Exam AD0-E408

Certification journey for Adobe Target Business Practitioner Professional

Learn how to become a certified Adobe Business Practitioner Professional.

Minimum experience

You should have:

  • 0-12 months experience with optimization platforms, including Adobe Target
  • Supervised hands-on experience with Adobe Target
  • 0-12 months experience leading/contributing to optimization programs
  • Ability to identify basic Target/Adobe Marketing Cloud administrative tasks (preferences, user roles and permissions, settings)
  • A basic knowledge of the three-step workflow (experiences, targeting, and goals and settings, including all reporting sources)
  • The ability to read and understand Activity reporting results
NOTE

Your certification is valid for two years from when you pass. We recommend taking the newer version when possible, because it covers newer product capabilities.

Intended audience:

  • Optimization
  • Personalization
  • Analytics
  • Digital and product marketing

Exam details:

  • Level: Professional (0-12 months’ experience)
  • Passing Score: 31/50
  • Time: 100 mins
  • Delivery: Online proctored (requires camera access)
  • Available languages: English
  • Cost: $125 (global) / $95 (India)
  • Exam ID: AD0-E408

Exam objectives and scope

Section 1: Planning and strategy (26%)

  • Identify business KPIs
  • Given a scenario of business KPIs and data analysis, identify opportunities for optimization
  • Describe how variables impact an activity
  • Construct test hypotheses based on a given scenario
  • Identify hypotheses elements
  • Describe KPI-based primary and secondary success metrics
  • Given a scenario, assess audience requirements
  • Describe appropriate analytics reporting sources (i.e., Target or Adobe Analytics)

Section 2: Configuring, executing and managing (50%)

  • Explain the use of Form-Based Experience Composer vs. the Visual Experience Composer
  • Describe procedures to create an experience using VEC
  • Describe procedures to create an experience using Form-Based Composer
  • Describe procedures to manage experiences within an experience composer
  • Describe the workflow that applies to creating Target Activities
  • Given a scenario, apply procedures to create an A/B test activity
  • Given a scenario, apply procedures to create an XT activity
  • Given a scenario, apply procedures to create an MVT activity
  • Identify how AP is used for solutions
  • Identify when to use the Recommendation activity
  • Describe procedures to create an Audience in Target
  • Describe procedures to set Goals and Settings
  • Describe procedures to conduct Activity QA
  • Describe procedures to manage Activities and Audiences within Target

Section 3: Analyzing and reporting (16%)

  • Describe settings to help set the elements that appear in a report
  • Describe the difference in Adobe Target Sample Size Calculator settings between planning and validating
  • Describe common problems associated with A/B testing
  • Identify how Automated Personalization Summary reports differ from other reports
  • Describe the features of Experience Performance reports (MVT)
  • Describe best practices that should be followed in A/B testing execution

Section 4: Troubleshooting (8%)

  • Given a scenario, identify activity qualification issues

  • Identify the features of browser debugging tools (including Experience Cloud Debugger)

  • Identify metrics and reporting

You are not required to complete training before taking the exam, and training alone will not provide you with the knowledge and skills required to pass the exam. A combination of training and successful, on-the-job experience are critical to providing you with the repository needed to pass the exam.

Here are some suggested resources to help you prepare:

Sample questions

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Section 1: Planning and strategy

Section 2: Configuring, executing and managing

Section 3: Analyzing and reporting

Section 4: Troubleshooting

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Take the certification exam

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Exam number: AD0-E408

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