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Salesforce Certification –A Developer JourneyChristopher Alun Lewis
Senior Applications Developer
@ChrisAlunLewis
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Agenda
Salesforce Certification Overview
Developer Certification
Advanced Developer Certification
Administrator Certification
Technical Architect Certification
Summary / Resources
Learn more: certification.salesforce.com
Salesforce.com Certification Program
Administrator TrackManage and Configure
Salesforce
Prerequisite: Salesforce.com Certified Administrator
Implementation Expert Track
Design Sales & Service Cloud Solutions
Developer TrackDevelop Custom Force.com Apps
Architect TrackArchitect a Complete Force.com Solution
Prerequisite: Salesforce.com Certified Administrator
Prerequisite: Salesforce.com Certified Force.com Developer
Prerequisite: Salesforce.com Certified Force.com Developer
Who was I?
Working on Force.com for 1 year
Primarily a “Code Driven” Developer
Desire to Become Qualified
Salesforce.comCertified Developer
Salesforce.com Certified Developer
GOAL Demonstrate your understanding of
how the click based tools inside Salesforce used to build apps
COMPONENTS 1: Multiple Choice Test
60 Questions, 90 Minutes 68% to Pass (41/60)
RECOMMENDED EXPERIENCE 3+ months Salesforce Some practical experience of Apex /
Visualforce
Clicks over Code
Know how to code? Brilliant! You’re still
not a Salesforce Developer
Appreciation of the different GUI
click tools provided by Salesforce
You can do that with Clicks!?!?!
POWER-UP: Force.com Fundamentals
“Do” cover to cover, don’t just read
Read the security section 5 times
Unsure of a feature, experiment!
Who was I? Working on Force.com for 2.5 years
Understanding of Clicks and Code
Good overall knowledge of Apex / Visualforce
Keen to Achieve More
Salesforce.comCertified AdvancedDeveloper
Salesforce.com Certified Advanced Developer
GOAL Demonstrate your mastery of Apex,
Visualforce and testing
RECOMMENDED EXPERIENCE 8+ months experience on the
Force.com platform
COMPONENTS 1: Multiple Choice Test
69 Questions, 120 Minutes 73% to Pass (51/69)
2: Practical Assignment 3: Essay Style Questions
Part 1: Multiple Choice Exam
Emphasis on code and practical scenarios
Read, read, read (Apex guide)
Don’t be afraid to experiment
Know key concepts / processes
Part 1: Multiple Choice Exam
Key concepts – use your fridge!
Part 2 : The AssignmentA practical exercise in building / enhancing an application
Don’t dive in
Your experience helps
Keep it simple & Native
Part 2 : The AssignmentDon’t have a mad panic!
Lesson Learnt : Controlled iteration, small steps
Improved development practices
Part 3: Essay style questions
A review of your assignment, what you did and why?
Salesforce wants you to succeed
Common Sense
Lightbulb moment?
Dont be afraid to debate
Who was I?
Working on Force.com for 3.5 years
Expert in the Salesforce development cycle,
Visualforce and Apex.
Lack of Understanding of full Salesforce
Implementation, including Sales + Service Tools
Salesforce.comCertified Administrator
Salesforce.com Certified AdministratorGOAL Display an ability to configure, manage
and maintain Salesforce implementations Demonstrate knowledge of Sales and
Service specific processes.
RECOMMENDED EXPERIENCE 6+ months Salesforce Some practical experience of
admin/maintenance for an org
COMPONENTS 1: Multiple Choice Test
60 Questions, 90 Minutes 65% to Pass (39/60)
Hang on, I’m a Developer, Not an Admin!?!
Knowing how to build an app is not the whole picture.
Further appreciation of the Sales and Service cloud packages
You’re not a developer because you know how to use a keyboard!
Don’t Forget About Your POWER-UP
Again “Do” cover to cover, don’t just read
Retain Focus on Security
Delve deeper into Sales and Service Cloud
Get to know all of the Objects and Menu Options.
Create your own Sample business, with
custom Sales + Service processes
Who am I?
Working on Force.com 4.5 years
Expert in Apex / Visualforce
Full Understanding of Salesforce Implementations
The next step, the biggie….
Salesforce.comCertified TechnicalArchitect
Salesforce.com Certified Technical Architect
GOAL Demonstrate an ability to architect a complete
Force.com solution Show competence in choosing the right
components to solve enterprise level tasks
RECOMMENDED EXPERIENCE 2+ years Salesforce 3+ years as an Architect 5+ years implementation experience across the
full development lifecycle
Salesforce.com Certified Technical Architect
PREREQUISITES Salesforce.com Certified Developer
COMPONENTS 1: Self-Evaluation
42 Questions, 30 Minutes 2: Multiple-choice Exam
60 Questions, 120 Minutes 63% passing score (38 / 60)
3: Review Board
Summary / Resources
ResourcesCertification summaries + Study Guide: certification.salesforce.com
Sign up for training (instructor-led or self-paced online training)
Practice in a free Developer Edition Org: www.developerforce.com/join
Register for the Exam: www.webassessor.com/salesforce
Join the Salesforce.com Training & Certification Group in the Success Community.
Follow the MVPs on Twitter, find them here: http://developer.force.com/mvp
Dig into Salesforce Stackexchange: http://salesforce.stackexchange.com
Summary
Development certification is not a simple measure
of how well you code
Every Certification will make you better at your job
and development tasks
Acquire a passion for learning, so that you become….
Not just a Certified Developer,a BETTER Developer