Trailhead is a free, interactive learning platform for Salesforce, designed for all skill levels, including developers, admins, and users. It offers a variety of modules and trails, allowing learners to earn points and badges while gaining knowledge on specific topics. Launched in 2014, Trailhead has expanded its content to include management, coaching, and non-technical subjects, making it accessible for everyone interested in Salesforce.

1. Trailhead – the fun way to learn Salesforce
March SaaSness
Championship Game
Carl Brundage

2. About Me
• Director, Product & Solution Architect
– Fortimize (Salesforce SI/ISV Partner)
– Financial Services/Real Estate focus
• 11x Salesforce Certified
• MBA/Computer Engineering
– Lehigh University
• PMP Certified
• Rowed over 3.6 million
meters
Carl Brundage
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3. • Round 1: Trailhead over Developer Forums
• Round 2: Trailhead over Developer Console
• Final Four: Trailhead over REST API
• Championship: Trailhead vs. Salesforce Connect
SaaSy Bracket Champion
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4. What Is Trailhead
• A fun, guided, interactive to learn Salesforce
• Did I mention it was Free!
• Follow paths for Admins, Developers, Users and
Manager
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5. How Does It Work
• Start on a Trail, which a collection of Modules
• See an estimate of the completion time and
progress so far
Trails
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6. How Does It Work
• Each Module is focused on a particular topic
Modules
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7. How Does It Work
• Within a Module complete Units to earn Points
and Badges
Units
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8. Units
• Learning Objectives
• Instructions
• Videos
• Charts/Figures
• Examples
• Related Resources
• Challenges
– Questions
– Hands-On Exercises
Badges and Points
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9. Exercises
• Connect to a dev org to complete
– Does not have to be the same account as your login
– Can be different orgs for different challenges
– Some modules require special orgs
• Check your
work & verify
the results
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10. Trailhead’s History
• Launched at Dreamforce 2014
– Initial Developer/Technical Focus
• Expanded content, trails and modules over the
next year
• Expanded presence at Dreamforce 2015
– Admins, Users, Lightning
• Continued 2016 expansion to non-technical
topics
– Management, Coaching, Equality, Salesforce way
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11. Who Is Trailhead For
• Developers - Apex/Visualforce, Lightning, mobile
and more
• Admins – customization, data modeling, SF1
• Managers – coaching, management, equality
• Analytics – reports/dashboard, Wave
• ISVs – specific modules for getting started
• Users – CRM, Salesforce basics, Lightning
• Non-Profits – fundraising, NPSP
• And More ---- Everyone!
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12. How To AccessTrailhead
• http://trailhead.salesforce.com
• Login with an account to track progress
– Use a personal developer account for portability
– Or use a business account to track to a company
• Find of trail of interest and jump in
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13. Trailhead Highlight Reel
• Lightning Series – great for deployment planning
(Dev, New Admin, Migrating Admin)
• Mobile – iOS, Android and Hybrid
(Mobile SDK, Salesforce1)
• .Net Transition – devs coming from Microsoft
(Also Exchange Email Integration)
• Spring 16 – release training
• Wave – all about analytics
My Favorite Modules
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14. Show Your Trailhead Pride
• Share on LinkedIn
• Show Badges in Success Community Profile
– (Certifications too)
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15. Why Trailhead Should Win
• Trailhead is continually evolving
• New trails, modules and content regularly
released
– Currently have 83 badges and I’m 7 behind
• For Everyone - Admins, Developers & Users
• All Levels – Beginners, Intermediate & Advanced
• You can even learn about Salesforce Connect
• It’s FREE!!
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16. Additional Resources
• http://blog.canntechnology.com
– Frequent reviews of Trailhead modules (plus
additional topics)
• http://peterknolle.com/
– Reviews Trailhead modules (plus lots of great
Lightning topics)
• Trailhead Group – Salesforce Success
Community
– Communicate with peers around Trailhead
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17. Q&A
Thanks for your participation
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