1. Introduction

Certified Digital Transformation Engineer developed by Certificore for digitalization, sotfware and automation implemetation professionals who wants to certify their skills.

2. Target Group/Audience

This qualification is the advanced of the Digital Transformation certification scheme is aimed at anyone working within an organization (internally or externally) who may require to have and demonstrate a solid knowledge and understanding of the Digital Transformation and its application. The certification can also cater for candidates seeking personal certification, also in regards to their knowledge and understanding of the requirements and the content of the best practice.

This qualification will provide the advanced level of knowledge to its holders and will certify that they have a solid understanding of the standard and its content.
Note that this qualification provides the advanced level of knowledge for:

1. Digital Transformation Teams
2. Process Management Teams
3. Continual Improvement Teams
4. Software Implementation Teams
5. Automation Teams
6. Industry 4.0 Teams

Learning Objectives

Candidates will be introduced to the principles and core elements of the Digital Transformation, and more specifically:

1. Digital Transformation Essentials
2. Digital Transformation Methods
3. Disruptive Digital Trends
4. Digital Platforms & Ecosystems Case Studies
5. Digital Enterprise Case Studies
6. How to Digital Transform

Examination

CDTE Certification Exam is designed to validate a candidate’s knowledge of the contents and requirements of the Digital Transformation and will allow for further development along the Digital Transformation certification path. The CDTE exam focuses on the following two (2) categories in the cognitive domain of Bloom’s taxonomy: Knowledge and Comprehension

4.1 Entry Criteria/Training Requirements

No specific entry criteria exist for candidates of the CDTE examination. However, it is strongly recommended that candidates have at least a basic knowledge of Digital Transformation concepts and terminology and have undergone some formal training on the subject with a proposed duration of min. 24 hours. A detailed breakdown of these training hours, per topic area is provided in the syllabus section.

4.2 Assessment Approach

The assessment approach used for the CDTE certification focuses on the two basic categories of Knowledge and Comprehension. Knowledge is defined as recalling previously learned material, from facts to theories and represents the lowest level of learning outcomes in the cognitive domain. Such learning outcomes are turned in assessment objectives that include knowing and recalling such as:

1. Common and/or basic terms, definitions, concepts and principles of Digital Transformation

2. Specific Digital Transformation requirements and facts

3. Digital Transformation methods and tools

Comprehension is the lowest level of understanding and entails the ability to grasp the meaning of the material taught, including some sort of interpretation, translation or estimation during the process. Such learning outcomes and in turn assessment objectives go beyond simply recalling information and may include:

1. Understanding facts, concepts and principles

2. Interpreting material (i.e. charts, graphs, text)

3. Justifying a Process, procedure and assessment method

The assessment incorporates the above learning outcomes as it uses assessment objectives that cater for the above cognitive domain categories.

4.3 Examination Format

The tests are derived from a regularly updated question test bank (QTB) based on the test specification detailed below. Questions are used interchangeably among test sets. The overall difficulty level of each test is the same with any other test. A candidate is never assigned the same test in the case of multiple examination attempts.

4.4 Detailed Syllabus

The syllabus contains references to the Digital Transformation domain and is structured into sections relating to major subject headings and numbered with a single digit section number.

The recommended training hours, per Syllabus Category are also provided in this table.

At the end of the training session, allow 30 minutes for the candidates to familiarize themselves with the exam process and the sample questions.

An additional hour could be provided for the sample test and/or answering the sample test for better preparation of the exam.

Syllabus details for CDTE Certification and Training :

4.5 Test Specification
The examination will consist of five (6) sections with the following structure:

5. Recommended Reading for Certification Exam Preperation
   

77 Building Blocks of Digital Transformation: The Digital Capability Model Paperback – August 29, 2018 by Jace An

The Digital Transformation Playbook: Rethink Your Business for the Digital Age (Columbia Business School Publishing) Kindle Edition by David L. Rogers (Author), David Rogers (Author)

Digital Transformation: Build Your Organization’s Future for the Innovation Age Kindle Edition by Lindsay Herbert (Author)

Digital Transformation: Survive and Thrive in an Era of Mass Extinction Hardcover – July 9, 2019 by Thomas M. Siebel (Author)

EDGE: Value-Driven Digital Transformation 1st Edition, Kindle Edition by Jim Highsmith (Author), Linda Luu (Author), David Robinson (Author)

Leading Digital: Turning Technology into Business Transformation Kindle Edition by George Westerman (Author), Didier Bonnet (Author), Andrew McAfee (Author)