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Ladies Be Architects

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Ladies Be Architects is a volunteer group, with a goal of building confidence for all aspiring Salesforce architects, while amplifying and highlighting women's voices in technical architecture - a career with a large gender imbalance. We are an inclusive group, and encourage the participation of individuals of any and all gender identities.

CTA Mock Review Board: Universal Digital

  • Writer: Gemma Blezard
    Gemma Blezard
  • Aug 5, 2018
  • 1 min read

With Vedran


Here is the first recording of Lynette’s Ladies Be Architects mock review board session. Congratulations to Vedran for taking on the task of being the first presenter for Lynette’s cohort. In addition to the rest of the group being judges, we had a CTA, Ivan Almeida on the judging panel!

Some great feedback and learnings from this experience. Thank you to everybody involved:

  • Daniel Gonzalez

  • Mike Egar

  • Caroline Jing

  • Vedran Pavlic Crest

  • Ivan Almeida

  • Lynette Lim



CTA Mock Review Boards Kick-off

  • Writer: Gemma Blezard
    Gemma Blezard
  • Jul 22, 2018
  • 1 min read

This week we kicked off our first of three cohorts running through their mock review board programmes. The objective is to get everyone ready for the review board by practicing and judging together.


If you’d like to see what we’re up to – please check out the video below!


Preparing for the Review Board

  • Writer: Gemma Blezard
    Gemma Blezard
  • Jun 5, 2018
  • 2 min read

If you’re thinking about going for the Certified Technical Architect review board, it’s easy to think it’s just another exam. It isn’t. It’s a journey of self development – highly challenging and needing a lot of practice. Charly and I have been going through this process for several months and have found that having a mentor and practicing through regular mock exams have been incredibly helpful. Add this to the new CTA-601 workshops that Salesforce runs and you have a great way to prepare.


What makes the CTA review board so effective is the growth you experience whilst preparing for it. If you are lucky enough to find a mentor who is either a CTA or a highly experienced technical architect at your workplace, tap them up!


For those who aren’t so fortunate in that regard, we have a couple of suggestions that can help you.


Flow Republic


Our friends at Flow Republic offer a fully structured coaching programme and have a 100% success rate for CTA, by providing a coach, mock exams, readiness checks and dress rehearsals. Well worth considering!


Journey to CTA


Charly and I put our heads together to come up with an “ideal” route that your Journey to CTA could follow:


Complete your architect certifications (even the optional ones). This will make you eligible for the review board, since you will have your….

  1. …Domain Architect certs

  2. Log a case with Salesforce Certification (click Guided Help and complete the form to register your interest in the review board)

  3. You will be contacted by Salesforce for a chat about your plan to ramp up.

  4. In the meantime, check out the exam guide

  5. Sign up for a CTA Coaching course with Flow Republic and go through all the motions (100% pass rate!)….and/or attend Salesforce’s CTA-601 architect workshops

  6. Check in on your progress with Salesforce

  7. Join a Ladies Be Architects Mock Review Board study group

  8. Contact Salesforce to agree a target date for the review board

  9. Register your interest for our CTA Mentorship Match-Up (COMING SOON!)

  10. We’ll match you up for 3 months’ mentoring with a CTA to help you practise and to prepare you for the big day

  11. Good luck for your first attempt at the Review Board!

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