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December 11, 2017

Marketo Certified Solutions Architect (MCSA)

  • December 11, 2017
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Hi All,

I’ve recently attended a Marketo Certified Solutions Architect (MCSA) workshop and wanted to give you an overview of the certification and a couple of tips, which I hope you find useful!

Currently there are less that 150 people that possess this certification, so if you really want to distinguish yourself as a Marketo Consultant it’s an extremely useful certification to have.

In order for you to be able to present yourself for the MCSA certification there are a number of requisites:

  • You need to be a Marketo Partner
  • You need to have a currently valid MCE certification

You will require to have a Marketo Lead Management (MLM) badge AND (at least) 2 of of the below items:

  • Marketo Lead Management
  • Center of Excellence
  • Analytics
  • Web Personalization
  • ABM • Administration
  • Integration – Native and/or Custom
  • Mobile
  • Digital Ads
  • Migration
  • Advanced Creative

The presentation should show real-case client projects you led, showcasing why and how you implemented the required solutions, the results and the success of the overall project. You can present different case studies per area, however they need to be real client cases and they cannot be based on projects you undertook for your own company.

You will be assessed based on the below areas:

  • 50% - Knowledge
  • 15% - Writing ability
  • 15% - Speaking ability
  • 10% - Strategy, design and success
  • 10% - Professionalism

You can present in the below ways:

  • Co-working with MKTO on a project
  • On-site visit to MKTO
  • Virtual presentation

I have to say the workshop is extremely useful. It’s interactive, hands-on real case studies, very advanced and detailed. It will prepare you to become a technically and strategically well-prepared Marketo Consultant.

If you have any questions please let me know.

Thanks!

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25 replies

Adobe Employee
February 21, 2019

Please look at the details of the certification requirements linked on this page: Marketo MCSA Certification Requirements   These badges are expertise badges where you need to present a case study to a Marketo board showing you have successfully implemented.

Adobe Employee
February 21, 2019

Yes you need to have an MCE to attend our workshop as we expect a minimal level of experience in Marketo.  Also, the MCE is required to keep your MCSA current after you have "passed" the certification. 

Harish_Gupta6
Level 6
February 22, 2019

Thanks Patricia. This is really helpful.

Harish Gupta
Level 3
February 22, 2019

Thanks Patricia! I have scheduled to do the MCE test after the MCSA Workshop, so should I not attend the MCSA Workshop?

Thanks

Adobe Employee
February 22, 2019

@Natascia Almeida - we will reach out to you directly to see what we can do for you.