First off, I want to say that I definitely appreciated the L3 training and it was very different than any prior Anaplan training I had taken. This one really did feel more like a real implementation, and put you in situations that model builders actually face.
While much of it was review for me, I definitely learned a few things and gained some refinements to my approach. (I had no idea you could import the "No Data" format into other line items that were formatted differently)
The training took me around 25 - 30 hours total. While I was able to schedule out lengthy blocks of time to work on it initially, I had to wrap the training up in very small increments because of our Annual Planning Cycle.
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Again, would like to reiterate that (despite my myriad comments) I thought this training did a really good job of simulating an actual build, and it forced you to think like someone who was owning a new Anaplan build. I know these trainings are not easy to design and the significant amount of work you folks put into this was very apparent. Thank you for hearing me out.
Best,
Matthew Kuo
Nice write up@Matthew_Kuo。我想看看ta多长时间的统计数据kes an average person to complete this certification. I spent almost 55 hours when it was all added up. I'm probably on the slower side where most of my time was spent on the model schemas. I broke my process up into three parts:
您非常重视与真实用例相匹配的重要性。我同意 - 但是,我认为确实会为此认证增加价值的一组情况是如何防止“ Anaplan弃用”,我知道这对您也很重要。我同样发现,一旦模型偏离架构(模型架构)的偏远,它就越难维护。通常,您可以通过查看模型图来确定模型何时变得太遥远。当我看到箭头来回走动时,而不是从左到右,我知道我呆了一个漫长的夜晚。关于如何从建筑师到建筑师以及从开发人员到支持的一些知识转移的一些教训可能是一个很好的后续课程。
As always,@Matthew_KuoI enjoy reading your write ups. Thank you!!
Hello@Matthew_Kuo@JaredDolich,
I had come across your guys threads on L3 feedback and paid attention to it. I passed both L3 exams today and thank you so much on the tips. I definitely agree with the point of making use of Notes section to record what exercise number you were working on. I probably spent around 60 hours on doing the course, there were times when I spent hours and hours thinking of why a certain number is out by a small amount only to realise I forgot something. As mentioned, some of the exercises have ambiguities (could be intentional) as it forced us to think/assume/trials only to see Ms Janell Wetzel got her commission fine
I couldn't agree more with your suggestion: "Dedicated support email for L3 questions - where people can ask questions when they get stuck, and the owner of the email is trained to provide hints but not give full blown answers (big ask I know, but would be really helpful)".
I can't speak for everyone but from my experience when I asked this question I was told that no support was possible. I would imagine that most people attempting L3 are already quite motivated, here to learn and in no mindset to be copying or expecting solutions. While the recommended approach is to attempt L3 after only 9-12 months of project experience, some of us might be pushed into this far earlier either by line managers, circumstances to accelerate our training or both so to be told off like this is unhelpful and frankly quite demoralizing with limited options available. In most instances when we ask questions is we're already on a certain track and looking for guideposts on whether we're heading on the right track or otherwise.
Kind regards,
Clarence
Good question. It's different for everyone because it depends on how much effort you put into the note taking and ultimately the model schema, especially if you intend to apply for the solution architect. For me, personally, it took 50 hours and I suspect I'm on the slow side of the curve. Hope that helps.