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Study Plans

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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Systematic Difficulty Progression

14 plans available

AWS Certified Generative AI Developer Professional (AIP-C01) – Study Plan
AWSAIArchitecture
AIP-C01

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

A condensed 8-week plan for AIP-C01. Build, fine-tune, and deploy generative AI applications with Amazon Bedrock, RAG, agents, and responsible AI practices.

8 weeks
~45 hours
Senior AI/ML developers, data scientists, and cloud architects with 2+ years hands-on AWS AI/ML experience
0086

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AWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03) – Study Plan
AWSArchitectureCloud
SAA-C03

AWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03) – Study Plan

A condensed 8-week plan for SAA-C03. Design secure, resilient, high-performing, and cost-optimized architectures on AWS.

8 weeks
~50 hours
Cloud architects and engineers with 1+ year hands-on AWS experience, familiar with core AWS services and the Well-Architected Framework
0078

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Claude Certified Architect Foundations (CCA-F) – Study Plan
AnthropicAIArchitecture
CCA-F

Claude Certified Architect Foundations (CCA-F) – Study Plan

A condensed 6-week plan for CCA-F. Master agentic architecture, MCP integration, Claude Code workflows, prompt engineering, and context management.

6 weeks
~40 hours
AI engineers, developers, and architects with approximately 6 months hands-on experience building production systems with the Claude API and Claude Code
0062

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CISSP – Study Plan
ISC2Security
CISSP

CISSP – Study Plan

A condensed 8-week plan for the CISSP exam. Master all eight domains of cybersecurity governance, risk management, security architecture, operations, and software development security.

8 weeks
~50 hours
Experienced security practitioners, managers, and leaders with 5+ years cumulative work experience in at least 2 of the 8 CISSP domains
0054

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Microsoft Azure Administrator (AZ-104) – Study Plan
MicrosoftAzureAdministration
AZ-104

Microsoft Azure Administrator (AZ-104) – Study Plan

A condensed 8-week plan for AZ-104. Master Azure 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 experience, familiar with PowerShell, Azure CLI, and ARM/Bicep templates
0048

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Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305) – Study Plan
MicrosoftCloudArchitecture
AZ-305

Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305) – Study Plan

A condensed 6-week plan for AZ-305. Design identity, governance, data, infrastructure, and business continuity solutions on Microsoft Azure.

6 weeks
~45 hours
Solutions architects, senior cloud engineers, and IT pros with AZ-104 certification or equivalent Azure administration experience
0040

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Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect (SC-100) – Study Plan
MicrosoftCloudSecurity
SC-100

Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect (SC-100) – Study Plan

A condensed 7-week plan for SC-100. Design Zero Trust, security operations, and compliance strategies across Microsoft 365, Azure, and hybrid environments.

7 weeks
~50 hours
Security architects with 3+ years experience in identity, platform protection, security operations, data security, application security, or hybrid/multicloud infrastructure. SC-200, SC-300, or AZ-500 recommended.
0032

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Microsoft Certified Azure AI Apps and Agents Developer Associate (AI-103) – Study Plan
MicrosoftAIAzure
AI-103

Microsoft Certified Azure AI Apps and Agents Developer Associate (AI-103) – Study Plan

A condensed 6-week plan for AI-103. Build, manage, and deploy generative AI and agentic solutions using Microsoft Foundry, Azure AI services, and responsible AI practices.

6 weeks
~45 hours
Azure AI engineers with Python development experience and familiarity with Azure AI services, building generative AI and agentic applications on Microsoft Foundry
0026

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Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM®) – Study Plan
Scrum AllianceProject-managementAgile
CSM

Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM®) – Study Plan

A condensed 4-week plan for the CSM® exam. Master Scrum roles, events, artifacts, and the servant leadership mindset 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
0023

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Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect (PCA) – Study Plan
GoogleCloudArchitecture
GCP-PCA

Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect (PCA) – Study Plan

A condensed 8-week study plan for the Google Cloud PCA exam. Design scalable, secure, reliable, and cost-optimized architectures using the six official PCA domains, four current case studies, and the architectural judgment the exam tests.

8 weeks
~50 hours
Cloud architects and senior engineers with 3+ years industry experience including 1+ year designing and managing solutions using Google Cloud
0019

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PMP® Certification (PMBOK® Guide – Eighth Edition) – Study Plan
PMIProject-management
PMP

PMP® Certification (PMBOK® Guide – Eighth Edition) – Study Plan

A condensed 8-week plan for the PMP® exam aligned with the July 2026 ECO. Master People, Process, and Business Environment domains with case-study block practice and ExamOS scenario quizzes.

8 weeks
~55 hours
Project managers with 3+ years of experience leading projects, familiar with both predictive and agile approaches
0018

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AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional (DOP-C02) – Study Plan
AWSDevopsAWS
DOP-C02

AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional (DOP-C02) – Study Plan

A condensed 8-week plan for DOP-C02. Master 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 experience, familiar with CI/CD, IaC, monitoring, and security best practices
0010

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AWS Solutions Architect Professional (SAP-C02) – Study Plan
AWSArchitectureCloud
SAP-C02

AWS Solutions Architect Professional (SAP-C02) – Study Plan

A condensed 8-week plan for SAP-C02. Design enterprise-scale, multi-account, multi-region architectures on AWS with advanced networking, migration, DR, and cost-aware trade-offs.

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
009

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Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer (PDE) – Study Plan
GoogleDataCloud
GCP-PDE

Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer (PDE) – Study Plan

A condensed 8-week plan for the Google Cloud PDE exam. Design, build, operationalize, and secure data processing systems using BigQuery, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, Dataproc, Cloud Composer, Dataplex, and Vertex AI.

8 weeks
~50 hours
Data engineers with 3+ years industry experience including 1+ year designing and building data solutions on Google Cloud
003

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