About This Study Plan
This 7-day study plan breaks the PGWA (Workspace Admin) exam preparation into 7 focused study sessions with 28 actionable tasks. The plan covers all 5 exam domains — Managing Objects, Settings, and Policies, Configuring Workspace Services, Managing Users and Access, Monitoring and Troubleshooting, Configuring Domains and Access — ensuring complete coverage. Intensive 7-day review for the Associate Google Workspace Administrator exam covering objects, services, users, monitoring, and domains.
Prerequisites
- Google Workspace admin console access
- 4–6 hours per day
Study Schedule
- Organizational units (OUs): structure, inheritance, and overrides
- Device management: mobile, Chrome OS, endpoint verification
- Admin console navigation and settings hierarchy
- Policies: password, session, and data access
- Gmail settings: routing, compliance, spam, and authentication (SPF/DKIM/DMARC)
- Drive and Docs: sharing settings, DLP, and storage
- Calendar, Meet, and Chat administration
- Groups for Business: access settings and dynamic groups
- User lifecycle: creation, provisioning (GCDS, SCIM), and deprovisioning
- Admin roles: super admin, delegated admin, custom roles
- SSO configuration: SAML, third-party IdP integration
- Security: 2FA enforcement, app passwords, and security keys
- Reports: user, app usage, and security reports
- Audit logs: admin, login, and Drive audit
- Alert Center and Investigation Tool
- Email troubleshooting: delivery logs and header analysis
- Domain management: adding, verifying, and alias domains
- Data migration: email, calendar, and contacts
- Data Loss Prevention (DLP) rules and actions
- Vault: retention, holds, and eDiscovery searches
- Take a full practice exam
- Review all incorrect answers
- Focus on Gmail routing and user provisioning
- Review DLP and Vault scenarios
- Admin console settings map
- Email authentication cheat sheet (SPF/DKIM/DMARC)
- Quick flashcard pass
- Rest before exam
Study Tips
Know Gmail routing and compliance settings in detail — heavily tested.
Understand the OU hierarchy and how policies inherit/override.
Practice navigating the admin console — the exam tests practical knowledge.
Recommended Google Cloud Study Resources
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Ready to Practice?
Put your study plan into action with Workspace Admin practice questions.