CATS RVM® Foundation

The CATS RVM® Foundation V1 certification provides proof that the certified individual is able to understand contract management and realization and verification management in project management and service management based on the CATS RVM® methodology and to use the terms and models in the methodology. This enables the certified individual to quickly adapt to the way of working in an organization that has chosen CATS CM® and/or CATS RVM® as their basis for contract management.

The CATS RVM® Foundation V1 exam validates that you understand contract management, and realization and verification management, within both project management and service management, based on the CATS RVM® methodology. It confirms that you know the terms and models of the methodology and can use them, so you can quickly adapt to the way of working in any organization that has chosen CATS CM® and/or CATS RVM® as the basis for its contract management.

Passing the exam demonstrates that you can:

• Position CATS RVM® alongside CATS CM®, and explain how contracts function in service management and project management
• Use the core definitions correctly: realization and verification management, contract management, service management, project management and delivery management
• Explain organizational control through contract objectives, success factors, the CATS Control Model and the interaction with other policy areas
• Recognize the CATS Contract Life Cycle, the CATS Service Life Cycle and the CATS Project Lifespan, and describe how they interact
• Describe the four pillars of the methodology: the Work to be Done and All Other Contract Matter, the roles, the CM and RVM Essentials, and the processes and scenarios
• Work through the Initiate step in detail, covering the initial determination, the final determination, the implementation and the three plans
• Apply the Core Essentials (contract objectives, contract calendar, contract file) and the CM Essentials (stakeholders, contract relationships, risks and risk profile, obligations, finances and Total Cost of Contract Ownership, governance, satisfaction)
• Apply the RVM Essentials, from operational delivery management (disruption, change, asset and order processes) through to tactical delivery management (planning, fallback, compliance and complaint processes)
• Carry out the Conclude step, including phasing out, evaluation and personal conclusion, the transfer of remaining rights and obligations, and the phase-out plan

The exam consists of 60 multiple choice questions at Bloom levels 1 and 2, with a passing score of 80%, a duration of 60 minutes, and open book access to the reference material.