GCP Workspace Admin study plan
GCP Workspace Admin · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Manage user accounts and objects
Create and configure a directory structure of OUs that maps to a realistic org chart
Provision users in bulk using a CSV import and verify attribute mapping
Configure admin roles and delegate a scoped role to a test user
Explain the difference between suspending, archiving, and deleting a user
Your checkpoint
A populated test directory with at least 3 OUs, 10 users, and 2 delegated admin roles, documented in a one-page setup note
Manage user accounts and objects & Manage core Workspace services
Configure Gmail routing and compliance settings for a test domain
Enable and tune core Calendar sharing defaults
Set up shared drives with membership and access levels
Compare Google Groups for email lists versus access control
Your checkpoint
A written runbook covering Gmail routing, Calendar defaults, and shared drive setup steps for a new tenant
Manage core Workspace services & Manage security policies and access controls
Configure password and session management policies
Enforce 2-step verification and enroll a test cohort
Define context-aware access rules based on user and device signals
Configure OAuth app allowlisting and API access controls
Your checkpoint
A security baseline checklist with each control marked configured or deferred, plus justification
Manage security policies and access controls & Support data governance and compliance
Configure DLP rules for Gmail and Drive with test detections
Set retention policies and litigation hold on a test OU
Export and interpret an audit log query for admin activity
Map a regulatory requirement to specific Workspace controls
Your checkpoint
A compliance mapping table linking three requirements to configured controls and their audit evidence
Support data governance and compliance & Manage endpoints
Configure data region and sharing boundary settings
Enroll a test device in endpoint management and apply a policy
Define device approval and verification requirements
Configure Chrome policies for extension and browser management
Your checkpoint
An endpoint policy matrix showing device types, applied policies, and expected user impact
Manage endpoints & Troubleshoot common issues
Diagnose a simulated mail delivery failure using message logs
Troubleshoot a sign-in failure caused by policy conflict
Investigate a shared drive permission complaint end to end
Document root-cause steps for two common sync or access errors
Your checkpoint
A troubleshooting playbook with at least four symptom-to-resolution decision trees
Troubleshoot common issues & Manage user accounts and objects
Resolve a user provisioning conflict between directory and sync tool
Recover a deleted user and restore their data within the retention window
Trace an admin permission error to its role assignment
Validate that fixes hold after a policy re-run
Your checkpoint
A completed incident log of five resolved scenarios with the evidence used for each diagnosis
Manage user accounts and objects & Manage core Workspace services & Support data governance and compliance & Manage security policies and access controls & Manage endpoints & Troubleshoot common issues
Re-verify every domain's key controls in a clean test tenant
Complete timed practice sets weighted to the heaviest domains
Review missed items and close knowledge gaps with hands-on retries
Summarize weak areas into a final pre-exam review sheet
Your checkpoint
A one-page exam readiness sheet with per-domain confidence ratings and the three remaining weak spots
Milestones
Week 2: Can provision, delegate, and deprovision a user end to end without notes
Week 4: Can configure and justify a security and compliance baseline covering DLP, retention, and 2SV
Week 6: Can diagnose a mail, sign-in, and permission issue using logs alone
Week 8: Scores above 80 percent on a mixed timed practice set weighted to domains 1 through 4