Progress Tracker & Wrong-Answer Log

Print this, or keep it open beside your notes. The wrong-answer log is the highest-value document in this kit — the plan assumes you keep it, and Week 12 revision is built on it.

Part 1 — Weekly tracker

Fill in as you go. The "Practice %" column is your earliest warning sign.

Wk	Dates (2026)	Domain	Planned hrs	Qs done	Done?	Notes
1	Oct 5–11	D1A	6	30	☐
2	Oct 12–18	D1B	6	50	☐
3	Oct 19–25	D2A	6	40	☐
4	Oct 26–Nov 1	D2B	6	50	☐
5	Nov 2–8	D3	6	60	☐
6	Nov 9–15	D1–D3 review	7	75 (half-mock)	☐	Target ≥ 60%
7	Nov 16–22	D4A	6	60	☐
8	Nov 23–29	D4B	6	60	☐
9	Nov 30–Dec 6	D5A	6	60	☐
10	Dec 7–13	D5B	6	60	☐
11	Dec 14–20	Full mock + remediation	7	150 + 80	☐	Target ≥ 70%
12	Dec 21–27	Taper	3	light	☐	EXAM Tue 22 Dec
		Total	~73	~700

Running totals

Total hours logged: ______ / 73
Total questions answered: ______ / 700
Highest mixed-timed score so far: ______ %
Score trend (last 3 sets): ____ % → ____ % → ____ %

Part 2 — Wrong-answer log

The only column you revise in December is "The rule". Everything else is context.

Copy this row for every miss. Aim for fewer than 15 open entries by 20 December.

#	Date	Domain	Q ref	I picked	Correct	Why I was wrong	THE RULE	Closed?
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Worked example — this is the standard to aim for

#	Date	Domain	Q ref	I picked	Correct	Why I was wrong	THE RULE	Closed?
1	12 Nov	D4 — change mgmt	QAE 412	"The DBA should approve the change"	"The change advisory board should approve"	Confused technical authority with change authority	Change approval belongs to the CAB with business representation — never to the implementer or the technical owner	☑

Note what makes that row useful: the rule is portable. It applies to hundreds of differently-worded questions, not just to question 412.

Anti-patterns to avoid in this log

❌ "I didn't know it" — useless. What specifically didn't you know?
❌ "Careless mistake" — usually a real rule you hadn't formed. Find it.
❌ Copying the explanation verbatim — you won't re-read a paragraph. Compress it to one portable rule.
❌ Logging everything — if a question was genuinely ambiguous, note it and move on.

Part 3 — Domain confidence self-rating

Rate 1 (lost) to 5 (could teach it) at three checkpoints. Where you rate yourself 1–2, that is your revision priority — and compare it against the domain's exam weight.

Domain	Weight	Priority if ≤2
D1 Auditing Process	18%	Moderate — but don't over-invest
D2 Governance & Mgmt of IT	18%	Moderate
D3 Acquisition/Dev/Impl	12%	Lowest — compress if behind
D4 Operations & Resilience	26%	Highest
D5 Protection of Info Assets	26%	Highest

Weight your effort by the exam's weighting, not by how interesting you find the topic. A domain worth 26% failing at 2/5 costs you far more than a 12% domain at 2/5.

Part 4 — Readiness gate (fill in on 17 December)

Criterion	Target	Pass?
Can state 5 domains + weights from memory	Yes	☐
Can classify any control (purpose and nature)	Yes	☐
Mixed timed 150-Q score	≥ 70%	☐
Completed a full 4-hour timed mock	Yes	☐
Open wrong-answer log entries	< 15	☐
Can recite RTO/RPO/MTD, IR lifecycle, order of volatility, cutover & recovery-site trade-offs	Yes	☐

If you fail 3 or more of these → move the exam to January 2027. A moved exam is free. A failed attempt costs 30+ days and a new voucher.

Part 5 — Final week checklist

☐ Stop new material after Sunday 20 December
☐ Re-read the cheat sheet (twice), your own domain summaries, and the "rule" column of the wrong-answer log
☐ Confirm test-centre address, travel time, and acceptable photo ID
☐ Confirm the reschedule deadline and fee (know it before you need it)
☐ Do not sit a full mock on 21 December
☐ Sleep properly both nights
☐ Exam morning: cheat sheet only. Nothing else
☐ Answer every question — there is no penalty for a wrong answer

#	Date	Domain	Q ref	I picked	Correct	Why I was wrong	THE RULE	Closed?
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