IBM software certification exams will be available to registered attendees during Business Analytics Forum. Attendees may take one Cognos exam at no charge. Don't miss this opportunity to validate your skills and demonstrate your proficiency in the latest IBM software technology and solutions.
To help you begin and prepare for professional certification, the Cognos certification team has created Certification roadmaps (US) to help you define and map out your certification path. Our roadmaps are designed to provide a comprehensive, concise view of all the exams and roles available as well as provide you with the most efficient path to achieve the various levels of certification.
| Certification Testing - Hours of Operation |
| Wednesday |
Session 1: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon |
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Session 2: 12.30 p.m. - 2.30 p.m. |
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Session 3: 3.00 p.m. - 5.00 p.m. |
| Thursday |
Session 1: 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
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Session 2: 3.30 p.m. - 5.30 p.m. |
Professional Certification Testing – Available Exams
Cognos Business Intelligence
| Test No. |
Test Title |
Duration (mins) |
Certification |
| COG-105 |
IBM Cognos 8 BI Technical Specialist |
60 |
IBM Certified Solution Expert - Cognos 8 BI |
| COG-112 |
IBM Cognos 8 BI Author |
60 |
IBM Certified Designer - Cognos 8 BI Reports |
| COG-122 |
IBM Cognos 8 BI Administrator |
60 |
IBM Certified Administrator - Cognos 8 BI |
| COG-125 |
IBM Cognos 8 BI Data Warehouse Developer |
90 |
IBM Certified Developer - Cognos 8 BI Data Warehouses |
| COG-132 |
IBM Cognos 8 BI Metadata Model Developer |
60 |
IBM Certified Developer - Cognos 8 BI Metadata Models |
| COG-135 |
IBM Cognos 8 BI OLAP Developer |
90 |
IBM Certified Developer - Cognos 8 BI OLAP Models |
| COG-142 |
IBM Cognos 8 BI Scorecard Developer |
90 |
IBM Certified Developer - Cognos 8 BI Scorecards |
| COG-145 |
IBM Cognos 8 BI Multidimensional Author |
60 |
IBM Certified Designer - Cognos 8 BI Multidimensional Reports |
Cognos Financial Performance Management
| Test No. |
Test Title |
Duration (mins) |
Certification |
| COG-200 |
IBM Cognos 8 Controller Developer |
120 |
IBM Certified Developer - Cognos 8 Controller |
| COG-205 |
IBM Cognos 8 Controller Technical Specialist |
60 |
IBM Certified Specialist - Cognos 8 Controller |
| COG-300 |
IBM Cognos TM1 Analyst |
60 |
IBM Certified Specialist - Cognos TM1 Data Analysis |
| COG-310 |
IBM Cognos TM1 Developer |
90 |
IBM Certified Developer - Cognos TM1 |
| COG-320 |
IBM Cognos Express Xcelerator and Advisor |
90 |
IBM Certified Solution Developer - Cognos Express Xcelerator and Advisor |
| COG-400 |
IBM Cognos 8 Planning Application Consultant |
120 |
IBM Certified Solution Expert - Cognos 8 Planning |
