How to pass CIS - PPM Certification (Rome Release)

[kshitij]

Hurray - I’ve passed the exam for Certified Implementation Specialist – Project Portfolio Management (for Rome release).

Let me give you a handful of pointers on my experience with the same.

 

Exam basics

• Exam Structure - The exam consists of 60 questions 

• Time limit - 130 minutes

Exam Scope

• 03% PPM Implementation Overview

• 23% PPM Application Overview

• 02% PPM Base Configuration

• 16% Idea & Demand Configuration

• 16% Project Configuration

• 04% PPM Teamspace Configuration

• 16% Resource Management Configuration

• 12% PPM Financials

• 05% Time Tracking Configuration

• 03% PPM Performance Analytics, Reporting & Dashboard

Key resources

• Take a good read of the CIS PPM exam spec (link) for more information
• I referred couple of youtube videos :
• •  Youtube - video link 1
  • Youtube - video link 2
• Also I  referred the now learning course : PPM Implementation
• I used the flash card for practice
• Last but not the least -"ServiceNow Docs"

What surprised me

Nothing much!!

I completed the exam in ~ 30 minutes and found time too much .

However there were around 5-6 questions on which I had some doubts ,rest I already have idea by going through above study material

What to focus on

• Do focus on Resource management and Timecard tracking as it covers lot of questions
• Have good understanding of what comprises project, portfolio and program 
• Do go through Workspaces, dashboards, user interfaces, e.g. Demand workbench, timeline visualization, investment portal, resource workbench, planning console, PMO Dashboard
• Have Understanding of Financials in projects and demands

Good luck!

Let me know in the comments below if you have any questions.

Please consider marking as helpful, if this helped you in any way.

[Miguel Donayre]

This looks similar to the Certification Blue Print that ServiceNow provides. It seems like a lot of Sonia that are developers really like your post 😉