OMG Certified Expert in BPM™ (OCEB 2™) Practice Exam

The OMG Certified Expert in BPM™ (OCEB 2™) program validates your proficiency in Business Process Management (BPM) methodologies and best practices. Earning this certification demonstrates your expertise in analyzing, designing, implementing, and managing business processes within an organization.

Who Should Consider This Certification?

• Business Analysts: Those involved in identifying, analyzing, and documenting business processes.
• Process Architects: Individuals designing and optimizing business processes to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
• BPM Consultants: Professionals advising organizations on implementing and managing BPM initiatives.
• IT Professionals (BPM Focus): IT specialists aiming to specialize in the technical aspects of BPM systems and integrations.

Prerequisites

There are no formal prerequisites for taking the OCEB 2™ exams. However, a foundational understanding of business processes and basic knowledge of BPM concepts would be beneficial.

OCEB 2™ Offers Two Tracks:

The OCEB 2™ program consists of two tracks, allowing you to focus on a specific area of BPM:

• OCEB 2™ Fundamental: This track validates core BPM knowledge, covering essential concepts, methodologies, and modeling techniques. It's a stepping stone to the more advanced OCEB 2™ track.
• OCEB 2™ Intermediate/Advanced: These tracks focus on in-depth BPM knowledge, delving into specific areas like Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN), process analysis techniques, and BPM governance. You can choose between Intermediate and Advanced based on your desired level of specialization.

Roles and Responsibilities 

• Business Process Analyst: Analyzing and improving business processes using your understanding of BPM methodologies and modeling techniques (Fundamental or Intermediate).
• BPM Consultant (Junior Level): Assisting senior consultants with BPM projects, leveraging your knowledge of process analysis, design, and implementation (Intermediate).
• BPM Project Manager: Leading BPM initiatives within an organization, utilizing your expertise in BPM governance and best practices (Advanced).

Exam Details

• Exam Duration 120 mins
• Number of Questions 90 Questions
• Exam Fee $210 USD approximately
• Exam Language English
• Pass Score 62/90

Course Outline

The OMG Certified Expert in BPM™ (OCEB 2™)  exam covers the following topics - 

1. Business Objectives, Goals (8%)

• Business fundamentals,
• Strategy
• Planning and goal-setting
• Project management
• Marketing
• Staffing
• Finance

2. Business Process Fundamentals and Concepts (11%)

• Identifying business processes
• Characteristics of processes
• As-is process vs. to-be process
• Levels of business process modelling
• Tying business processes to objectives and goals

3. Business Process Management Fundamentals and Concepts (10%)

• Functional vs. process-centric enterprise organization
• Styles of process management
• Advancements in process management
• Stakeholders' responsibilities and roles 
• Enabling tools of process management

4. Business Motivation Modeling (16%)

• Business vision
• Goals, objectives
• Means and ends
• Mission
• Strategies, tactics
• Aspects of business modelling

5. Business Process Modeling Concepts (24%)

• BPMN Basics
• Definition, work and use of all the BPMN elements enclosed in the descriptive and analytic conformance subclasses
• Activities;
• Grouping elements of a model 

6. Business Process Modeling Skills (16%)

• The brief scenario bestowed either as a BPMN diagram or in sentences
• BPMN elements mentioned in the analytic and descriptive conformance subclasses 

7. Process Quality, Metrics Frameworks and Governance (15%)

• Awareness of an array of industry frameworks
• APQC Process Classification Framework
• SCOR
• Value Chain Reference Model
• Business Process Maturity Model (BPMM)
• Six Sigma, Balanced Scorecard
• COBIT
• Sarbanes-Oxley