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The Specialization Competency Readiness lists all the Specializations launched and planned that are/will be part of the OPN Specialized program. The Specializations aim to
cover the broad range of Oracle’s technology and applications products including those recently acquired. The list is regularly reviewed and aligned with the priorities as
expressed by our customers, our partners, and Oracle subject matter experts.
The Specializations' curriculum and accreditations are being developed by Oracle experts using a rigorous instructional design methodology to qualify partners’ skills in four
roles: Sales, PreSales, Support, and Implementation .
Every new released Oracle Certification goes through a beta cycle, an evaluation process to ensure that partners are taking relevant certification. Passing a beta exam is the
same as passing a production exam. For more details on beta exams, please visit:
Oracle Certification Program Beta Exams.
The expected availability of each element of the competency criteria is given by the quarters in the cells below. As dates are confirmed they will be added to this guide.
These plans are subject to change at Oracle's sole discretion.
Database
PreSales
Sales Assessment Assessment Support Assessment Implementation Exam
Specialization Name Release # (non-proctored) (non-proctored) (non-proctored) (proctored)
Oracle Database 11g
Oracle Real Application Clusters 11g
Oracle Database Performance Tuning 11g
Oracle Database Security Options 11g Beta
Middleware
PreSales
Sales Assessment Assessment Support Assessment Implementation Exam
Specialization Name Release # (non-proctored) (non-proctored) (non-proctored) (proctored)
Service-Oriented Architecture 11g
Oracle Business Intelligence Foundation 10.1.3
Oracle Essbase Beta
PreSales
Sales Assessment Assessment Support Assessment Implementation Exam
Specialization Name Release # (non-proctored) (non-proctored) (non-proctored) (proctored)
Oracle E-Business Suite Financial Management 12.1
Oracle E-Business Suite Supply Chain Management 12.2
PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.5
PeopleSoft Enterprise Human Capital Management 9
PeopleSoft Enterprise Financial Management 9
Siebel Customer Relationship Management 8.1.1
Oracle CRM On Demand R17
JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Financial Management 9
Oracle Business Intelligence Applications 7.9.5 Beta
PreSales
Sales Assessment Assessment Support Assessment Implementation Exam
Specialization Name Release # (non-proctored) (non-proctored) (non-proctored) (proctored)
Oracle Product Data Quality FY11 - Q2 FY11 - Q2 FY11 - Q2 FY11 - Q2
PeopleSoft Human Capital Management 9.1 FY11 - Q3 FY11 - Q3 FY11 - Q3 FY11 - Q3
PeopleSoft Financial Management 9.2 FY11 - Q3 FY11 - Q3 FY11 - Q3 FY11 - Q3
Value Chain Planning - Demand Management 7.3 FY11 - Q3 FY11 - Q3 FY11 - Q3 FY11 - Q3
Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management 8 FY11 - Q3 FY11 - Q3 FY11 - Q3 FY11 - Q3
JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Manufacturing 9 FY11 - Q4 FY11 - Q4 FY11 - Q4 FY11 - Q4
Siebel Marketing and Siebel Loyalty 8.1.1 FY11 - Q4 FY11 - Q4 FY11 - Q4 FY11 - Q4
Oracle Transportation Management 6.1 FY11 - Q4 FY11 - Q4 FY11 - Q4 FY11 - Q4
AutoVue FY11 - Q4 FY11 - Q4 FY11 - Q4 FY11 - Q4
Primavera Portfolio Management 8 FY11 - Q4 FY11 - Q4 FY11 - Q4 FY11 - Q4
Governance, Risk, and Compliance FY11 - Q4 FY11 - Q4 FY11 - Q4 FY11 - Q4
Primavera Contract Management FY11 FY11 FY11 FY11
Primavera Risk Analysis FY11 FY11 FY11 FY11
User Productivity Kit FY11 FY11 FY11 FY11
Oracle Projects (EBS) 12.1
PeopleSoft Supply Chain Management 9.1
PeopleSoft Customer Relationship Management 9.2
Oracle Thesaurus Management System
Oracle Adverse Event Reporting System
Oracle Communications Service Delivery
Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management
Oracle Communications Service Fulfillment
Oracle Insurance Policy Administration
Oracle Insurance Insight
Oracle Documaker
Oracle Insurance Insbridge Rating and Underwriting
Specialization Competency Readiness (continued)
Oracle Solaris
Oracle Sun SPARC Enterprise Entry-Level and Midrange Servers
Oracle Sun SPARC Enterprise High-End Servers
Oracle Sun Chip Multithreading Servers
Oracle Sun Unified Storage FY11 - Q1 FY11 - Q1 FY11 - Q1 FY11 - Q1
Oracle StorageTek Tape Libraries FY11 - Q1 FY11 - Q1 FY11 - Q1 FY11 - Q1
Specialization Competency Readiness (continued)
Industry `
Industry Assessment
Specialization Name (non-proctored)
Healthcare
Public Sector
Natural Resources FY11 - Q1
Oil and Gas FY11 - Q1
Professional Services FY11 - Q1
Aerospace and Defense FY11 - Q2
Automotive FY11 - Q2
Chemicals FY11 - Q2
Communications FY11 - Q2
Consumer Goods FY11 - Q2
Education and Research FY11 - Q2
Engineering and Construction FY11 - Q2
High Technology FY11 - Q2
Industrial Manufacturing FY11 - Q2
Life Sciences FY11 - Q2
Media and Entertainment FY11 - Q2
Retail FY11 - Q2
Travel and Transportation FY11 - Q2
Utilities FY11 - Q2
Financial Services FY11 - Q2
Banking FY11 - Q2
Wholesale Distribution FY11 - Q2
Software as a Service FY11 - Q2
Oracle Accelerate for Midsize Companies FY11
Specialization Competency Criteria
The Specialization Competency Criteria is a quick reference to the available Specializations and the tests/exams that count towards meeting the competency criteria in joining the OPN Specialized program. The tests/exams are designed to qualify partners ‘skills in four roles: Sales, PreSales, Support, and Implementation.
The Sales, PreSales and select Support tests are non-proctored and earn an Oracle Sales/PreSales/Support Specialist credential. Select Support and Implementation exams are proctored and earn a Certified Implementation/Suport Specialist credential. This guide shows for each Specialization the available Oracle Specialist tests/exams as well as the acceptable Oracle Champion accreditations that count towards the competency
criteria for individual Specializations. Only a select number of Oracle Champion accreditations are acceptable for the new program and have to be earned prior to the launch of the Specialization(s) - see below the last acceptable date. Partners that make use of their champion accreditation(s) to receive credit towards Specialization have a 12-month grace period to attain the Specialist credentials.
Every new released Oracle Certification goes through a beta cycle, an evaluation process to ensure that partners are taking relevant certification. Passing a beta exam is the same as passing a production exam. Oracle Certification Beta Exams can be easily identified as their IDs begin with "1Z1", while Oracle Certification Production Exam IDs begin with "1Z0".
For more details on beta exams, please visit: Oracle Certification Program Beta Exams.
Oracle is actively building/developing new Specialist tests/exams and these will be added as soon as available. For the estimated time of delivery, please refer to the Specialization Competency Readiness part of this guide.
Database
# Certified
Specialists
Specialists
Specialists
Specialists
# PreSales
# Support
Release #
Sales Specialist Test / PreSales Specialist Test/ Support Specialist Test/ Certified Implementation Specialist/
# Sales
Acceptable Sales Champion Acceptable PreSales Champion Acceptable Support Champion Acceptable Certified Exams
Specialization Name (last acceptable date) (last acceptable date) (last acceptable date) (last acceptable date)
Oracle Database 11g Certified Implementation Specialist (1Z0-514) OR
Oracle Technology Support Specialist OR Oracle Database 11g Administrator Certified Associate OR
Oracle Database 11g Oracle Database 11g Sales Specialist OR 2 Oracle Database 11g PreSales Specialist OR 2 1 Oracle Database 11g Administrator Certified Professional OR 2
Oracle Database 11g Sales Champion Assessment Oracle Database 11g PreSales Champion Assessment Partner Smart: Technology Support Champion Assessment Oracle Database 10g Administrator Certified Associate (Jul 15, 2010) OR
(Dec 2, 2009) (Dec 2, 2009) (Dec 2, 2009) Oracle Database 10g Administrator Certified Professional (Jul 15, 2010)
Oracle Technology Support Specialist OR
Oracle Real Application Clusters 11g Oracle Real Application Clusters Sales Specialist 2 Oracle Real Application Clusters PreSales Specialist 2 Partner Smart: Technology Support Champion Assessment 1 Oracle Database 10g Real Application Clusters Administrator Certified Expert 3
(Dec 2, 2009)
Oracle Technology Support Specialist OR
Oracle Database Performance Tuning 11g Oracle Database 11g Performance Tuning Sales Specialist 2 Oracle Database 11g Performance Tuning PreSales Specialist 2 Partner Smart: Technology Support Champion Assessment 1 Oracle Database 11g: Performance Tuning Certified Expert 1
(Dec 2, 2009)
Oracle Technology Support Specialist OR
Oracle Database Security Options 11g Oracle Database 11g Security Options Sales Specialist 2 Oracle Database 11g Security Options PreSales Specialist 2 1 Oracle Database 11g Security Options Certified Implementation Specialist (1Z1-528) 1
Partner Smart: Technology Support Champion Assessment
(Dec 2, 2009)
Data Warehousing Sales Specialist OR Data Warehousing PreSales Specialist OR Oracle Technology Support Specialist OR
Data Warehousing 11g Oracle Data Warehousing Sales Champion 1 Oracle Data Warehousing PreSales Champion Assessment (Dec 2, 2 Partner Smart: Technology Support Champion Assessment 1 Data Warehousing Certified Implementation Specialist (1Z1-515) 2
(Dec 2, 2009) 2009) (Dec 2, 2009)
Oracle Technology Support Specialist OR
Oracle Exadata 11g Oracle Exadata 11g Sales Specialist 2 Oracle Exadata 11g PreSales Specialist 2 Partner Smart: Technology Support Champion Assessment 1 Oracle Exadata 11g Certified Implementation Specialist (1Z1-536) 2
(Dec 2, 2009)
Oracle Enterprise Manager 10gR5 Sales Specialist OR Oracle Enterprise Manager 10gR5 PreSales Specialist OR Oracle Technology Support Specialist OR
Oracle Enterprise Manager 10gR5 Enterprise Manager 10g Sales Champion Assessment 1 Enterprise Manager 10g PreSales Champion Assessment 2 Partner Smart: Technology Support Champion Assessment 1 Oracle Enterprise Manager Certified Implementation Specialist (1Z1-530) 1
(Dec 2, 2009) (Dec 2, 2009) (Dec 2, 2009)
Middleware
# Certified
Specialists
Specialists
Specialists
Specialists
# PreSales
# Support
Release #
Applications
# Certified
Specialists
Specialists
Specialists
Specialists
# PreSales
# Support
Release #
Sales Specialist Test/ PreSales Specialist Test/ Support Specialist Test/
# Sales
Acceptable Sales Champion Acceptable PreSales Champion Acceptable Support Champion
Specialization Name (last acceptable date) (last acceptable date) (last acceptable date) Certified Implementation Specialist
Oracle E-Business Suite R12.1 Financial Management Certified Implementation Specialist: General Ledger (1Z0-516) OR
Oracle E-Business Suite R12.1 Financial Management Sales Oracle E-Business Suite R12.1 Financial Management PreSales Oracle E-Business Suite R12.1 Financial Management Certified Implementation Specialist: Payables (1Z0-517) OR
Oracle E-Business Suite Financial Management 12.1 2 2 1 4
Specialist OR Specialist OR Oracle E-Business Suite Support Specialist OR Oracle E-Business Suite R12.1 Financial Management Certified Implementation Specialist: Receivables (1Z0-518) OR
Oracle E-Business Suite R12 Sales Champion Assessment Oracle E-Business Suite R12 Financials PreSales Champion Partner Smart: E-Business Suite Support Champion Oracle E-Business Suite R12 Financials Certified Expert Consultant, Payables OR
(Dec 2, 2009) Assessment (Dec 2, 2009) Assessment (Dec 2, 2009) Oracle E-Business Suite R12 Financials Certified Expert Consultant, Receivables
Oracle E-Business Suite R12 Supply Chain Management Implementation Specialist: Oracle Inventory (1Z0-519) OR
Oracle E-Business Suite R12.1 Supply Chain Management Certified Implementation Specialist: Purchasing (1Z0-520) OR
Oracle E-Business Suite R12.1 Supply Chain Management Sales Oracle E-Business Suite R12.1 Supply Chain Management PreSales
Oracle E-Business Suite Support Specialist OR Oracle E-Business Suite R12.1 Supply Chain Management Certified Implementation Specialist: Order Management (1Z0-521) OR
Oracle E-Business Suite Supply Chain Specialist OR Specialist OR
12.1 2 2 1 Oracle E-Business Suite R12 Supply Chain Certified Expert Consultant, Purchasing OR 4
Management
Oracle E-Business Suite R12 Supply Chain Certified Expert Consultant, Order Management OR
Oracle E-Business Suite R12 Sales Champion Assessment Oracle E-Business Suite R12 Supply Chain Management PreSales Partner Smart: E-Business Suite Support Champion Assessment
(Dec 2, 2009) Champion Assessment (Dec 2, 2009) (Dec 2, 2009) Oracle E-Business Suite R12 Advanced Supply Chain Planning Certified Expert Consultant
PeopleSoft Enterprise 9.0 Sales Specialist OR PeopleSoft Enterprise Support Specialist OR PeopleTools Developer Certified Expert (1Z0-241) OR
PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.50 PeopleSoft Enterprise 9.0 Sales Champion Assessment 1 PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.50 PreSales Specialist 1 Partner Smart: PeopleSoft Enterprise Partner Support 1 2
(Dec 15, 3009) Champion Assessment (Dec 15, 2009) PeopleTools Advanced Developer Certified Expert (1Z0-242)
PeopleSoft Enterprise 9.0 Sales Specialist OR PeopleSoft Enterprise 9.0 Human Capital Management PreSales
PeopleSoft Enterprise Support Specialist OR
PeopleSoft Enterprise Human Capital Specialist OR
9.0 2 2 1 PeopleSoft Enterprise 9 Human Capital Management, Human Resources Consultant Certified Expert (1Z0-218) 4
Management PeopleSoft Enterprise 9.0 Sales Champion Assessment PeopleSoft Enterprise 9.0 Human Capital Management PreSales Partner Smart: PeopleSoft Enterprise Partner Support
(Dec 15, 3009) Champion Assessment (Dec 15, 2009) Champion Assessment (Dec 15, 2009)
PeopleSoft Enterprise 9.0 Sales Specialist OR PeopleSoft Enterprise 9.0 Financial Management PreSales Specialist
PeopleSoft Enterprise Support Specialist OR
PeopleSoft Enterprise Financial Management 9.0 2 OR 2 1 PeopleSoft Enterprise 9 Financial Management,General Ledger Consultant Certified Expert (1Z0-228) 4
PeopleSoft Enterprise 9.0 Sales Champion Assessment PeopleSoft Enterprise 9.0 Financial Management PreSales Champion Partner Smart: PeopleSoft Enterprise Partner Support
(Dec 15, 3009) Assessment (Dec 15, 2009) Champion Assessment (Dec 15, 2009)
Siebel CRM 8.1.1 Sales Specialist OR Siebel CRM 8.1.1 PreSales Specialist OR Siebel Support Specialist OR
Siebel CRM 8.1.1 Siebel CRM 8.0 Sales Champion Assessment 2 Siebel CRM 8.0 Sales and Marketing PreSales Champion Assessment 2 Siebel Support Champion Assessment 1 Siebel 8 Consultant Certified Expert (1Z0-202) 2
(June 1, 2010) (June 1, 2010) (June 1, 2010)
Oracle CRM On Demand 16 Sales Specialist OR Oracle General Support Specialist OR
Oracle CRM On Demand Oracle CRM On Demand 15 Sales Champion Assessment 2 Oracle CRM On Demand 16 PreSales Specialist 1 Partner Smart: Oracle's General Support GLPs Assessment 1 Oracle CRM On Demand Certified Implementation Specialist (1Z0-527) 1
(Feb 15, 2009) (Dec 2, 2009)
JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 9.0 Sales Specialist OR JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 9.0 Financial Management Presales JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 9.0 Support Specialist OR
Specialist OR
JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Financial Management 9.0 2 2 1 JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Financial Management Certified Implementation Specialist (1Z0-522) 4
JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 9.0 Sales Champion Assessment JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Financial Management PreSales Champion Partner Smart: JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Partner Support
(Dec 2, 2009) Assessment (Dec 2, 2009) Champion Assessment (Dec 2, 2009)
Business Intelligence Applications 7.9.5 Sales Specialist OR Business Intelligence Applications 7.9.5 PreSales Specialist OR Oracle General Support Specialist OR Oracle Business Intelligence Applications 7.9.6 for CRM Essentials (1Z1-524) OR
Oracle Business Intelligence Applications 7.9.5 Oracle Business Intelligence Applications Sales Champion 2 Oracle Business Intelligence PreSales Champion Assessment 2 Partner Smart: Oracle's General Support GLPs Assessment 2 2
Oracle Business Intelligence Applications 7.9.6 for ERP Essentials (1Z1-525)
Assessment (Dec 2, 2009) (Dec 2, 2009) (Dec 2, 2009)
Oracle Hyperion Financial Management 11.1.1 Sales Specialist Oracle Hyperion Financial Management 11.1.1 PreSales Specialist OR
Oracle Hyperion Support Specialist OR
OR
Oracle Hyperion Financial Management 11.1.1 2 2 2 Oracle Hyperion Financial Management 11 Certified Implementation Specialist (1Z1-532) 2
Hyperion Financial Performance Management Sales Champion Hyperion Financial Performance Management Presales Champion Partner Smart: Hyperion Support Consultant Assessment
Assessment (Dec 2, 2009) Assessment (Dec 2, 2009) (Dec 2, 2009)
Oracle Hyperion Planning 11.1.1 Sales Specialist OR Oracle Hyperion Planning 11.1.1 PreSales Specialist OR Oracle Hyperion Support Specialist OR
Oracle Hyperion Planning 11.1.1 2 2 2 Oracle Hyperion Planning 11 Certified Implementation Specialist (1Z1-533) 2
Hyperion Financial Performance Management Sales Champion Hyperion Financial Performance Management Presales Champion Partner Smart: Hyperion Support Consultant Assessment
Assessment (Dec 2, 2009) Assessment (Dec 2, 2009) (Dec 2, 2009)
Oracle General Support Specialist OR
Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management Sales Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management PreSales
6.2 2 2 1 Oracle Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management Certified Implementation Specialist (1Z0-535) 2
Management Specialist Specialist Partner Smart: Oracle's General Support GLPs Assessment
(Dec 2, 2009)
Oracle General Support Specialist OR
Oracle Policy Automation 10 Oracle Policy Automation 10 Sales Specialist 2 Oracle Policy Automation 10 PreSales Specialist 2 1 Oracle Policy Automation Certified Implementation Specialist (1Z0-534) 4
Partner Smart: Oracle's General Support GLPs Assessment
(Dec 2, 2009)
Oracle Enterprise Taxation Management Sales Specialist OR Oracle Enterprise Taxation Management PreSales Specialist OR Oracle General Support Specialist OR
Oracle Enterprise Taxation Management Oracle Enterprise Taxation Management Sales Champion 2 Oracle Enterprise Taxation Management PreSales Champion 2 Partner Smart: Oracle's General Support GLPs Assessment 1 Oracle Enterprise Taxation Management Certified Implementation Specialist (1Z0-537) 3
Assessment (Dec 2nd, 2009) Assessment (Dec 2nd, 2009) (Dec 2, 2009)
Oracle General Support Specialist OR
Agile Product Lifecycle Management 9.3 Agile Product Lifecycle Management Sales Specialist 2 Agile Product Lifecycle Management PreSales Specialist 1 Partner Smart: Oracle's General Support GLPs Assessment 1 Agile Product Lifecycle Management Certified Implementation Specialist (1Z1-538) 2
(Dec 2, 2009)
Oracle Technology Support Specialist OR
Oracle Enteprise Manager Application Quality Oracle Enterprise Manager Application Quality Management Oracle Enterprise Manager Application Quality Management 10gR5
10gR5 2 2 1 1
Management 10gR5 Sales Specialist PreSales Specialist Assessment Partner Smart: Technology Support Champion Assessment Oracle Enterprise Manager Application Quality Management Certified Implementation Specialist
(Dec 2, 2009) (coming soon)
Oracle General Support Specialist OR
Oracle Healthcare Transaction Base Healthcare Transaction Base Sales Specialist 2 Healthcare Transaction Base PreSales Specialist 2 Partner Smart: Oracle's General Support GLPs Assessment 1 Oracle Healthcare Transaction Base Certified Implementation Specialist 3
(Dec 2, 2009) (coming soon)
Oracle General Support Specialist OR
Oracle Life Sciences Data Hub Oracle Life Sciences Data Hub Sales Specialist 2 Oracle Life Sciences Data Hub PreSales Specialist 2 Partner Smart: Oracle's General Support GLPs Assessment 1 Oracle Life Sciences Data Hub Certified Implementation Specialist 2
(Dec 2, 2009) (coming soon)
Oracle Siebel Clinical Trial Management Systems Sales Specialist Oracle Siebel Clinical Trial Management Systems PreSales Specialist OR
Oracle General Support Specialist OR
OR
Siebel Clinical Trial Management 2 2 1 2
Siebel Clinical Trial Management Champion Proficiency Test Siebel Clinical Trial Management Champion Proficiency Test Partner Smart: Oracle's General Support GLPs Assessment Oracle Siebel Clinical Trial Management System Certified Implementation Specialist
(Dec 2nd, 2009) (Dec 2nd, 2009) (Dec 2, 2009) (coming soon)
Oracle Clinical & Oracle Clinical Remote Data Capture Sales Oracle Clinical & Oracle Clinical Remote Data Capture PreSales
Oracle General Support Specialist OR
Oracle Clinical and Oracle Clinical Remote Data Specialist OR Specialist OR
2 2 1 2
Capture Oracle Clinical & Oracle Clinical Remote Data Capture Champion Oracle Clinical & Oracle Clinical Remote Data Capture Champion Partner Smart: Oracle's General Support GLPs Assessment Oracle Clinical & Oracle Remote Data Capture Certified Implementation Specialist
Proficiency Test (Dec 2nd, 209) Proficiency Test (Dec 2nd, 2009) (Dec 2, 2009) (coming soon)
Specialization Competency Criteria (continued)
# Certified
Specialists
Specialists
Specialists
Specialists
# PreSales
# Support
Release #
# Sales
Specialization Name Sales Specialist Test PreSales Specialist Test Support Specialist Test Certified Implementation Specialist
Oracle Technology Support Specialist OR Oracle Enterprise Linux Certified Implementation Specialist (1Z0-402) OR
Oracle Enterprise Linux 5 Oracle Enterprise Linux 5 Sales Specialist 2 Oracle Enterprise Linux 5 PreSales Specialist 2 Partner Smart: Technology Support Champion Assessment 1 2
Oracle Enterprise Linux Administrator Certified Associate
(Dec 2, 2009)
Oracle Technology Support Specialist OR
Oracle VM 2 Oracle VM 2 Sales Specialist 2 Oracle VM 2 PreSales Specialist 2 Partner Smart: Technology Support Champion Assessment 1 Oracle VM 2 for x86 Certified Implementation Specialist (1Z1-540) 2
(Dec 2, 2009)
Oracle Solaris Oracle Solaris Sales Specialist 2 Oracle Solaris PreSales Specialist 2 Oracle Solaris Support Specialist 2 Sun Certified System Administrator 2
Sun Chip Multithreading (CMT) Servers Support (IDO) Specialist Sun Certified Security Administrator (CX-310-303)
Industry
Specialists
# Industry