About This Study Plan

This 90-day study plan breaks the GH-ADMIN (Administration) exam preparation into 3 focused study sessions with 12 actionable tasks. The plan covers all 5 exam domains — Manage GitHub Identities and Access, Administer GitHub Enterprise Environment, Implement Secure Software Development and Compliance, Manage GitHub Actions, Monitor and Optimize GitHub Usage — ensuring complete coverage. Comprehensive 90-day plan for the GitHub Administration certification.

3Study Sessions

12Total Tasks

5Domains Covered

Prerequisites

GitHub user-level experience
30–60 minutes per day

Study Schedule

Month 1Organization Foundations

Weeks 1–2: GitHub account types, plans, and org creation
Week 3: Teams, roles, permissions, and member management
Week 4: Repository management, visibility, and branch rules
End of month: Create and configure a practice organization

Month 2Security & Identity

Week 5: Authentication methods — SSH, PATs, OAuth apps, GitHub Apps
Week 6: SAML SSO setup, enforcement, and troubleshooting
Week 7: SCIM provisioning, user lifecycle, and EMMU
Week 8: Audit logs, compliance, IP allow lists, and data residency

Month 3Advanced Admin & Exam Prep

Week 9: GitHub Actions administration — policies, runners, secrets
Week 10: Security features — Dependabot, secret scanning, GHAS
Week 11: Practice exam #1 + detailed review
Week 12: Practice exam #2, role/permission drills, and final prep

Study Tips

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The exam focuses heavily on org/enterprise-level settings — don't just study user-level features.

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SAML + SCIM together enable automated provisioning — understand the full flow.

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Practice navigating organization settings — know where every option lives.

Recommended GitHub Study Resources

Supplement this study plan with the GitHub Skills interactive courses at skills.github.com, which provide hands-on practice in real repositories. The official GitHub documentation (docs.github.com) is comprehensive and regularly updated. For Actions certification, study the workflow syntax reference and build at least three different CI/CD pipelines from scratch.