About this Salesforce Certified Platform Strategy Designer study guide
This page is your Salesforce Certified Platform Strategy Designer study guide. The certification validates skills that employers look for in Salesforce roles—whether you're an administrator, consultant, developer, or architect. It is designed for designers and UX professionals who want to prove their knowledge with an industry-recognized credential.
Here you'll find section-wise exam weightage so you know exactly which topics carry the most questions, exam tips and prerequisites, a focused study plan, and sample practice questions with detailed explanations. All content on this page is original and unique—written specifically for this certification to help with both your preparation and search engine indexing. Use this page to align your study with the official outline and to gauge when you're ready to sit the exam. Many candidates use section weightage to prioritize high-value topics and practice questions to build exam-day confidence.
Passing this certification can support career progression, higher earning potential, and recognition in the Salesforce ecosystem. Salesforce exams are updated periodically, so we keep our materials aligned with current objectives.
Last reviewed: January 2025. Salesforce exam outlines may change; always check the official exam guide on Trailhead before booking.
Release compatible: Winter '26 — Study materials and objectives are aligned with the Winter '26 release (compared to Summer '25).
What's new in Winter '26:
- Agentforce and AI: New Agentforce for Service (IT Service), Agentic Commerce, and Agentforce Grid for low-code AI workflows—expect more AI-related objectives on Admin and Consultant exams.
- Data Cloud: Clean Rooms for privacy-safe data collaboration and zero-copy analytics; Data Cloud objectives may include new collaboration and governance topics.
- Automation & Platform: Enhanced automation capabilities and platform updates; Flow, Process Builder, and integration topics remain core—check the official outline for weightage changes.
- Tableau & Analytics: Tableau Next Concierge in Slack and conversational analytics; Tableau certs may reference new Slack and natural-language features.
- Security & Access: Continued focus on identity, access management, and secure data handling; relevant for Administrator and Architect tracks.
Salesforce Certified Platform Strategy Designer Study Guide
Certified Platform Strategy Designers have expertise using design methods to create compelling experience strategies that drive business outcomes using the Salesforce Platform.
Exam Weightage by Section
Exam Topics
Exam Tips
- 1Strategy and Discovery + Solution Design are 65%—know strategy design and discovery methods.
- 2Understand strategy and discovery: discovery methods, stakeholder engagement, and requirements gathering.
- 3Know solution design: experience strategy, solution design, and delivery.
- 4Be ready for "how would you design X?" questions.
Prerequisites
- •Strategy and design experience
- •Salesforce knowledge
Focus Areas
- •Strategy and Discovery
- •Solution Design
- •Stakeholder and Delivery
Study Strategy
Practice strategy design. Use discovery methods, design solutions, and engage stakeholders. Align with the exam outline.
Sample Practice Questions
Test your knowledge with these sample questions.
What is the primary focus of a Platform Strategy Designer?
Which design discipline do Strategy Designers typically use?
What does 'experience strategy' mean in this context?
Which Salesforce capability do Strategy Designers often align with?
What outcome should a Strategy Designer drive?
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- What is covered on the Salesforce Certified Platform Strategy Designer exam?
- This page shows the section-wise exam weightage so you know exactly which topics carry the most weight. Use the exam topics and practice questions above to align your study with the official outline.
- What does a Strategy Designer do?
- Strategy Designers use design methods to create experience strategies on the Salesforce platform, focusing on discovery, solution design, and stakeholder engagement.
- What experience do I need for Strategy Designer?
- You need design and strategy experience, understanding of design thinking, and knowledge of Salesforce platform capabilities. Technical implementation knowledge is helpful but not required.
- How do I prepare for the Salesforce Certified Platform Strategy Designer certification?
- Use the exam tips, prerequisites, and study strategy on this page. Focus first on the highest-weighted sections, then take the sample practice questions. Schedule the exam when you consistently score well on practice tests.
- Where can I find the official exam outline for Salesforce Certified Platform Strategy Designer?
- Salesforce publishes exam guides and outlines on Trailhead (trailhead.salesforce.com). This page's section weightage and topics are aligned with those outlines to help you prepare.