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Efficiency First® Executive Advisor Program

This program is a valuable credential for vendor-side professionals in the technology management industry. It’s designed to elevate the skills and knowledge of sales, consulting, and service delivery professionals, enabling them to better serve their clients and position themselves as trusted advisors in the field.

Elevate Your Expertise as an Executive Advisor

Join the Efficiency First® Executive Advisor Program to gain actionable insights into telecom, mobility, cloud, and IT challenges your customers face. You’ll master best practices that boost your credibility, uncover revenue opportunities, and position you as their trusted strategic partner.

The program is designed for vendor-side professionals like you who seek to elevate trusted advisor status.

Sales teams will gain tools to overcome objections and boost sales.
Consultants will become strategic partners.
Service delivery experts will deliver higher value.

Upon program completion, the knowledge and skills learned are backed by verifiable credentials.

"This program deepened my understanding of Technology Management best practices and frameworks, especially around the financial, operational, and technical challenges across IT roles."

"I'm excited to apply these insights to elevate customer success by driving alignment between business goals and technology operations."

"The material highlighted the important connection between Technology Expense Management and IT Financial Management, an intersection that is often overlooked yet crucial for holistic technology management."

“My biggest takeaway was the CoE framework and how it ties together the technical, financial, operational, and business pillars. Additionally, I found the focus on personas especially valuable because it created a practical way to frame conversations with different stakeholders and build business around a strong foundational structure.”

“That fits directly into how I’m building my advisor practice by creating more visibility, accountability, and intentional decision-making for clients.”

“I can already see how this framework will shape both my positioning and how I go to market.”

"I found the ptogram both rigorous and valuable. For seasoned professionals, it's an excellent refresher that reinforces critical Technology Expense Management concepts and best practices."

Reasons to Enroll

Learn technical, financial, and operational issues and challenges faced by 52 different IT roles by title. You will be equipped with more avenues to sell and provide better service to customers.
Identify the operational and business impact of these challenges and how they affect IT leadership and staff. You will understand the pain points that prospects and customers face.
Discover recommendations you can make to help IT professionals eliminate challenges. You will have immediate talking points that provide value to current customers and prospects.
Learn about recommendations you can share with your prospects and customers that will position you as a strategic advisor. You will have knowledge that immediately adds credibility to your sales and delivery conversations.
Uncover proven methods to increase revenue by aligning your products, services, and solutions with principles learned in this certification. You will immediately increase your ability to identify additional revenue opportunities in every account.

About the Program

Microlearning: 20 highly focused online, on-demand, self-paced learning modules (8-12 minutes each).

Reference Guides: Downloadable resources for each microlearning module with key takeaways.

Credentials: Pass an end-of-program online exam (80% required) and earn a digital badge and certificate.
Recognition: Credentials can be used in sales and marketing materials, as well as on websites and social media profiles. You will be listed on the AOTMP® Certified Executive Advisors directory, accessible to customers and prospects to verify your credential status. You will also receive monthly emails with insights, recommendations, and reminders to help you get the most out of your credentials and the program.

Reasons to earn certification

Understand technical, financial, and operational issues and challenges faced by 52 different IT roles by title.
You will be equipped with more avenues to sell and provide better service to customers.
Identify the operational and business impact of these challenges and how they affect IT leadership and staff.
You will understand the pain points that prospects and customers need to solve.
Discover recommendations you can make to help IT professionals eliminate challenges.
You will have immediate talking points that provide value to current customers and prospects.
Learn about recommendations you can share with your prospects and customers that will position you as a strategic advisor.
You will have knowledge that immediately adds credibility to your sales and delivery conversations.
Uncover proven methods to increase revenue by aligning your products, services, and solutions with principles learned in this certification.
You will immediately increase your ability to identify additional revenue opportunities in every account.

Purpose of the Certification

The AOTMP® Efficiency First® Executive Advisor certification is designed to:

Help professionals become trusted advisors to their customers and prospects.
Enhance understanding of common buyer challenges in technology management.
Improve advisory skills and knowledge of industry best practices.
Validate expertise through a recognized third-party certification.

Target Audience

This certification is intended for several types of professionals working for vendor companies:

Sales Professionals

Those who want to position themselves as trusted advisors to customers and prospects.
Professionals seeking to better understand and address common buyer challenges in the technology management industry.

Consulting Professionals

Individuals aiming to enhance their advisory skills for technology management clients.
Those interested in learning and applying industry best practices in their consulting work.

Service Delivery Professionals

Professionals looking to improve their ability to overcome customer challenges.
Those seeking certification to validate their expertise in technology management service delivery.

General Vendor Employees

Employees working for companies that provide technology management solutions.
Individuals interested in gaining credibility through a recognized third-party certification.

Benefits of the Certification

Increased credibility with customers and prospects.
Enhanced understanding of technology management challenges and solutions.
Improved ability to provide valuable advice and overcome customer obstacles.
Recognition of expertise through a respected industry certification.
Potential for career advancement and increased value to employer.

What you will learn

AOTMP® Efficiency First® Framework best practices that deliver technology management operational excellence and financial accountability. Best practices learned empower Executive Advisors with knowledge of technology management practices and enforce trusted advisor status with customers and prospects.

Microlearning module titles

Module 1: Technology Management Center of Excellence Overview
Module 2: Technology Management Challenges – Financial Pillar
Module 3: Technology Management Challenges – Business Pillar
Module 4: Technology Management Challenges – Operational Pillar
Module 5: Technology Management Challenges – Technical Pillar
Module 6: Core Technology Management Platforms
Module 7: Asset, License, and Service Management Practice Areas
Module 8: Network Design and Disaster Recovery Practice Areas
Module 9: Auditing and Invoice Processing Practice Areas
Module 10: Budgeting & Forecasting Practice Area
Module 11: Contract Management and Sourcing & Procurement Practice Areas
Module 12: Vendor Management Practice Area
Module 13: Help Desk and Endpoint Management Practice Areas
Module 14: Order Management, Portfolio Delivery, and Project Management Practice Areas
Module 15:Change Control, Quality Control & Quality Assurance, and Exception Management Practice Areas
Module 16: Data Privacy, Regulatory Compliance and Security Practice Areas
Module 17: Governance, Policy & Risk Management Practice Areas
Module 18: Strategy and Business Analysis Practice Areas
Module 19: Reporting & Analytics and Performance Management Practice Areas
Module 20: Technology Management Center of Excellence Recommendations

Download certification learning objectives (PDF)

How credentials are earned

Complete online, on demand courses. Courses are comprised of a series of 20 microlearning modules (8 to 12 minutes each) with a learning check at the end of each module.
Pass a 60-minute timed, 45 question certification exam with a score of 80% or better. (2 pass attempts are included; additional exam retakes are available for an additional fee).
Earned credentials include an electronic badge and certificate that can be used in sales and marketing efforts to promote certification achievement.
AOTMP® is the official credentialing body and will provide descriptions for each certification that illustrate the value of collaborating with certified advisors to end prospects and customers.

Example of the certificate issued when the exam is passed.

Includes:

Certification exam

All courses required to sit exam

Digital Badge & Certificate*

*Issued when the Certification exam is passed.

Experience:

Intermediate

Based On:

Included AOTMP Courses

Renewal:

Every 2 years. Recertification requires passing an exam prior to credential renewal date.

$1,195.00

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