ARGUS Certification - Which Study Materials to Use?

I have bitten the bullet and signed up for the AE Certification course. My question to those who have already gotten the certification is whether the eLearnings and certification book are both necessary or if I really should just be spending my time on one of them and not waste it with the other?

I don't have any previous Argus experience so I imagine all review will be helpful, but would like to know where I should really focus the bulk of my time. Thanks in advance!

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I can't speak for the eLearnings because I did mine in person (through my undergrad). The book is definitely worthwhile though. There are questions straight out of the book.

“The three most harmful addictions are heroin, carbohydrates, and a monthly salary.” - Nassim Taleb
 

I did the same as @Jim1234 So I had the in person training. I would recommend watching the videos just to make sure you don't miss anything. After all, what do you have to lose? If you have to eat dinner while watching Argus videos or even stay up an hour a night for a month.. thats not that bad.

“The three most harmful addictions are heroin, carbohydrates, and a monthly salary.” - Nassim Taleb
 

i did mine during undergrad and went through book. Page by page it walked you through and was helpful minus the minor typos.

 

Just finished the certification (after one re-take). I thought the e-Learnings covered most of the material on the test except for the valuation/investment tabs (which I felt they did not cover at all). So I would go through the book carefully on those sections. Also, I would highly recommend working through every case study in the book. I think this strategy would be a better use of your team than a page-flip.

 

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