NPDP Certification Exam Info

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Contents

- About PDMA

- NPDP Certification

- About us (T.I.E.S.)

- Our Prep Methodology


About PDMA

• Product Development Management

Association (PDMA) is a premier global

advocate for product development and

management professionals and a non-profit

organization based in USA that connects

innovators worldwide.

• More information about PDMA @ http://

www.pdma.org

http://www.pdma.org/

http://www.pdma.org/


PDMA Mission

• PDMA mission is to improve

effectiveness of the individuals

and organizations in product

development and management.


PDMA OCI Award

• PDMA awards Outstanding Corporate

Innovator (OCI) award. It is the only

innovation award which recognizes

sustained (5 or more years) quantifiable

business results from new products and

services.


PDMA JPIM Journal

• PDMA publishes a leading academic

journal called Journal of Product

Innovation Management (JPIM)

devoted to latest research, theory and

practice related to NPD.


PDMA Visions Magazine

• PDMA also publishes a magazine called

Visions, which provides Product Developers

with “Insights into Innovation”.

– For more than 30 years, Visions has been

publishing articles found no where else in the field

of NPD.


PDMA NPDP Certification

• PDMA awards globally acclaimed

certification for individuals in NPD

called New Product Development

Professional (NPDP).


NPDP Certification


PDMA NPDP Certification- Benefits

• For individuals:– Confirms mastery of NPD principles and best practices

– Enables better job performance

– Enhances career/promotion opportunities

– Recognizes growth, professional development and competence in NPD

– Increases recognition by peers, employers, and recruiters

– Sets you apart as an expert and leader in your field

– Is unique: ours is the only certification program for the NPD Professional.



• For management:– Identifies those who have sufficient product

development knowledge and experience to move into a leadership position.

– Differentiates between hiring candidates. Beyond considering an individual's experience, you can assess their product development knowledge as well as their interest in professional growth and development.



• For organization:– Supports an organizations drive for process

consistency and discipline in new product development. It offers the right "big picture," baseline and areas of focus.

– Top-performing companies understand that properly training employees leads to direct, measurable bottom-line benefits. Several leading companies are already sponsoring NPDP Certification across their corporations.


PDMA Body of Knowledge

• Comprises of 6 process areas:

1. NPD Strategy

2. Portfolio Management

3. NPD Process

4. Tools and Metrics

5. Market Research

6. Teams, People and Organizational IssuesNote: NPDP tests mastery over the 6 process areas


NPDP Cert Exam Content

Knowledge Area% of questions in exam

# of questions in exam

Strategy 15% 30

Portfolio Management 10% 20

NPD Process 20% 40

Tools & Metrics 20% 40

Market Research 15% 30

Teams, People & Org Issues 20% 40

Note: Product Lifecycle Management is not included in NPDP certification exam.


NPDP Cert Exam Process

• Determine your eligibility here

• Apply for certification to PDMA here– $200 processing fee for non-members

– $0 processing fee for members

• Get approval (Eligibility Id) from PDMA to write exam

• Schedule exam at Prometric.com (Eligibility Id required)– $250 exam fee for all

• Pass the exam

• Apply for NPDP certification at pdma.org

• Get certification credentials by mail

http://www.pdma.org/p/cm/ld/fid=228

http://www.pdma.org/p/cm/ld/fid=392


About us (T.I.E.S.)


About us (T.I.E.S.)

• We offer courses in NPD for Senior

Executives, Product Developers, Product

Managers, Team Leads, R&D Professionals

and others working in or managing PD teams.

• We offer courses in NPDP Certification

Exam Preparation for individuals.


About us (T.I.E.S.)

• We provide Online courses for NPDP

Certification Exam preparation:

– Practice Exams

– Mobile access for any time, any place study

– Social learning

– FREE self-assessment test to measure individual

readiness to write the exam.


About us (T.I.E.S.)

• We offer both classroom and online

courses for NPDP certification exam

preparation.

• Our online self-study guides can be

accessed 24x7.

• All of our courses are designed by

certified NPDP.


About us (T.I.E.S.)

• Online self-study guides are useful for

students who cannot attend our

classroom sessions, but, would like to

prepare for NPDP certification exam at

their own pace.


About us (T.I.E.S.)

• We have study guides for:

– Each process area in PDMA BoK, and

– A comprehensive study guide that

covers ALL the 6 process areas in PDMA

BoK.


Our Suggested NPDP Cert

Exam Prep Strategy


NPDP Cert Exam Prep Strategy

• We suggest a FOUR step approach to prepare

for NPDP cert exam:

– Step 1: Review thoroughly the two books,

• New Products Management by Anthony Di

Benedetto and Merle Crawford

• Winning at New Products – Accelerating the process

from idea to launch by Robert G Cooper



– Step 2: Take our self-assessment test

online at http://learning.ennovient.com with

the user credentials sent to you by email.

http://learning.ennovient.com/



– Step 3: Attend our two day classroom

session or enroll in our online self-study

courses at http://www.ennovient.com.

http://www.ennovient.com/




– Step 4: Take our online practice exams to

verify your mastery over the PDMA BoK by

enrolling in our NPDP practice exam

courses at http://www.ennovient.com.



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