Workflow Certification Exam Guidelines

[Mike Pokraka]

G'Day Paul,
I haven't sat the exam because it's still not available in the UK and I 
certainly don't see the value of travelling just to get it on my CV. 
Taking the lead from our fearless listkeeper, I believe that I'm allowed 
to plug the SAP TechEd Conference :-) They offered various free 
NetWeaver certification exam sittings at last year's TechEd, 
unfortunately not WF. Perhaps this year they might (does anyone know?). 
It's another reason to threaten the boss with a big stick to sponsor a 
trip to TechEd in Sept/Oct.

As to your hiring question, I believe I have been on both sides of the 
interviewing table enough times to comment... If you're starting out in 
WF or have a patchy WF background on your CV, Certification definitively 
helps. I have trawled many CVs, the majority tend to be ABAPers who have 
some WF experience, configured a few workflows or developed the odd one 
or two here. Nothing against their abilities, but for a pure WF role I 
would like to see certification on such a CV before serious 
consideration on a contract role.
A long term contract, perm role or part WF / part ABAP role is a 
different animal alltogether. Certification is less important in all of 
those.
Of course experience, knowledge and understanding just overtakes any 
certification, I certainly wouldn't question whether Jocelyn is 
certified :-)
Then again, who's doing the interviewing? I've interviewed with clients 
who have had no idea about WF whatsoever. It's a random toss-up between 
talking to someone who is impressed by what's on paper or someone who 
values that you can understand their business and describe workflow in 
their language (which is something you won't learn on the course or any 
exam)....

Conclusion: If you have a little experience it'll help you a lot, if you 
have a lot it'll help a little. It can't do any harm. There are just too 
many variables to make any hard and fast rules....

Thad probably made the most important point of all: it's real value lies 
in the whole certification process, the preparation and study.

Just my 2p's worth.....
Cheers
Mike

Paul.Bakker at osr.treasury.qld.gov.au wrote:

>Listing the actual exam questions is forbidden, but discussing the Workflow
>Certification in general is not (I hope!).
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>I'm trying to decide whether to do the certification exam, and if so, how
>to prepare for it.
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>If passing the exam simply requires memorizing minutiae from the course
>books (as suggested in another post), then
>I wouldn't bother. I'm paying for it myself, after all! I would also
>question the value of this certification as a 'screening tool'
>when hiring contractors.
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>Can we please hear some comments from people who have actually sat & passed
>the exam?
>- was it a fair test of theoretical and practical knowledge?
>- would you do it all over again?
>
>cheers & beers
>Paul
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>>Hey Good Day,
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>>Can anyone PLEASE TELL ME WHAT KIND OF QUESTIONS ARE ASKED FROM THE
>>SECTIONS
>>"Workflow Reporting" in the certification exam and also WHICH BOOK DOES
>>THIS
>>SECTION BELONG TO e.g BC600 or 601 or 610.
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>>Really Appreciate a quick response.
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>>Thanks in Advance,
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>>Hoofi
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