How the full practice exams work (exam facts, blueprint, time plan, scoring sheet)
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Three full-length, timed mock exams for the Dynatrace Implementation Professional Certification. Each has the size and length of the real exam, follows the same blueprint and is equally difficult, so you can measure your progress from one to the next. All questions are original practice questions written from the official objectives and the Dynatrace documentation – they are not actual exam questions.
Start: Exam 1 · Exam 2 · Exam 3
The official exam
| Questions | 50 (verified) |
| Time | 120 minutes (verified) |
| Question types | multiple-choice and multi-select; scenario-based questions focused on implementation and deployment decisions (verified) |
| Labs | no practical or lab-based component (verified) |
| Delivery | online proctored (verified) |
| Platform | latest Dynatrace platform (verified) |
| Passing score | Not Verified (not published on the official exam page) |
| Objective weights | Not Verified (objectives published without weights) |
| Negative marking | Not Verified (not published) |
| Source | Dynatrace University exam page, checked 2026-10-28 |
How these practice exams work
- 50 questions, 120 minutes, timer starts when you begin; the attempt is submitted automatically when time runs out.
- 1 mark per question; multi-select: each correct pick earns its share, each wrong pick deducts the same share, a question never scores below 0 (Moodle multiple-choice scoring).
- Free; flag and revisit any question until you submit. Questions are fixed, grouped by objective.
- Practice benchmark: 70 % (35 of 50) – practice benchmark only, not an official passing score.
- Work closed-book, as in the proctored exam. After you submit, the review shows the correct answer, why every option is right or wrong, the objective and the Dynatrace documentation for each question.
Time plan (same in all three exams)
| Section | Questions | Number | Time | Focus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Section 1 | 1–10 | 10 | 22:00 | Solution design; platform architecture and deployment models |
| Section 2 | 11–24 | 14 | 31:20 | Deploying OneAgent and other ingest; OpenPipeline and ingest strategy |
| Section 3 | 25–39 | 15 | 32:40 | Cloud and hybrid; identity and access design; integrations |
| Section 4 | 40–50 | 11 | 24:00 | Security, governance and privacy; automation; rollout and adoption |
| Final review | flagged questions | – | 10:00 | Revisit flagged questions |
| Total | 1–50 | 50 | 120:00 |
Recommended time per question: Easy 1:20, Moderate 2:10, Difficult 2:50. The real exam has no per-question timer.
Blueprint – questions per objective
Estimated allocation (official weights not published).
| Official objective | Exam 1 | Exam 2 | Exam 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Dynatrace solutions that align with business and technical requirements | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Explain Dynatrace platform architecture and deployment models | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Deploy OneAgent and other data ingestion technologies | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Configure and optimize OpenPipeline and data ingestion strategies | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Implement observability solutions across cloud and hybrid environments | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Design identity, access, permission, and policy models | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Integrate Dynatrace with external platforms and data sources | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Apply security, governance, and privacy best practices | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Configure automation and workflow-based processes | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Develop rollout and adoption plans for enterprise implementations | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Equivalence check
| Criterion | Exam 1 | Exam 2 | Exam 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Questions / marks | 50 / 50 | 50 / 50 | 50 / 50 |
| Time | 120 min | 120 min | 120 min |
| Easy / Moderate / Difficult | 10 / 25 / 15 | 10 / 25 / 15 | 10 / 25 / 15 |
| Single answer / select two | 40 / 10 | 40 / 10 | 40 / 10 |
| Scenario questions | 38 (76 %) | 38 (76 %) | 38 (76 %) |
Your scoring sheet
After each attempt, note your marks per objective (the review lists the objective under every question). Below 70 % in an objective = revise it before the next exam.
| Objective | Questions | Exam 1 | Exam 2 | Exam 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design Dynatrace solutions that align with business and technical requirements | 5 | |||
| Explain Dynatrace platform architecture and deployment models | 5 | |||
| Deploy OneAgent and other data ingestion technologies | 7 | |||
| Configure and optimize OpenPipeline and data ingestion strategies | 7 | |||
| Implement observability solutions across cloud and hybrid environments | 6 | |||
| Design identity, access, permission, and policy models | 4 | |||
| Integrate Dynatrace with external platforms and data sources | 5 | |||
| Apply security, governance, and privacy best practices | 4 | |||
| Configure automation and workflow-based processes | 4 | |||
| Develop rollout and adoption plans for enterprise implementations | 3 | |||
| Total | 50 |
What to revise per objective
- Design Dynatrace solutions that align with business and technical requirements: platform/oneagent/monitoring-modes/monitoring-modes · analyze-explore-automate/service-level-objectives · ingest-from/dynatrace-oneagent/installation-and-operation/linux/installation/customize-oneagent-installation-on-linux
- Explain Dynatrace platform architecture and deployment models: manage/data-privacy-and-security/data-security/data-security-controls · platform/appengine · platform/automationengine
- Deploy OneAgent and other data ingestion technologies: ingest-from/setup-on-k8s/how-it-works/application-monitoring · ingest-from/dynatrace-oneagent/installation-and-operation/linux/installation/customize-oneagent-installation-on-linux · ingest-from/dynatrace-oneagent/oneagent-configuration-via-command-line-interface
- Configure and optimize OpenPipeline and data ingestion strategies: platform/openpipeline/concepts/processing · platform/openpipeline/concepts/data-flow · platform/openpipeline/concepts/extraction/metric-extraction
- Implement observability solutions across cloud and hybrid environments: ingest-from/microsoft-azure-services/azure-onboarding · ingest-from/microsoft-azure-services/create-an-azure-connection · ingest-from/microsoft-azure-services/integrations/azure-appservice/integrate-oneagent-on-azure-app-service
- Design identity, access, permission, and policy models: platform/grail/organize-data/assign-permissions-in-grail · manage/identity-access-management/use-cases/access-enterprises-iam · manage/identity-access-management/permission-management/manage-user-permissions-policies/iam-policy-boundaries
- Integrate Dynatrace with external platforms and data sources: ingest-from/extensions/concepts · manage/identity-access-management/user-and-group-management/access-service-users · ingest-from/extensions
- Apply security, governance, and privacy best practices: manage/data-privacy-and-security/data-privacy/levels-of-data-protection · manage/data-privacy-and-security/configuration/audit-logs-grail · manage/data-privacy-and-security/configuration/audit-logs-overview
- Configure automation and workflow-based processes: analyze-explore-automate/workflows/build · analyze-explore-automate/workflows/default-workflow-actions/dql-query-workflow-action · analyze-explore-automate/workflows/build/trigger/event-trigger
- Develop rollout and adoption plans for enterprise implementations: license/proof-of-concept · manage/tags/tags-cost-allocation · manage-your-costs/allocate/plan-and-set-up
Readiness: aim for at least the practice benchmark in all three exams, with no objective below 70 %. Take them a few days apart and study the explanations of every question you missed in between. Official preparation: Dynatrace University (the Dynatrace Associate Certification (prerequisite) and the Implementation Professional Certification Learning Path).
Original practice exams by xOps School (DevOpsSchool Private Limited), written from the public Dynatrace exam objectives checked 2026-10-28. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Dynatrace; exam names are trademarks of their owners.
Last modified: Wednesday, 28 October 2026, 11:34 AM