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Contents
- About PDMA
- NPDP Certification
- About us (T.I.E.S.)
- Our Prep Methodology
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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
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PDMA Mission
• PDMA mission is to improve
effectiveness of the individuals
and organizations in product
development and management.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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PDMA NPDP Certification
• PDMA awards globally acclaimed
certification for individuals in NPD
called New Product Development
Professional (NPDP).
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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.
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PDMA NPDP Certification
- Benefits
• 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.
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PDMA NPDP Certification
- Benefits
• 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.
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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 Issues
Note: NPDP tests mastery over the 6 process areas
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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.
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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
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About us (T.I.E.S.)
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Our Suggested NPDP Cert
Exam Prep Strategy
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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
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NPDP Cert Exam Prep Strategy
– Step 2: Take our self-assessment test
online at http://learning.ennovient.com
with the user credentials sent to you by
email.
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NPDP Cert Exam Prep Strategy
– Step 3: Attend our two day classroom
session or enroll in our online self-study
courses at http://www.ennovient.com.
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NPDP Cert Exam Prep Strategy
– 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.
