Salesforce Administrator - 4 Week Study Plan Checklist
Week 1: Org Setup, User Management & Security Basics
[ ] Read the official Salesforce Administrator Exam Guide
[ ] Create a free Salesforce Developer Org (if you haven't already)
[ ] Understand Company Settings, User Licenses, and User Setup
[ ] Study Profiles, Permission Sets, and Login Access Policies
[ ] Learn about OWD, Roles, and Sharing Rules
[ ] Practice setting up users with different access levels
[ ] Complete Trailhead Modules: User Management, Data Security
Week 2: Standard/Custom Objects, Data Modeling & Automation
[ ] Understand standard and custom object setup
[ ] Create custom fields, record types, and page layouts
[ ] Learn about validation rules, formulas, and roll-up summaries
[ ] Practice building Flows and Process Builder automation
[ ] Set up approval processes in your Developer Org
[ ] Complete Trailhead Modules: Data Modeling, Business Logic, Flow Basics
Week 3: Sales, Service & App Customization
[ ] Learn Lead, Account, Contact, Opportunity, and Case objects
[ ] Understand sales productivity tools: Path, Kanban, Activity Timeline
[ ] Customize Lightning Apps and Record Pages
[ ] Understand Service Console and Case automation basics
[ ] Install and test an AppExchange solution
[ ] Complete Trailhead Modules: Sales Cloud, Service Cloud Basics
Week 4: Reports, Dashboards, Data Management & Review
[ ] Build tabular, summary, and matrix reports
[ ] Create dashboards with filters and components
[ ] Learn about data import, export, and data quality tools (e.g., Data Loader)
[ ] Skim Change Sets, Sandboxes, and deployment basics
[ ] Take 2-3 practice exams (e.g., Focus on Force or Trailhead Practice Test)
[ ] Review incorrect answers and revisit weak areas