Sneak Peak Into Dynamics 365 Role-based Certifications

In this age, IT teams are looking to fill roles with professionals who have the skills to work across multiple platforms with rapidly changing tools and technology. When compared to its counterpart, role-based certifications will give you that edge and helps to get the next-level skills which make you more valuable to your team and organization.

There have been changes recently in Microsoft Certifications where the focus is shifted from Individual Technology-based certifications to the Role-based Certifications. This blog post discusses the changes done in D365 Certifications.

 

What are the D365 Role-Based Certifications available now?

 

These are categorized into 3 levels: Fundamental, Associate and Expert

 

 

 

1. Fundamentals

 

1. Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Fundamentals

 

Required exam: MB-900: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Fundamentals

 

2. Associate

 

D365 Customer Engagement

 

1. Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 for Sales Functional Consultant Associate. Click here

 

Required exams: Exam MB-200 and Exam MB-210

 

2. Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 for Customer Service Functional Consultant Associate. Click here

 

Required exams: Exam MB-200 and Exam MB-230

 

D365 Field Service

 

1. Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 for Field Service Functional Consultant Associate. Click here

 

Required exams: Exam MB-200 and Exam MB-240

 

D365 Marketing

 

1. Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 for Marketing Functional Consultant Associate. Click here

 

Required exams: Exam MB-200 and Exam MB-220

 

If you had noticed, MB-200: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement Core (beta) is a common pre-requisite for all these exams.

 

Apart from these, there are 3 more exams dedicated to D365 Finance and Operations. Check below for the complete list here of D365 Certifications and there will be multiple Dynamics 365 role-based certifications coming up. Yaay!

 

Here is the full list of Dynamics 365 Exams.

 

 

 

How can I prepare for it?

 

You can prepare for role-based certifications with online courses, instructor-led training, or even micro learning available through

1. Microsoft Learn – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/browse/?products=dynamics&resource_type=learning%20path

Keep in mind, more training content is scheduled to be released soon.

2. Materials or revision notes from the previous Dynamics certifications like MB2-716, MB2-717, MB2-718, etc.

3. Blog references: https://neilparkhurst.com/category/crm/crm-certifications/

Happy Learning!