Exams

The BIG CIC has a Mission to create, develop and share knowledge about Business Integrated Governance. A way to verify sharing, usage and credibility of material is through Examination and Certification.

However, creating quality exams takes time, and operating Examination and Certification takes money. Hence, The BIG CIC is building exams over time, and is asking for donations / fees to fund the process.

In the sections below you will find a brief description of each of the exams we currently offer, any entry requirements and a link to the actual exam. These include:

  • Discovery and Introduction Quiz
  • Associate Exam

It also signposts the exams we believe should be developed:

  • Foundation Exam (in progress)
  • Practitioner Exam
  • Professional Assessment

However, the only way exams and related certification can develop is if:

  1. People take the Introductory and Associate Level exams and Membership grows.
  2. The CIC generates a little income from donations (by generous people who take the Introduction Exam) and income (from the Associate Exam) – and remember – the BIG CIC is not for profit.
  3. Training Companies take up creating courses.

LIVE Exams:

BIG Discovery and Introduction Level Quiz – FREE

This short quiz is open to everyone & will test your high-level understanding of Governance in general and BIG concepts (including those that improve its integration to day-to-day challenges and opportunities). Taking the quiz requires an email address that we will add to BIG membership roll.

Click HERE to take the Quiz.

Click HERE if you would like to donate a small amount to help us fund development of future exams.

Associate Level Exam – £36 per year

This temporary* exam is open to early-adopters who have registered as a BIG CIC Member and will test your knowledge & understanding of the BIG Body of Knowledge.

*The exam is being broadened and toughened incrementally; when complete it will be the Foundation – The later you take it the tougher it will be.

The exam will enable the examinee to demonstrate they have a basic knowledge of BIG and BoK content, language and basic facts about BIG background, concepts, principles, components, roadmap and appendix, can identify key elements of what BIG is and what it is not, and how it fits into the organisational context.

Those who successfully pass will receive the Associate Certification, and be listed on the BIG CIC Exam passes page

HOW to take the Exam:

  1. Register as an Associate Exam Member HERE. The cost of the exam is £36 per year (the price of a coffee per month) and it entitles you to take it as many time as needed, to retain a listing on the Register and to take the Foundation Exam (FOC) when released. You will also be contributing to sustain and grow the CIC (not for profit, don’t forget).
  2. THEN – Click HERE to take the exam. (please note – if you take the exam before Registering as an Associate Exam Member, we will invite you to register before you get your result or get listed.)

Future Exams:

Foundation Exam – Fee £TBC

This exam will be open to those who have registered as a Member with the BIG CIC and have paid the prevailing exam fee.

The Associate exam is based on 96 basic questions which Candidates can answer to show they know the basics of BIG.

However, a Foundation exam is a professionally developed exam which has a lot more, lot harder questions. It will be a worthy credential. Evolved from the Associate Exam, this Exam demonstrates that the examinee has a basic knowledge of BIG and BoK content and that they have grasped the basic concepts, structures, rationale and components of BIG, and can identify key elements of what BIG is and what it is not, and how it fits into the organisational context. It is a confirmation members have a read the BoK with sufficient understanding to be able to answer knowledge and recall questions and participate in governance review, implementation or audit activities.

Practitioner Exam – Fee £TBC

This exam is only open to those who have registered as a Member with the BIG CIC & have paid the prevailing exam fee.

The exam will test your knowledge & understanding of all the BIG BoK materials through analysis and synthesis of a variety of scenarios demonstrating your readiness to lead review, implementation or audit activities

Those who successfully pass will receive the Practitioner Certification. A 2 question ‘taster’ is available Here

Professional Level Assessment – Fee £TBC

This exam is only open to those who have registered as a Member with the BIG CIC and have paid the prevailing exam fee.

The exam will require you to demonstrate usage of BIG from your experience of an actual assignment(s) that you have completed.

Those who successfully pass will receive the Professional Certification

The exam specification can be reviewed HERE

Please note: These exams are currently in preparation. Please use the contact form below to advise of your interest in sitting any of them.