"Pre-Earning" Maintenance Points

Here's a little bit of trivia:  all CRM's have a start date of January 1 or July 1, depending on when you finish your Part 6 exam.  That's right!  So, for example, our chapter's own Monica Reichert passed her Part 6 exam in August.  She's immediately a CRM, but her maintenance cycle won't start until January 1, 2017.

Monica posed this question:  "Am I able to start accumulating maintenance credits now or do I have to wait until January?"

The answer is:  you can start earning right now.  So the ARMA International conference in San Antonio, coming up in a week and a half, is worth about a thousand* maintenance points and counts towards your 5-year, 100 point requirement.  Pretty nice!

For those that haven't yet seen this month's newsletter, please find it here - it contains my kickoff CRM address, and if you're unsure who I am I introduce myself there.  The next exam cycles are included in that article as well.

Professionally pressing on,

Wayne Hoff, CRM


*No, not a thousand.  About 18 points, which at the time seems about the same as a thousand.

Welcome to the ARMA Calgary CRM Blog

Welcome to the ARMA Calgary CRM blog.  Yes - this blog originated a few years ago, and is now being revived!  Welcome to you.

This blog may be of value to you if:

• You are interested in potentially pursuing the Certified Records Manager (CRM) designation
• You have started the process of gaining the CRM designation, and are looking for study helps, guidance, and advice
• You have already earned the CRM designation - congratulations! - and are earning maintenance credits to keep your designation up to date

Here's what you can do:

• Please tune in often
• Please respond to posts and questions posed in the posts
• Suggest topics, ask questions, and offer your insights

For today's post, questions for you:

1. If you are interested becoming a CRM or are in the process of becoming a CRM, what is your biggest fear about the process?

2. If you are already a CRM, can you share a story of when your CRM background helped you out?

Wayne Hoff, CRM

ARMA Calgary ICRM Liaison