Requirements for applicants seeking Level 1–3
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All certificates issued by MATRIZ till October 2022 are recognized as valid and suitable for further certification levels.
Certification Level 1. Required knowledge, abilities and skills:
- Introduction to TRIZ.
- TRIZ Paradigm
- Innovation Killers
- Optional topics (System Operator, Alternative innovation methods)
- Function Analysis for Products.
- Component Analysis
- Interaction Analysis
- Function Modelling
- Optional Topic (Function-Cost Diagram)
- Cause-Effect Chains Analysis (or Root-Conflict Analysis).
- Building of Cause-Effect Chains of Disadvantages
- Selection of Key Disadvantages
- Trimming for Products
- Paradigm of Trimming
- Trimming Rules
- Optional topic (Unconventional Trimming applications, Ideal Final Result)
- Resolving Engineering Contradictions
- History of TRIZ
- Engineering Contradictions
- Inventive Principles
- Altshuller’s Matrix
- Optional topic (Unconventional applications of Altshuller’s Matrix, Resource Analysis)
- Resolving Physical Contradictions
- Physical Contradictions
- Resolving Methods
- Optional topic (Unconventional case studies)
- Main Parameters of Value (MPV)
- What is MPV
- Types of MPV
Certification format: Written test, and/or assignments report.
Duration of recommended training: not less than 24 class/online hours.
Certification is carried out by trainers accredited by Certification Committee of MATRIZ Official (at least Level 3).
Certification Level 2 Required knowledge, abilities and skills:
- Function Analysis for Processes
- Component Analysis
- Function Modelling
- Cause-Effect Chains Analysis
- Trimming for Processes
- Trimming Rules
- 76 Inventive Standards
- Substance-Field Models (Su-Fields)
- System of Inventive Standards
- Function-Oriented Search (FOS)
- FOS Paradigm
- FOS Algorithm
- The Algorithm of Inventive Problem Solving - ARIZ
- Definition of ARIZ
- Main principles of ARIZ
- ARIZ structure
- Illustrating case studies
Certification of Level 2 is only possible on the basis of having certificate of Level 1 from MATRIZ or MATRIZ Official.
Certification testing format: Successful completion of assignments report, and completion of a written test (optional).
Duration of recommended training: not less than 40 class/online hours.
Certification is carried out by trainers accredited by Certification Committee of MATRIZ Official (at least Level 4).
Certification Level 3 Required knowledge, abilities and skills:
- Pragmatic S-Curve Analysis
- Trend of S-Curve Evolution
- Stages of S-Curve Evolution
- Optional Topic (Integral S-Curve Analysis, Non-Linear Benchmarking)
- Trend of Flow Enhancement
- Trend Overview
- Improving Positive Flows
- Reducing Harmful Flows
- Flow Analysis
- Overview
- Types of Flows
- Algorithms of Flow Analysis
- Trends of Engineered System Evolution
- System of Evolutionary Trends
- Types of Trends
- Optional topics (Trend of Increasing Completeness of System Components, Trend of Increasing the Degree of Trimming)
- Feature Transfer
- Overview of Feature Transfer
- Algorithm of Feature Transfer
- Nuances of Feature Transfer
- Inverse Function-Oriented Search (IFOS)
- IFOS Overview
- IFOS Algorithm
- Illustrating case studies
- ARIZ - Full-scale analysis of a real project
- Clone Problems Application (CP)
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- CP Overview
- CP Algorithm
- Illustrating case studies
- Super-effect Analysis (SEA)
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- SEA Overview
- SEA Algorithm
- Illustrating case studies
- Long-Term Forecasting (LTF)
- LTF Overview
- Overview of Traditional LTF Methods
- Application of Various TRIZ Tools to LTF Projects
- Illustrating case studies
- Problems with Unclear Causes. Subversion Analysis (SA)
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- SA Overview
- SA Algorithm
- Illustrating case studies
- Anticipatory Failures Analysis (AFA)
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- AFA Overview
- AFA Algorithm
- Illustrating case studies
-
IP Strategies
Certification of Level 3 is only possible on the basis of having certificate of Level 2 from MATRIZ or MATRIZ Official.
Certification testing format: Successful completion of assignments report, and completion of a written test (optional).
Duration of recommended training: not less than 80 class/online hours.
Certification is carried out by trainers accredited by Certification Committee of MATRIZ Official (at least Level 5).