On August 16th I was surprised to learn I actually passed the CCDE Practical. Holy cow! As with all Cisco E-level certs, a pass is a pass – we have no idea if I JUST made it or if I crushed it, but I felt like it would be nice to return the favor so many wonderful folks delivered and write my very own post-mortem. There is a healthy amount of imposter syndrome that creeps in any time I talk about recent events, but I hope that I can share some of what others passed along that influenced my own pursuit. After having the unexpected Pass result from the May 30th CCDE exam for a couple of weeks now, this is as good a time as any to share a little about the journey and what nuggets I found helpful. Continue reading