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Read MoreI have been in SAP consulting since last 8+ years and from SRM now to Ariba seemed like a natural progression.And I have worked on Ariba projects back in time when it was not an SAP company and now again when it an SAP company and is greatly pitched by SAP to its clients so may be of an interest to all those working in the P2P area so I would like to tell them about SAP Ariba certification..
I would like to share my experience of preparation for the SAP Ariba certification so others who are looking to do the same can benefit. In all, the content which was provided gives you a fair idea of what the Ariba software does and how you can leverage and use it for your customers. I have alongside worked on Integration and implementation of Ariba solution to the existing SAP systems and that also helped me a lot and is recommended if you would want to maximize your learning but is not mandatory as the documents provide you a good enough understanding to clear the exam. Below are some of the links I found useful.
Learning map
https://jam2.sapjam.com/groups/dLvyXq1ypSRweyUomAdX4Q/overview_page/h5xEDkk21GFwbdJH4znxjE
Certification details and Cost :
Ensure you download the practice exam PDF from the link above. The exam covers the basics of
There are 3 main books 510 , 520 and 530 which are available as handbooks as well as E-Books in learning hub. However, the books just constitute around less than 24% of the course. Hence it is important that the entire learning room map be carefully read to cover the entire syllabus
Its always good to be certified but sometimes you do not quite understand the actual benefit of the tool and product that you are going to study. In order to gain a good understanding of the certification, it will be helpful if you have worked on an Ariba implementation/ Support project which will make more sense to you when you browse through the material. However, most of the people who give the certification are hoping to get some opportunity after they are able to clear the exam. So the best value of getting certified is when you have actually managed to be in a project or if a certification can land you a job in doing Ariba implementation or as a pre-sales consultant.
Current certification in P2p though will give you a basic know-how is not essentially a deep dive of how a system admin will manage the system. Being a cloud product, it surely limits the ability to allow for customization and development when I compare it to its complementary product SAP SRM. As mentioned in the SAP page it says This certificate proves that the candidate has an overall understanding within the SAP Ariba Procurement application consultant profile and can implement this knowledge practically in projects under the guidance of an experienced consultant. It is recommended as an entry-level qualification to allow consultants to get acquainted with the fundamentals of Ariba Procure-2-Pay.
Difficulty: On a scale of 1to 10 I would rate this certification as being 6 /10 (even though I cleared it in the 2nd attempt) as it’s not a difficult exam and consists of basic concepts that you come across in a P2P scenario. If you miss out some of the facts and figures from the documents in the learning room you will be surprised as a lot of actual numbers and basic questions are picked from that section.
In general for any certification, I read recommended books from the learning hub which was all 3 Books 510,520 and 530. The first time you may find it an information overload but just continue with it.Once you complete all 3 books the first time then it will be a lot more quickly to the same thing the 2nd time and you’ll realize a lot of the topics also get repeated in many of these books. By now ensure you have condensed form of notes which you can refer to in case you need to revise the content again.Now, Start reading the learning map documents. Read all the content once from the learning room and make notes of important thing you need to remember.
Each of the book 510, 520 and 530 can be completed within a 1-2 weeks time as it should not take more than 20 hours to go through all these books in the first attempt. Then coming to the learning room contents where it took me approx. 35 hours or so to complete all the content from the learning room. My notes from the learning room document is as below which might be useful. So, in total it took me 3-4 weeks to complete the certification study guides and then I booked an online proctor using the certification hub and was able to clear my exam in the 2nd Attempt. (In the first one I ignored all the learning content room thinking its too generic to be asked). Online examination was a fun thing to do and yes absolutely hassle free. Then you can download the credentials and a logo as nice as shown in my picture after you cleared the exam. Learning Map course details
End of Section Ariba software knowledge. Remember this section along with the 3 books constitute 12%of the course so you would not want to waste a lot of time on this.
I hope this was found useful for those looking for help in clearing Ariba exam. For more information and services:https://peritossolutions.com/services/sap-consulting-services/
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