Is (Jira Essentials certification prep resources) enough to prepare for Jira ACA 900 ?

[SFA Warsi]

Hello guys, 

I am preparing for ACA-900 certification), as per the available guideline the 

Exam topics are as follows;

•   Basic concepts — 21%
•   Jira navigation — 15%
•   Rovo basics — 3%
•   Issue lifecycle, workflow, and boards — 24%
•   Working with work items — 37%  

however, 

Jira Essentials certification prep resources covers only these ; 

Basic concepts

Jira navigation and personal settings

Workflows and boards

Working with work items

I have completed the perp course (see attached) but I think there is more to cover as per the exam topics (above). Can anyone confirm If I am thinking right ? what else or which other courses I need to do to fully prepare for the exam ? 

[John Funk · Accepted solution]

Hi @SFA Warsi  - Welcome to the Atlassian Community!

Like all certification exams for Atlassian, actual hands-on experience is best for preparing. If you don't have that experience, then take as many related free courses as you can from the Atlassian Learning website, and join any current online classes preparing for that particular exam. 

[SFA Warsi]

Yeah John, I genuinely found other fundamental courses interesting and completing them and it is helping me to for the certification too. Thanks for your help.  

[John Funk]

Great to hear! Best of luck in your studying and on the exam!

[Vladislav Tsaregorodtsev · Accepted solution]

If you haven’t done so already, you should try the learning material provided by Atlassian itself:

https://community.atlassian.com/learning/collection/certification-prep/jira-software-essentials-prep

For the Rovo part I suggest doing the Rovo Fundamentals exam or at least completing the learning material for it. It’s definitely useful since Rovo is also covered in other exams and it can help you get more familiar with Atlassian in general:

https://community.atlassian.com/learning/certifications/rovo-fundamentals

And of course there is more learning material. I suggest looking at the preparation videos by Robert Hean:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0qXSIEPa8o6Mhig2ZUtgERwGpMlHSXdy

I studied for ACA-920 using his videos and website material and right now I’m doing the same for ACA-900, along with the Atlassian learning course.

[SFA Warsi]

Thanks Vladislav , I have covered the essential study material as well as exam prep course , will do the rovo basics and the videos link . appreciate your help. 

[Vladislav Tsaregorodtsev]

@SFA Warsi Good luck!

[Arkadiusz Wroblewski]

Hello @SFA Warsi

They are rarely enough

I am always saying: Learning theory is good, but theory is worth nothing without hands-on experience. And Atlassian certification often asks about real-world use cases and not just pure theory.

So learn but be sure to test your experience using Product.

Best,

Arek 🤠