Exam coverage map · certsloth

The Expert credential also requires a qualifying prerequisite certification. Azure Administrator Associate is a current route; check Microsoft’s credential page for the applicable prerequisite rules.

Published objectives

Objective	Revision topic
Process/flow · Traceability, feedback, work tracking and metrics	01 Git, Work Tracking and Feedback
Process/collaboration · Documentation, webhooks and collaboration integrations	01 Git, Work Tracking and Feedback
Source/branches · Branching and pull-request policies	01 Git, Work Tracking and Feedback
Source/repositories · Permissions, large files, recovery and history	01 Git, Work Tracking and Feedback
Pipeline/packages · Feeds, dependency versions and artifacts	02 YAML Pipelines, Packages and Test Gates
Pipeline/testing · Test strategy, quality gates and results	02 YAML Pipelines, Packages and Test Gates
Pipeline/design · YAML, agents, triggers, templates and approvals	02 YAML Pipelines, Packages and Test Gates
Pipeline/releases · Progressive delivery, feature flags, database changes and hotfixes	03 Progressive Delivery and Database Changes
Pipeline/IaC · Declarative configuration and environment deployment	05 ARM Templates and Bicep
Pipeline/maintenance · Health, cost, concurrency and retention	02 YAML Pipelines, Packages and Test Gates, 06 Azure Monitor, Logs and Alerts
Security/identity · Service connections, identities and access	04 Pipeline Identity and Supply-Chain Security
Security/secrets · Secretless federation, Key Vault and sensitive files	04 Pipeline Identity and Supply-Chain Security
Security/scanning · Dependency, code, image, secret and licence scanning	04 Pipeline Identity and Supply-Chain Security
Instrumentation · Telemetry, traces, alerts, metrics and KQL	06 Azure Monitor, Logs and Alerts