Don't make this CPLP Work Product mistake!

Don't make the same mistake that many candidates have made before you - and that is missing the link between your narrative responses and evidence.

Read the CPLP Certification Handbook, Part 3, Introduction: Work Product.

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~ The Owl's Ledge Team

How Not to Fail CPLP Work Product: Getting Started - CPLP Certification Handbook, Part 1

The key to getting started with your CPLP® Work Product is to make sure you thoroughly read, understand, and can meet all of the ASTD Certification Institute's requirements. 

How do you do that?

Start by reading:

• CPLP® Certification Handbook, Part 1, Program Overview
• CPLP® Certification Handbook, Part 1, Appendix A - Program Agreements, Policies, and Fees 

These documents give a high-level overview of the Work Product submission phase and provide context for how this phase fits in the overall CPLP® certification process. 

Why should you read them again if you think you've read them already?

Reason being -- you are accountable to the current policies and procedures, which ASTD CI may have changed since you first read the documents (especially if you're a candidate who started with the Candidate Bulletin, and not the brand new Handbook).

CPLP® Work Product is also now your focus, so you'll want to make sure that you understand the requirements you MUST meet - beyond just a cursory level - so you can apply them to your submission.

No reason to fail this phase of CPLP® certification simply because you did not follow protocol.

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Get your complimentary copy of the Owl's Ledge CPLP® Work Product 'Getting Started' Planning Worksheet by clicking on the image below!

Or CLICK HERE for your free copy of our 'Getting Started' Planning Worksheet!

To your success!

~ trish 

4 Shortcuts to Getting Started with #CPLP Work Product

Hello everyone! 

Use these four (4) shortcuts to give your CPLP Work Product the right start by spending the time upfront that saves you time later – when you’re ready to submit!

1.    Read the CPLP Certification Handbook – understand what the specific requirements for your Area of Expertise (AOE) are, according to ASTD, for your Work Product.

2.    Create a timeline and task list (or project plan) – count backwards from the submission deadline (August 22) to determine what tasks need to be completed (and how long it will take) to put your submission together. Set realistic timeframes for assembling, compiling, and completing your submission so it is received on or before the deadline.

3.    Collect work samples (“evidence”) now – so you can identify gaps and refine submission materials later. Don’t worry about what’s “in or out” at this point – collect everything! You’ll sort through it as you go.

4.    Check out ‘CPLP Candidate Group’ on LinkedIn– for tips & tricks from past CPLP candidates and for helpful advice from current CPLP designees!

Visit the 'CPLP Candidate Group' on LinkedIn here: http://bit.ly/CPLP_LinkedIn

~The Owl's Ledge Team 

Inauguration Day 2009 & CPLP Work Product

Ah - Inauguration Day 2009.

A country - hopeful and eager to move forward.

What a truly truly amazing day!

Sitting here, watching this momentous event unfold on television, I'm busy answering questions from other hopeful candidates around the world who are eager to move forward with their CPLP certification.

To do that, they must submit - and successfully pass - the Work Product submission phase of the credentialing process.

CPLP candidates are only eligible to participate in the Work Product submission phase once they pass the 150 multiple choice, computerized CPLP Knowledge Exam.

Whereas the Knowledge Exam covers subject matter from across the nine (9) Areas of Expertise (AOEs) as outlined in the 2004 ASTD Competency Model, the CPLP Work Product submission phase has each candidate focus on one AOE.

Work sample requirements and scoring criteria vary by AOE.

Even so, there is a standard approach candidates can take to select an appropriate project for their work product submission, regardless of AOE.

Here are my suggested three (3) steps:

1. Review the CPLP Candidate Bulletin. Download and review a current copy of the CPLP Candidate Bulletin to ensure you're working from the most current information and requirements.
2. Consider your project - Ask yourself the following questions to assess whether or not the project you have in mind is an appropriate submission: - Does it meet the evidentiary requirements? Meaning, can you produce the sample material required for your AOE? In the format required for your AOE? - Can you easily write about it? Equally important to your sample materials is your ability to articulate what you did, with whom you did it, why you took the approach you took, and what the outputs and outcomes were (and what you did with them).
3. Locate your Challenge Questions in your email Inbox. You're going to need to spend some time with these to get your submission packet together. (While you're looking in your Inbox -you might as well make a copy of your official Exam Score Report, as you'll need to submit a copy of it as well.)

All in all, the Work Product submission phase centers on preparation in understanding the submission criteria, the packaging instructions, and assembling your final materials.

It is a rigorous process that 1 in 4 CPLP candidates fail!

If you're a CPLP candidate looking for help, Owl's Ledge is proud to offer a CPLP Work Product Coaching Program. Private and group coaching sessions are available.

Visit CPLP Work Product Coaching on CPLPCOACH.com for program details.

Change is in the air. Good things are ahead. Time to turn my attention back to the Inauguration celebration and candidate questions.

To hopeful CPLP candidates far & wide - best of luck in the coming weeks as you prepare for the Work Product or Knowledge Exam!

~ Trish Uhl, PMP, CPLP

CEO, Owl's Ledge LLC
http://www.cplpcoach.com/