Certification is one of the important criteria to be considered in terms of career progression and where we stand regarding technical capabilities on the platform you can find Pega Software Course online and offline. So it is mandatory to do the certification to brand yourself as a Pega professional. As we know that certifications are of different levels; for example, if you are a Pega developer, then there are three levels of certifications, i.e., PCSA (Pega Certified System Architect), PCSSA (Pega Certified Senior System Architect), PCLSA (Pega Certified Lead System Architect) Now the question is how many such certifications one has to do? Well, the answer is simple, and it is based on experience; it’s like a journey!!
When we prepare for certification, we need to have a proper plan and need to follow certain tips to make sure we cross the pass percentage.
Below are a few tips to follow before you start preparation
1. Understand the Scope of the syllabus
Pega Academy is the only source for certification syllabus, which means Scope is fixed! But most people get depressed by seeing the length of the syllabus, which is not actually. We need to understand Pega platform is like an ocean Pegasy stems have carefully selected important topics to be included as a part of certification. Accept it and plan the topics accordingly. It is not an overnight preparation as per your time availability plan no of topics per week or per day, whichever works better for you.
2. Don’t chase the target
The whole intention of your preparation should be to understand and learn the concepts as we don’t have an opportunity to work on every idea in the platform. It’s the right time to explore the unknowns. Also, people generally tend to complete the exercise fast and want to move to the next topic, which will reduce the focus on the concepts. Getting clarity and understanding the topic concept is our primary intention.
3. Exercise Questions
It’s very important to check your knowledge by answering the questions at the end of each topic. This will give you an idea of how much you understand the concept. We can expect a few direct questions from these exercises.
4. Exercise Scenarios
At the end of each topic, we have exercise scenarios to implement without any help. This will help you in remembering the concepts as you are practicing them. A topic is complete only when its corresponding exercise scenario is implemented. Yes! Now you can answer any question from this topic that is asked in the certification exam.
5. Chapter-wise Weightage Questions
We knew that every chapter has a weightage of questions.
Example:
Chapter A might have a 25% weightage of questions
Chapter B might have a 4% weightage of questions
Now which one should be given priority? If your answer is Chapter A, then your preparation strategy is wrong! Let’s understand why? Chapter A, which is 25percent weightage, means the numbers of topics covered are huge, and the questions that we get in the exam from these kinds of chapters are twisted, scenario-based, Corner, and complex.
Now let’s see the other side of the coin, i.e., from Chapter B, which might be only four percentage, but the questions asked from these topics are simple and pretty straightforward.
Overall, the conclusion is that chapters with fewer questions and chapters with more percentage questions should be given equal priority. Questions from small chapters are straightforward.
6. Take Mock exams
There are multiple numbers of websites that are conducting free mock tests which will tell you whether you are ready for the exam or not. The important aspect is you will get early feedback. So taking the mock exam is mandatory!
7. Working on Previous version Questions
It’s always good to have a look at the previous version questions. This will give you an idea of how the questions are framed. If you are lucky, you might get a few similar/repeated questions. W hope you get the importance of going through the previous questions. You will get previous questions just by searching it in Google.
8. Understanding Question Format
The questions framed in the exam are scenario-based, which means more than one multiple choice might look like the correct option for you. So you must read the question carefully. Always have some buffer time at the end of the exam to go through the question and answers for review.
9. Positive Mind-set
This is something non-technical aspect of your preparation. This will boost you mentally and add fuel to keep the momentum throughout the preparation.
Conclusion
Certification is something that needs planned preparation and follows certain preparation tips to clear the certification in a smooth way. We wish you all the best for your certification!
