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Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering (IREB) – CPRE RE@Agile Primer Examination

This certification is aimed at anyone interested in the topic of requirements engineering and agility who wants to gain background knowledge on the interplay of the two fields. It is particularly aimed at all people who deal with the topics of requirements engineering and agile development. This includes people from project or IT management, subject matter experts, system analysts and software developers, scrum masters, product owners and people who are part of agile organizations.

Holders of the IREB – RE@Agile Primer Certificate (CPRE-AP):

Have an independent, internationally recognized certification to prove know-how in the field of Requirements Engineering and Agile.
Learn about the role and importance of requirements engineering in agile processes and the value of agility in requirements engineering.

The Agile Primer is aimed at anyone who works with requirements and wants to expand their knowledge of dealing with requirements in agile settings.

These include people from the areas of RE, demand management, business analysis, software and system developers, product owners, and scrum masters.

Requirements engineers who are involved in agile development and want to successfully apply their techniques in this environment.
Requirements engineers who want to apply established concepts and techniques of agile approaches and improve their requirements engineering processes.
Agile development process professionals who want to understand the values and benefits of requirements engineering in agile projects.
Agile development process professionals who want to improve agile development through proven requirements engineering techniques and methodologies.
Individuals from related disciplines – IT managers, testers, developers, architects, and other representatives in the field of development (predominantly, but not exclusively, software development) who want to understand how to successfully combine requirementsengineering and agile approaches in development processes.

The focus of the examination is on these skills:

Application of RE methods in agile environments
Use of RE terminology in an agile context
Basic understanding of the value of agile approaches in RE
Understanding of the central role and importance of RE in agile environments

In order to be able to answer the exam questions correctly, you must master the subject matter defined in the syllabus RE@Agile primer.

How do I prepare for the CPRE FL exam?

► Participation in classroom training at a training provider (Training Providers - Training - IREB) or an online training course. The course should last 1-2 days and be conducted by a training provider who is recognized by IREB.

► Conducting the RE@Agile Primer Online Self-Assessment. The self-assessment is online via this website Online Self-Assessment - Exam - IREB possible. The evaluation will take place automatically as soon as you have completed the self-assessment.

► Individual preparation through self-study using the curriculum and study guide (Downloads - IREB)

The certification broadens your professional expertise and supports your success in the workplace.
Professionals who demonstrate strong skills in early‑stage requirements elicitation and management can quickly advance into key leadership roles within a project.
By obtaining the CPRE Foundation Level certification and subsequently pursuing the CPRE Advanced Level, service providers can showcase the verified qualifications of their employees.
Certification holds particular value for globally operating organizations, as the international recognition of CPRE credentials enables the cross‑border deployment of certified staff.
The CPRE certification is internationally recognized. Foundation Level exams have been conducted in 84 countries, with more than 51,500 candidates successfully certified.
From a company’s perspective, certified individuals are well‑equipped to contribute meaningfully to project success.
Certified consultants also enjoy a significantly higher level of professional recognition and market value compared to those without equivalent credentials.

This is an online proctored examination.

The indication of surnames, first names, place of birth and date of birth is a prerequisite for certification.

Examination supervision of the TÜV SÜD Examination Institute.

Live Proctoring

The examination is monitored online in real time by a proctor. Participants can contact the online examination supervisor via the chat function. The instructions of the online examination supervisor must be followed.

Requirements for Live Proctoring Examination:

Students need to connect to the examination session from an internet accessible location.
Webcam and Microphone are REQUIRED.
The examination venue must be a self-contained private room or office.
When prompted by the online exam proctor, the complete work environment/room must be shown using the camera.
There must be no other people in the room.
No other materials are allowed in the vicinity of the PC/laptop other than permitted resources.
No texts on the walls or desk.
Quiet surroundings and no music, television or other sources of noise.
No other computers or devices in the room are to be switched on.
The room must be sufficiently lit (equivalent to daylight).
Participants are not permitted to create or distribute transcripts of the examination contents (electronically and/or manually).

The participant undertakes to meet these requirements in full. Failure or refusal to meet these requirements may cause the certification body to issue a result of attempted cheating, deception or disqualify the participant when they review the examination.

Examples:

Participant makes/receives a telephone call during the examination.
Another person appears in the room.
During the examination, the browser displaying the examination is left and answers are researched online despite this being prohibited by the examination regulations (closed book).
Documents/notes are positioned on or around the laptop/monitor that enable the participant to cheat.

In the event of technical problems with the laptop/PC (e.g. PC crashes during the examination) or the Internet connection is disrupted, the examination is deemed terminated and must be repeated. Should this happen, please get in touch with us.

Every examination from TÜV SÜD Academy has its own examination regulations that describe the permitted resources, for instances. There may be supplementary regulations for online examinations. The examination regulation/s and any supplementary regulations shall apply.

Certification takes the form of a 40-minute multiple-choice online exam with approx. 22 questions based on the content of the syllabus.

After passing the exam, participants will obtain their Certificate CPRE-AP

There are no prerequisites for the RE@Agile Primer.

What is a proctored exam?

A proctored exam is an assessment supervised by a proctor or test monitor.

What is an online proctored exam?

An online proctored exam is a timed assessment via an online platform in which the candidates’ activity, webcam video, and audio are monitored. In our case, there is a human proctor that supervises the exam taking place via a webcam to ensure the authenticity of the test taker and prevents them from cheating.

What is a proctor?

A proctor is simply an invigilator whose job is to overlook test takers during examinations for the main purpose of ensuring that they don’t cheat. This is done with the help of a real-time test proctor present online during the duration of the assessment via webcam surveillance.

What is proctoring?

Also known as invigilation, proctoring is the act of supervising candidates during an examination. The purpose of this is to ensure that the exam process is fair and equal for all candidates. When the stakes are high, it’s crucial to guard against cheating, impersonating a candidate, or copying questions to share with others.

How do proctored online exams work?

Online proctored exams are timed exams that are taken online while the proctor monitors the test takers’ computer browser activity, webcam video, and audio during the exam.

But before the test begins, the candidate is required to fill in their details like name, date of birth, age, and gender to ensure their authenticity. The test taker is expected to show ID proof for facial recognition. In the same step, the microphone and webcam are tested to avoid any errors during the assessment.

Once the ID verification has taken place, checks are conducted on the candidates’ exam environments to prevent any cheating from taking place.

The rules of the online proctored exam are explained to the candidates. This typically includes things like no speaking, referring to notes, using other software on a computer or copying down exam content to share with others. Once that is done, then the real assessment can begin.

During the assessment, the candidates are monitored to ensure that they follow the rules.

Each of these steps is designed to ensure that the assessment is completely fair and prevent any test fraud from taking place.

The proctor will authenticate students’ IDs, keep track of time, and watch students to make sure that they are following test guidelines and instructions.

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