ArcGIS Pro Professional study plan

Map the four exam domains against your current ArcGIS Pro experience and log specific gaps in a spreadsheet

Build a project geodatabase from scratch with feature datasets, domains, subtypes, and a coded value domain you design yourself

Configure project-level defaults: default geodatabase, home folder, and metadata style, then verify them in a new project

Demonstrate field data types and alias handling by importing a CSV and correcting schema errors before publishing

Create and edit topology rules on a feature dataset, validate, and resolve at least three intentional errors

Configure attribute rules (constraint and calculation) and test them with new edits

Compare file geodatabase, mobile geodatabase, and enterprise geodatabase behavior for editing and versioning

Document a data management checklist covering coordinate systems, vertical datums, and metadata requirements

Chain at least four geoprocessing tools in ModelBuilder with a precondition and an inline variable substitution

Run Spatial Join, Summarize Within, and Buffer with correct join operation and field mapping choices, then compare outputs

Convert a model to a Python script and re-run it from the ArcGIS Pro Python window

Set geoprocessing environments (extent, snap raster, cell size, parallel processing) and observe their effect on output

Perform a raster suitability analysis using Reclassify, Weighted Overlay, and Raster Calculator with documented weights

Run a hydrology workflow end to end: Fill, Flow Direction, Flow Accumulation, and Stream Definition

Apply Select by Attribute, Select by Location, and definition queries to isolate a subset, then export only that subset

Evaluate when to use Pairwise tools versus standard overlay tools and record the reasoning

Build a layout with a map frame, inset map, scale bar, north arrow, legend, and dynamic text elements

Author at least one layer with classed symbology using a custom color ramp and manual class breaks

Create label classes with SQL queries and set placement, conflict resolution, and halos for readability

Configure a map series by page name with a dynamic title and verify page count and extent

Build a web map from a published feature layer and configure pop-ups with field expressions and formatting

Apply symbology and labeling that survive publishing, and verify the result in a browser

Design a dashboard layout with at least one indicator, one serial chart, and one selector tied to the map

Write an accessible color and contrast check for the map and dashboard, then adjust the palette accordingly

Share a layer as a web feature layer with editing enabled and set sharing permissions to a group

Schedule a Python script with the ArcGIS API for Python to update a hosted layer, and log the run result

Publish a map or layer package and explain when a package is preferable to a hosted layer

Configure layer properties such as time awareness or filters and confirm behavior in the shared item

Complete a timed 60-question mixed practice set covering all four domains and score each domain separately

Re-teach the two weakest domain topics using the official documentation and rebuild one small workflow for each

Review every missed item and write the underlying concept, not just the correct answer

Re-run the week 1 gap scorecard and confirm each original gap is closed or explicitly deprioritized