Surendra Sharma

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Monday, July 14, 2025

Sitecore Personalize Training

 

Sitecore Personalize Training completion certificate

I’m glad to share that I have recently completed the Sitecore Personalize Instructor-Led Training (ILT)—an engaging and practical learning program focused on helping teams deliver optimized, personalized customer experiences using Sitecore’s Personalize solution.


💡 About the Course

The Sitecore Personalize ILT is designed specifically for developers and business analysts who want to build the skills needed to create, test, and refine dynamic experiences across channels. This course goes beyond theory to demonstrate exactly how personalization can be operationalized and measured.


Duration

The training consists of 4 hours of live instruction, interactive demonstrations, and guided exercises.


🛠️ Prerequisites

To get the most value from the course, it is recommended that participants have experience with:

  • HTML, CSS libraries, and JavaScript
  • Any modern front-end framework (e.g., React, Angular)
  • Prior completion of the Sitecore Personalize e-Learning
  • If planning to complete the Sitecore CDP ILT, doing so before this course is also recommended

These foundations help ensure a smooth learning experience with the hands-on components.


📚 Course Modules Covered

The course covered a well-structured set of modules to build familiarity and confidence with the platform:

  • Defining Experiences
    Understanding how experiences are structured in Sitecore Personalize.
  • Templates
    Leveraging pre-built and custom templates to accelerate experience creation.
  • Web Experiences
    Creating and managing web-based personalization campaigns.
  • Full Stack Interactive Experiences
    Building experiences that combine server-side and client-side personalization.
  • Full Stack Triggered Experiences
    Configuring triggered interactions that respond to customer behavior in real time.
  • Apply Experiments & A/B Tests
    Setting up experiments, defining test variants, and managing traffic allocation.
  • Traffic Allocation
    Strategies for splitting audience traffic across experiences and experiments.
  • Evaluate Real-Time Audiences and Segments
    Working with real-time and batch segments to target the right customers.
  • Create Realtime Audience
    Building audiences dynamically as users engage.
  • Evaluate Decisioning
    Understanding the Sitecore decisioning engine to power dynamic personalization.
  • Decision Model Overview
    Learning how to model decision logic and apply business rules.
  • Apply Offers in Decision Model
    Using offers in decision models to optimize conversions and engagement.

🌟 Why This Training Matters

Personalization is no longer optional—it’s essential for any brand that wants to build lasting customer relationships. This course provided actionable knowledge on:

  • Defining and delivering personalized experiences at scale
  • Experimenting and optimizing based on data
  • Combining real-time insights with decisioning for impactful campaigns

With these capabilities, teams can create highly relevant interactions that drive engagement and conversions.


🙌 Next Steps

Having completed the Sitecore Personalize ILT, I am excited to put these skills into practice—designing data-driven personalization strategies and helping organizations maximize the value of their Sitecore investments.

If you’re exploring Sitecore Personalize or have experiences to share about your journey with the platform, I’d be glad to connect and exchange ideas!


 

Sitecore CDP Training

Sitecore CDP Training completion certificate

I’m excited to share that I’ve recently completed the Sitecore CDP (Customer Data Platform) Instructor-Led Training (ILT)—an intensive, hands-on learning experience designed to equip developers and business analysts with practical skills in leveraging Sitecore’s powerful CDP capabilities.


💡 About the Course

The Sitecore CDP ILT is a focused training program that goes beyond theory and dives deep into the platform’s architecture, data model, APIs, and best practices. Whether you’re working on implementation, integration, or optimization of customer data strategies, this training provides a solid foundation to help you succeed.


Duration

The course spans 4 hours of interactive instruction, live demonstrations, and Q&A with Sitecore experts.


🛠️ Prerequisites

To get the most out of this course, it is recommended that participants have experience with:

  • HTML, CSS libraries, and JavaScript
  • Familiarity with APIs and Postman
  • Prior completion of the Sitecore CDP eLearning modules

These prerequisites ensure that attendees can follow the technical exercises and engage meaningfully with the platform.


📚 Course Modules Covered

The training was structured into comprehensive modules, including:

  • Explore Sitecore Customer Data Platform
    Understanding the core purpose and capabilities of Sitecore CDP.
  • Architecture Overview
    A look into how the platform components interact to deliver customer experiences.
  • Guest Profile & Data Model 2.1
    Deep dive into how guest profiles are structured and how data is stored.
  • Analytics, Dashboard, and Data Lake Export
    Learning to leverage built-in analytics and export insights for further analysis.
  • Ingest Real-Time Behavioral Data
    Techniques for capturing user interactions in real-time.
  • Web Tagging with JavaScript Library
    Implementing tags to track behavioral data on websites.
  • BrowserId vs GuestRef
    Understanding identity resolution and tracking mechanisms.
  • Server-Side Stream Events
    Setting up server-side event streams for consistent data ingestion.
  • Discover Interactive API & Data Extensions
    Using APIs to enrich and manipulate data in the platform.
  • CRUD using REST API
    Creating, reading, updating, and deleting records programmatically.
  • Apply Batch Data Ingestion
    Steps and best practices to import data in bulk.
  • Export Segments with Audience Sync
    Configuring real-time and batch segments and exporting them to other platforms.
  • Realtime Audience vs Batch Segments
    Strategies for segmenting audiences based on real-time and historical data.

🌟 Why This Training Matters

Customer data is at the heart of delivering personalized digital experiences. This training not only clarified how Sitecore CDP works under the hood, but also provided practical approaches to:

  • Implement behavioral tracking
  • Integrate APIs effectively
  • Activate customer segments across channels

If you’re working on personalization, customer journey orchestration, or advanced analytics with Sitecore, I’d highly recommend this course.


🙌 Next Steps

With this training complete, I’m looking forward to applying these learnings in real-world projects to help organizations make the most of their customer data.

If you’re interested in learning more about Sitecore CDP or exchanging ideas on implementation best practices, feel free to connect!

Friday, June 27, 2025

Introducing the Sitecore Personalize Mindmap

As a Sitecore enthusiast, I'm happy to share with you a project I've been working on - a comprehensive Sitecore Personalize Mindmap! 🤩

This mindmap is designed to help marketers, developers, and Sitecore professionals navigate the vast possibilities of personalization within the Sitecore ecosystem. Whether you're looking to enhance customer experiences, boost engagement, or drive conversions, this mindmap is your go-to resource.

What is Sitecore Personalize?

Sitecore Personalize is a powerful tool that enables you to create personalized experiences for your customers across multiple channels. By leveraging data, analytics, and machine learning, you can deliver tailored content, offers, and experiences that resonate with your audience

The Mindmap

Sitecore Personalize Mindmap


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