Claude Certified Architect Professional study checklist (CCAR-P)
One self-check question for each of the 7 domains in the Claude Certified Architect Professional (CCAR-P) exam guide, with each domain's exam weight. If you cannot answer a question with confidence, open the linked study page.
When you can answer most of them, test yourself under time with the free Claude Certified Architect Professional practice exam: 20 questions with an explanation for every answer option, no sign-up needed. The CCAR-P exam guide covers format, scoring and registration.
The 7 exam domains
- Developer Productivity (7% of the exam)
Can you set teams up to build with Claude Code and the API efficiently and safely? - Evaluation, Testing and Optimization (16% of the exam)
Can you design evaluations that show a solution works and show where to optimize? - Governance, Safety and Risk (14% of the exam)
Can you identify the risks in a Claude deployment and put the right controls and oversight in place? - Integration (19% of the exam)
Can you choose how Claude connects to enterprise systems, data and identity, and justify the trade-offs? - Models, Prompting and Context (13% of the exam)
Can you choose a model, prompting approach and context strategy for an enterprise use case? - Solution Design and Architecture (17% of the exam)
Can you turn business requirements into a Claude solution design with the right patterns and components? - Stakeholder Communication and Lifecycle (14% of the exam)
Can you explain trade-offs to stakeholders and take a solution from pilot to production?