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