1. Demonstrate Proficiency
Readiness Roadmap: Skype for Business
Getting Started
Become the Expert
Demonstrate Proficiency
Getting started with Skype for Business?
Skype for Business Fundamentals online course (link)
Skype Operations Framework (link)
Drumbeat – Sales Training – Online Courses:
Start for Enterprise: Office 365 (link)
Start for Skype for Business (link)
Start for Enterprise E5 (link)
Show Customer Value and Demonstrate features:
Showcase the value of Office and Demo solutions on Transform.office.com (link)
Discover hub
FastTrack (link), Adoption (link), Measure Success (link)
Drumbeat – Sales Resources:
Office 365 E5 Overview (link)
Office 365 E5 Partner Value and Opportunity (link)
Office 365 Enterprise E5 Licensing (link)
Skype for Business Licensing Overview (link)
Office 365 E5 and Skype for Business Licensing FAQ (link)
Communications Competency Information: (MPN login required)
Overview, Benefits and Requirements (link)
MPN Benefits (link)
MPN Learning Paths (link)
Marketing Campaign Materials:
Office 365 E5 (link}
Skype for Business (link)
Skype for Business Event-in-a-box (link)
Skype for Business Partner Ecosystem:
Skype for Business Partner Solutions Catalog (link)
Office 365 Hardware Partners Business Overview Series (link)
Ramp up on Office 365 & Skype for Business:
Latest News:
Skype Webcast Series (link)
Skype Academy (link)
Events and Recordings:
Attend TechSummit (link), recordings (link)
Skype for Business Technical Series (link)
Skype for Business Online Academy (link)
View past Ignite sessions (link)
Adoption and Usage / Other:
Adoption and Usage (link)
Office 365 Customer Stories (link)
Microsoft Mechanics (link)
Skype for Business YouTube (link)
Engage with Skype for Business Technical Community:
Office 365 Yammer group (link)
Office 365 blog (link)
TechCommunity (link)
Next hop blog (link) – technical
Skype Feedback (link)
Technical Resources:
TechNet – Skype for Business Server (link)
TechNet – Skype for Business Online (link)
TechNet Virtual Labs (link)
Microsoft Virtual Academy (link)
Tenant Walkthroughs: (no tenant required)
Enable Cloud PBX with PSTN Calling (link)
Cloud Connector Edition Overview (link)
Deploy Cloud Connector Edition – Part 1 (link)
Deploy Cloud Connector Edition – Part 2 (link)
Deploy Cloud Connector Edition – Part 3 (link)
Configure PSTN Conferencing (link)
Prepare for Communications Competency Exams:
( Prep: Skype for Business Voice Exam)
Voice Course 1 (link) – available Mar ‘17
Voice Course 2 (link) – available Mar ‘17
Voice Course 3 (link) – available Apr ‘17
( Prep: Skype for Business Infrastructure Exam)
Infrastructure Course 1 (link) – available Mar ‘17
Infrastructure Course 2 (link) – available Apr ‘17
Infrastructure Course 3 (link) – available Apr ’17
Pass Competency Requirements:
Certification exam Deploying Enterprise Voice with Skype for Business 2015 (link)
Certification exam Core Solutions of Microsoft Skype for Business 2015 (link)
Skype Operations Framework Assessment (link)
Understand Skype for Business Deep Dive Topics:
Skype for Business Partner Technical Training Series Login to Partner University (link), search for course (MPN14388)
Demonstrate how to troubleshoot Call Quality with CQD (link)
Skype for Business Technical Deep Dive Training Series (link)
Grow in your role:
Find a suitable Unified Communications mentor
Contribution to Yammer communities
Stay in touch with Skype Operations Framework training and customer journeys
Create a demo environment to test and prove out customer scenarios