1. MON EXPÉRIENCE AVEC LE
CERTIFIED TECHNICAL ARCHITECT
REVIEW BOARD
FEV 24 2021 - PRANEEL PIDIKITI

2. 13 + years IT experience
Working across different industries
IN current capacity Advising a broad range of
clients across EMEA with a focus on
Digital transformational changes
Top team alignment
Capability-building
JE
SUIS ?
PRANEEL PIDIKITI
SENIOR DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION LEADER -
PWC FRANCE

3. WHAT
IS CTA ?
CTA IS THE ELITE SALESFORCE CREDENTIAL THAT
LIES ON TOP OF THE PYRAMID.
THERE ARE OVER 350 SALESFORCE CTA’S TODAY
THE NUMBER IS INCREASING AT ABOUT 30+ PER
YEAR, WHICH IS SIGNIFICANTLY SMALL

4. 01
PREPARATION Improve reading speed and comprehension
cross industry knowledge
ALIGN DATA MODEL WITH SECURITY and License Choices
read quickly through the scenario
build artefacts
finalize solution mapping
YOU ARE EXPECTED TO
120 MINS
I FOCUSED ON
WHAT IS CTA ? >
90 MINS
BREAK
15 MINS

5. 02
PRESENTATION
narrate your artefacts
walk through your solutioning on functional and
non functional requirements
Explain assumptions and rationale for all the
decisions
YOU ARE EXPECTED TO
45 MINS
get comfortable with the structure and time
Keep the pace at check
be clear and cover all the elements in the check list
I FOCUSED ON
WHAT IS CTA ? >

6. 03
Q&R
cover any missing details during the presentation
need to justify your choices
In case of any change in the solution make sure you
you justify it
YOU ARE EXPECTED TO
60 MINS
Sometime you have to be ready to change the solution
avoid dominos effect by visualising the changes and
what it can break
Be precise and clear
I FOCUSED ON
WHAT IS CTA ? >

7. WHY
DO I WANT TO BE A
CTA ?
YOU HAVE TO INVEST HUGE AMOUNT OF TIME AND
ENERGY. SO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AND
RELEVANT REASON TO DO SO ?

8. HOW
DO I PREPARE FOR A
CTA ?
HERE I AM GOING TO SHARE MY EXPERIENCE IN
PREPARING FOR THE BOARD
KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS PLAN SHOULD BE TAILOR
MADE BASED ON YOUR STRENGTHS AND
WEAKNESSES

9. 15
MY JOURNEY
MONTHS PREPARATION
PASSED ON SEP 22ND 2020
HOW DO I PREPARE FOR A CTA ? >

10. KNOW WHY ?
LIST TOPICS FOR EACH SECTION
SELF ASSESSMENT ON THE ABOVE TOPICS
COMMIT TIME
PLAN MILESTONES AND POTENTIAL EXAM DATE
UNDERSTAND SCORECARD AND STUDY GUIDE
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
STEP BY STEP
PREPARE CHEAT SHEETS
PREPARE FLASHCARDS
BUILD PRESENTATION STRUCTURE WITH TIMING
IMPROVE SOLUTIONING
IMPROVE READING SPEED & COMPREHENSION
RATE
PICK STUDY BUDDIES
BUILD DECISION CHARTS
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
START MOCKS
GET EXTERNAL FEEDBACK
SELF FEEDBACK BY RECORDING YOURSELF
HANDS ON CRITICAL PIECES
WEEKLY SESSION WITH STUDY BUDDIES
ITERATE ON THE FEEDBACK
START DAILY RITUAL
USE FULL SCENARIOS FOR THE TIME CHECK
CONTACT CTAS VIA SOCIAL CHANNELS TO DO A
MOCK AND LET THEM GRILL YOU IN Q&A
1.
A.
B.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3
HOW DO I PREPARE FOR A CTA ? >
10 % 30 % 60 %

11. DAILY RITUAL
HOW DO I PREPARE FOR A CTA ? >

12. FLASH CARDS
HOW DO I PREPARE FOR A CTA ? >

13. CHEAT SHEETS
HOW DO I PREPARE FOR A CTA ? >

14. ARTEFACTS - INTRO
HOW DO I PREPARE FOR A CTA ? >

15. ARTEFACTS - LANDSCAPE
HOW DO I PREPARE FOR A CTA ? >

16. CHECKLIST & TIME CHECK - LANDSCAPE
HOW DO I PREPARE FOR A CTA ? >

17. KEY TAKEAWAYS
Plan ahead and consistency is the key
take time to assess yourself and find the weak areas
Focus ON the weak areas with dedicated time
Daily ritual
Practice Flashcards every day
Pick a study group* (find the right people who are as serious as you)
LICENSE choices and the limits should be memorized
Judges are very friendly and were trying to help me fill the gaps
When your solution looks complicated recheck the approach as that might not be the right solution
Improve muscle memory for q&A, be precise in your answers
Q&A can make or break your entire outcome

18. Q&R

19. MERCI
A
TOUS

20. SKILLS
REQUIRED