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Configuration Engineering - foundational training – 8 weeks; total time investment ~ 80 hours. (the updated version of the learning path will be published by 12th of February)
Objective: This intensive 8-week technical training program will equip aspiring configuration engineers with foundational skills. Participants will undergo a comprehensive curriculum led by experienced instructors, combining Instructor-Led Training (ILT) sessions and self-study components.
After foundational training, shadowing and mentoring should occur for ~ 4-6 months depending on the candidate background. This activity is charged hourly and involves the Pricefx/partner implementation team.
Ideally, the candidate starts at the beginning of the month to get into the instructor-led class on time.
What background is expected for this role:
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· The candidate will be able to maintain implemented solutions, troubleshoot and make changes to the existing logic and data tables, and implement new requirements within existing customer-specific Pricefx functionality.
Key Components:
Instructor-Led Training (ILT) Sessions:
Weekly 1-3 ILT sessions led by technical trainers to confirm the understanding of the key concepts and let the participants present their working results.
Each session lasts around 90 minutes.
Self-Study:
Students are expected to dedicate additional time to self-study each week to do the practical exercises and deepen their skills in particular topics each week.
Exit Points:
Every two weeks, there are exit points for students failing the assignments and not attending the sessions.
Criteria for exit points include attendance in ILT sessions and completion of mandatory exercises.
Certification Exam:
Eligible students who attend ILT sessions and complete all exercises can take the certification exam on week 8.
Successful candidates receive certification.
Post-Certification Advancement:
Certified individuals progress to the advanced on-demand training series to further improve their knowledge.
The advanced series is
Program flow:
A detailed description of the steps and time investment can be found on the /wiki/spaces/GS/pages/4512448748
Post CertificationTraining Schedule:
Pre-requisites/Pre-assessment:
Duration: 1 week
Time Commitment: 5-12 hours
Technical Training Path:
Duration: 8 weeks
Time Commitment: ~80 hours
Advanced Training after Certification:
Begins 1 month after the training
Duration: 20-40 hours
Program flow:
Step 1: Interview with the trainer to determine a fit for the program. During the interview the candidate will need to demonstrate his knowledge in Java, Git and programming basics as well as B2 and higher level of English. There is a task
Step 2: Upon successful interview, trainer will register the candidate for the next entry point of the CE learning path that is spread over 8 weeks with 6-8 hours of weekly time investment.
Week 1 topics: Pricing & Pricefx Application Basics
Monday - Learning path introduction (live session)
Business and Admin self-study
Thursday - Q&A, sandbox project discussion (live session)
Week 2 topics: Pricefx Architecture, Tool stack, Data Model, Logic basics
Monday - Week topics introduction (live session)
Weeks' topics self-study
Wednesday - Week topics introduction (live session)
Friday - Q&A; test and first verification point
Week 3 topics: Price Setting, Live Price Grids, Sandbox practice
Monday - Week topics introduction (live session)
Weeks' topics self-study
Wednesday - Week topics introduction (live session)
Friday - Q&A & project presentation (live session)
Week 4 topics: Quotes, line items, logics and price records
Monday - Week topics introduction (live session)
Weeks' topics self-study
Wednesday - Q&A session, projects presentation (live session)
Friday - Q&A; test and the second verification point
Week 5 topics: Workflows, Analytics queries
Monday - Week topics introduction - Workflows (live session)
Weeks' topics self-study
Thursday - Analytics queries, project presentation (live session)
Week 6 topics: Dashboards, Master Processes (Calculated Field Sets, Data Loads, Calculation Flows)
Monday - Week topics introduction (live session)
Weeks' topics self-study
Wednesday - Dashboards, projects presentation (live session)
Friday - Q&A; test and the third verification point
Week 7 topics: Final project and recap
Monday - Final project introduction (live session)
Weeks' topics self-study
Thursday - Recap and exam prep (live session)
Week 8 topics: Certification exam
Certification exam based on the content covered in the previous 7 weeks.
Post certification:
Additional self-study materials from Advanced CE Learning Path will be available for all certified participants.
After foundation training is done: once the certification has been accomplished along with the shadowing, the candidate will also be provided with a deep dive into the existing solution to acquire the custom solution expertise.
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