This guide is designed to give you some pointers on how to prepare for the ACP-520 certification exam, and should be in conjunction with the certification prep course, documentation and practice with a test site.
As of writing this article the cost of the certification exam and it’s prep course are drastically discounted and worth taking advantage of.
Throughout the rest of this guide I will cover a number of the main topics that will be tested as a part of the exam and will highlight resources you should take advantage of to help you prepare.
First, you’ll want to check out both the Atlassian Cloud Organization Admin Learning Path as well as the certification overview page.
Learning Path: https://university.atlassian.com/student/path/1370008-cloud-organization-administrator
Certification Page: https://university.atlassian.com/student/activity/1364454
First, the learning path page will offer two paid courses you can use as additional study material. This page will also inform you that these course are ideal for someone in their first 6-12 month of being a Cloud Org Admin.
Next, the certification page will provide you with all of the details you need to know about the exam. One of the most important items to review, the exam topics. Additionally, some of the past certification prep courses have not always been very through as far as helping you prepare for the exam. I would encourage you to check out this course which I believe is included as a part of purchasing your exam, as it is much more detailed.
The rest of this guide will highlight a number of the additional resources Atlassian recommends reviewing from their documentation. I would recommend following along with the documentation in you test instance as much as possible.
Create an manage an organization
Manage multiple sites and products
Manage product access
Manage Access requests
Manage product subscriptions & billing
Manage Users
Create and administer managed accounts
Manage Groups
Analyze and troubleshoot changes to users and groups
Distinguish admin roles
Grant appropriate admin privileges
Configure custom email addresses
Configure Premium features
Configure advanced features
Understand Atlassian Access
In my opinion, if you have the option of taking the exam at a testing center, take advantage of it. I know that not everyone does so here are a few final tips as you get ready for to write the exam.
You will have three hours to finish the exam. Take you time and read every question and every answer very carefully.
You will have the opportunity to flag as many questions as you want to review at the end. Feel free to make good use of this feature. I’m convinced, by going back and thinking again on a few I wasn’t sure of based on other questions I answered later, I was able to get a couple of extra points that would have been incorrect answers.
Be sure you have a clear room and desk to take the exam.
Login and run the pre-check on your system well in advance of having to write the exam to make sure all of your equipment is compatible.
Login to the exam as soon as you are able to make sure you get past any “day of“ technical difficulties.
Jimmy Seddon
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