Travis said: P.S. If these packs do indeed apply specifically to the
ICRM outline as we hope, I have a strong feeling we'll see more CRMs!
Thank You for any additional comments, suggestions, or thoughts.
Getting through parts 1-5 is considered easy in comparison to part 6. I
would hazard to guess that many candidates complete 1-5 and stall on
part 6. Florida Alice from this list will attest to that. Part 6 is
difficult. You have to weave most of what you have learned from parts
1-5 into this. If you were a consultant, how many times would you have
to diagnose two totally different companies, identify the problem and
come up with a solution all within four hours. This is what you have to
do for part 6.
Good luck in your CRM journey. It will make you a better employee.
John Annunziello, CRM, CDIA+, ermm
Records and Information Audit/Compliance Officer
Corporate Services Department
Office of the Regional Clerk
The Regional Municipality of York
Newmarket, Ontario
(905) 830-4444 x1318
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From: Records Management Program [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Traves Mccabe-ESC
Sent: Friday, July 20, 2012 2:23 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: ARMA - CRM study packs
Hello All,
Let me first introduce myself, as I'm a long time lurker :-) Traves
McCabe,
Records Manager at Adams 12 Five Star Schools in Thornton, CO. Been in
Records Management for 14yrs, Big Pharma for 11yrs, and Education the
past
3yrs. I could not resist commenting and questioning on this post. I was
recently accepted as a new CRM candidate, and joined with others in my
Chapter for a study group. My hopes were that it would be easier to work
as
a group in gathering relevant information related to the ICRM handbook,
to
create study notes and sample question & answer cards. We chose to work
on
one part at a time, so we divided the work among us, overlapping the
sections so we had notes for at least two of us per section. Even though
I
had tons of resources (most older), I found myself struggling to find
information specific to the ICRM handbook's description of that section.
For example: the IT Security section; I ended up pulling 90% from web
sources. I found it very difficult to define that topic specific to
records, without having the actual resources that may have been used to
create the topic. I had a sense that my notes were too broad and I'd be
studying needless information irrelevant to the test questions. After
reconvening with my study group, others had the same issues as I did
compiling their notes. Very discouraging..
My first question to the CRM Masters out there... Do you spend the $500
and
take tests 1-5 in hopes of passing as many as you can? After all I did
pass
2 of the practice exams with a 95, but that was only 20 questions. Then
focusing on those I do not pass.
Despite the $$$$ cost, I'd feel better spending money on resources that
I
know are specific to the topics, not wasting time compiling what I think
is
the right information versus studying info from the source. I hope that
my
Chapter does purchase this for its members, although I'm seriously
considering purchasing it on my own. Can I sell it to another CRM
candidate
when I'm done to recoup at least a portion of what I paid for it?
P.S. If these packs do indeed apply specifically to the ICRM outline as
we
hope, I have a strong feeling we'll see more CRMs! Thank You for any
additional comments, suggestions, or thoughts.
Sincerely,
Traves McCabe
Business Services - Records Manager
Adams 12 Five Star Schools
720-972-4779
http://www.adams12.org/myfivestar/records_management
On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 11:33 AM, Tracy LaBenne <
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> I'd be interested in hearing from folks that have earned their CRM
> certification concerning ARMA's recently released study guide packs.
Seems
> pretty pricey, but would be worth it if these are the appropriate
> books/tools to study.
>
>
>
https://www.arma.org/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?WebKey=42266D29-1871-4086-BA0
3-7676A83E4865
>
> Thanks -
>
> Tracy LaBenne
> Records Manager
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