Ultimate DAC Study Plan 2023

Attend the DAC workshop attentively with no compromise on any topic.

Understand the Sequence of the Workshop Lessons.

Always understand and read the content. wearing the hat of an Agile Coach

Know the topics, definitions and terms in each lesson very well.

(1). Key topics: The DA mindset, Working with your existing governance/PMO team, Identifying challenges and competencies, Determining improvement opportunities, Working with the improvement backlog, Creating a coaching playbook, Implementing guided continuous improvement (GCI), Visualizing and removing impediments, Determining the root cause of issues, Supporting diversity in the workplace, Guiding teams through the change process, Overcoming barriers to decision making, Working with external teams – GCI across disparate teams, Helping your organization develop needed capacity.

(2). Sequence of activities in prep planning and use of Pre Planning

Make your own precise notes-using R1- R6 (5-6 pages).Refer to the notes often to allow the content summary to sit in mind (This shall help to revise the content at the end)

Read the DAC Study roadmap in detail.

Attend all coaching sessions arranged by your instructor after training

Familiarize yourself with the workshop activities (3 and Miro Board Links).

A deep Study of the Big Bank Case Study.( Stress on each concept)

Make your own notes on the Big Bank case study ( e.g. about Big Bank, mergers, Benefits of Merger , Impact on Mergers , Leadership changes – Two Agile Adaptations ; What happened in each of the Adaptations ? Why both failed ? Where were these two adaptations targeted ? Why DAC s needed ? what are the expectations ? What will you do as a DAC — Think about different scenarios)

Try the 1st Practice exam confident with the content and notes.

• Find Gaps and Rework the weakness. Fine-tune your notes.
• Revise only those questions which were not answered correctly.
• After some time, again attempt Practice Exam 1 and should get a high score(Score > 90 %).

Try Practice exam 2, and follow above steps

Try Practice exam 3, and follow above steps

Now you are ready for DAC exam

Best Practice 1: Completed each practice test in 120 minutes, without any breaks.

Best Practice 2: Once the Practice Exam score is consistent , schedule the exam. Don’t allow much gap between the study and exam

Plan for the DAC Exam over the weekend in case your weekdays are busy

Ensure undivided attention (absolute silence, avoiding phone calls, and distractions from elsewhere)

Distribution of questions (Scenario Based: 36 Qs, Case study:24 Qs)

Non-proctored exam — Can use resources (R1- R6).

Patterns of Question:

Majority of questions are scenario based.

Multiple choice answers are also present

Case Study-based Qs — All situational and lengthy.

Prepare to face the question with an open Mind from DAC perspective. The expectation is to test your coaching skills. e.g. As a DAC what will you do? Option 1 or 2? . Both might be correct in some situation but what is applicable in the current situation.

Avoid navigating back and forth to save time.

Mark no more than 5-6 questions for later review during the exam (Choose the answers even if you have marked them for later review).

Try to complete the first 36 questions a little faster (60 mins) to save more time for Case study-based questions (60 mins). Don’t panic in
case you miss the suggested time box

Case Study Questions tips and tricks

Screen splits into two halves during CS-based questions.

Scenario-based and more lengthy in nature.

Pattern: What happened? Why did transformation fail? What will you do as DAC

Avoid reading the Case Study during the exam. Be well prepared before the exam.

CAUTION :

Never underestimate the question complexity . Majority shall not be straightforward to answer
Remain focused and confident to reply.