DELTEK COSTPOINT CERTIFICATION STUDY GUIDE

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1 DELTEK COSTPOINT CERTIFICATION STUDY GUIDE What is the Deltek University Costpoint Certification Program? The Deltek University Costpoint Certification Program provides an opportunity for Deltek clients, partners and employees to enhance their current Costpoint system knowledge, and use Deltek tools to allow them to grow their skills and remain competitive in the workforce. The Deltek Professional Costpoint Certification validates skills within the Costpoint product suite. Successful completion of the Certification exam is required to receive the Professional Certification. What does the Certification Mean? A candidate who passes the Deltek Costpoint Certification exam has demonstrated proficiency within multiple areas of Deltek Costpoint. To receive Deltek Costpoint Certification, you must pass the knowledge based exam, and the practical exam. Benefits to individuals include: Improved use of current systems Valuable experience and confidence Proof of skills and differentiator employers are looking for in the hiring process Benefits to employers include: Better return on system investment and employee satisfaction Process improvements and efficiency Ability to identify qualified employment candidates and ensure their users have a certain level of knowledge Preparing for the Exams Training is not required to be certified. Passing the exams confirms you have practical application knowledge required to be a Deltek Costpoint Certified User. Requirements Knowledge Based Exam There is a 100 question exam comprised of multiple choice questions to test your knowledge of Costpoint. This exam is randomly generated and provided via the Deltek Learning Zone. [1]

2 Practical Application Exam (in development) There is also a 3.5 hour scenario based practical application exam that tests a user s knowledge of Costpoint, and their ability to apply that knowledge to a real world scenario. The exam requires the user to provide the following deliverables, which tests your ability in each area: Project Status Report (PSR) o Ability to set up projects o Projects processing skills o Ancillary project set up Statement of Indirect Expenses o Pool Set up o Pool Processing Invoice for the Project o Transaction entry skills o Timing of set up o Customer set up Labor Report for Fiscal Year o Employee set up o Labor processing skills Other o o Account-Org set up Vendor set up Conditions No written or online reference materials may be used during the exam. The exams are taken online via the Deltek Learning Zone. Access to the exam is provided following payment of the exam fee. The exam must be completed in a single session of up to 90 minutes, with up to 2 attempts to successfully pass the exam with a minimum score of 80%. The Practical Application exam will be taken online and access provided through the Deltek Learning Zone. The test will utilize the Deltek Learning Lab, for completion of all exam deliverables. The exam will close 3.5 hours after the start of the exam. Terms and Conditions Following the purchase of the exam, you must read and accept the Deltek Certification Program Terms and Conditions. Maintaining Deltek Costpoint Certification Certification will be valid for up to 2-years and can be renewed by passing the New Release exam. The exam will be available at least 90-days following the release of a new version of Costpoint by Deltek. The exam will be available for 90-days for completion. [2]

3 Recommended Training or Background The following courses are recommended. Go to the Deltek Learning Zone (Deltek.com\Learn) for more information on the certification program, Costpoint courses, and how to register. Costpoint Accounting and Finance Core: Costpoint Fundamentals Series: Navigation Part 1 Navigation Part 2 Costpoint Projects Series: Projects Setup Part 1 Projects Setup Part 2 Revenue and Ceilings Time and Materials Projects Workshop Costpoint Billing Series: Billing Overview Billing Procedures Part 1 Billing Procedures Part 2 Billing Formats Billing Workshop General Ledger Month End: Costpoint GL Month End Series: Part 1 Costpoint GL Month End Series: Part 2 Costpoint GL Month End Series: Part 3 Costpoint GL Month End Series: Workshop Costpoint Enterprise Reporting: Workspace Advanced [3]

4 Costpoint Human Capital Management (HCM) core: Costpoint Payroll Series: Payroll Setup Employee Garnishments Multi-state Taxes Compute Payroll Reports and Inquires Payroll Workshop Costpoint Labor Series: Labor Controls Employee Setup Timesheets Labor Posting & Reporting Labor Workshop Costpoint Leave Series: Leave Setup Leave Processing Leave Workshop Study Suggestions: Costpoint A&F Core: Focus on: Projects: Key considerations in designing project structures and defining the steps in setting up projects. Project transaction validation mechanisms and the steps in creating new projects by replicating existing ones. Revenue recognition and setting up ceilings and overrides. Time and Material projects created in Costpoint, the difference between a General Labor Category and a Project Labor Category. The role of the Rate Sequence table in the revenue and billing process for loaded labor projects. Setup a contract for a Cost Plus, Fixed Fee, Milestone, and Time and Material contract. [4]

5 Billing: Key initialization screens required for billing processing. Procedures for creating a Cost Plus Bill, Milestone Bill, Fixed Price Bill, and Manual Bill. Project workforce setup and the procedure for creating a time and material bill. Identify different billing formats and the role of the billing history. Create cost plus, milestone, fixed price, and time and material bills. General Ledger Month End: Focus on the five phases of the General Ledger Month End Close: recording of entries, the rate computation process, burden computation process, review and generation of reports, and reconciliation of all subsidiary ledgers. Costpoint Human Capital Management Core: Focus on: Payroll: Setup and configuration of Costpoint s Payroll module Setup and management of employees Management of garnishments in payroll Tax calculation processes for employees who work in more than one state during a pay cycle Payroll computation process from timesheet to paycheck Standard inquiries and reports for reviewing labor-based data Labor and Leave: Standard labor controls that must be configured for the Costpoint Labor module Process of setting up an employee in the Costpoint Labor module Costpoint Labor Timesheets Processes of posting and correcting timesheets, creating special timesheets, and querying and generating labor data and reports Labor controls configuration, employee setup, timesheet entry, and labor posting and reporting Process leave and accruals usage and creating leave payout Leave controls setup, managing employee leaves, and processing leave accruals and usage [5]