Certification: Certified Function Point Specialist (CFPS)
191 Clarksville Rd., Princeton Junction, NJ 08550
The Certification Committee's mission is to develop and maintain a professional Function Point certification program for counting practitioners, training materials and software tools.
- More than two years of work experience required?
- Yes
- Oral or Written Exam Required?
- Yes
- Renewal Required?
- Every 3 Year(s)
- Renew through Continuing Educational Units(CEU)?
- Yes
- Renew through Re-Examination?
- Yes
- Does applicant have choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)?
- Yes
On Site
The Exam is structured so that both the knowledge and the ability to apply the definitions and rules as published in the current CPM are tested. The three hour exam currently is composed of three sections: Definition, Implementation, Case Study.
Core
- The certification does not have a minimum education level or has an education level below a two-year Associates of Arts or Associates of Sciences degree and the certification does not have a minimum requirement for work experience or requires two or less years of work experience.
- The certification has an education level of an Associates of Arts or Associates of Sciences degree or higher, but has a work experience requirement of less than 2 years of work experience.
- The certification has a work experience requirement of more than 2 years but does not require a two-year Associates of Arts or Associates of Sciences degree.