This course is often recommended as the first certification for people to sit as the training course contains all of the information you need to pass the course. All of the other certification prep courses are actually guides to what you need to study not what information you need to know i.e. it gives you the questions you should be able to answer not the answers themselves.
When you start studying refer to this page to confirm you have the most up-to-date information.
10-week study plan
This plan requires around 1-3 hours a week for 10 weeks with the exam able to be sat (and hopefully passed) in week 11.
Here are the steps referred to above:
Step 1
Start by downloading the exam topics from the page above and by watching the free webinar available here.
Step 2
Take some advice from others (or not)
Quick tips:
- Spend some time understanding the default reports and when you would use them. Make sure you understand the less frequently used JQL options. These are two areas where I lost a lot of my marks.
- The questions are mostly situational so it is important to know the minor differences between similar concepts and definitions. Permissions/Role and Workflows/Screens/Notifications count for the largest majority of the exam so it is best to know those very thoroughly.
- The question format is multiple choice, like the sample questions, and many answer choices will be similar and the difference between the right and wrong answer will come down to a tiny detail mentioned - so read very carefully.
- Always keep in mind that you are NOT a Jira Admin or SysAdmin, this is very important when selecting the answer in the test, many options will accomplish the requirement but you always need to look for the one you can do with Project Admin privileges.
- Make sure you understand what a project administrator can and cannot change.
- Which configurations (schemes, versions, components, etc.) are shared versus unique when new projects are (1) created from template or (2) with a shared configuration? https://confluence.atlassian.com/adminjiraserver/defining-a-project-938847066.html?_ga=2.54800875.1337890301.1560122417-763742926.1548817805#Definingaproject-createCreatingaproject
How are valid JQL queries written? What operators and arguments are valid for various JQL functions (e.g. membersOf(), StartOfDay(), WAS, CHANGED, etc.) https://confluence.atlassian.com/jirasoftwarecloud/advanced-searching-764478330.html
Step 3
Purchase the course from here.
You will get access to a lab environment for 24-hours only. Consider carefully when you activate this environment to get the best value out of it i.e. complete the course in full first, book time in your work calendar, and work through all of the labs.
IMPORTANT: You must book your exam within 60 days of purchasing the course. Do not wait until day 55+ as you may not find an available exam slot.
Study plans for other ACP exams are in the works.
