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Week-by-week structured plans for each certification. Each plan tells you what to study, which ExamOS quiz mode to use, and what goal to hit before moving on.

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20 plans available

MicrosoftAzureAI

AI-103

Azure AI Apps and Agents Developer (AI-103) Study Plan for 2026

AI-103 study plan covering generative AI, agents, RAG, computer vision, text analysis, and information extraction with hands-on Foundry labs and ExamOS practice.

8 weeks

~80 hours

Azure developers with Python programming experience, familiar with generative AI concepts, Microsoft Foundry, and core Azure services

00511

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AWSAIArchitecture

AIP-C01

AWS Certified Generative AI Developer Professional (AIP-C01) Study Plan for 2026

Build, fine-tune, and deploy generative AI applications with Amazon Bedrock, RAG, agents, and responsible AI practices.

8 weeks

~45 hours

Senior generative AI developers, data scientists, and cloud architects with 2+ years of hands-on AWS machine learning and 1+ year of generative AI implementation

00203

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MicrosoftAzureAdministration

AZ-104

Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) Study Plan

Study plan for AZ-104 covering identities, governance, storage, compute, networking, and monitoring with hands-on labs and scenario-based practice.

8 weeks

~50 hours

Azure administrators with 6+ months hands-on Azure administration experience, familiar with PowerShell, Azure CLI, and ARM/Bicep templates

00195

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Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect (PCA) Study Plan for 2026

Google CloudArchitectureCloud

PCA

Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect (PCA) Study Plan for 2026

Study Plan for PCA covering cloud solution architecture design, infrastructure provisioning, security and compliance, and operations excellence on GCP.

8 weeks

~50 hours

Cloud architects with 3+ years of industry experience including 1+ years designing and managing solutions using Google Cloud

00187

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AWSArchitectureCloud

SAA-C03

AWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03) Study Plan for 2026

Study plan for AWS SAA-C03. Covers secure architectures, resilient designs, high-performing solutions, and cost optimization on AWS.

8 weeks

~50 hours

Cloud architects and engineers with 1+ year of hands-on AWS experience, familiar with core AWS services and the Well-Architected Framework

00171

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MicrosoftAIAzure

AI-901

Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-901) Study Plan for 2026

A 4-week plan for AI-901 covering AI concepts, responsible AI, Microsoft Foundry, generative AI apps, agents, text, speech, vision, and information extraction.

4 weeks

~20 hours

Beginners with basic Python familiarity and no prior AI certification, ready to build foundational AI skills in Microsoft Foundry

00170

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ISC2Security

CISSP

CISSP (CISSP) Study Plan for 2026

CISSP study plan covering all eight domains of cybersecurity governance, risk management, security architecture, and operations.

8 weeks

~50 hours

Experienced security practitioners, security program managers, and security leaders with 5+ years cumulative work experience in at least 2 of the 8 CISSP domains

00150

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MicrosoftSecurityArchitecture

SC-100

Cybersecurity Architect Expert (SC-100) Study Plan for 2026

Study plan for SC-100 covering Zero Trust, security operations, identity, compliance, infrastructure, and application security design on Azure.

8 weeks

~72 hours

Security engineers and architects with hands-on experience in identity and access, platform protection, security operations, data security, and hybrid and multicloud infrastructures who hold at least one Microsoft security associate certification

00118

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AWSArchitectureCloud

SAP-C02

AWS Solutions Architect Professional (SAP-C02) Study Plan for 2026

Study plan for SAP-C02 covering enterprise multi-account architecture, advanced networking, migration, DR, and cost-aware design decisions.

8 weeks

~55 hours

Senior cloud architects with 2+ years of hands-on AWS experience designing and deploying enterprise-scale architectures, ideally holding SAA-C03

00102

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AWSDevopsAWS

DOP-C02

AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional (DOP-C02) 2026

Study plan for DOP-C02 covering CI/CD automation, infrastructure as code, resilient cloud solutions, monitoring, incident response, and security on AWS.

8 weeks

~50 hours

DevOps engineers with 2+ years hands-on AWS operational experience, familiar with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, cloud monitoring, and security automation

0091

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Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer (PDE) Study Plan for 2026

Google CloudDataCloud

GCP-PDE

Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer (PDE) Study Plan for 2026

Study plan for GCP-PDE. Covers data processing design, pipeline implementation, storage architecture, ML operationalization, and data governance.

8 weeks

~50 hours

Data engineers with 3+ years industry experience including 1+ year designing and building data solutions on Google Cloud

0086

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MicrosoftCloudArchitecture

AZ-305

Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305) Study Plan for 2026

Study plan for AZ-305 covering identity, governance, data storage, infrastructure, and business continuity design on Azure.

6 weeks

~45 hours

Solutions architects, senior cloud engineers, and IT pros with AZ-104 certification or equivalent hands-on Azure administration experience

0082

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Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM®) – Study Plan

Scrum AllianceProject-managementAgile

CSM

Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM®) – Study Plan

Study plan for the CSM® exam. Master Scrum roles, events, artifacts, and servant leadership using the Scrum Guide (2020) and ExamOS scenario quizzes.

4 weeks

~20 hours

Aspiring Scrum Masters, project managers transitioning to agile, and team members seeking a foundational Scrum credential

0074

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PMP Certification (PMP) Study Plan for 2026

PMIProject-management

PMP

PMP Certification (PMP) Study Plan for 2026

An 8-week PMP study plan aligned with PMBOK 8th Edition and the July 2026 ECO. Covers People, Process, Business Environment, agile, and case-study blocks.

8 weeks

~55 hours

Project managers with 3+ years of project leadership experience, familiar with both predictive and agile approaches

0070

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MicrosoftAIAzure

AI-200

Azure AI Cloud Developer (AI-200) Study Plan for 2026

AI-200 study plan covering containerized AI solutions, Azure data management services, service integration, and securing and monitoring AI workloads.

6 weeks

~45 hours

Developers with hands-on experience building and deploying applications on Azure, comfortable with Python, Azure SDKs, and containerized workloads

0050

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MicrosoftSecurityAzure

SC-500

Cloud and AI Security Engineer (SC-500) Study Plan for 2026

Study plan for SC-500 covering identity and governance, storage and networking, secure compute, AI security, and security posture management.

6 weeks

~60 hours

Security engineers with practical Azure and hybrid administration experience, strong familiarity with Microsoft Entra ID, and familiarity with Microsoft 365 administration

0048

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CompTIASecurityComptia

SY0-701

CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 Study Plan 2026

A 6-week Security+ SY0-701 study plan covering general security concepts, threats and vulnerabilities, security architecture, security operations, and program management.

6 weeks

~55 hours

IT professionals with CompTIA Network+ or equivalent knowledge and two years of IT administration experience with a security focus

0040

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