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AI / ML SELF-STUDY TRACKER | 40-Week Roadmap UPGRADEDZERO
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Finance & Accounting professional transitioning to AI/ML | 10–15 hrs/week target
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Total Weeks
Planned HoursPhasesProjectsTarget hrs/wk
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4040061210
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PhaseTopic AreaWeeksHoursStatusYour ActionResources
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Ph 0Python & SQL Refresh1–220Not StartedPython OOP + SQL Window FunctionsHackerRank, SQLZoo
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Ph 1Mathematics for ML3–640Not StartedStats, Probability, Linear AlgebraKhan Academy, 3Blue1Brown
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Ph 2Data Analysis7–1040Not StartedNumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib, EDAKaggle Learn, Matplotlib docs
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Ph 3Machine Learning Core11–1880Not StartedRegression, Classification, ClusteringScikit-learn, Coursera ML
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Ph 4Deep Learning & NLP19–2680Not StartedTensorFlow, CNN, LSTM, spaCyDeepLearning.AI, fast.ai
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Ph 5Generative AI & LLMs27–3480Not StartedLangChain, RAG, Ollama, AgentsLangChain docs, HuggingFace
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Ph 6Deployment & Job Prep35–4060Not StartedFastAPI, Docker, Portfolio, ApplyLeetCode, LinkedIn, Naukri
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HOW TO USE THIS TRACKER
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1. ROADMAP sheet — See all 40 weeks of topics with notes and projects. Update Status column as you progress.
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2. WEEKLY TRACKER sheet — Log actual hours studied each week. Tracks your consistency over time.
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3. PROJECT LOG sheet — Record every project with GitHub links. This IS your portfolio — update it weekly.
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4. Status options you can use: Not Started | In Progress | Done | Skipped
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5. Minimum: 10 hrs/week to finish in ~40 weeks. Goal: 15 hrs/week to finish in ~28 weeks.
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6. KEY TIP: Start applying from Week 30 onwards — do NOT wait until you feel fully ready!
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