Simpro Premium Project management professional certification
Virtual Proctor exam
Prerequisite: Simpro Premium Service Professional Certification
SUMMARY
The Simpro Premium Project Management Professional Certification exam is designed to verify the candidates’ skills and knowledge in planning and overseeing the running of multiple ongoing project work. They manage resources such as labor and plant, purchase orders, vendor/supplier quotes, change orders/variations, retainage/retention, and creating assets. They will also review financials to generate invoices, manage internal and external stakeholders with tasks, run reports, and review issues that may arise.
They typically have a minimum 2 years experience applying this knowledge in Simpro Premium.
We recommend that you review all of the contents within this page to make sure you feel ready to take the exam.
About the exam
Format
- 50 multiple-choice questions
- Closed book
- Proctored
- Online
Total Time To Complete The Exam
75 minutes
Exam: 60 minutes
Tutorial: 10 minutes
Non-Disclosure Agreement: 5 minutes
Cost
Introductory offer
AUD $125 ext GST
Validity
12 months
Prerequisites
You must hold a current Simpro Premium Service Professional Certification.
Language
English
Exam Outline
We highly recommend that you review the section weightings and exam topics to focus your studying and increase your odds of success.
The table provided below outlines the primary content domains and their corresponding weights. This table is followed by the comprehensive exam content outline, which offers further context.
DOMAIN
% OF EXAM
Domain 1. Contractor Card and Plant and Equipment Configuration
6%
Create and manage contractors
4%
- Contractor creation
- Contractor additional feature configuration
Create and manage plant and equipment
2%
- Plant item creation
- Plant item management
Domain 2. Project Quote and Job Creation
14%
Understand project structure
4%
- Knowledge of sections and cost centers
- Knowledge of cost center locking
Create and configure project quotes
4%
- Project quote creation
- Project quote pricing adjustment
- Project quote form generation
Create and configure project jobs
4%
- Project job creation
- Enable retainage/retention
- Attachment template creation
Create and configure project tasks
2%
- Task creation
- Task template creation and management
- Task configuration
Domain 3. Resource and Time Management
14%
Create and manage contractor work orders
10%
- Contractor work order creation
- Contractor scheduling and job card reviewing
- Enable contractor work order retainage/retention configuration
- Knowledge of contractor pre-builds
- Contractor work order management
- Contractor invoice creation
Manage project resources
4%
- Project view scheduling
- Plant and equipment scheduling and billing
- Understanding plant and equipment on breakdown table
Domain 4. Materials Management and Assets Creation
16%
Add project materials
4%
- One off item creation
- Take off template creation
Create and manage vendor/supplier quotes
4%
- Vendor/supplier quote creation
- Vendor/supplier quote update pricing
- Vendor/supplier quote to purchase order conversion
Create and manage purchase orders for projects
6%
- Purchase order creation from project overview
- Purchase order creation for multiple jobs
- Knowledge of inventory/stock required report functionality
- Unassigning of inventory/stock
- Outstanding purchase order management
Create assets
2%
- Knowledge of asset creation
Domain 5. Project Job Management
28%
Create and manage change orders/variations
12%
- Standard change order/variation creation and management
- Linked change order/variation quote creation and outcome
- Linked change order/variation job creation and outcome
Manage Gantt charts
2%
- Gantt chart production and management
Manage and update project information
14%
- Activity timeline and notes management
- Understanding change orders/variations and revised budgets in breakdown
table
- Knowledge of projected operations and financial views
- Managing and updating production control
- Knowledge of additional project overview tabs
Domain 6. Invoicing and Project Reporting
22%
Review project reporting
10%
- Understanding of claim report
- Understanding of cost to complete report
- Understanding of job activity report
- Understanding of job WIP report
- Understanding of profit/loss job report
Create project invoices/claims
12%
- Knowledge of invoice/claim types
- Invoice/claim creation and options
- Knowledge of final invoice/claim processes
- Invoice/claim forms configuration
- Invoice creation for retainage/retention claim
We highly recommend that you review the section weightings and exam topics to focus your studying and increase your odds of success.
The table provided below outlines the primary content domains and their corresponding weights. This table is followed by the comprehensive exam content outline, which offers further context.
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DOMAIN
% OF EXAM
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Domain 1. Contractor Card and Plant and Equipment Configuration
6%
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Create and manage contractors
4%
Create and manage plant and equipment
2%
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Domain 2. Project Quote and Job Creation
14%
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Understand project structure
4%
Create and configure project quotes
4%
Create and configure project jobs
4%
Create and configure project tasks
2%
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Domain 3. Resource and Time Management
14%
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Create and manage contractor work orders
10%
Manage project resources
4%
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Domain 4. Materials Management and Assets Creation
16%
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Add project materials
4%
Create and manage vendor/supplier quotes
4%
Create and manage purchase orders for projects
6%
Create assets
2%
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Domain 5. Project Job Management
28%
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Create and manage change orders/variations
12%
Manage Gantt charts
2%
Manage and update project information
14%
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Domain 6. Invoicing and Project Reporting
22%
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Review project reporting
10%
Create project invoices/claims
12%
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Additional Information
For any additional information regarding the exam and certification, please consult the available resources.
Code of Conduct
Protecting the security of Simpro Certifications is up to all of us. As a participant in the Simpro Credentialing program, you’re required to accept the terms of the Simpro Certification Exam Agreement.
Preparation
We recommend a blend of practical experience and self-study focusing on the
subjects outlined in the Exam Outline section provided on this page.
Review the exam topics and identify any gaps in your understanding, and you can use our Help Guide
to address and fill in those knowledge areas.
Proctored Exams
A proctored exam is a supervised test administered by an approved neutral person called a proctor. The proctor ensures the test taker's identity and maintains the integrity of the testing environment. This procedure is in place to prevent cheating by closely monitoring candidates throughout the duration of the exam. Learn all about proctored exams and testing requirements
here.
Exam Results
The Simpro Premium Project Management Professional Certification exam is a pass or fail exam. The exam is scored against a minimum standard established by Simpro professionals who follow certification industry best practices and guidelines
Your score report contains a section analysis of your performance in each section of the exam.The exam uses a compensatory scoring model, which means that you do not need to achieve a passing score in each section. You need to pass only the overall exam.
Each section of the exam has a specific weighting, so some sections have more questions than other sections have. This information is shared solely for your reference, to help you identify your strengths and possible areas of improvement.
Exam Retake Policy
If a candidate does not achieve a passing score on an exam, the candidate must wait 14 days before retaking the exam. You must pay the full registration fee for each exam attempt.
A candidate may not take a given exam any more than five times per year (12 months). This 12-month period starts from the first attempt. The candidate is then eligible to retake the exam 12 months from the date of the first attempt. In order to take a given exam more than five times per year, a candidate must submit a request and obtain prior permission from Simpro.
Maintain your certification
Enhance your career and validate your expertise by renewing your Simpro Certification annually, completely free of charge.
For more information about how to maintain your certification please visit
Renew your certification.
For any additional information regarding the exam and certification, please consult the available resources.
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Protecting the security of Simpro Certifications is up to all of us. As a participant in the Simpro Credentialing program, you’re required to accept the terms of the Simpro Certification Exam Agreement.
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We recommend a blend of practical experience and self-study focusing on the
subjects outlined in the Exam Outline section provided on this page.
Review the exam topics and identify any gaps in your understanding, and you can use our Help Guide
to address and fill in those knowledge areas.
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A proctored exam is a supervised test administered by an approved neutral person called a proctor. The proctor ensures the test taker's identity and maintains the integrity of the testing environment. This procedure is in place to prevent cheating by closely monitoring candidates throughout the duration of the exam. Learn all about proctored exams and testing requirements
here.
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The Simpro Premium Project Management Professional Certification exam is a pass or fail exam. The exam is scored against a minimum standard established by Simpro professionals who follow certification industry best practices and guidelines Your score report contains a section analysis of your performance in each section of the exam.The exam uses a compensatory scoring model, which means that you do not need to achieve a passing score in each section. You need to pass only the overall exam. Each section of the exam has a specific weighting, so some sections have more questions than other sections have. This information is shared solely for your reference, to help you identify your strengths and possible areas of improvement. |
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If a candidate does not achieve a passing score on an exam, the candidate must wait 14 days before retaking the exam. You must pay the full registration fee for each exam attempt. A candidate may not take a given exam any more than five times per year (12 months). This 12-month period starts from the first attempt. The candidate is then eligible to retake the exam 12 months from the date of the first attempt. In order to take a given exam more than five times per year, a candidate must submit a request and obtain prior permission from Simpro. |
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Enhance your career and validate your expertise by renewing your Simpro Certification annually, completely free of charge. For more information about how to maintain your certification please visit Renew your certification. |
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