Recertifying your CAIM™ Qualification
The Certified Acquisition Integration Manager® designation from Intista
What is different about Intista's certification program?
Intista is committed to helping businesses grow their in-house integration teams. When a person joins the Certified Acquisition Integration Manager® (CAIM™) program they are often seeking to learn about how to be an integration manager. The recertification process seeks to assess whether they have used the training knowledge in real-life scenarios.
Intista aims to create Integration Managers when they initially qualify, and grow them with the recertification
Why should I recertify?
Recertifying your CAIM designation demonstrates that you have made a commitment to sustain your acquisition integration skills and keep your knowledge current.
Certification is a mark of competence and excellence. It demonstrates that the certified individual has the knowledge to take on an acquisition integration. Maintaining your certification secures the investment you have made in your career.
How often do I need to recertify?
We require you to recertify every three years.
You can recertify up to 1 year before a current certification expires, and the certification expiration will be adjusted to be three years from the previous expiration date.
Over what time period do you consider my experience?
We consider the experience you have had since you certified or last recertified.
Recertification Requirements
1. Integration-related work experience
This survey is where you describe that integration practice. We expect that many people who are taking the initial training and exam may not have any integration experience, but when they recertify they will have gained some. The survey asks about involvement with integration, seeking the following information:
- Your role(s) while undertaking integration-type activities
- The time spent undertaking integration-type activities
We expect that some of your work experience since qualification (or a prior recertification) has been spent doing integration-type activities. Therefore, people seeking recertification will have completed at least 300 hours (7.5 weeks of full time work) of integration activities since you last certified. However, each case is considered upon its own merits.
Integration familiarity does not mandate running all aspects of an integration. In smaller integrations, for example, a person may be solely responsible. However, it is more likely that people will work on parts of an integration within their realm of expertise, e.g. HR, Invoicing or IT. This is completely acceptable and expected.
Strategic Planning is an important part of acquisition integrations. M&A advisors, lawyers, accountants are known for their involvement in the acquisition transaction, but they also give value when they lay the groundwork for the integration that follows. Thus the recertification will recognize experience in strategic planning that contributes to the post-close integration.
2. Education or "Giving Back" related to integration
We require a minimum of 30 hours of continued education or "Giving Back" that is relevant to acquisition integration, since your certification.
Education examples include
- Attending Intista's Integration Mastermind sessions
- Studies for disciplines that match the experience you describe above. Examples could be Change Management, Human Resources, Organization Development, ITIL, Six Sigma, Finance and Accounting
- Studying Intista Training topics that have been introduced to the CAIM program since you certified (or re-certified)\
- Attending relevant professional education meetings
Giving Back examples that are relevant to acquisition integration, such as
- Writing white papers or blogs on topics that match the experience you describe
- Public speaking about integrations, and its preparation, including in person, for podcasts or TV interviews
- Delivering integration or M&A training classes
3. Completion of all CAIM topics
Intista is continually updating and adding new topics to its training program. It is likely that new topics have been released after you qualified. It is required that you study these new topics and pass any incomplete lesson assessments.
Log into the Intista website and review the CAIM course. Any incomplete topics will not have a check mark next to them, for example
4. A current subscription to the Certified Acquisition Integration Manager® program
Continued subscription provides access to:
- Acquisition Integration training and its continual updates
- Templates and checklist downloads
- The Integration Mastermind meetings, held monthly
If your subscription has lapsed, please re-subscribe via the following web page.
Start Your Recertification Now!
Complete the Recertification Survey to get started
Any questions?