ATA 2.0 ExamGuide Developer Case Study

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Table Ta ble of Cont onte ents Table of Contents ................................................................................................................................... 3 I.

Purpose of this Document .............................................................................................................. 4

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Accenture Technology Academy Certification Certification Exams Overview.............. Overview....................... .................. .................. .................. ........... .. 4

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Earning the ATA 2.0 Developer Certification ........... .................... .................. .................. .................. .................. .................. .................. ................. ........ 4

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Exam Format .................................................................................................................................. 5

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Exam Scoring ................................................................................................................................. 5 .NET Case Study - Chapter 1: Project Initiation ................... ............................ .................. .................. .................. ................... ................... ................ ....... 6 Java Case Study - Chapter 1: Project Initiation ....................... ................................ ................... ................... .................. .................. .................. ........... 11 Python Case Study - Chapter 1: Project Initiation ................... ............................ .................. .................. .................. ................... ................... ........... .. 17 SAP Case Study - Chapter 1: Project Initiation .................. ........................... .................. ................... ................... .................. .................. ................ ....... 22 Oracle Case Study - Chapter 1: Project Initiation ....................... ................................ ................... ................... .................. .................. ................ ....... 28 Mainframe Case Study - Chapter 1: Project Initiation .......... ................... .................. .................. .................. .................. ................... ............... ..... 34

VII. Sample Questions ........................................................................................................................ 40 VIII. Exam Policies and Security Guidelines ......................... .................................. .................. .................. .................. .................. .................. .................. ......... 41

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Table Ta ble of Cont onte ents Table of Contents ................................................................................................................................... 3 I.

Purpose of this Document .............................................................................................................. 4

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Accenture Technology Academy Certification Certification Exams Overview.............. Overview....................... .................. .................. .................. ........... .. 4

III.

Earning the ATA 2.0 Developer Certification ........... .................... .................. .................. .................. .................. .................. .................. ................. ........ 4

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Exam Format .................................................................................................................................. 5

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Exam Scoring ................................................................................................................................. 5 .NET Case Study - Chapter 1: Project Initiation ................... ............................ .................. .................. .................. ................... ................... ................ ....... 6 Java Case Study - Chapter 1: Project Initiation ....................... ................................ ................... ................... .................. .................. .................. ........... 11 Python Case Study - Chapter 1: Project Initiation ................... ............................ .................. .................. .................. ................... ................... ........... .. 17 SAP Case Study - Chapter 1: Project Initiation .................. ........................... .................. ................... ................... .................. .................. ................ ....... 22 Oracle Case Study - Chapter 1: Project Initiation ....................... ................................ ................... ................... .................. .................. ................ ....... 28 Mainframe Case Study - Chapter 1: Project Initiation .......... ................... .................. .................. .................. .................. ................... ............... ..... 34

VII. Sample Questions ........................................................................................................................ 40 VIII. Exam Policies and Security Guidelines ......................... .................................. .................. .................. .................. .................. .................. .................. ......... 41

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Purpose of thi this s Docu ocument ment

This document provides an overview of the ATA 2.0 Devel op er Cas e Stu dy Exam , including exam procedures, processes, content areas and topics to be covered. This is not intended to be a comprehensive study guide.

II. Accentu II. Accenture re Te Techn chnolog ology y Acade Academy my Ce Certi rtific fication ation Exa Exams ms Overview Significant effort has been devoted to designing Acce nture Technology Academy 2.0 exams that assess relevant knowledge and skills. An industry standard model is followed for developing exams which involves a significant effort from Accenture Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) across several geographies, MIT faculty members, psychometricians and certification specialists from Accenture Learning. Accenture SMEs across the Global Delivery Network have been the primary contributors to the design and buil d of the certification exams. MIT faculty have participated in the question review and sel ection for every exam in the program and each exam has been formally approved by the MIT Professional Education Program team. To learn more about the exam development process, please refer to the Program Guide, accessible via: https://kxsites.accenture.com/groups/ASDACollaborationCenter/Pages/TopicPages/Guides.aspx

III. II I. Ea Earn rnin ing g th the e ATA 2. 2.0 0 De Develop veloper er Ce Cert rtif ific ication ation The following are the requirements for earning the ATA 2.0 Developer Certification: 

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Enroll in and complete one of the following prerequisite courses: • Application Delivery Fundamentals: MS .NET (Z83272) • Application Delivery Fundamentals: SAP ABAP (Z83276) • Application Delivery Fundamentals: Oracle (Z83293) • Application Delivery Fundamentals 3.0: Java (A08920) • Application Delivery Fundamentals: Mainframe (Z88419) • Application Delivery Fundamentals – Accenture Delivery Methods (A16397) Enroll in ATA 2.0 Developer Certification Certification (ATA1000) Complete any three of the following ten ATA 2.0 Developer Credential Assessments: • Artificial Intelligence (ATA1110) • Web/FED/JS Frameworks (ATA1120) • Design Thinking (ATA1130) • Data Visualization (ATA1140) • Cyber Security (ATA1150) • Agile (coming soon) • DevOps (coming soon) • Mobile (coming soon) • Internet of Things (coming soon) • Cloud (coming soon) Pass any one o ne of the followin g ATA 2.0 Developer Case Case Study Exams: Exams: • ATA 2.0 Developer .NET Case Study (ATA1211/ATA1211X) • ATA 2.0 Developer Java Case Study (ATA1212/ATA1212X) • ATA 2.0 Developer Python Case Study (ATA1213/ATA1213X) • ATA 2.0 Developer SAP Case Study (ATA1214/ATA1214X) • ATA 2.0 Developer Oracle Case Study (ATA1215/ATA1215X) • ATA 2.0 Developer Mainframe Case Study (ATA1216/ATA1216X) Complete the ATA 2.0 Developer Program Evaluation (ATA2300)

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Please refer to the Accenture Technology Academy Program Guide for detailed information, accessible via: https://kxsites.accenture.com/groups/ASDACollaborationCenter/Pages/TopicPages/Guides.aspx

IV.. Exam Form IV Format at Exams are delivered online (accessed through myCertification myCertification)), in a proctor-supervised, secure setting. These exams are delivered at kiosks in India, China, and the Philippines. Refer to the exam session details in myCertification for session loc ations.       

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Case Study Scenarios are provided at the beginning of each exam chapter. Multiple choice questions follow and relate back to the chapter case study scenarios. There are 50 total scored multiple choice questions on the exam. The Case Study scenarios and applicable multiple choice questions are delivered one per screen. screen. Multiple choice questions are based on the knowledge, skills, and abilities expected for a candidate. Once you have completed a chapter, you cannot return to it. You will have 120 minutes to complete the exam.

Exam Exa m Scori Scoring ng

Results will be communicated as a pass or fail outcome; exact scores will not be communicated. Individuals who pass the exam will receive credit toward the ATA 2.0 certification program requirements. Individuals who do not pass the exam on their first attempt will be allowed to take the exam a second time following a waiting period of 72 hours from the first attempt. Exact scores will not be communicated. There is no appeal process for certification exam results; the result (pass/fail) is final. attempts to pass the exam. If participants do not pass the exam on the Participants are given two attempts second attempt they are cancelled cancelled out of the certific ation progr am and are not allow ed to re-register re-register in the certification program. Exam results are available in myCertification three business days after each attempt. Participants are given two hours to complete the exam. Exam results results are not not shared with career counselors or supervisors nor does performance on the exam affect performance ratings.

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Exam Content

The informat information ion in the the follow following ing tables tables outlin outlines es the the chapters for each versi on of the ATA 2.0 Develo per Ca s e St ud y Ex am . Each exam table is color coded (see key below) and includes the percentage percentage of exam questions questions that relate to the chapter, and the expected proficiency level for the knowledge, skills, and abilities that will be tested in the chapter. Case Study Exam Key:

.NET Case Study Java Case Study Python Case Study SAP Case Study Oracle Case Study Mainframe Case Study Proficiency Proficiency definitions:

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P0 – Trained : The candidate has attended a training course or has started performing basic tasks with direct oversight. P1 – Novice: The candidate has foundational skills and has performed standard tasks with regular feedback. P2 – Proficient : The candidate has worked independently on standard tasks and has received input when needed on more complicated tasks or expectations. The candidate has coached or supervised novices on standard tasks. P3 – Advanced : The candidate has worked independently on the standard tasks and received input when needed on more complicated tasks or exceptions. The candidate has coached or supervised novices on standard tasks. 

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.NET Case Study - Chapter 1: Project Initi ation This chapter of t he exam represents 4% of the Case Study question s Targeted Skill / Proficiency Level

Ac ce nt ure Deliv er y Met ho ds – Profic ient (P2)

Skill Definition: Use ADM, a comprehensive set of development and management methods. ADM consists of proven processes, deliverables and techniques that enable global teams to define what to do and how to do it. The methods are focused on the fun damentals such as requirements, testing, quality, and project management and built o n a common framework to deliver consistency and repeatability. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 

Plan and execute all required process steps as defined in our methodologies

Custom Appli cation Development and Methods – Profi cient (P2)

Skill Definition: Demonstrate skills and experience in evangelizing and utilizing Custom Application Development practices, techniques and methods across the sales, analysis, design, build, test and deploy phases. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Inform the technical architect and project manager of any issues that may affect any other areas of the project based on the development activities 

.NET Case Study - Chapter 2: Analyzing the Requirements This chapter of the exam represents 12% of t he Case Study questio ns Targeted Skill / Proficiency Level

Build Management – Profic ient (P2)

Skill Definition: Establish processes for preparing executables from the source code, merging of code, and labeling of executables, etc. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Page 6

Differentiate how tools, applications, or systems support the various types of architectures 

Project Management – Novi ce (P1)

Skill Definition: Deliver desired business outcomes through effective planning and execution to realize maximum benefit with minimized risk for stakeholders by leveraging a consistent framework and industrialized methods and assets, including a global network of talented people. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Anticipate, identify, track and resolve issues and risks affecting the software or system. 

Requirements Analysis – Profic ient (P2)

Skill Definition: Provide skills and experience related to requirements analysis, id entifying product requirements; may include defining applications, their capabilities and support. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Assist in defining and reviewing requirements and use cases for the application. Examine requirements to assess what aspects of the overall solution are affected by them.  

.NET Case Study - Chapter 3: Solution Design This chapter of the exam represents 16% of t he Case Study questio ns Targeted Skill / Proficiency Level

Ap plicat ion Des ig n Cu st om – Profic ient (P2)

Skill Definition: Design custom software applications. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Design the application to meet the business process design and application requirements. Design the application user interfaces, classes, and components. Participate in quality management reviews, ensuring the application design and related work products satisfy the requirements. 

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Functional Test Planning, Preparation, and Execution – Profic ient (P2)

Skill Definition:

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Plan, design, script and execute functional tests that ensure all applications or systems meet functional and business requirements. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Knows when to and can apply the appropriate testing approach (Black Box, Grey Box, White Box) 

.NET Case Study - Chapter 4: Solution Buil ding This chapter of the exam represents 32% of the Case Study questions Targeted Skill / Proficiency Level


Skill definition: Design custom software applications. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Design the application user interfaces, classes, and components. Validate the design with the stakeholders to ensure that the design satisfies the requirements.  


Skill Definition: Demonstrate skills and experience in evangelizing and utilizing Custom Application Development practices, techniques and methods across the sales, analysis, design, build, test and deploy phases. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Configure, build, and test the application or technical architecture components. Perform the detailed design of application and technical architecture components.  


Skill Definition: Plan, design, script and execute functional tests that ensure all applications or s ystems meet functional and business requirements. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Create test conditions for each stage of functional testing (Assembly Test, Product Test, Regression Test, and User Acceptance Test) from test scenarios Create test data using SQL statements in the database to test the requirement. 

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Develop common test data.


Skill Definition: Deliver desired business outcomes through effective planning and execution to rea lize maximum benefit with minimized risk for stakeholders by leveraging a consistent framework and industrialized methods and assets, including a global network of talented people. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 

Coordinate and participate in structured peer reviews/walkthroughs.

Release Management – Novi ce (P1)

Skill Definition: Apply skills and experience related to release management. Includes the up-front planning, scheduling and successful deployment of changes to clients` production/live environments in a controlled and systematic way that lim its negative impacts to the environment and business operations. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 

Provide application/technical support as needed.

.NET Case Study - Chapter 5: Solution Testing This chapter of the exam represents 12% of the Case Study questions Targeted Skill / Proficiency Level


Skill Definition: Establish processes for preparing executables from the source code, merging of code, labeling of executables, etc. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Differentiate how tools, applications, or systems support the various types of architectures. 

Custom Appl ication Development and Methods – Profi cient (P2)

Skill Definition: Demonstrate skills and experience in evangelizing and utilizing Custom Application Development practices, techniques and methods across the sales, analysis, design, build, test and deploy phases.

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Configure, build, and test the application or technical architecture components. Fix any defects and performance problems discovered in testing.

.NET Case Stud y - Chapt er 6: Release Deliv ery This chapter of the exam represents 14% of t he Case Study questio ns Targeted Skill / Proficiency Level


Skill definition: Demonstrate skills and experience in evangelizing and utilizing Custom Application Development practices, techniques and methods across the sales, analysis, desi gn, build, test and deploy phases. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Work with other developers, designers, and architects to make sure that the configuration and custom components meet application requirements and performance. 


Skill Definition: Apply skills and experience related to release management. Includes the up-front planning, scheduling and successful deployment of changes to clients` production/live environments in a controlled and systematic way that li mits negative impacts to the environment and business operations. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Create technical and functional/end-user operational documentation for the software or system. Participate in the coordination and execution of release testing. Provide primary support toward installation of application releases into production as directed. Update and test release installation procedures. 

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.NET Case Study - Chapter 7: Solution Impact This chapter of the exam represents 10% of t he Case Study questio ns Targeted Skill / Proficiency Level


Skill Definition:

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Design custom software applications. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 

Participate in Lessons Learned activities as appropriate


Skill Definition: Demonstrate skills and experience in evangelizing and utilizing Custom Application Development practices, techniques and methods across the sales, anal ysis, design, build, test and deploy phases. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 

Document the application to facilitate maintenance.


Skill Definition: Plan, design, script and execute functional tests that ensure all applications or systems meet functional and business requirements. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 

Coordinate testing specific release activities.


Skill Definition: Apply skills and experience related to release management. Includes the up-front planning, scheduling and successful deployment of changes to clients` production/live environments in a controlled and systematic way that lim its negative impacts to the environment and business operations. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:  

Participate in the coordination and execution of release testing. Update and test release installation procedures.

Java Case Stud y - Chapter 1: Project Initiation This chapter of the exam represents 4% of the Case Study questions Targeted Skill / Proficiency Level


Skill Definition: Page 11

Use ADM, a comprehensive set of development and management methods. ADM consists of proven processes, deliverables and techniques that enable global teams to define what to do and how to do it. The methods are focused on the fun damentals such as requirements, testing, quality, and project management and built o n a common framework to deliver consistency and repeatability.

Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 




Java Case Study - Chapter 2: Analyzing the Requirements This chapter of the exam represents 14% of t he Case Study questio ns Targeted Skill / Proficiency Level


Skill Definition: Establish processes for preparing executables from the source code, merging of code, and labeling of executables, etc. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Differentiate how tools, applications, or systems support the various types of architectures 


Skill Definition: Provide skills and experience related to requirements analysis, identifying product requirements; may include defining applications, their capabilities and support. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

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Assist in defining and reviewing requirements and use cases for the application. Examine requirements to assess what aspects of the overall solution are affected by them.  

Java Case Study - Chapter 3: Solut ion Desig n This chapter of the exam represents 14% of t he Case Study questio ns Targeted Skill / Proficiency Level



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Skill Definition: Plan, design, script and execute functional tests that ensure al l applications or systems meet functional and business requirements. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Knows when to and can apply the appropriate testing approach (Black Box, Grey Box, White Box) 

Java Case Study - Chapter 4: Solut ion Bu ildi ng This chapter of the exam represents 32% of the Case Study questions Targeted Skill / Proficiency Level


Skill definition: Use ADM, a comprehensive set of development and management methods. ADM consists of proven processes, deliverables and techniques that enable global teams to define what to do and how to do it. The methods are focused on the fun damentals such as requirements, testing, quality, and project management and built on a common framework to deliver consistency and repeatability. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 

Coordinate and participate in structured walk-through and peer-reviews.

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Skill definition: Design custom software applications. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Design the application user interfaces, classes, and components. Validate the design with the stakeholders to ensure that the design satisfies the requirements.  


Skill Definition: Demonstrate skills and experience in evangelizing and utilizing Custom Application Development practices, techniques and methods across the sales, analysis, design, build, test and deploy phases. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Configure, build, and test the application or technical architecture components. Perform the detailed design of application and technical architecture components.  


Skill Definition: Plan, design, script and execute functional tests that ensure all applications or systems meet functional and business requirements. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Create test conditions for each stage of functional testing (Assembly Test, Product Test, Regression Test, and User Acceptance Test) from test scenarios Create test data using SQL statements in the database to test the requirement. Develop common test data. 

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Skill Definition: Deliver desired business outcomes through effective planning and execution to reali ze maximum benefit with minimized risk for stakeholders by leveraging a consistent framework and industrialized methods and assets, including a global network of talented people. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

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Java Case Study - Chapter 5: Soluti on Testing This chapter of the exam represents 12% of the Case Study questions Targeted Skill / Proficiency Level




Skill Definition: Demonstrate skills and experience in evangelizing and utilizing Custom Application Development practices, techniques and methods across the sales, analysis, design, build, test and deploy phases. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:  


Java Case Stud y - Chapter 6: Release Deli very This chapter of the exam represents 12% of t he Case Study questio ns Targeted Skill / Proficiency Level


Skill Definition: Apply skills and experience related to release management. Includes the up-front planning, scheduling and successful deployment of changes to clients` production/live environments in a controlled and s ystematic way that limits negative impacts to the environment and business operations. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Create technical and functional/end-user operational documentation for the software or system. Participate in the coordination and execution of release testing. Provide primary support toward installation of application releases into production as directed. 

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Update and test release installation procedures.

Java Case Study - Chapter 7: Soluti on Impact This chapter of the exam represents 12% of t he Case Study questio ns Targeted Skill / Proficiency Level


Skill Definition: Design custom software applications.




Skill Definition: Demonstrate skills and experience in evangelizing and utilizing Custom Application Development practices, techniques and methods across the sales, anal ysis, design, build, test and deploy phases. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 






Skill Definition: Apply skills and experience related to release management. Includes the up-front planning, scheduling and successful deployment of changes to clients` production/live environments in a controlled and systematic way that lim its negative impacts to the environment and business operations. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 

Participate in the coordination and execution of release testing. Page 16

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Update and test release installation procedures.

Python Case Study - Chapter 1: Project Initi ation This chapter of t he exam represents 4% of the Case Study question s Targeted Skill / Proficiency Level






Python Case Study - Chapter 2: Analyzing t he Requir ements This chapter of the exam represents 16% of t he Case Study questio ns Targeted Skill / Proficiency Level




Skill Definition:

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Deliver desired business outcomes through effective planning and execution to realize maximum benefit with minimized risk for stakeholders by leveraging a consistent framework and industrialized methods and assets, including a global network of talented people. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Anticipate, identify, track and resolve issues and risks affecting the software or system. 


Skill Definition: Provide skills and experience related to requirements analysis, id entifying product requirements; may include defining applications, their capabilities and support. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Assist in defining and reviewing requirements and use cases for the application. Examine requirements to assess what aspects of the overall solution are affected by them.  

Python Case Study - Chapter 3: Solution Design This chapter of the exam represents 12% of the Case Study questions Targeted Skill / Proficiency Level



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Knows when to and can apply the appropriate testing approach (Black Box,

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Grey Box, White Box)

Python Case Study - Chapter 4: Solut ion Bu ild ing This chapter of the exam represents 34% of the Case Study questions Targeted Skill / Proficiency Level


Skill definition: Design custom software applications.

Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Creates detailed designs from high level requirements. Requires guidance from the application architect to implement architecture changes in application code. Design the application user interfaces, classes, and components. Validate the design with the stakeholders to ensure that the design satisfies the requirements.  

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Skill Definition: Demonstrate skills and experience in evangelizing and utilizing Custom Application Development practices, techniques and methods across the sales, analysis, design, build, test and deploy phases. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 

Configure, build, and test the application or technical architecture components.


Skill Definition: Plan, design, script and execute functional tests that ensure all applications or systems meet functional and business requirements. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Create test conditions for each stage of functional testing (Assembly Test, Product Test, Regression Test, and User Acceptance Test) from test scenarios Create test data using SQL statements in the database to test the requirement. Develop common test data. 

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Skill Definition:

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Deliver desired business outcomes through effective planning and execution to reali ze maximum benefit with minimized risk for stakeholders by leveraging a consistent framework and industrialized methods and assets, including a global network of talented people. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 


Python Case Study - Chapter 5: Solut ion Testi ng This chapter of the exam represents 10% of the Case Study questions Targeted Skill / Proficiency Level




Skill Definition: Demonstrate skills and experience in evangelizing and utilizing Custom Application Development practices, techniques and methods across the sales, analysis, design, build, test and deploy phases. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:  


Python Case Study - Chapter 6: Release Delivery This chapter of the exam represents 14% of the Case Study questions Targeted Skill / Proficiency Level


Skill definition: Demonstrate skills and experience in evangelizing and utilizing Custom Application Development practices, techniques and methods across the sales, analysis, design,

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build, test and deploy phases. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:  



Skill Definition: Apply skills and experience related to release management. Includes the up-front planning, scheduling and successful deployment of changes to clients` production/live environments in a controlled and systematic way that lim its negative impacts to the environment and business operations. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Create technical and functional/end-user operational documentation for the software or system. Participate in the coordination and execution of release testing. Provide primary support toward installation of application releases into production as directed. Update and test release installation procedures. 

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Python Case Study - Chapter 7: Solut ion Impact This chapter of the exam represents 10% of the Case Study questions Targeted Skill / Proficiency Level


Skill Definition: Design custom software applications. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 



Skill Definition: Demonstrate skills and experience in evangelizing and utilizing Custom Application Development practices, techniques and methods across the sales, analysis, design, build, test and deploy phases. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 


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SAP Case Study - Chapter 1: Proj ect Initi ation This chapter of the exam represents 4% of the Case Study questio ns Targeted Skill / Proficiency Level




Packaged Application Methods – Novice (P1)

Skill Definition: Provide knowledge and experience related to using the Accenture Delivery Methods, specifically the methodology, roles, activities, and deliverables associated with proj ects that use packaged application software. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

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Inform the technical architect and project manager of any issues that may affect any other areas of the project based on the development activities. 

SAP Case Study - Chapter 2: Analyzing t he Requir ements This chapter of the exam represents 12% of the Case Study questions Targeted Skill / Proficiency Level


Skill Definition: Establish processes for preparing executables from the source code, merging of code, and labeling of executables, etc.

Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Differentiate how tools, applications, or systems support the various types of architectures 


Skill Definition: Provide skills and experience related to r equirements analysis, identifying product requirements; may include defining applications, their capabilities and support. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Assist in defining and reviewing requirements and use cases for the application. Examine requirements to assess what aspects of the overall solution are affected by them.  

SAP Case Study - Chapter 3: Solu tion Design This chapter of the exam represents 18% of t he Case Study questio ns Targeted Skill / Proficiency Level


Skill Definition: Use ADM, a comprehensive set of development and management methods. ADM consists of proven processes, deliverables and techniques that enable global teams to define what to do and how to do it. The methods are focused on the fundamentals such as requirements, testing, quality, and project management and built o n a common framework to deliver consistency and repeatability. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities 

Plan and execute all required process steps as defined in our methodologies.

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Ap plicat ion Des ig n Pac kaged – Profic ient (P2)

Skill Definition: Design, enhance and implement packaged software solutions. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Complete all appropriate documentation required by the developers, testers, deployment team, and application management team that will maintain the application. Participate in quality management reviews, ensuring the application design and related work products satisfy the requirements. 

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Skill Definition: Plan, design, script and execute functional tests that ensure all applications or systems meet functional and business requirements. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Knows when to and can apply the appropriate testing approach (Black Box, Grey Box, White Box) 

Release Management – Profic ient (P2)

Skill Definition: Apply skills and experience related to release management. Includes the up-front planning, scheduling and successful deployment of changes to clients` production/live environments in a controlled and systematic way that lim its negative impacts to the environment and business operations. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Create technical and functional/end-user operational documentation for the software or system. 

SAP Case Study - Chapter 4: Solution Buil ding This chapter of the exam represents 32% of the Case Study questions Targeted Skill / Proficiency Level


Skill definition: Design, enhance and implement packaged software solutions. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

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Design the application user interfaces, classes, and components.


Skill Definition: Create test conditions for each stage of functional testing (Assembly Test, Product Test, Regression Test, and User Acceptance Test) from test scenarios Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Create test conditions for each s tage of functional testing (Assembly Test, Product Test, Regression Test, and User Acceptance Test) from test scenarios. Create test data using SQL statements in the database to test the requirement. 

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Packaged Application Architectures – Adv anced (P3)

Skill Definition: Demonstrate skills and experience in sellin g, architecting, designing, implementing, testing and reviewing solutions based on Packaged Application Architectures. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Configure, build, and test the application or technical architecture components. Perform the detailed design of application and technical architecture components.  


Skill Definition: Deliver desired business outcomes through effective planning and execution to reali ze maximum benefit with minimized risk for stakeholders by leveraging a consistent framework and industrialized methods and assets, including a global network of talented people. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 


SAP Case Study - Chapter 5: Soluti on Testing This chapter of the exam represents 10% of the Case Study questions Targeted Skill / Proficiency Level


Skill Definition: Design, enhance and implement packaged software solutions.

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Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Participate in quality management reviews, ensuring the application design and related work products satisfy the requirements. 

Ap plicat ion Dev elopment - Packaged – Profic ient (P2)

Skill Definition: Create/ update, unit-test and deploy code/ configuration/ security/ environment based on design inputs. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 

Fix any defects and performance problems discovered in testing.


Skill Definition: Establish processes for preparing executables from the source code, merging of code, labeling of executables, etc. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Differentiate how tools, applications, or systems support the various types of architectures 





Skill Definition: Demonstrate skills and experience in Selling, architecting, designing, implementing, testing and reviewing solutions based on Packaged Application Architectures. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 


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SAP Case Study - Chapter 6: Release Deliv ery This chapter of the exam represents 14% of the Case Study questions Targeted Skill / Proficiency Level


Skill definition: Use ADM, a comprehensive set of development and management methods. ADM consists of proven processes, deliverables and techniques that enable global teams to define what to do and how to do it. The methods are focused on the fun damentals such as requirements, testing, quality, and project management and built o n a common framework to deliver consistency and repeatability. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Assess and identify a solution delivery method that best supports a project based on the client’s needs and curren t capabilities. 


Skill Definition: Apply skills and experience related to release management. Includes the up-front planning, scheduling and successful deployment of changes to clients` production/live environments in a controlled and systematic way that li mits negative impacts to the environment and business operations. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Create technical and functional/end-user operational documentation for the software or system. Participate in the coordination and execution of release testing. Provide primary support toward installation of application releases into production as directed. Update and test release installation procedures. 

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SAP Case Study - Chapter 7: Solu tion Impact This chapter of the exam represents 10% of the Case Study questions Targeted Skill / Proficiency Level


Skill Definition: Design, enhance and implement packaged software solutions. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Design the application to meet the business process design and application requirements. Participate in Lessons Learned activities as appropriate 

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Skill Definition: Plan, design, script and execute functional tests that ensure al l applications or systems meet functional and business requirements. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 





Oracle Case Stud y - Chapter 1: Project Initiation This chapter of t he exam represents 4% of the Case Study questions Targeted Skill / Proficiency Level




Packaged Application Methods – Novice (P1)

Skill Definition: Provide knowledge and experience related to using the Accenture Delivery Methods, specifically the methodology, roles, activities, and deliverables associated with proj ects that use packaged application software. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

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Inform the technical architect and project manager of any issues that may affect any other areas of the project based on the development activities. 

Oracle Case Study - Chapter 2: Analyzing t he Requir ements This chapter of the exam represents 14% of t he Case Study questio ns Targeted Skill / Proficiency Level




Skill Definition: Provide skills and experience related to re quirements analysis, identifying product requirements; may include defining applications, their capabilities and support. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Assist in defining and reviewing requirements and use cases for the application. Examine requirements to assess what aspects of the overall solution are affected by them.  

Oracle Case Study - Chapter 3: Solu tion Design This chapter of the exam represents 14% of t he Case Study questio ns Targeted Skill / Proficiency Level


Skill Definition: Use ADM, a comprehensive set of development and management methods. ADM consists of proven processes, deliverables and techniques that enable global teams to define what to do and how to do it. The methods are focused on the fundamentals such as requirements, testing, quality, and project management and built o n a common framework to deliver consistency and repeatability. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities 

Plan and execute all required process steps as defined in our methodologies.


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Skill Definition: Design, enhance and implement packaged software solutions. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Complete all appropriate documentation required by the developers, testers, deployment team, and application management team that will maintain the application. Design the application to meet the business process design and application requirements. Participate in quality management reviews, ensuring the application design and related work products satisfy the requirements. 

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Skill Definition: Plan, design, script and execute functional tests that ensure all applications or systems meet functional and business requirements. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Knows when to and can apply the appropriate testing approach (Black Box, Grey Box, White Box) 


Skill Definition: Demonstrate skills and experience in Selling, architecting, designing, implementing, testing and reviewing solutions based on Packaged Application Architectures. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 



Skill Definition: Apply skills and experience related to release management. Includes the up-front planning, scheduling and successful deployment of changes to clients` production/live environments in a controlled and s ystematic way that limits negative impacts to the environment and business operations. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 

Create technical and functional/end-user operational documentation for the

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software or system.

Oracle Case Study - Chapter 4: Soluti on Bui ldin g This chapter of the exam represents 32% of the Case Study questions Targeted Skill / Proficiency Level


Skill definition: Use ADM, a comprehensive set of development and m anagement methods. ADM consists of proven processes, deliverables and techniques that enable global teams to define what to do and how to do it. The methods are focused on the fun damentals such as requirements, testing, quality, and project management and built on a common framework to deliver consistency and repeatability.


Participate in structured walk-through and peer-reviews.


Skill definition: Design, enhance and implement packaged software solutions. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 

Design the application user interfaces, classes, and components.


Skill Definition: Plan, design, script and execute functional tests that ensure al l applications or systems meet functional and business requirements. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Create test conditions for each stage of functional testing (Assembly Test, Product Test, Regression Test, and User Acceptance Test) from test scenarios. 


Skill Definition: Demonstrate skills and experience in sellin g, architecting, designing, implementing,

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testing and reviewing solutions based on Packaged Application Architectures. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Configure, build, and test the application or technical architecture components. Perform the detailed design of application and technical architecture components.  


Skill Definition: Deliver desired business outcomes through effective planning and execution to reali ze maximum benefit with minimized risk for stakeholders by leveraging a consistent framework and industrialized methods and assets, including a global network of talented people.



Oracle Case Study - Chapter 5: Soluti on Testing This chapter of the exam represents 10% of the Case Study questions Targeted Skill / Proficiency Level

Ap plicat ion Dev elopment Pac ka ge d – Profi cient (P2)

Skill Definition: Create/ update, unit-test and deploy code/ configuration/ security/ environment based on design inputs. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 



Skill Definition: Establish processes for preparing executables from the source code, mer ging of code, labeling of executables, etc. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Differentiate how tools, applications, or systems support the various types of architectures 

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Oracle Case Stud y - Chapter 6: Release Delivery This chapter of the exam represents 14% of the Case Study questions Targeted Skill / Proficiency Level

Ap plicat ion Dev elopment Pac ka ge d – Profi cient (P2)

Skill Definition: Create/ update, unit-test and deploy code/ configuration/ security/ environment based on design inputs. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Work with other developers, designers, and architects to make sure that the configuration and custom components meet application requirements and performance goals. 



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Oracle Case Study - Chapter 7: Solu tio n Impact This chapter of t he exam represents 8% of the Case Study question s Targeted Skill / Proficiency Level



Design, enhance and implement packaged software solutions. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Design the application to meet the business process design and application requirements. 


Skill Definition: Plan, design, script and execute functional tests that ensure all applications or s ystems meet functional and business requirements. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 



Skill Definition: Apply skills and experience related to release management. Includes the up-front planning, scheduling and successful deployment of changes to clients’ production/live environments in a controlled and systematic way that lim its negative impacts to the environment and business operations. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:  


Mainframe Case Study - Chapter 1: Project Initiation This chapter of the exam represents 4% of the Case Study questio ns Targeted Skill / Proficiency Level




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Mainframe – Profi cient (P2)

Skill Definition: Designs, develops and deploys host/server platform solutions for mainframe computers---computers typically used by large organizations for large-scale, centralized processing functions. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Inform the technical architect and project manager of any issues that may affect any other areas of the project based on the development activities 

Mainfr ame Case Study - Chapter 2: Analyzin g t he Requir ements This chapter of the exam represents 10% of t he Case Study questio ns Targeted Skill / Proficiency Level




Skill Definition: Deliver desired business outcomes through effective planning and exe cution to realize maximum benefit with minimized risk for stakeholders by leveraging a consistent framework and industrialized methods and assets, including a global network of talented people. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Anticipate, identify, track and resolve issues and risks affecting the software or system. 


Skill Definition: Provide skills and experience related to requirements analysis, id entifying product requirements; may include defining applications, their capabilities and support.

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Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Assist in defining and reviewing requirements and use cases for the application. Examine requirements to assess what aspects of the overall solution are affected by them.  

Mainfr ame Case Study - Chapter 3: Solu tion Design This chapter of the exam represents 26% of t he Case Study questio ns Targeted Skill / Proficiency Level


Skill Definition: Plan, design, script and execute functional tests that ensure al l applications or systems meet functional and business requirements. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Knows when to and can apply the appropriate testing approach (Black Box, Grey Box, White Box) 


Skill Definition: Designs, develops and deploys host/server platform solutions for mainframe computers---computers typically used by large organizations for large-scale, centralized processing functions. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Design the application to meet the business process design and application requirements. 

Mainfr ame Case Study - Chapter 4: Solution Buil ding This chapter of the exam represents 32% of the Case Study questions Targeted Skill / Proficiency Level


Skill definition: Establish processes for preparing executables from the source code, merging of code, labeling of executables, etc. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 




Plan, design, script and execute functional tests that ensure all applications or systems meet functional and business requirements. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Create test conditions for each stage of functional testing (Assembly Test, Product Test, Regression Test, and User Acceptance Test) from test scenarios. Create test data using SQL statements in the database to test the requirement. 

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Mainframe Batch Arch itectures – Profic ient (P2)

Skill Definition: Provide skills and technical expertise relating to the mainframe architecture and infrastructure required to support batch processing, typically automated, complex processing of large volumes of information without user interaction.


Design batch architecture components.

Project Management – Profic ient (P2)

Skill Definition: Deliver desired business outcomes through effective planning and execution to realize maximum benefit with minimized risk for stakeholders by leveraging a consistent framework and industrialized methods and assets, including a global network of talented people. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 



Skill Definition: Apply skills and experience related to release management. Includes the up-front planning, scheduling and successful deplo yment of changes to clients` production/live environments in a controlled and systematic way that lim its negative impacts to the environment and business operations. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Provide primary support toward installation of application releases into production as directed. 

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Mainfr ame Case Study - Chapter 5: Soluti on Testing This chapter of the exam represents 8% of t he Case Study questions Targeted Skill / Proficiency Level


Skill Definition: Establish processes for preparing executables from the source code, merging of code, labeling of executables, etc. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Differentiate how tools, applications, or systems support the various types of architectures 




Mainframe Testing – Profic ient (P2)

Skill Definition: Provide skills in testing mainframe applications using terminal emulators rather than traditional GUI testing. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 

Test mainframe applications using terminal emulators.

Mainfr ame Case Study - Chapter 6: Release Deliv ery This chapter of the exam represents 12% of t he Case Study questio ns Targeted Skill / Proficiency Level


Skill Definition: Designs, develops and deploys host/server platform solutions for mainframe computers---computers typically used by large organizations for large-scale, centralized processing functions. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 

Work with other developers, designers, and architects to make sure that the Page 38

configuration and custom components meet application requirements and performance goals. Release Management – Profic ient (P2)


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Mainfr ame Case Study - Chapter 7: Soluti on Impact This chapter of the exam represents 8% of the Case Study questions Targeted Skill / Proficiency Level


Skill Definition: Designs, develops and deploys host/server platform solutions for mainframe computers---computers typically used by large organizations for large-scale, centralized processing functions. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Participate in quality management reviews, ensuring the application design and related work products satisfy the requirements. 





Skill Definition:

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Apply skills and experience related to release management. Includes the up-front planning, scheduling and successful deployment of changes to clients’ production/live environments in a controlled and systematic way that lim its negative impacts to the environment and business operations. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:  


VII. Sample Questions Each chapter of the exam will begin with a Case Study Scenario. Case stud y scenarios are designed to depict realistic business situations in which problems need to be solved. The exam questions associated with each chapter relate back to the Case Study Scenario provided. Examples of multiple choice questions that appear below relate to a Chapter Scenario for the ATA 2.0 Developer Case Study. Correct answers highlighted in green: 1. One of the Lead Government representatives is a member of the Department of Security and Defense (DSD) and is concerned about the threat of hackers gaining access to citizens’ personal data. The head of the DSD tasks this representative with ensuring that the technical s olutions address these security concerns. Which Accenture Delivery Methodology (ADM) deliverable addresses the DSD’s Security Concerns?

a. b. c. d.

SP042 Solution Scope Definition SP044 Current Capability Assessment SP046 Solution Blueprint SP050 Solution Plan

2. A Developer reviews the current list of open defects. In one instance, the Developer researches and determines that a defect has no impact on the current requirements, and can be addressed in a future release. What status should the Developer assign to this defect?

a. b. c. d.

Deferred Open Rejected Closed

3. The Design Team encounters significant difficulty in clearly specifying and documenting the functionality of some of the more complex logic when creating the RICEFW Functional Design. Which best practice should the team use to address the challenges in documenting complex functionalities? Page 40

a. b. c. d.

perform a formal Design-to-Build hand-off meeting break down the problem into manageable pieces use table indexes to retrieve data from the database involve Developers when creating the deliverable

VIII. Exam Policies and Security Guidelines Certification exams are a key component of a certification program. Some exams are de livered and proctored at an Ac c ent ure tr aini ng fac il it y or by kiosk . NOTE: The following points apply to proctored exams delivered at an Accenture training facility :

1. Participants who fail to show up for a scheduled exam at an Accenture training facility are recorded as a “no show.” “No show” status is treated as an exam failure. Two exam failures result in the candidate being removed from the program. 2. When taking a scheduled exam at an Accenture training facility, arrive prior to the start time. Participants not starting the exam within 15 minutes of the scheduled start time are treated as “no-show” and ar e not permitted to take the exam that day. 3. Participants wishing to cancel themselves out of an exam session must do so a minimum of three days (72 hours) prior to the start of the scheduled session. Note: myCertification does no t permit a candidate to cancel an exam session less than 72 hours of the scheduled start time. 4. Participants with legitimate reasons for not being able to appear for a scheduled exam session within the 72 hour window may contact their local training organization to request assistance in rescheduling their session. NOTE: The following points apply to exams sessions delivered at a kiosk :

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Participants who fail to show up for a scheduled exam at a kiosk are recorded as a “no show.” “No show” status is treated as an exam failure. Two exam failures result in the candidate being removed from the program. When taking a scheduled exam at a kiosk, arrive prior to the start time. Participants not starting the exam within 15 minutes of the scheduled start time are treated as “no-show” and are not permitted to take the exam that day. Kiosk L ate/No-Show Poli cy: Candidates who are late or do not show up for their exam are billed 100% of the exam fee. The fee is non-refundable, and your exam sponsor is notified that the appointment is billed as a no-show. Kiosk Cancellation and Refund Policy: Participants wishing to cancel out of an exam session delivered via kiosk must contact Innovative Exams a minimum of one day (24 hours) in advance. A refund is provided only when you cancel or reschedule the exam prior to 24 hours of the original appointment.

Ac centure Exam Secur ity Po licy Exam Security Policy Acceptance o

When I register for t he exam I am agreeing to the follo wing r ules: 1. I must complete the exam in one sitting. 2. As soon as I click the Submit button: a. My exam attempt starts; and b. There is no appeal process if my exam attempt is invalidated.

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3.

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I acknowledge and agree that Accenture does formally investigate all reports of any behavior that violates the integrity of the exam process (“Serious Exam Miscondu ct”). Serious Exam Misconduct includes (but is not limited to) the f ollowing types of behavior: a. Violating exam content security by: o directly or indirectly sharing or publishing of any exam questions and/or answers before, during or after the exam session; sharing questions from the exam through any means, including, but not limited to, email, text o messages, audio or video capture and/or recording devices, smart phones or the Internet; b. Impersonating another exam candidate (by taking the exam in another person’s name, for example, by using another person’s Enterprise ID); c. witnessing or encouraging the attempted impersonation of a candidate on an exam; d. Practicing or encouraging inappropriate conduct such as: o Using any communication/recording device, including, but not limited to, smart phones, audio or video capture and/or recording devices, personal digital assistants (PDAs), Bluetooth-enabled devices, MP3 players, or email/messaging devices during the exam; o Carrying any communication/recording devices into the test-center room. (Note that if a candidate is observed using any of these devices during testing, he or she may be dismissed from the testcenter room); o Consulting course materials, instructors or other participants, and/or any electronic device (including, but not limited to, email/messaging devices or smart phones), or any other resource during the exam or during any unscheduled exam breaks; Carrying any course materials relevant to the exam into the test-center room; o o Attempting to give or receive assistance, or otherwise communicate through any means with another person about the exam content during the exam administration; o Having a conversation with other participants in the test-center room during the exam. If I complete the exam in a shorter period of time than allotted (or I decide not to complete it), I should inform the exam proctor, turn in all scratch paper that I used, and quietly leave the exam room. I understand Accenture may perform statistical, forensic analysis on my exam attempt as part of Accenture’s effort to detect testin g irregularities. I acknowledge and agree that Accenture reserves the right to cancel any exam score if, in its sole opinion, there is reason to question its val idity on the basis of an y actual or potential Serious Exam Misconduct. I understand that I have the “duty to report” any behaviors I notice that are potential test security violations to the certexam.support mailbox ([email protected]).

I understand that Serious Exam Misconduct violates our core values, undermines the validity of the certification exam process, and damages the credentials of those who have successfully passed certification exams. I understand that Serious Exam Misconduct could also, in certain circumstances, seriously damage the relationship we have with our clients and others with whom we do business, and cou ld adversely affect Accenture’s reputation. Therefore, I acknowledge and agree that if I engage (or plan or attempt to engage) in any Serious Exam Misconduct, I will be subject to disciplinary investigation and disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment. I understand and acknowledge that any disciplinary matter is dealt with in accordance with any local country laws that set out the scope and procedure for investigating, and dealing with, such issues.

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ATA 2.0 ExamGuide Developer Case Study

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