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Adobe Analytics Business Practitioner Professional study plan

Adobe Analytics Business Practitioner Professional · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 7 hours per week

Week 1

Business Analysis and Requirements Gathering

  • Draft a one-page business requirements document for a fictional e-commerce site, listing three business objectives and the KPIs that measure them

  • Write five open-ended stakeholder interview questions that uncover reporting needs without leading the respondent

  • Distinguish between a business requirement, a functional requirement, and a technical requirement by classifying a set of ten example statements

  • Create a glossary of ten Adobe Analytics terms (eVar, prop, event, segment, report suite) in plain language for a non-technical stakeholder

Your checkpoint

A one-page requirements brief with objectives, KPIs, and stakeholder questions, reviewed against a self-made checklist of requirement quality criteria

Week 2

Analytics Strategy and Solution Design

  • Map three business questions to the specific Adobe Analytics report types (e.g., fallout, flow, attribution) that would answer them

  • Design a high-level solution design outline for a single business unit, covering report suite structure, variable categories, and naming conventions

  • Explain the difference between a global report suite and a rollup report suite in a short written summary

  • Identify two risks of a poorly scoped solution design (e.g., data silos, variable collisions) and propose a mitigation for each

Your checkpoint

A one-page solution design outline for a mock business unit, including report suite structure and variable naming conventions

Week 3

Implementation, Data Collection, and Tagging

  • Describe the data collection flow from page load to Adobe data center in a five-step diagram

  • List the five most common tagging errors (e.g., missing pageName, duplicate events) and the debugging approach for each

  • Write a test plan outline for validating a new implementation, including three test cases and expected outcomes

  • Differentiate between first-party cookies and third-party cookies in the context of Adobe Analytics data collection

Your checkpoint

A data collection flow diagram and a test plan outline with at least three validation test cases

Week 4

Data Governance, Variables, and Data Quality

  • Define a data governance policy for a mock organization, covering variable ownership, change control, and documentation standards

  • Compare three data quality checks (e.g., traffic vs. conversion anomalies, missing values, duplicate page views) and how to detect each

  • Explain the purpose of a variable map and create a sample map for five variables (two eVars, two props, one event)

  • Outline a process for handling a data discrepancy report from a stakeholder, including triage steps and communication

Your checkpoint

A two-page governance and data quality checklist with a sample variable map for five variables

Week 5

Segmentation and Audience Analysis

  • Build three segments in a free Adobe Analytics sandbox or demo environment: one based on a visitor attribute, one on behavior, and one on a sequence

  • Explain the difference between hit, visit, and visitor containers in segment definitions with one example each

  • Design a segment for a high-value customer (e.g., purchased more than twice and viewed a product page in the last seven days) and describe its intended use

  • Identify two common segment pitfalls (e.g., overlapping segments, incorrect container scope) and how to avoid them

Your checkpoint

A segment design document describing three segments with container scope, logic, and intended use case

Week 6

Reporting, Visualization, and Dashboards

  • Sketch a dashboard layout for an executive audience with three key performance indicators and one trend chart

  • Select the appropriate visualization type (e.g., bar chart, line chart, cohort table) for four different business questions and justify each choice

  • Write a narrative for a dashboard that explains the 'so what' of a 10% drop in conversion rate, including two possible causes

  • Apply a data storytelling framework (context, conflict, resolution) to a mock monthly performance report

Your checkpoint

A dashboard wireframe with annotations and a one-paragraph narrative interpreting a mock conversion trend

Week 7

Analysis, Insights, and Recommendations

  • Analyze a sample dataset (provided or self-generated) to identify one significant trend and one anomaly, documenting the method used

  • Formulate three actionable recommendations based on the analysis, each tied to a specific metric and expected impact

  • Distinguish between correlation and causation in a given analytics scenario and explain the implication for recommendations

  • Draft an executive summary of an analysis, limited to 150 words, that states the key insight and recommended action

Your checkpoint

A one-page analysis summary with one insight, one anomaly, and three prioritized recommendations

Week 8

Business Analysis and Requirements Gathering & Analytics Strategy and Solution Design & Implementation, Data Collection, and Tagging & Data Governance, Variables, and Data Quality & Segmentation and Audience Analysis & Reporting, Visualization, and Dashboards & Analysis, Insights, and Recommendations

  • Complete a timed 60-question practice exam covering all domains and score at least 80%

  • Review all incorrect answers from the practice exam and write a one-sentence explanation for each correct answer

  • Revisit the two lowest-scoring domains from the practice exam and create a condensed study sheet for each

  • Simulate a stakeholder presentation: deliver a five-minute walkthrough of a dashboard and recommendations from week 6-7

Your checkpoint

A practice exam score report with a review log of incorrect answers and two condensed study sheets

Milestones

Week 2: Can explain the difference between business, functional, and technical requirements and has a draft solution design outline

Week 4: Can describe the data collection flow and list at least three data quality checks with detection methods

Week 6: Has built three segments with correct container scope and can justify visualization choices for four business questions

Week 8: Scores at least 80% on a timed 60-question practice exam and has a review log for all incorrect answers