CTA review board mock with Lawrence Newcombe and Andrew Hart judging for Andrew’s excellent Constructus Temporary Buildings scenario. Judges: Lawrence Newcombe, Andrew HartDate: 04.03.2021Scenario: Constructus Temporary BuildingsCandidate: Anonymous Quite a special one – the candidate is retaking Solution Architecture and Development Lifecycle and Deployment Planning, so both presentation and Q&A are shorter (30 mins) and focused on …
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Admins should try their hands on coding (Interview)
Should Admins learn to Code? Kaniz Memon thinks so.On top of her love for everything Admin, she challenged herself to learn to code on the Salesforce platform.I had great fun learning why she learned to code and how she succeeds at it.It was a fun interview, great to see so much enthusiasm. Kaniz supports in …
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Interview by Walters954: Become a Salesforce Certified Technical Architect
The famous Salesforce YouTuber Walter954 interviewed me about my #journeyToCTA. He asked about my background, what makes the CTA unique, why I went down the CTA route and how I see the future of the Salesforce industry. Walters954 is a great interviewer. Make sure you check out his channel, there’s a lot of great content …
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Road to CTA E8: Simple is beautiful
Episode 8 of Road to CTA is not only for CTA candidates but for all (Solution) Architects.A good solution is simple, elegant, and fulfills the requirements. Everybody can build complex, finding a simple solution shows real skill.Today we explore why finding a simple solution is important and how to come to a simple and elegant …
A letter to Meera
Dear Meera About 8 months ago I saw you for the first time present. The topic was ‘Salesforce Solution Design – Performance considerations’ at Virtual Dreamin. I fell in love with your scientific way of dissecting a topic. There was somebody who took a like performance and really took it apart. You analyzed it piece …
Road to CTA E7: Tell a Story
As architects, we need to convey our message. Stories are the best way to persuade.Stories are easy to follow because we humans are hard-wired to listen to stories. In today’s episode of the Road To CTA Series, I share my way of telling a story around a System Landscape. https://youtu.be/oWac4bsUzg4
CTA Mock Review Board Presentation and Q&A: Universal Parcel Lockers
Scenario: Universal Parcel Lockers https://trailblazers.salesforce.com/0694S000001CWoJ Date: 05.01.2021 Candidate: Charlie Guo Judges: Lawrence Newcombe, Jakub Stefaniak, Johann Furmann Charity: “Global Health and Development Fund” handled by Centre for Effective Altruism (US) Link to donate: http://bit.ly/397l0OT
Judge an App by its listing or why I think ‘Local Time’ has a perfect listing
Introduction Most Orgs have than 10 Apps installed, often more. Therefore AppExchange is one of the most important tools in any Architect and Admins toolbelt. Choosing the right app for the job is part of an architect’s daily routine. Over the years I’ve installed my fair share of Apps. I found myself judging an App …
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Op-Ed: Don’t be a Trial & Error Novice, be a #studyBeforeYouDo Meister
We all have the same goal, a smile on the face of our users. We try to get as many features to our users as possible. Unfortunately, we often try to figure it out as we go. We don’t have time to research the topics at hand thoroughly. Often Trial & Error is the easy …
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Week 4: Admin’s Helper ISV challenge
Week 4 of my ISV challenge was full of progress. Fabulous Confetti reached the public beta status. Furthermore, I did lots of learning on Trailhead about AppExchange development. Next week I need to work on Admin’s Helper mission, vision, and purpose. Fabulous Confetti public beta The Fabulous Confetti App reached public beta status.Go ahead and …