Scheduling
Registration and payment
Upon payment, receive numbered voucher
Use voucher number to schedule with Prometric
Testing Centers
Authorized Prometric Testing Center
Fully Secure and Proctored
Exam administered individually
Exam Day
Same exam day rules apply
Introduction to technical environment
Same categories – Definition, Implementation and Case
Same scoring criteria
Same day results
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6. CFPS Exam Automation Service Provider
Prometric
Test sites in more than 3000 locations
Highly secure and consistent method for computer based testing
More than 1 million exams per year
Clients: Oracle, Microsoft, Project Management Institute, National Board of Medical Examiners, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
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7. Demo
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26. Questions and Answers
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