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ACMP’s CERTIFIED CHANGE MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL? (CCMP?) ProgramFrequently Asked Questions 2014.03.25What is the CCMP? Program?ACMP’s CERTIFIED CHANGE MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL? (CCMP?) Program recognizes the education, experience and skills for a Change Management practitioner to effectively manage change. It assesses the practitioner’s knowledge of and skill with Change Management practices, strategies and approaches and verifies his/her (essential) relevant work experience and education to qualify for the CCMP? credential. Why should I obtain the CCMP? credential?The CCMP? credential acknowledges that you have the education, experience and skills to be an effective Change Management professional and demonstrates your commitment to personal career growth and professional development. It also provides peer membership in an elite community of Change Management professionals.What is the certification criteria?Candidates applying for the CCMP? credential will need to demonstrate their Change Management knowledge, skills, and abilities through education and experience verification, achievement of a minimum number of ACMP-accredited and instructor-led training hours, and a portfolio review of documented Change Management initiatives. To achieve certification, candidates must also pass a multiple-choice examination. The practitioner will need to earn professional development hours (PDH) to maintain their CCMP? certification.In short, CCMP? certification is earned through (1) a review of Change Management education, experience, training and initiatives by Change Management professionals, and (2) successfully completing exam. The CCMP? certification criteria and assessment components include:CCMP? Education and Experience: Achieved Secondary, Bachelor’s or International-equivalent degree; worked 60 months and at least 7,000 hours (36 months and 4,200 hours for Bachelor+ degrees) on Change Management initiatives as either Change Management Lead or Change Management Practitioner (as defined in The Standard) as verified by professional MP? Training: minimum of 21 hours of ACMP-accredited, instructor-led Change Management training; performed in person or online; attendance verified. QEP? courses meet the certification MP? Portfolio Review: By independent Change Management professionals of candidate’s Change Management MP? Examination: Based on ACMP’s Standard for Change Management?.For more information and details regarding the CCMP? Program criteria, please go to . What are the elements of the application process?You must register, complete and submit your application through ACMP’s online Candidate Management System (CMS). ACMP does not accept mailed or faxed applications. The CMS creates a CCMP? Profile in which you initiate the application process, check progress and eligibility status, access correspondence, schedule the CCMP? Examination, view exam results, print certification verification, update listing in the CCMP? Certification Registry, record continuing education, and maintain CCMP? certification.Initially, you access your CCMP? Profile and complete your CCMP? Application, upload training documentation, list experience references, and submit your application fee. ACMP then verifies your references and required education and experience levels and performs the reviews. The review process takes four to six weeks from the date ACMP receives education, experience and reference verification.When can I begin the application process and can I add to it over time?The online application process will be made available March 30, 2014 and accessible during ACMP’s 2014 Conference. You may begin and modify your application as needed, using the online CMS tool (see above). What does it cost to apply? Is it refundable if I don’t complete the application process?The online application process fee is $150 USD for ACMP members in good standing and $200 for non-members. It covers the cost of the application review process, but not the Examination. The fee is not charged until the application process is completed and submitted.How will my CCMP? Experience be verified?After you submit your experience qualifications, which will include professional references who can speak to the type and extent of your experience, your references will be emailed and a request for verification made.Where can I find ACMP accredited training courses?Once ACMP’s QEP? accredited courses become available, you may access them from the site. On what is the CCMP? Examination based and what are its elements?After you have met the education, experience and training requirements, including a successful portfolio review, you will be eligible to sit for the CCMP? Examination.The multiple-choice exam will be based on ACMP’s Standard for Change Management?. It assesses your knowledge of Change Management practices in the following domains:CCMP? Examination BlueprintDomainPercentage of Exam QuestionsEvaluate Change Impact and Organizational Readiness23%Formulate the Change Management Strategy23%Develop the Change Management Plan20%Execute the Change Management Plan20%Close the Change Management Effort13%You will be required to sit for the exam within 1 year of your application’s approval, presuming the exam is then available, or 1 year of the exam’s subsequent availability. Once you pass the exam you will be granted your CCMP? certification.When will the CCMP? Examination become available?The CCMP? exam is currently in the early stages of development. No firm date for the exam release has been established.Is there a cost for taking the CCMP? Examination?Yes, there will be an exam fee but the cost is not yet available.If I fail the CCMP? Examination, what are my options?You may re-register to retake the exam twice more, at your additional expense, within one-year of your application’s approval. If you have not passed the exam within that timeframe, you will be required to reapply for the CCMP? credential. How do I maintain my certification and how frequently must I do so?CCMP? certification is valid for three years from the date the certification is awarded. To maintain your CCMP? certification, you must earn 60 Professional Development Hours (PDHs) every three years. PDHs can be earned in one or more ways:Completing a Qualified Education Provider? accredited course from ACMPOther continuing education or training that meet ACMP training guidelinesSelf-directed learningVolunteering“Giving Back” to the professionWriting content in Change Management (e.g., books, articles, blogs)MentoringCreating or providing training in Change Management ................
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