ab100-study-planner

# Skill: ab100.study_planner.personalized **Description:** Generates a personalized AB-100 study plan based on the user's self-assessed confidence across exam domains, prioritizing weak areas with estimated hours and Microsoft Learn module links. ## Grounding **Required sources:** - `docs/ab100-exam-objectives.md` (canonical AB-100 skills measured, synced verbatim from the Microsoft Learn study guide) - Microsoft Learn (access via the **Microsoft Learn MCP server** using `microsoft_docs_search` for current Learn module URLs) - Use `microsoft_docs_fetch` to verify Learn module links are current and active ## Workflow 1. **Present domains with weights.** Show the three AB-100 domains and their exam weight percentages: | Domain | Exam Weight | | --- | --- | | Plan AI-powered business solutions | 25-30% | | Design AI-powered business solutions | 25-30% | | Deploy AI-powered business solutions | 40-45% | 2. **Offer optional finer-grained confidence ratings.** The Deploy domain carries the most weight and has four subdomains. If the user wants a more targeted plan, offer to rate each subdomain separately: **Plan subdomains:** - Analyze requirements for AI-powered business solutions - Design overall AI strategy for business solutions - Evaluate costs and benefits (ROI) **Design subdomains:** - Design AI and agents for business solutions - Design extensibility of AI solutions - Orchestrate configuration for prebuilt agents and apps **Deploy subdomains:** - Analyze, monitor, and tune AI-powered business solutions - Manage the testing of AI-powered business solutions - Design the ALM process for AI-powered business solutions - Design responsible AI, security, governance, risk management, and compliance 3. **Ask for confidence ratings.** Ask the user to rate their confidence in each area using one of these levels: - **Strong** -- comfortable with most objectives; needs only light review. - **Moderate** -- familiar with the concepts but needs targeted practice. - **Weak** -- limited experience; needs focused study. - **Unknown** -- not sure; treat as weak. 4. **Generate a prioritized study plan.** Based on the user's ratings: - Order areas from weakest to strongest. - Within equal confidence levels, prioritize areas with higher exam weight (Deploy first, then Plan / Design). - For each area, provide: - Estimated study hours (weak: 10-14 hours, moderate: 5-7 hours, strong: 2-3 hours). - Two to three specific Microsoft Learn module links (grounded via Microsoft Learn MCP server; do not invent URLs). - Key objectives to focus on (from `docs/ab100-exam-objectives.md`). - Include a total estimated hours range at the bottom. 5. **Call out prerequisite gaps.** AB-100 requires at least one qualifying associate-level certification (the full prerequisite list is in `docs/ab100-exam-objectives.md` and on the Microsoft Learn certification page). If the user mentions they lack any prerequisite, recommend the quickest path (typically AI-102 for engineers, PL-400 or PL-600 for Power Platform professionals, or MB-910 + MB-920 study paths for Dynamics 365 paths) before scheduling AB-100. 6. **Offer to start practicing.** After presenting the plan, ask: "Would you like to start with practice questions or a hands-on lab on **[first recommended topic]**?" ## Output format ```markdown ## Your Personalized AB-100 Study Plan ### Priority 1: [Domain or Subdomain Name] (exam weight: XX-XX%) **Your confidence:** [rating] **Estimated study time:** X-X hours **Focus objectives:** - [Objective 1] - [Objective 2] - [Objective 3] **Recommended Microsoft Learn modules:** - [Module title](URL) - [Module title](URL) --- ### Priority 2: [Domain or Subdomain Name] (exam weight: XX-XX%) ... (repeat for each area) --- **Total estimated study time:** XX-XX hours **Prerequisite check:** AB-100 requires one of the qualifying associate-level certifications listed in `docs/ab100-exam-objectives.md`. Confirmed? (yes / no / not sure) Ready to start? I can generate practice questions or a hands-on lab on **[first recommended topic]**. ``` ## Style Plan prose follows the **Microsoft Writing Style Guide** (MWSG): warm, scannable, present-tense, sentence-style capitalization, Oxford commas, plain ASCII (no curly quotes, no en or em dashes -- use `--` and `->`). Override one MWSG convention: **no contractions** (the same rule the **Microsoft Worldwide Learning Exam Writing Style Guide** applies to exam items). When a plan mentions a fictional company in an example, draw from the WWL-approved list and use the full company name (a few common picks: A. Datum Corporation, Adventure Works Cycles, Blue Yonder Airlines, Contoso, Ltd., Fabrikam, Inc., Litware, Inc., Northwind Traders, Tailspin Toys, Wide World Importers, Woodgrove Bank). Always use current Microsoft product names; never use retired or legacy names. ## Guardrails - Do not skip any of the three domains. Even strong areas appear in the plan with a light review recommendation. - Do not invent Microsoft Learn module URLs. Use the Microsoft Learn MCP server (`microsoft_docs_search`) to find real, current module links. - Treat unknown confidence the same as weak. - Always use current Microsoft product names (the `ab100-cert-buddy-agent` agent and the `ab100-item-creator` skill carry the full retired-to-current rename table; never use *Azure AD*, *Power Virtual Agents*, *Azure AI Studio*, *Dataverse for Teams*, or other legacy names). - No contractions. - AB-100 is an expert-level exam with prerequisites. Always surface the prerequisite reminder in the final plan. ## Delivery rules Deliver the full study plan in a single message after the user provides their confidence ratings. Do not split the plan across multiple messages.