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new CompTIA CDIA+ meets the objectives as outlined by CompTIA.
The old objectives have been radically changed. A lot
of the older subject matter is found on the test, but
it is a completely new course and test. The old training
will not fully prepare you for the new CompTIA CDIA+ exam. The
old exam focused on more technical issues, such as networking,
whereas, the new exam covers project management, sales,
internet issues, and the entirety of the proposal, from
beginning to end. The exam also contains a generous portion
of vocabulary that is new. Also added is information ont
he new math, which is also a large part of the new exam.
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Increase your market worth and skills in the document imaging
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this highly regarded certification.
While businesses
continue to turn to electronic document management solutions,
it becomes obvious that a certified expert in document imaging
can open the door to a vast quantity of business opportunities
in electronic commerce. CompTIA's Certified Document Imaging Architech
(CompTIA CDIA+) certification is an industry-recognized credential that
represents an individual's proficiency in the skills necessary
to excel in the document imaging industry.
CompTIA introduced
the CompTIA CDIA+ certification 1995, recently upgrading the title to
CompTIA CDIA+ to follow their current naming convention. CompTIA pulled
from the most brilliant minds in the document-imaging arena for
a global perspective of necessary, required elements related to
the industry. These document management industry leaders, consisting
of systems vendors, distributors, and consulting organizations,
created a technical certification that would enhance, as well
as support, careers in the document management industry. The CompTIA CDIA+
certification is intended to raise the standard of the document
imaging profession and increase professional credibility for individuals
who achieve CompTIA CDIA+ status.
The CompTIA CDIA+
certification covers the fundamentals and procedures required
of a proficient imaging solutions provider. The CompTIA CDIA+ exam covers
competency in areas established by an assembly of document management
experts. The areas of content integrated in the current beta exam,
which will be standardized in February of 2002, include the following
subjects: gather business requirements, analyze business process,
recommend solution, design solution, and plan for the implementation.
The certification knowledge is distributed somewhat evenly throughout
the content areas compared to many current certifications. This
is further evidence of the CompTIA CDIA+'s validity in representing a
well-rounded skill set in the document management industry.
CompTIA's
new CompTIA CDIA+ certification exam, based on the new 2001 objectives,
will launch on April 22nd, 2002. Please be advised that the old
CompTIA CDIA+ exam, including translated versions, will retire on April
21st, 2002.
The new
CompTIA CDIA+ exam will cover the following domains:
Gather Business
Requirements 25%
Analyze Business Process 22%
Recommend Solution 16%
Design Solution 24%
Plan for Implementation 13%
Introduction
CompTIA’s CompTIA CDIA+ certification is an internationally recognized
credential acknowledging competency and professionalism in the
document imaging / document management industry. CompTIA CDIA+ candidates
possess critical knowledge of all major areas and technologies
used to plan, design and specify an imaging system.
To achieve
CompTIA CDIA+ certification, the examinee must take and pass the exam
within the specified time (90minutes). The skills and knowledge
measured by this examination are derived from an industry-wide
and worldwide job task analysis, which was validated through a
survey. The results of the survey are used in weighting the domains
and ensuring that the weighting is representative of the relative
importance of that content to the job requirements of a document
imaging professional with twelve to eighteen months on-the-job
experience. NOTE: This examination blueprint for the CompTIA CDIA+ examination
includes the weighting and test objectives.Example topics and
concepts are included to clarify the test objectives and should
not be construed as acomprehensive list of all the content of
this examination.
The table
below lists the domains measured by this examination and the extent
to which they are
represented in the examination.
Response
Limits:
The examinee selects from four (4) or more response options, the
option that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Distracters or wrong answers are response options that examinees
withincomplete knowledge or skill would likely choose, but are
generally plausible responses fitting into the content area. Test
item formats used in this examination are:
Multiple-choice:
The examinee selects one option that best answers the question
or completes a statement. The option can be embedded in a graphic
where the examinee “points and clicks’ on their selection
choice to complete the test item. Multiple-response: The examinee
selects more than one option that best answers the question or
completes a statement.
Sample
Directions:
Read the statement or question and from the response options,
select only the option(s) that represent the most correct or best
answer(s).
Domain 1.0 Gather Business Requirements_________________________
Content Limits
1.1 Define the problem and determine the goal of the solution
1.2 Determine the internal groups that will work with the solution
and assess their skill levels
1.3 Determine the external groups that will work with the solution
1.4 Determine where will people access the system, in which locations,
using what type of connections
1.5 Determine the regional and organizational comp liance, legal,
and standardization requirements (e.g.,document retention rules
and laws)
1.6 Determine the security needs (e.g., access, document security)
1.7 Determine the project timeline
1.8 Identify integration requirements (e.g., with legacy systems)
1.9 Determine the capacity requirements for server processing
and storage (e.g., peak processing)
1.10 Document quantities of documents (both electronic and paper
if applicable
1.11 Determine the long-term storage capacity requirements
1.12 Define query requirements (e.g., numb er per day, number
of query users)
1.13 Analyze the input requirements (resolution, image size, volume,
scanner performance) to select the appropriate input devices and
interfaces based on the characteristics of the source documents
(e.g.,color, weight, finish)
1.14 Calculate the amount of image and indexing data (database
or file system) to be stored based on the document life cycle
requirements
1.15 Determine the needed capacity, response times, and throughput
rates
1.16 Collect all detailed information required for solution design
(e.g., technological environment,
infrastructure, types of operating systems, databases)
1.17 Determine growth needs and plan for scalability
1.18 Determine the required service levels for maintenance
1.19 Analyze the current document process and determine the document
characteristics (e.g., form of documents, current document management,
volume, sources, locations, physical characteristics)
1.20 Determine and confirm capacity, quantities and types of data
to validate the storage requirements and growth estimates
1.21 Determine the need for back file or data conversion/migration
is required
1.22 Create specific requirements document
1.23 Document the current records storage management requirements
and how the new solution addresses these
1.24 Determine workflow rules (e.g., flow diagrams)
1.25 Develop an acceptance criteria for the imaging solution
1.26 Determine user modifications to image ( e.g. annotations,
user stamps, electronic signing,
highlighting)
1.27 Determine manual workflow (e.g., ad hoc or non-rules based)
1.28 Determine manual integration needs.
1.29 Determine output requirements (fax, email, printing)
1.30 Determine documents preparation requirements, user interactions,
(e.g., sorting requirements, batch sizes, document separators)
1.31 Determine paper handling and disposal process
1.32 Recommend alternatives for document preparation
1.33 Define specific retrieval needs and system requirements to
support retrieval
1.34 Document all the information collected during requirements-gathering
phase, obtaining user’s
acceptance sign-off and validation towards them
Domain 2.0 Analyze Business Process_______________________________
Content Limits
2.1 Gather the business requirements and expectations (e.g., ROI,
work improvements, customer
service, access to data) by interviewing the project owner and
key persons to determine which
processes will benefit from DMS/DIS and by reviewing the company's
documents (e.g., Web,
company brochures, RFP)
2.2 Scope the different aspects of the current business process
(e.g., individual tasks, processes, process owners, interaction
with people and processes, outside influences)
2.3 Analyze all factors that have to do with current business
processes (e.g., human factors (what, how, when, who, and why
the tasks are performed), environmental factors, technical factors)
(i.e.,
Transformation Life Cycle)
2.4 Determine the volumes (input/output) for the selected business
process
2.5 Perform a Simulation of the current process to determine the
baseline
2.6 Identify the cost structure and budget (e.g., project and
company)
2.7 Identify the company's vision and mission, goals, characteristics
of the business (e.g., business vision, current and future business
challenges, business standards, IT infrastructure)
2.8 Define the methodology of the business analysis (e.g., using
a holistic approach) and the necessary tools
2.9 Perform continuous monitoring to track the current process
evolution, additional new processes, and confirm capacity, quantity
and type of data to confirm storage requirements and growth estimates
2.10 Use the information gathered to determine whether a document
imaging/document management solution is viable
2.11 Create a communication plan (e.g., types, content, and media)
in order to disseminate project goals and benefits at strategic
and operational levels
2.12 Define informal aspects of the business process
2.13 Identify the business culture and organizational hierarchy
(e.g., Team vs. Individual, Micro vs.
Macro management, Politics, Change Management, Quality controls,
Unions, Morale, Boundaries of Change, exception handling)
2.14 Determine the current document security process
2.15 Identify the current technology (e.g., scanners, PCs, servers,
software) and determine whether a record storage management process/solution
currently exists
3.1 Identify the possible business scenarios to determine a variety
of solutions (e.g., minimal solution,comfort zone solution, best
practice solution)
3.2 Review and validate the requirements with all parties affected
by the proposed solution (e.g., end users, IT, CIO, administrators,
help desk, support)
3.3 Quantify the alternative solutions by identifying the features,
benefits, ROI
3.4 Identify the consequences of each of the alternative solutions
3.5 Identify the impact of proposed solution on the network
3.6 Identify the impact of proposed solution to the end user (e.g.,
revisions to job roles, departmental organization, training, physical
document security)
3.7 Identify, verify, and document assumptions, risks, and issues
related to the project
3.8 Propose the optimal solution
3.9 Present proposed solution design to client for review (e.g.,
prototype/mock-up screens or flow
diagram of requirements process)
3.10 Compare the proposed solution to the current process
3.11 Gather feedback from presentations in an interactive session
and get commitment from the client
4.1 Select and configure hardware, software, and define the infrastructure
4.2 Select required image enhancement tools (e.g., de-skew, de-speckle,
rotate, scale to gray, border removal)
4.3 Determine the appropriate types of storage (e.g., RAID, WORM,
microform, SAN) based upon
document life cycle and the record retention guidelines
4.4 Determine server/client/network/ web operating systems and
databases
4.5 Define components of the solution and identify the reuse of
existing components
4.6 Calculate image size and volume of both input and output to
estimate the impact on network
performance based upon solution requirements (e.g., intranet and
Internet)
4.7 Define the indexing structure (indices, document classes,
attributes)
4.8 Define integration aspects (e.g., legacy systems, desktop
applications, CRM/ERP/B2B/B2C/B2All)
4.9 Define the database management solution
4.10 Define the user interface
4.11 Select the required retrieval devices (e.g., monitors: size,
resolution and refresh rate) based upon the characteristics of
the source documents and on the characteristics of use (e.g.,
multiple exhibition)
4.12 Design the input environment
4.13 Document the capture process (e.g., format transformation
or conversion, image import, scanning, faxes, email, or combination,
exception process)
4.14 Design how automated techniques such as OCR/ICR/OMR/MICR
Barcodes/Forms Recognition, will be utilized to reduce data entry
while extracting data from the documents is carried out
4.15 Design the output environment
4.16 Select the required interfaces based upon the characteristics
of both the source documents and the output devices
4.17 Design the document management environment (e.g., security,
authorization, versioning)
4.18 Design the storage architecture based on the storage performance
issues (e.g., physical location, cost, speed, retrieval time,
environment)
4.19 Test the design (e.g., convert (scan etc.) a suitable quantity
and types of documents)
4.20 Design the backlog conversion strategy and methodology
4.21 Define and design the roles and responsibilities to maintain
and administer the solution
4.22 Design the appropriate levels of system security (i.e., document
integrity, tracking and log file,
access levels
4.23 Design the rules for the business processes that apply to
the documents managed via workflow tools integrated to the DM/DI
system (e.g., ad hoc or structured)
4.24 Design the backup/disaster recovery methodology
4.25 Define the types of users and the associated user profile
4.26 Obtain and document client’s agreement towards the results
accomplished during this phase
Domain
5.0 Plan for the Implementation______________________________
Content Limits
5.1 Develop the implementation plan (e.g., timeline, objectives,
quality assurance)
5.2 Determine the need for change management
5.3 Explain the responsibilities and plan for implementing the
solution
5.4 Assess entry level skills and develop a training plan for
selected groups and individuals
5.5 Obtain and document client’s agreement towards the results
accomplished during this phase
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