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Microsoft 365 Certified: Fundamentals
  • Exam MS-900

Whether you’re a business user, administrator, or embarking on your technical career, this certification provides an opportunity to prove yourself as a cloud evangelist. In addition to validating your knowledge of Microsoft 365 capabilities, earning this certification makes it clear to your organization that you understand: The benefits of adopting cloud services. The basics of a software as a service (SaaS) cloud model. The value of implementing Microsoft 365 cloud services. The Microsoft 365 Certified: Fundamentals certification could be a great fit for you if you would like to: Demonstrate foundational-level knowledge of cloud services, such as standard practices, considerations, and benefits. Show fluency in SaaS solutions, particularly Microsoft 365 offerings. Highlight familiarity with the Microsoft 365 cloud service options currently available. It’s recommended to have familiarity with common IT challenges, such as enterprise license management and support plan management. To prepare for the exam, we recommend that you: Fully understand the skills measured. Study the relevant self-paced content on Microsoft Learn or sign up for an instructor-led training event. Take the free Practice Assessment to validate your knowledge and understanding of the exam experience. Shadow a person on your team who works with Microsoft 365. What's next? Register for your exam! After you pass the exam and earn your certification, celebrate your certification badge and skills on social platforms such as LinkedIn. To find out more, visit View, use, and share certificates and badges. Expand your technical skill set with our role-based and specialty certifications. To identify the right certifications for you , you can refer to the following guides: The Microsoft 365 training and certifications guide. The Security, Compliance, and Identity training and certifications guide. Important The English language version of this certification was updated on January 22, 2024. Review the study guide linked on the Exam MS-900 page for details about recent changes.

Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
  • Exam AZ-305

As a Microsoft Azure solutions architect, you have subject matter expertise in designing cloud and hybrid solutions that run on Azure, including: Compute Network Storage Monitoring Security Your responsibilities for this role include advising stakeholders and translating business requirements into designs for Azure solutions that align with the Azure Well-Architected Framework and Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure. In this role, you implement solutions on Azure by partnering with various other job roles, including: Developers Administrators Security engineers Data engineers As a candidate for this certification, you should have advanced experience and knowledge of IT operations, including networking, virtualization, identity, security, business continuity, disaster recovery, data platforms, and governance. You should manage how decisions in each area affect an overall solution. In addition, you should have experience with: Azure administration Azure development DevOps processes Important The English language version of this certification was updated on January 22, 2024. Review the study guide linked on the Exam AZ-305 page for details about recent changes.

Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Finance Functional Consultant Associate
  • Exams MB-300,MB-310

Warning Exam MB-300 will retire on February 29, 2024. If you’ve passed Exam MB-310 but not Exam MB-300, be sure to pass Exam MB-300 before it retires. Otherwise, you’ll need to retake Exam MB-310. If you pass Exam MB-300 and earn the certification before Exam MB-300 is retired, you only need to renew your certification annually to maintain it. Read the blog post. Use this certification to prove your skills and help advance your career. If you have experience as a finance analyst who assesses business requirements, this is the certification for you. You will learn to translate business requirements into successful business processes and solutions based on industry best practices. You need to have experience in configuring and using Dynamics 365 Finance to meet business requirements. This certification is a good fit for you, if you’re part of the finance department and work in: Accounts receivable Accounts payable General ledger Fixed assets Budgeting Cost accounting and cost management Expenses You must have a fundamental understanding of: Business accounting principles Financial operations If you need more experience before you try to earn this certification, here are some suggestions: Work with a functional consultant who uses Dynamics 365 Finance. Work as a functional consultant on one or more implementation projects. Join the community of experts and peers at community.dynamics.com. Take available learning paths on Microsoft Learn. Sign up for an instructor-led training course that covers the MB-310 and MB-300 tracks. Read the Discover your career path blog for more information Important The English language version of this certification was updated recently. Exam MB-300 was updated on October 2, 2023, and Exam MB-310 was updated on March 21, 2023. Review the study guides linked on the exam pages for details about changes.

Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Fundamentals (CRM)
  • Exam MB-910

Whether you are a business stakeholder, functional consultant at the start of your career or a student, this certification is a validation of your broad knowledge of the customer engagement apps in Microsoft Dynamics 365, including: Marketing capabilities The automation of the sales, service, and support lifecycles The Microsoft Certified: Dynamics Fundamentals (CRM) certification could be a great fit for you if you’d like to: Understand the core capabilities across the Dynamic 365 customer engagement apps. Validate your Dynamics 365 skills. Highlight your understanding of business operations and customer engagement. Demonstrate capability in Dynamics 365 customer engagement capabilities to move to the next level. It is recommended for tech-savvy individuals with some basic knowledge of business functions like marketing, sales, and services. To prepare for the exam, we recommend that you: Fully understand the skills measured. Study the relevant self-paced content on Microsoft Learn or sign up for an instructor-led training event. Take the free Practice Assessment to validate your knowledge. Shadow a person on your team who works with Dynamics 365 customer engagement apps. What's next? Register for your exam! After you pass the exam and earn your certification, celebrate your certification badge and skills on social platforms such as LinkedIn. To find out more, visit Use and share certification badges. Depending on your goals, you may choose to go deep with advanced role-based certifications or take other fundamentals certifications once you earn this certification. The Dynamics 365 certification and training guide can help you identify the right certifications for you.   Important The English language version of this certification was updated on December 27, 2023. Review the study guide linked on the Exam MB-910 page for details about recent changes.

Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Fundamentals (ERP)
  • Exam MB-920

Whether you are a business stakeholder, functional consultant at the start of your career or a student, jump-start your career by validating your skills with the Dynamics 365 fundamentals (ERP) certification. Earning this certification demonstrates a broad understanding of Dynamics 365 finance and operations apps – specifically, how business operations and finance teams can leverage the power of this solution to achieve new levels of efficiency and effectiveness across the enterprise. The Microsoft Certified: Dynamics Fundamentals (ERP) certification could be a great fit for you if you’d like to: Validate your understanding of the fundamentals of the platform. Demonstrate your broad understanding of the applications of Dynamics 365. Highlight your understanding of how Dynamics 365 can integrate with an array of applications and show a deeper understanding of business finance and operations. Solidify your understanding of basic solution capabilities before advancing to deeper levels of specialty. It is recommended to have familiarity with business finance and operations. To prepare for the exam, we recommend that you: Fully understand the skills measured. Study the relevant self-paced content on Microsoft Learn or sign up for an instructor-led training event. Take the free Practice Assessment to validate your knowledge and understanding of the exam experience. Shadow a person on your team who works with Dynamics 365 finance and operations solutions. What's next? Register for your exam! After you pass the exam and earn your certification, celebrate your certification badge and skills on social platforms such as LinkedIn. To find out more, visit Use and share certification badges. Depending on your goals, you may choose to go deep with advanced role-based certifications or take other fundamentals certifications once you earn this certification. The Dynamics 365 certification and training guide can help you identify the right certifications for you. Important The English language version of this certification was updated on December 19, 2023. Review the study guide linked on the Exam MB-920 page for details about recent changes.

Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management Functional Consultant Associate
  • Exams MB-300,MB-330

Warning Exam MB-300 will retire on February 29, 2024. If you’ve passed Exam MB-330 but not Exam MB-300, be sure to pass Exam MB-300 before it retires. Otherwise, you’ll need to retake Exam MB-330. If you pass Exam MB-300 and earn the certification before Exam MB-300 is retired, you only need to renew your certification annually to maintain it. Read the blog post.   As a candidate for the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management Functional Consultant Associate certification, you're a functional consultant or a business user with a fundamental understanding of supply chain management industry standards. You have experience configuring and implementing Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management to meet the needs of your organization. You're a key resource who works with these stakeholders in finance, commerce, and manufacturing: Developers Solution architects Project managers Functional consultants To further accelerate your career, consider combining this certification with the Dynamics 365: Finance and Operations Apps Solution Architect Expert certification (Exam MB-700). If you need more experience before you try to earn this certification, here are some suggestions: Shadow a supply chain management functional consultant and help to implement Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management functionalities. Get a mentor, tour warehouses, and learn how things are made. Take available learning paths on Microsoft Learn. Sign up for an instructor-led training course that covers the MB-300 and MB-330 track. Join the community of experts and peers at community.dynamics.com, or join a user group. Read the Discover your career path blog to learn more. Important The English language version of this certification was updated recently. Exam MB-300 was updated on October 2, 2023, and Exam MB-330 was updated on September 25, 2023. Review the study guides linked on the exam pages for details about changes.

Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365: Finance and Operations Apps Developer Associate
  • Exams MB-300,MB-500

Warning Exam MB-300 will retire on February 29, 2024. If you’ve passed Exam MB-500 but not Exam MB-300, be sure to pass Exam MB-300 before it retires. Otherwise, you’ll need to retake Exam MB-500. If you pass Exam MB-300 and earn the certification before Exam MB-300 is retired, you only need to renew your certification annually to maintain it. Read the blog post. If you're a developer who is accountable for gathering and analyzing business requirements, and translating these into critical system functionality with finance and operations apps in Dynamics 365, you could use this certification to advance your career. You should have experience providing fully realized business processes and solutions that implement industry recommended practices, using: Standardized application coding patterns Extensible features External integrations You need to be familiar with products and services that include Microsoft Visual Studio, Power Apps, Power Automate, Azure DevOps, Lifecycle Services tools, Microsoft Azure, Postman, GitHub, Microsoft 365, reporting tools such as SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) and Power BI, and SQL Server Management Studio. And you must have deep knowledge and experience using the underlying framework, data structures, and objects associated with finance and operations solutions in Dynamics 365 that deliver best-in-class functionality. If you need more experience before you try to earn this certification, here are some suggestions: Work as a developer on one or more finance and operations apps in Dynamics 365. Volunteer to help develop a project. Take available learning paths on Microsoft Learn. Sign up for instructor-led trainings that cover MB-300 and MB-500. Join the community of experts and peers at community.dynamics.com. Read the Discover your career path blog to learn more. Important The English language version of this certification was updated recently. Exam MB-500 was updated on December 27, 2023. Exam MB-300 was updated on October 2, 2023. Review the study guides linked on the exam pages for details about changes.

Microsoft Certified: Power Platform App Maker Associate
  • Exam PL-100

If you’re a business professional with deep expertise in your solution domain and you want to use your passion for building Microsoft Power Platform solutions to simplify, automate, and transform tasks and processes for your team, this certification is designed for you. You understand: The data that you work with. The issues that you need to resolve. The required processes and app experiences. As a candidate for this certification, you may not have formal IT training but are comfortable using technology to solve business problems. You're self-directed and focus on solving problems by using Microsoft Power Platform as part of your primary job role. You may connect to and use features of apps including: Microsoft Teams Microsoft 365 apps and services Third-party solutions You have a desire to understand the capabilities and limitations of available tools and how to apply them. To learn more, read our post Are you a Power Platform App Maker? Now’s the time to get certified. If you need more experience before you try for this certification, you could: Volunteer on a project to get real-life experience with data modeling, basic UX design, requirements analysis, or process analysis. Take learning paths on Microsoft Learn. Sign up for an instructor-led training course. Important The English language version of this certification was updated on January 19, 2024. Review the study guide linked on the Exam PL-100 page for details about recent changes.