CorpAxis™ Certified Software Process Engineer (CSPE)

CorpAxis™ Certified Software Process Engineer (CSPE) is a widely recognized certification in the software industry and, developing professionals who can be an integral part of the organization’s process improvement and can support the Quality Process Improvement team to develop software process, analyze and solve quality problems, track and implement process improvement suggestions and hence will be able to play a process improvement role in building the organizations.

Benefits of CSPE Certification

• CSPE certification can be taken by fresh graduates and individuals with work experience, aspiring to develop skills and knowledge in quality tools and processes and join an organization’s process improvement initiative.
• CSPE certification is a step in the direction to help bridge the gap between the demand and supply of qualified software process improvement professionals.

Approach to CSPE

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• Also try to correlate the quality principles/concepts which you are studying to what you are doing/have to do in your current and future roles as a QA Professional.

If these steps are followed, it should not be a problem in getting CSPE certified.

Curriculum for CSPE

This certification requires candidates to demonstrate skills in the following Categories:

1. Planning and monitoring process
2. SDLC and Project management process
3. Metrics analysis Technique
4. Quality assurance
5. Technical solution and Review process
6. Validation process

Software Engineering Process - Understand what software is, the commonly used and the advanced software process models, common process framework and software process improvement.

• Understand what software is, the goals, components and layers of software engineering.
• understand what a process model is and the commonly used software process models-linear sequential, prototyping and evolutionary.
• Understand what a common process framework is, how it is established and used in an organization.

Software Process Improvement - Understand what software process improvement is, the cyclical model and the quality models for process improvement and the Pareto principle.

Concepts of Software Project Management - Understand what software project management is, how a project team is organized and how a project schedule is created and used.

Software Project Measurement and Metrics - Understand the importance of measurement and the types of measurements and metrics required for managing a software project.

Basic Concepts of Software Quality - Understand what software quality is.

Technical Reviews - Understand the importance of formal technical reviews (TR).

Applying for Candidacy

Eligibility Prerequisites

To qualify for candidacy, each applicant must meet one of following prerequisites:

• A 4 year degree from an accredited college-level institution
• A 3 year degree from an accredited college-level institution and 1 years experience in the information services field
• A 2 year degree/Diploma from an accredited college-level institution and 2 years experience in the information services field
• Three years experience in the information services field

Depending upon a compliance sample selected according to program criteria, the applicant may be required to provide detailed education and/or employment documentation supporting the prerequisite option selected on the application. If selected for verification, the applicant must supply the documentation to the program. Applicants who fail to provide the requested documentation will not be allowed to sit for the exam or, if the exam has been taken and passed, may be subject to de-certification.

Filing the Initial Application

A completed Certification Candidacy Application must be submitted through the member area for any particular certification. This application is intended to be used by working professionals who feel they are prepared to sit for, and pass, the required examination for the certification designation for which they are requesting candidacy.

The initial application fee is as follows:

• $150.00

Fees can be paid by Credit Card or through Cheque/Demand Draft, for more details see Payment Policy.

Applicants already holding a certification from Software Certifications must submit a new application when deciding to pursue an additional certification. For example, an applicant already holding a CSPE certification must complete the application process again if pursuing the CSQA certification.

Filing a Retake Application

Candidates who have taken their initial examination within 12 months of their acceptance, but did not pass, are eligible to retake the examination up to two more times, as long as your application has not expired. This can be done through the CorpAxis by going to the member area page. Each exam retake requires a $100.00 sitting fee. (see Payment Policy)

Fees can be paid by Credit Card or through Cheque/Demand Draft, for more details see Payment Policy.

Examination Procedure

• The Exam will be conducting through CorpAxis™ center and candidate can able to appear on any days.
• Walk-in exam procedure for Objective & Subjective papers on the same day.
• The exam consists of two papers, one objective paper (45 minutes) and one subjective paper (75 minutes). Duration is 2 hours and to pass you need overall average of 75% on the exam.
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On-going Candidacy

It is critical that candidates keep their Program records up to date. Many candidates change their residence or job situations during their certification candidacy. If any such changes occur, it is the candidate's responsibility to change their Certification Candidacy Application information using Member’s Area.

Once a new application is accepted and approved, the Candidacy begins the date the application fee was processed. The candidate then has 12 months from the date the application fee was processed to take their initial exam. If after the 12-month period the candidate has yet to take the initial exam their candidacy will expire. The candidate must then reapply for candidacy and pay the current application fee to begin the process again.

If the initial exam is taken inside that 12-month period, a second or third sitting, if required, must be completed within 24 months from the date the original application fee was processed. After the 24-month period has elapsed their candidacy will expire. The candidate must then reapply for candidacy and pay the current application fee to begin the process again.