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1. My CTA Journey
Sharing Session

2. Mustapha EL HASSAK
Sr. Technical Architect
Salesforce Morocco
melhassak@salesforce.com
linkedin.com/in/elhassak/
@muselhassak
Logo

3. Disclaimer All content of this presentation is
based on my own experience and I
do not in any way represent or speak
on behalf of the Trailhead
Certification team.

4. What we’ll see today
Agenda
Step 1
Definitions Step 2
My Journey
Step 3
Study & Learn
Step 4
Time
Management
Step 5
Useful Links
Q&A
Step 6

5. Definitions

6. “The Salesforce Certified Technical Architect program is designed
for experienced Salesforce architects who would like to
demonstrate their knowledge, skills, and capabilities in
assessing customer architecture; designing secure, high
performance technical solutions on the Lightning Platform;
communicating technical solutions and design tradeoffs
effectively to business stakeholders; and providing a delivery
framework that ensures quality and success”
The CTA Exam Guide

8. Meet the judges!
The Review Board
Scenario Prez Q&A

9. Meet the judges!
The Review Board
Scenario
Google Doc or PDF,
around 10 pages
3h
+ 30m for
non-native
speakers

10. Meet the judges!
The Review Board
Scenario Prez
Choose your
style!
45m
Starting 1st of
June

11. Meet the judges!
The Review Board
Scenario Prez Q&A
Cover more
requirements!
40m
+ 20m for
non-native
speakers
+ Any remaining
time from Prez

12. Meet the judges!
The Review Board
Scenario Prez Q&A
Total: 6h 50m
+ check-in, breaks, artifact collection and wrap up

13. Google Suite
Docs, Slides or
Sheets starting June
1st
Paper...
A4 or larger
Flipchart or
Whiteboard
External Camera
Required
Showing a clear
view of your
computer screen
Materials
What you’ll need
Phone
Airplane mode
Take photos of
artifacts
To call you in case
of internet
interruption

14. My Journey

15. Before Salesforce
Sales Force :)
2014 - Apr
Talend/Salesforce
Consultant
@ Kerensen
Consulting
2010 - Jun
Moroccan
School of
Engineering
Sciences
(EMSI)
2011 - May
Software Engineer
@ Eurafric
Information
Salesforce
acquisition
2015 - Jul
Software
Engineer
@ CFG Group
2010 - Jul

16. After Salesforce
Salesforce
2020 - Feb
Sr Technical
Architect
2015 - Sep
Senior
Consultant +
Wave Training
2019 - Apr
Welcome
Back
Salesforce
Core
Technical
Architect
2017 - Aug

17. My CTA Journey
A marathon, not a sprint
2020 - Mar
Domain
Badges
2014 - May
Salesforce
Administrator
2018 - Jan
Certified
System
Architect
Coaching
2020 - Apr
CTA review
board
2021 - Apr
Certified
Application
Architect
2017 - Aug
2015 - Nov
All 5 Certified

18. My CTA Journey
The right to fail
Failed my
First Attempt
2020 - Jul
Failed Data
Architecture
exam
2016 - Aug
Failed
Identity &
Access exam
2017 - Dec
2014 - May 2018 - Jan 2020 - Mar
Salesforce
Administrator
Certified
System
Architect
Domain
Badges
Coaching
CTA review
board
Certified
Application
Architect
2020 - Apr 2021 - Apr
2017 - Aug
2015 - Nov
All 5 Certified
2021 - Jan
Back to
preparation

19. Study & Learn

20. Climbing the mountain
The CTA journey
CTA
Mock Scenarios
System & Application
Architect

21. Climbing the mountain
My CTA journey
CTA
Mock Scenarios
Domain Badges
System & Application
Architect

22. Climbing the mountain
My CTA journey
CTA
Mock Scenarios
Coaching Program
Domain Badges
System & Application
Architect

23. Exam Guide
Things to check
Learn
Community
Documentation

24. Don’t get bored
Diversify
Topic #X Watch a Video
Trailmix
Exam
Guide
Documentation
Try yourself
Next Topic
Blog Posts
PodCasts
Ask the
Community
Learning
Platforms
LinkedIn
learning
Pluralsight
Take Notes
Got it?

25. Start Today
Start as soon as
possible - It’s a long
term goal.
Start from Scratch.
Find a Coach
Work with a CTA
coach 3 to 4
months before the
review board.
A mentor is not a
CTA coach
Practice Mocks
Practice as much as
possible.
Stick to one strategy
for the last 3 to 4
mocks
Just Start
You can start today
No Shortcuts
NULL

26. SAML example
Simplify
Http Codes?
Certification
Authority
Stateful vs
Stateless
Hashing and
Encryption?
Symmetric vs
Asymmetric
Http redirects
Digital
Signatures
SAML
Private Key vs
Public key?
etc,...

27. Powerpoint
Slides
Artifacts on A4
Paper
Take Notes on
Paper
Find a Strategy
Find your way you must. Yes, hrrrm.

28. Time Management

29. Lost time is never found again!
Solution Strategy

30. Time is money
Presentation Strategy

31. Q & A Strategy
1 to 2 min
Short & Concise
answers
100%
Take time to
think about
your answers
You have the right to
say IDK & move
Don’t
Forget the Ripple
Effect
Max%
Answer as
many Q as
possible

32. Useful links

33. Useful Links: To Start
Start here
CTA Exam Guide
• link
Architect Trailblazer Community: in the left pane find:
• Review Board Practice Scenarios
• Practice Virtual Review Board Guide
• Community Groups
• link
Play by play: full series by Don Robins (some are free):
• Start with “Diagramming Salesforce Solutions”
• link

34. Useful Links: When Preparing
Do this
Listen to Podcasts
• link
Youtube Video Mock Exams
• link
Follow CTAs on LinkedIn & Twitter
• Do your research :)
Watch Iman Webinars (best webinars ever!)
• link

35. Useful Links: Around the end
3 to 4 months before review board
Becoming a Salesforce Certified Technical Architect by Tameem Bahri
• link

36. Useful Links: For all new updates
Anytime you have questions
Trailhead Architect Program Office Hours by Trailhead Team
• link

38. Thank You