Get Certified with TDWI
Earn a professional credential in BI and Analytics, Data Governance, or AI
Let your résumé show that your in-depth knowledge has been certified by TDWI, the industry’s premier provider of data and analytics education.
Recognized by CIO Magazine as the top business intelligence certification to advance your career, TDWI certifications enhance your credentials and competitive advantage.
TDWI offers three premiere, vendor-neutral professional certifications:
- Certified BI Professional (CBIP)
- Data Governance Certified Professional (DGCP)
- Artificial Intelligence Certified Professional (AICP)
The Certification Process
1Identify Your Exams
CBIP certification requires successfully passing three exams.
- The Data Foundations exam is required for all certifications.
- You may then select either the Business Core or Information Systems Core exam as your second mandatory exam.
- To complete your certification, you must also select at least one specialty area exam.
Identify Your Specialty Area
CBIP offers four recognized industry specialty areas to validate your skills and experience.
The exams you take will be based on the specialty area(s) you select.
- BUSINESS ANALYTICS: Understanding of both business and technical topics: concepts of performance management, business metrics definition and delivery, data visualization, and deployment and use of technology solutions such as OLAP, dashboards, scorecards, analytic applications, and data mining.
- DATA INTEGRATION: Proficiency in acquiring, transforming, and cleansing data. Mastery of concepts and skills for source data analysis and source qualification, data profiling, source/target mapping, data cleansing and transformation, and ETL development.
- DATA ANALYSIS AND DESIGN: Analysis concentrates on understanding business needs, and design translates needs into data structures. Skills include analysis, business metrics specification, and relational and dimensional modeling, as well as an understanding of data warehousing concepts, architectures, and processes.
- LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT: Requires deep process knowledge, including development methodology, program and project management, as well as organizational and team-building skills. An understanding of business topics such as BPM, CRM, and SCM is also needed.
2Prepare for Your Exams
If you’re one of the few who possesses a wealth of knowledge and experience—both broad and deep—you can take the exams without any preparation. However, the exams are rigorous, and TDWI recommends that you take time to prepare.
- CBIP DIGITAL EXAM GUIDE:
The CBIP Exam Guide contains detailed exam outlines, reference reading lists, sample exam questions, and answer explanations for each exam included in the CBIP program. The guide will help you identify areas where additional study and/or work experience may be necessary.
- EXAM PREPARATION COURSES:
In addition to many CBIP-friendly courses offered at TDWI educational conferences and seminars, TDWI offers dedicated preparation courses for the mandatory core exams through TDWI Online Learning.
Prep courses can improve exam scores and are designed for veterans and novices alike to provide an interactive and informative review prior to testing. Test preparation includes discussion, review of concepts, terminology, and sample exam questions.
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3Take Your Exams
THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO TAKE CBIP EXAMS:
Individual exams are proctored remotely over the Internet. Candidates must have a computer with high-speed Internet, a webcam, and audio capability.
LENGTH OF EXAMS AND SCORING
Each exam is 110 questions long with a time limit of 1.5 hours. Exam questions are multiple choice and are “straight-line,” which means the answer to one question does not affect the next question. Scores and personal profile are available immediately.
CERTIFICATION LEVELS
- PRACTITIONER LEVEL: Score 50 percent (50%) or higher on each of three exams. Practitioner Level certification demonstrates a working knowledge of concepts, skills, and techniques within a specialty, as well as the ability to assume leadership responsibilities at both the project and program levels.
- MASTERY LEVEL: Score 70 percent (70%) or higher on each of three exams. Mastery Level professionals have mastered concepts, skills, and best practices within a specialty. They have the ability to lead a team effectively at the project and program levels, and have the skills to mentor others.
4Keep Your CBIP Current
Your certification is valid for four years. After this initial period, it must be renewed every three years. Recertification requires proof of 120 credit hours of continuing education and an annual fee of $125 due to ICCP after the first year of certification. TDWI works with ICCP* for CBIP recertification. ICCP handles all annual billing, collects recertification fees, and processes all continuing education credits for CBIP holders.
*Institute for Certification of Computing Professionals®
WAYS TO KEEP LEARNING AND CONNECTING WITH TDWI
- EDUCATION: Gain knowledge and earn continuing education credits by attending TDWI Conferences, Seminars, Summits, Online Learning, and other events. tdwi.org/events
- CBIP ON LINKEDIN: Join the TDWI group on LinkedIn. tdwi.org/linkedin-group
- TDWI MEMBERSHIP: Stay on the cutting edge with TDWI’s exclusive research and publications. tdwi.org/membership
RECERTIFICATION
Now that you have set yourself apart from other IT professionals by attaining the CBIP certification, you would not want your certification to lapse. To maintain your credential, simply meet the requirements of the recertification program for continuing professional education. By paying your annual fee and submitting your ongoing recertification credits, your certificate will be automatically renewed.
Keep Your CBIP Current
Your initial certification is valid for four years. After this initial period, it must be renewed every three years. Recertification requires proof of 120 credit hours of continuing education earned since the last renewal. In addition, an annual fee of $125 is due to ICCP except for the first year.
As a certificate holder, you are required to adhere to the Code of Ethics and Code of Good Practices, which holds you to a high standard within the IT community. If it is reported that the standards you have agreed to are not met, the incident will be investigated and your designation may be revoked for unethical behavior.
Since 2003, TDWI and our partner, ICCP, have provided the CBIP certification to global business and industry through their unique, collaborative business partnership. ICCP handles all annual billing, collects recertification fees, and processes all continuing education credits for CBIP holders.