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How to Study for a MicrosoftSharePoint Certification ExamMICHAEL BLUMENTHAL, MCITP, MCPD, MCSE, MCDBA,
MCTS
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Who is Michael Blumenthal?
• Sr. Solution Architectat PSC Group
• CSPUG Co-Leader• 19 years in IT Consulting• 11 years of SharePoint • MCP Since 1995• Passed 25 exams• MCPD• MCITP• MCSE• MCDBA
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This is about you
• Devs?• Admins?• MCPs?• Last time you took a test on a computer?• Work for an MSFT Partner?
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Agenda
Goals
Strategy & Exam Tactics
Rewards• Of Certification; Also Session Raffle
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Goal Identification
Knowledge
Resume Builder
Pick a Tangible Reward
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Strategies
A+ or Pass
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Exams are divided by role
IT Pro
Dev
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Exams are Paths to Titles: IT Pro Path
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MCSE SharePoint
MCSA Win2012S 70-331 70-332MCSA Win2012S
2013 Core Solutions
2013 Adv Solutions
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MCSA Win2012 Server
70-410
70-411
70-412
70-417OR
Install Config Admin Advanced
Services
Upgrade
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Exams are Paths to Titles: Dev Path
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MCSD SharePoint Apps
70-480 70-486 70-488 70-489CSS, JS, H5
MVC4 Web
SPDev Core
SPDev Adv
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Recertification
MCSE SharePoint
•3 yrs
MCSD SharePoint
•2 yrs
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Now you’ve picked an exam
Syllabus Playground Guided Study
Practice Exams
Schedule & Go
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Syllabus – the skills measured
• http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en-us/exam-70-331.aspx
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You need a playground!
Create or rent a Virtual Machine!
Cloudshare
Hyper-V or VmwareAzure
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Finding Study Books
Exam Web Page will list MS Press books
Search Amazon by 70-xxx exam
number
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11/21/13 ->1/31/14 -> 7/1?
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Use the Source, Luke!
TechNet
MSDN
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Study Videos
• http://bit.ly/1jpdKA8• Watch for Shannon Bray,
@noidentity29
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Practice Exams
Braindumps Bad!
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Legitimate Practice Test Providers
• Not all exams have practice tests. As of 5/16/2014:• MeasureUp has ITP 2013
exams, has 4 2010 exams
• Transcender has no 2013 exams, has 3 2010 exams, has 70-480
• SelfTest has no 2013 exams, has 2 2010 exams, has 70-480
MeasureUp.com
SelfTestSoftware.com
Transcender.com
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Taking the exam
Schedule at Prometric.com• $150 or Exam Vouchers
Find a location and time that works for you
More secure than an airplane• Bring photo ID
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Prometric makes TSA look 2nd Rate
• Video at http://vimeo.com/74953443
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The Testing Kiosk
• Locked Down• Assisted sign-in• Profile Questions• The actual Exam • Comment Period
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You vs the Computer for 3 hours
• Active screen • Build list • Case studies • Create-a-tree• Drag and drop• Hot area
• Multiple-choice• Repeated answer
choices• Simulations• Short answer code• Best answer
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Active Screen
• http://mediadl.microsoft.com/mediadl/www/l/learning/video/certification/exam/activeScreen.wmv
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Build List
• http://mediadl.microsoft.com/mediadl/www/l/learning/video/certification/exam/buildList.wmv
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Case Study
• http://mediadl.microsoft.com/mediadl/www/l/learning/video/certification/exam/caseStudy.wmv
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Create a Tree
• http://mediadl.microsoft.com/mediadl/www/l/learning/video/certification/exam/createTree.wmv
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Drag and Drop
• http://mediadl.microsoft.com/mediadl/www/l/learning/video/certification/exam/dragDrop.wmv
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Hot Area
• http://mediadl.microsoft.com/mediadl/www/l/learning/video/certification/exam/hotAnswer.wmv
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Multiple Choice
• http://mediadl.microsoft.com/mediadl/www/l/learning/video/certification/exam/multipleChoiceCodeColor.wmv
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Repeated Answer Choices
• http://mediadl.microsoft.com/mediadl/www/l/learning/video/certification/exam/repeated_answer_series.wmv
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Simulations
• http://mediadl.microsoft.com/mediadl/www/l/learning/video/certification/exam/simulation.wmv
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Short Answer Code
• http://mediadl.microsoft.com/mediadl/www/l/learning/video/certification/exam/shortAnswer.wmv
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Best Answer
• http://mediadl.microsoft.com/mediadl/www/l/learning/video/certification/exam/bestAnswer.wmv
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Standard Strategies Apply
• Do all the easy ones first• If it will take more than 2 minutes, mark it, skip it,
return to it• Answer every question• Eliminate bad answers
• Case studies take longer• Time is NOT your friend
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The Score Report
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Email from Microsoft
• Arrives a few days later• Confirms MSFT has received results from Prometric
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MCP.Microsoft.com
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Transcript
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Reward Yourself
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Frame a Certificate
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Trying Again
• Second Shot• http://
www.microsoft.com/learning/en-us/second-shot.aspx
• Free until May 31, 2014• Also saves you 20%
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In Review
Syllabus Playground Guided Study
Practice Exams
Schedule & Go
Set Goals Pick Exams
Pass Exams Reward Yourself
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Raffle
• Win Exam Ref Books!
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Questions& Raffle
• Michael BlumenthalSharePoint ArchitectPSC Group, LLC
• [email protected]• psclistens.com• www.cspug.org• Blog.blumenthalit.com• Twitter: @MichaelBL• SPYam & MWC Yam
Thank you for your time today.