Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP) Practice Exam

The Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP) program stands as the premier credential for validating the competencies of maintenance, reliability, and physical asset management professionals. It is the sole certification program endorsed by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), adhering to globally-recognized ISO standards for accreditation. The examination is a comprehensive assessment spanning a wide array of expertise, benchmarked against universal standards. It was developed to evaluate professionals' proficiency across the five pillars outlined in the SMRP Body of Knowledge (BoK): Business & Management, Equipment Reliability, Manufacturing Process Reliability, Organization & Leadership, and Work Management.

Exam Eligibility:

The CMRP is open to all maintenance and reliability professionals, regardless of educational background or work experience. Candidates wishing to take the CMRP exam must:

• Complete and submit the CMRP application.
• Fulfill all applicable fees beforehand.
• Not have taken the exam within the previous six (6) months.

Who should take the exam?

The target audience for the Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP) exam includes:

• Maintenance Technicians
• Reliability Engineers
• Reliability Technicians
• Maintenance Managers
• Reliability Managers
• Operations Managers
• Experienced Supervisors and Planners
• Project Engineers
• Functional Specialists
• Those seeking to advance their careers in maintenance and reliability

Exam Details

• Exam Name: Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP)
• Exam Languages: English
• Exam Questions: 110 Questions
• Time: 2.5 hours

Course Outline 

The Exam covers the given topics  - 

Topic 1: Overview of Business and Management

1.1 Create Strategic direction and plan for M&R operations

1.2 Administer Strategic plan

1.3 Measure Performance

1.4 Manage organizational plan

1.5 Communicate with stakeholders

1.6 Manage environmental-health-safety risk

Topic 2: Understand Manufacturing

2.1 Understand the applicable processes

2.2 Apply process improvement techniques

2.3 Manage effects of change to processes and equipment

2.4 Maintain processes per applicable standards and regulations

Topic 3: Equipment

3.1 Determine equipment reliability expectations

3.2 Evaluate equipment reliability and identify improvement opportunities

3.3 Establish a strategic plan to assure reliability of existing equipment

3.4 Establish a strategic plan to assure reliability of new equipment

3.5 Cost-justify selected plans for implementation

3.6 Implement selected plans to assure equipment reliability 

3.7 Review reliability of equipment and adjust reliability strategy

Topic 4: Organization & Leadership

4.1 Determine organizational requirements

4.2 Analyze organizational capability 

4.3 Develop the organization structure

4.4 Develop personnel 

4.5 Lead and manage people

Topic 5: Understand Work Management

5.1 Identify, validate, and approve work 

5.2 Prioritize work 

5.3 Plan work

5.4 Schedule work 

5.5 Execute work

5.6 Document work

5.7 Analyze work and follow-up 

5.8 Measure work management performance 

5.9 Plan and execute projects 

5.10 Use information technologies effectively

5.11 Manage resources and materials