Salesforce Certified Development Lifecycle and

Deployment Specialist

Study Guide
Spring 16
BETA

STUDY GUIDE

Salesforce Certified Development Lifecycle and Deployment Specialist Study Guide

Contents
SECTION 1. PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY GUIDE..............................................................................................................................................2
SECTION 2. ABOUT THE SALESFORCE CERTIFIED DEVELOPMENT LIFECYCLE AND DEPLOYMENT SPECIAILIST CREDENTIAL......2
SECTION 3. AUDIENCE DESCRIPTION: SALESFORCE CERTIFIED DEVELOPMENT LIFECYCLE AND DEPLOYMENT SPECIAILIST ....2
SECTION 4. ABOUT THE EXAM ......................................................................................................................................................................3
SECTION 5. RECOMMENDED TRAINING AND REFERENCES....................................................................................................................3
SECTION 6. EXAM OUTLINE ...........................................................................................................................................................................4
SECTION 7. SAMPLE EXAM QUESTIONS......................................................................................................................................................4
SECTION 8. ANSWERS TO SAMPLE EXAM QUESTIONS ............................................................................................................................4
SECTION 9. MAINTAINING A CERTIFICATION..............................................................................................................................................4

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About the Salesforce Certified Development Lifecycle and Deployment

Specialization Credential
The Salesforce Certified Development Lifecycle and Deployment Specialist program is designed for
specialists who are focused on assessing architectural environments and able to design management
solutions on the Force.com platform that meet all the needed client requirements. The architect has
experience communicating solutions and design trade-offs to business and IT stakeholders.

Section 1. Purpose of this Study Guide

This study guide is designed to help you evaluate if you are ready to successfully complete the Salesforce
Certified Development Lifecycle and Deployment Specialist exam. This guide provides information about
the target audience for the certification exam, recommended training and documentation, and a complete
list of exam objectivesall with the intent of helping you achieve a passing score. Salesforce highly
recommends a combination of on-the-job experience, course attendance, and self-study to maximize your
chances of passing the exam.

Section 2. Audience Description: Salesforce Development Lifecycle and

Deployment Specialist
The Salesforce Certified Development Lifecycle and Deployment Specialist generally has a Bachelor of
Science degree (or equivalent), two to three years of experience in Salesforce Platform, one to two years of
experience working with or managing Salesforce projects, one to two years of experience working in a
steering committee, and experience with an end-to-end software development lifecycle project.
The Salesforce Certified Development Lifecycle and Deployment candidate has the experience, skills,
knowledge, and ability with:
Development methodologies and tradeoffs.

Identify alternatives to development methodologies.

Governance (project) - Change management and release management.

Environment management.

Deployment strategies.

Technical tools to execute deployment strategy and environmental approaches.

Describing capabilities and characteristics of metadata API.

Describing the capabilities and constraints of the tools available for accessing the Metadata API
(Force.com Migration Tool, Force.com IDE, Change Sets).

Describing source control and continuous integration, how they are used and when they should be
recommended

Understanding testing methodologies

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Restore and backup strategy.

Understanding deployment KPIs.

Understanding Salesforce release schedules and how it may impact deployments and projects

A candidate for this exam is not expected to know how to write ANT migration scripts, installing and
configuring a continuous integration setup, setting up the source control environment, setting up a
governance process, and knowing the cost of upgrading.

Section 3. About the Exam

The Beta exam will contain a larger number of exam questions than the standard exam. Additional time
will be allocated so that candidates can provide feedback on the exam content. Beta test takers will not
receive exam results immediately. Beta exam results will be sent in May 2016. If a candidate successfully
completes the Beta exam, they will earn the full Salesforce Certified Development Lifecycle and
Deployment Specialist credential once results are released.
The Salesforce Certified Development Lifecycle and Deployment Specialist beta exam has the following
characteristics:

Content: 90 multiple-choice/multiple-select questions

Time allotted to complete the exam: 120 minutes

Passing Score: TBD

Registration fee: Free (Beta)

Delivery options: Proctored exam delivered onsite at a testing center

References: No hard-copy or online materials may be referenced during the exam

Prerequisite: None

Section 4. Recommended Training and References

As preparation for this exam, Salesforce University recommends a combination of: hands-on experience in
Salesforce Platform, working with or managing Salesforce projects, working in a steering committee, and
experience with an end-to-end software development lifecycle project, as well as familiarity with the
Development Lifecycle and Deployment Resource Guide.
Salesforce University recommends the following instructor-led and online courses, and other resources to
guide your study:

Architect Academy Resources http://www.salesforce.com/campaigns/success-services/architectacademy.jsp

In addition, Salesforce University recommends reviewing online Documentation, Tip Sheets, and User
Guides by searching for the topics listed in the Exam Outline section of the study guide and studying the
information related to those topics. Documentation, Tip Sheets, and User Guides can also be accessed
through Help & Training.

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Section 5. Exam Outline

The Salesforce Certified Development Lifecycle and Deployment Specialist exam measures a candidates
knowledge and skills related to the following objectives:

Objective

Weighting

Environments
Given a customer landscape and their requirements, evaluate business, technical and architectural
considerations while defining an appropriate org strategy.
Given a customer scenario, define an environment (sandbox) strategy that utilizes the correct
sandbox types. (considerations such as: multiple project streams, training requirements, staging,
production, and hotfixes)
Apply map sandbox strategy to a specific Release Plan taking into consideration multiple project
streams, training requirements, staging and hotfixes
Given a customer scenario involving a new Salesforce release, recommend the appropriate
strategy to mitigate risk.
Given a detailed customer environment scenario including a specific request, explain the
implications for incorporating the request directly in a production environment.
Given a customer scenario, explain how source control branching/versioning/merging can be used
and recommend appropriate strategies.

15%

Application Lifecycle Management

Given the project risk and customer requirement, explain how would you assess the benefits and
risks of the different development methodologies and recommend the appropriate methodology
based on the customer environment.
Given a customer scenario, describe and recommend an appropriate release management
strategy.

15%

Testing
Given a customer scenario, describe and recommend an appropriate testing methodology.

15%

Governance
Given a customer scenario, analyze and recommend the appropriate governance framework.

10%

Risk Identification and Mitigation

7%

Understand customer environment risks and articulate appropriate mitigation strategies.

Change Sets
Given a scenario, compare and contrast and then recommend the components and tools of a
successful deployment strategy.

6%

Metadata API
Given a scenario, describe the capabilities, limitations and considerations when using the Metadata
API for deployment.
Continuous Integration Techniques

6%

6%

Given a complex customer scenario ability, identify the appropriate use of source control,
automated test, deployment tools and demonstrate the ability to articulate the process involved.
Methodology Tools

1%

Explain the advantages of using agile tools (e.g. Agile Accelerator) to support an agile development
process.
Understanding Packages

5%

Given a scenario, analyze and explain the use cases and considerations when using managed vs
unmanaged packages.

Section 6. Sample Exam Questions

There are no sample questions available at this time. Stay tuned for the live exam.

Section 7. Answers to Sample Exam Questions

There are no sample answers available at this time. Stay tuned for the live exam.

Section 8. Maintaining a Certification

There are no prerequisites for this exam. Release exams and costs are to be determined.

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