AEM Business Practitioner study plan
AEM Business Practitioner · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Content Authoring and Management
Create a page from a template and edit content in both the page editor and the asset console views
Configure at least five different component types on a page and document each component's editable properties
Use the page properties dialog to set metadata, aliases, and vanity URLs, then verify the resulting behavior
Practice versioning: create three versions of a page, compare them, and restore an earlier version
Your checkpoint
A written component reference sheet covering at least five components with their authorable properties and one screenshot-free description of a version restore you performed
Content Authoring and Management
Build a content hierarchy with parent and child pages and apply inheritance of page properties
Configure a language copy or live copy relationship and describe how rollouts propagate changes
Use the content finder and search filters to locate content by property values
Draft a checklist of authoring tasks you would hand to a new content editor
Your checkpoint
A one-page authoring onboarding checklist with at least eight concrete steps a new author must follow
Site Structure, Navigation, and Templates
Design a site navigation tree with at least three levels and justify each branch
Configure an editable template with policies that restrict component choices for authors
Map which template types (static vs editable) suit which page types and explain the tradeoff
Set up navigation components that reflect the tree you designed
Your checkpoint
A site structure diagram plus a template-to-page-type mapping table with a one-sentence rationale per row
Site Structure, Navigation, and Templates & Assets and Digital Asset Management
Upload a batch of assets into a folder structure and apply metadata schemas to them
Create asset renditions and describe when each rendition type is generated
Build a collection and share it with a defined audience
Configure a processing profile and confirm the resulting asset output
Your checkpoint
An asset folder taxonomy with metadata field definitions and a working collection containing at least ten assets
Assets and Digital Asset Management
Apply tags to assets and build a search query that retrieves assets by tag
Describe the lifecycle of an asset from upload through approval to publication
Identify three common asset performance pitfalls and the configuration that prevents each
Compare connected assets versus standard asset sharing and state when each applies
Your checkpoint
A two-column troubleshooting guide listing at least six asset problems with their root causes and fixes
Workflows, Approvals, and Publishing
Design a multi-step workflow with at least one approval step and assign participants
Configure a workflow model that triggers on a specific content condition
Walk a page through author, approve, and publish states and record what changes at each state
Explain the difference between activate, deactivate, and replicate and when each is used
Your checkpoint
A workflow diagram with named steps, participants, and trigger conditions, plus a state-transition table for publishing
Personalization, Components, and Experience Fragments & Users, Groups, and Permissions
Build a personalization segment based on a user trait and target content to it
Create an experience fragment and reuse it across two page contexts
Define a user group with a permission set and verify access with a test user
Map three permission scenarios to the minimum privilege required
Your checkpoint
A permissions matrix mapping at least four roles to read, write, and publish privileges, with a note on least-privilege reasoning
Reporting, Analytics, and Campaigns
Configure a campaign and associate it with content and a segment
Read a report and translate the metrics into two content decisions
Take a timed practice exam and log every missed question by domain
Review weak domains by redoing the goals from weeks 1 through 7 that map to them
Your checkpoint
A scored practice exam log with per-domain accuracy and a prioritized list of the three weakest areas to revisit
Milestones
Week 2: Can author, version, and locate content without reference notes; component reference sheet is complete
Week 4: Site structure and template mapping are finalized and assets are organized with metadata applied
Week 6: Workflow and publishing state model is documented end to end and can be explained aloud in under five minutes
Week 8: Practice exam log shows per-domain accuracy with the three weakest areas identified for final review