Certification Programs
Through a partnership with professional development organizations, certification programs are now available for the Quartz Open Framework, providing a non-proprietary option for product professionals.
The Quartz Open Framework is an open product innovation methodology. It provides a common language for business across teams, remains fluid and flexible, eases bottlenecks and improves innovation velocity, and enables you to build in cross-team process and methodology integrations.
We welcome contributions, articles, and case studies from anyone who has implemented some aspect of Quartz in their environment.




The Quartz Open Framework Certification Program is focused on certifying the application of central concepts of market-focused product management.
Need an overview of the QuartzOpen Framework? Enjoy this quick session to learn the language of the key phases in the framework.
This video walk-through will prepare you for the certification exam.
Certification Programs
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Quartz Certified Product
Professional
Assess your knowledge of critical product management concepts.
Leverage your lifetime of experience to obtain the Quartz Professional Certification.
The Quartz certification exam must be taken within three months of purchase. You can take the exam up to three times to improve your score.
2

Quartz Certified
Implementer
Certify your ability to apply and implement the concepts and approach of the Quartz Open Framework in Product Strategy (Future), Product Planning (Next), or Product Growth (Now).
Share an example of your work in any of the three phases of the Quartz Open Framework to show your application of the concepts and real-world experience.
Quartz Certified Product Professional is a prerequisite.
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Quartz Certified
Contributor
Become a contributor to the Quartz Open Framework initiative.
Add your methods and models to the Quartz Open Framework community of knowledge. To be eligible a candidate must provide ready-to-use models with examples and provide client references.
Quartz Implementer Certification is a prerequisite.