Azure · AZ-305 · Intensive pace

Intensive 6-week Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert Study Plan (AZ-305)

A Intensive 6-week study plan for Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305) covers roughly 120 hours at ~20 hours per week across the published 4 exam domains. This pace is demanding for AZ-305 — 20+ hours per week is effectively a part-time job on top of your day-to-day work. Best when your exam is locked in and you can clear evenings and weekends.

Timeline
6 weeks
Hours per week
~20
Total hours
~120
Plan setup
ExamSun, Jun 28, 2026· Week 66 weeks · ~20h/week

6-week AZ-305 activity tracker

Visual preview of how exclam.ai distributes 6 weeks across the 4 AZ-305 domains, plus review and mock phases. Adjust the start date and review week to match your exam timeline.

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Week-by-week module breakdown

A 6-week AZ-305 plan walks the 4 domains in syllabus order. Heavier domains get more time; lighter ones may pair with adjacent material on intensive paces. Review and mock phases follow the coverage modules.

Module 1 of 3
Week 1

Design identity, governance, and monitoring solutions + Design data storage solutions

Cover Design identity, governance, and monitoring solutions (25-30%), Design data storage solutions (20-25%) in this week — paired because their individual weights are light or the intensive pace requires combining adjacent syllabus sections. Read each objective, flashcard the key formulas, and run one quiz across the group before moving on.

Module 2 of 3
Week 2
Exam weight 15-20%

Design business continuity solutions

Cover Design business continuity solutions end-to-end. Build flashcards covering every learning objective and quiz yourself before moving to the next module.

Module 3 of 3
Week 3
Exam weight 30-35%

Design infrastructure solutions

Cover Design infrastructure solutions end-to-end. Build flashcards covering every learning objective and quiz yourself before moving to the next module.

Phase: Review
Weeks 4–5

Review

Weak-topic drilling. exclam.ai surfaces topics where you underperformed during coverage and re-quizzes them. Daily FSRS flashcard reps across all 4 topics to prevent decay. Start doing timed question batches focused on the heaviest-weight sections.

Phase: Mocks
Week 6

Mocks

Full-length AZ-305 practice exams under timed conditions. Target one mock every 3–5 days. Same-day error review: for every question you miss, re-derive the solution from scratch. Taper in the final 3 days — light flashcards only.

What this plan covers

Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert has 4 domains. This plan allocates time across all of them, weighted by the published exam weights from the AZ-305 exam guide.

Design identity, governance, and monitoring solutions
25-30%
Design data storage solutions
20-25%
Design business continuity solutions
15-20%
Design infrastructure solutions
30-35%

Source: official AZ-305 exam guide published by Microsoft Azure.

Is a 6-week plan right for you?

This plan works if…

  • You can commit 20+ hours most weeks for 6 weeks straight
  • You already have hands-on Microsoft experience
  • You are a fast reader and have a strong technical background
  • Your exam is locked in and you cannot add more weeks

Consider a different plan if…

  • ×You cannot realistically commit to this weekly load
  • ×You are new to Microsoft with no prior cloud experience
  • ×You have significant work or family commitments
  • ×You want meaningful hands-on lab and practice-exam time

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