Development and Lifecycle designer

How I studied?

• Went through the ebook and all its recommended activities.
• Followed flash cards and quizlets.
• Played around in an org any complex scenarios. Eg. Migration tool examples.
• Few questions around Centre of Excellence and Governance, so I'd recommend the trail head modules listed in the useful links section. 

What kind of questions to expect?

• Centre of Excellence - Members and their responsibilities
• Governance - Design / Documentation
• Sandbox types and their usages - when to use full copy / partial copy / dev
• Meta-data types and usage in change sets/ migration tool. Eg. External objects - in which category this is available in change sets / package.xml
• Meta-data api / ant migration tool / Force.com IDE / change sets - when to use, what are the key benefits
• What are the risks using same sandbox for development and test
• Data migration from non-SF system to SF - what are the risks

Useful links:

• https://trailhead.salesforce.com/en/modules/alm_deployment/units/alm_intro
• https://trailhead.salesforce.com/alm_deployment/alm_deploy
• https://trailhead.salesforce.com/en/modules/app_deployment/units/app_deployment_governance