Certified Professional for User Experience - User Requirements Engineering (CPUX-UR)

The UXQB advanced level certificate „Certified Professional for Usability and User Experience – User Requirements Engineering“ (CPUX-UR) attests the holder in-depth and practical knowledge.

The CPUX-UR exam is a combined examination consisting of both a theoretical and a practical part. Candidates must successfully complete both parts to obtain the certificate.

Certification Overview

The CPUX-UR certification confirms that the holder has in-depth and practical knowledge within the following main areas:

• Use context analysis
• Development of user requirements
• Application and implementation of these competencies as well as of methods such as contextual interviews and participant observations

The CPUX-F certificate is strongly recommended but not a formal requirement for this advanced-level exam. In contrast to the foundation level exam, advanced level exams consist of a theoretical and a practical part, in which acquired knowledge is applied and demonstrated in a practice-based use case.

Prerequisites

While there are no formal prerequisites, the UXQB strongly recommends that candidates familiarize themselves with the CPUX-F curriculum ⤴ before pursuing any Advanced Level certification.

Exam Format

You obtain the CPUX-UR certificate by passing a theoretical and a practical certification test. The theoretical test is proctored and consists of a number of essay questions. It lasts 90 minutes. The practical test consists of observing a contextual interview, documenting it in the form of an as-is scenario and deriving the user requirements based on the as-is scenario. You can prepare for the certification test by participating in a training course ⤴ or by self-study.

Exam Preparation

An ideal place to begin preparing for the CPUX Advanced Levels is the UXQB’s Documents Section ⤴. This contains a number of useful documents such as the respective syllabi, exam regulations and practice questions for the theoretical and practical parts, test reports, examples and more.

For a more in-depth preparation for the CPUX-UR certification, German-speaking candidates may want to refer to the official study book Praxiswissen User Requirements ⤴ by Thomas Geis and Knut Polkehn. Both authors are active members of the UXQB, meaning that this book goes beyond conforming to the CPUX-UR Syllabus and provides the necessary knowledge directly from the source.