OK POST study plan
OK POST · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Core Concepts and Terminology
Define every core term from Domain 2 in your own words on a single glossary sheet, marking each as confident, shaky, or unknown.
Group the Domain 2 terms into 4-6 concept clusters and name each cluster so you can see how the vocabulary connects.
Write one concrete example for each of the 10 terms you marked shaky or unknown.
Explain the three most frequently confused term pairs aloud without notes, then check your accuracy.
Your checkpoint
A one-page personal glossary of all Domain 2 terms with confidence ratings and examples for the 10 weakest terms.
Core Concepts and Terminology & Exam Overview and Structure
Map the exam's domain weightings and question formats onto a one-page blueprint showing how many questions each domain is worth.
Identify the question stems that signal each core concept, and note the wording pattern for at least 15 concepts.
Complete 30 untimed practice questions on Domain 2 and log the reason for every wrong answer.
Rewrite each logged error as a one-sentence rule you can apply next time.
Your checkpoint
An exam blueprint page plus an error log of 30 Domain 2 questions with a written correction rule for each miss.
Procedures and Best Practices
Sequence the standard procedures in Domain 3 into an ordered checklist from first step to last, noting where steps can run in parallel.
List the preconditions that must be true before each procedure starts and the completion criteria that end it.
Identify five common procedural mistakes and write the correct action for each.
Walk through two full end-to-end scenarios on paper, applying the checklist and marking every decision point.
Your checkpoint
A procedure checklist with preconditions, completion criteria, and two completed written scenario walkthroughs.
Procedures and Best Practices & Tools and Technologies
Match each tool or technology in Domain 4 to the procedure from Domain 3 where it is used, and note one alternative for each.
List the input, output, and typical failure mode for the six most important tools.
Complete 40 timed practice questions mixing Domains 3 and 4 and record accuracy per domain.
Re-derive the correct answer for every miss without looking at the explanation first.
Your checkpoint
A tool-to-procedure mapping table plus a timed 40-question score report broken down by domain.
Tools and Technologies & Regulations and Compliance
Summarize each regulation or compliance requirement in Domain 5 in two sentences: who it binds and what it demands.
For every requirement, name the tool or procedure control that satisfies it and note the evidence an auditor would expect.
Build a compliance crosswalk linking each Domain 5 requirement to at least one Domain 3 procedure or Domain 4 tool.
Answer 25 scenario questions on Domain 5 and flag any requirement you cannot tie to a control.
Your checkpoint
A compliance crosswalk table with requirement, binding party, satisfying control, and expected evidence for each row.
Safety and Risk Management & Regulations and Compliance
Rank the top 10 risks in Domain 6 by likelihood and impact, and state one mitigation for each.
Describe how safety controls interact with compliance obligations, giving three worked examples.
Draft a one-page incident response sequence that names the trigger, the immediate safety action, and the reporting duty.
Complete 30 mixed questions on Domains 5 and 6 and log the reasoning error behind each miss.
Your checkpoint
A ranked risk register with mitigations plus a one-page incident response sequence covering safety and reporting.
Exam Overview and Structure & Core Concepts and Terminology & Procedures and Best Practices
Take a full-length timed mock exam under real conditions and score it by domain.
Compare your per-domain accuracy against the official weightings to find where points are cheapest to gain.
Re-teach your three weakest concepts from Domains 1-3 in writing as if explaining to a colleague.
Rebuild your week 1 glossary, updating confidence ratings to show movement.
Your checkpoint
A scored full-length mock exam with a per-domain gap analysis and a prioritized list of the five weakest areas.
Tools and Technologies & Regulations and Compliance & Safety and Risk Management
Drill only your five weakest areas from week 7 until you reach 80% accuracy on each in sets of 10 questions.
Take a second timed mock exam and compare domain scores against the week 7 baseline.
Recite the compliance crosswalk and risk register from memory in condensed form.
Write a one-page exam-day plan covering timing per question, flag-and-return strategy, and how you will handle unfamiliar terms.
Your checkpoint
A second mock exam score comparison showing improvement per domain plus a finalized one-page exam-day plan.
Milestones
Week 2: You can define at least 80% of Domain 2 terms from memory and have logged correction rules for 30 practice misses.
Week 4: You score 70% or better on a timed 40-question set across Domains 3 and 4, and can map every major tool to the procedure that uses it.
Week 6: Your compliance crosswalk covers every Domain 5 requirement with a named control, and your risk register ranks 10 risks with mitigations.
Week 7: Your full-length mock score is at or above 70% overall, and no single domain falls below 60%.
Week 8: Your second mock improves on the first in at least three domains, all five weak areas reach 80% accuracy, and your exam-day plan is written.