Passed 9/22

rogressem

I managed to pass yesterday. I used the Pearson book which comes with a two banks of practice questions. I paid for the eBook version which comes with a 3rd bank of questions. I spent alot of time going through all of these questions, marking the ones that I could not answer, and going back to the book for questions I couldn't understand. I used as many practice tests that I could find. Also, the practice questions in the book are different from the ones that come on the CD, so go through those also. Cybrary has some practice questions also, but I didn't make time to go through all of those.

I did do the FEDVTE videos but in my opinion those were not worth the time it takes to watch all of them. Focus on the book(s).

I have taken alot of certification exams during my career and my method of study has always been practice questions - as many as I can find. I used those questions to help me focus on right content in the book. I have never been good at just reading the book and learning the material.

There is alot to comprehend, but I saw alot of SSO, SAML, XACML, OAuth (the stuff I was having a hard time keeping straight). Know all the documents (ISA, BIA, NDA, etc, etc). I could go on an on.

I have taken alot of exams over the years and this was the hardest. I had 80 questions, all the scenario/performance based were at the beginning. To be honest, the performance based weren't that bad. I was more concerned about the number of regular questions that I couldn't answer.

I want through all 80 questions, marked those that I wasn't sure about, then went back through those over and over, using all but 10 minutes of my time. That is a long time to stay focused (at least for me). I really felt like I guessed on 25% of them, but somehow I managed to pass.

danny069

Congrats! What's next for you?