How to Apply for Recertification
Know Your Certification ID
We have recently improved our processes and implemented a Certification ID (CID). Your organization is assigned a unique CID for each Scope of Certification. To find your Certification ID refer to the recertification reminder email you received. If you are unable to locate your Certification ID reach out to Certification Authority via ottps-cert-auth@opengroup.org to request it.
Self-Assessed Certification Tier
Log Into Our System
Log in to your account at The Open Group here. If you do not have an account, create one here.
Organizational Contacts
Complete the online Organizational Contacts Form that designates the various individuals within the Organization who are the contact points for certification.
Conformance Statement
Complete the online Conformance Statement, which includes declaring your Scope of Certification. You will be required complete the Self-Assessed Assessment Summary for any attribute you claim.
Certification Agreement
Download and sign a new Certification Agreement and email it to . There is no need to re-sign the TMLA.
Pay the Annual Fee
Pay the fee at The Open Group Shop. If your Organization requires an invoice, you can request one during checkout.
Certification Authority Review
Once all the documentation is submitted and the fee paid, the Certification Authority will review the submission and notify the Organization in writing of the outcome of the recertification process.
If successful, the Certification Authority will issue the Certification certificate and update the Certification Register.
If you have any questions regarding the certification process, you can contact the Certification Authority here.
For the Third-Party Assessment Tier
For the Third-Party Assessment Tier, the Organization will need to submit all the documentation detailed in the Self-Assessed Tier and the ISCA.
Log Into Our System
Log in to your account at The Open Group here. If you do not have an account, create one here.
Organizational Contacts
Complete the online Organizational Contacts Form that designates the various individuals within the Organization who are the contact points for certification.
Certification Agreement
Download and sign a new Certification Agreement and email it to . There is no need to re-sign the TMLA.
Conformance Statement
Complete the online Conformance Statement, which includes declaring your Scope of Certification. You will be required to complete the ISCA and upload it to the online Conformance Statement.
ISCA
The objective of this activity is to identify a subset of products within the Scope of Certification that is representative of the entire Scope of Certification and the O-TTPS processes utilized within the Scope. An O-TTPS Recognized Assessor will assess all Selected Representative Products for conformance to the O-TTPS Conformance Requirements.
Download the Implementation Selection Criteria Application (ISCA) Document. Complete the document per the instructions within the document and upload it to the online Conformance Statement.
Certification Authority Review
The Certification Authority must approve the Conformance Statement, which includes the Scope of Certification, and the ISCA Document, which consists of the Selected Representative Products, before you can move forward in the Assessment process. Once approved, you may move on to the next step.
O-TTPS Recognized Assessor
If you have not already done so, select the O-TTPS Recognized Assessor company from the register of O-TTPS Recognized Assessors to perform your Assessment. It is best to use the entity you used for your previous certification.
Download the Certification Package Document and then incorporate – from the completed and approved ISCA Document - the declared Scope information from Section 2 and the tables from Appendix A.
Assemble the Certification Package, which includes the completed Certification Package Document along with the Evidence of Conformance. The Certification Package Document contains a table for each requirement. You must supply pointers to the evidence that demonstrates conformance to each requirement for every Selected Representative Product.
Once the Certification Package has been assembled, you submit it to the O-TTPS Recognized Assessor you have chosen.
The Assessor assesses the Certification Package Document and the Evidence of Conformance it references. Applying the Assessment Procedures, the Assessor determines whether the evidence provided demonstrates the Organization's conformity to the Conformance Requirements for each of the Selected Representative Products.
Once the Assessor has completed the Assessment and finished the Assessment Report, which is included in the Certification Package Document, a representative of your Organization and the Assessor both need to sign the Assessment Report.
The Assessor submits the updated Certification Package Document, including the Assessment Report, to the Certification Authority.
Completion of Recertification
The Certification Authority reviews the completed Certification Package Document including the Assessment Report for completeness and consistency.
The Certification Authority will notify the Organization in writing of the outcome of the certification process.
If successful the Certification Authority will issue the Certification certificate and update the Certification Registry.
If you have any questions regarding the certification process you can reach out to the Certification Authority here.