1. Worldwide Learning Partner Community Call
Audio will begin shortly, presentation available at the conclusion of the call.
June 27, 2019
Dan Donohue Learning Partner Program Manager

2. Upcoming Community Calls
No July Call
_________
August 2019
Learning Partner
Community Call
Thursday, August 29th
08:00 PDT (Option 1)
19:00 PDT (Option 2)

3. Today’s Agenda Courseware & Certification Update Marketing Update
Program Update
Merrick Van Dongen – Sr. Business Program Manager
Debbie Uttecht - Senior Partner Marketing Manager
Nancy Tandy – GTM Business Strategy Manager
Dan Donohue – Learning Partner Program Manager

4. Certification & ILT Courseware Update
June 2019
Certification & ILT Courseware Update
Merrick Van Dongen
Sr. Business Program Manager

5. Microsoft certifications
Apps & Infra
Data & AI
Modern Workplace
Business Apps
Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert
Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
Microsoft 365 Certified: Enterprise Administrator Expert
Expert
Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 for Sales Functional Consultant Associate
Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 for Customer Service Functional Consultant Associate
Microsoft 365 Certified: Modern Desktop Administrator Associate
Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Scientist Associate
Microsoft 365 Certified: Teamwork Administrator Associate
Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate
Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate
Microsoft 365 Certified: Dynamics 365 for Functional Consultant Field Service
Microsoft 365 Certified: Dynamics 365 for Functional Consultant Marketing
Microsoft 365 Certified: Messaging Administrator Associate
Associate
Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer
Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate
Microsoft 365 Certified: Dynamics 365 for Functional Consultant Financials
Microsoft 365 Certified: Dynamics 365 for Functional Consultant Manufacturing
Microsoft 365 Certified: Security Administrator Associate
Microsoft 365 Certified: Dynamics 365 for Functional Consultant Supply Chain Mgt.
Fundamentals
Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals (Optional)
Microsoft 365
Fundamentals (Optional)
Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Fundamentals (Optional)
More Roles
Stay Current plan

6. We’ve heard you…
Transition from Previously released MOC courses to Role-based ILT courses
We’ve heard your feedback | More on feedback processes in future call
Examples of improvements driven by feedback
Videos used in Earlier developed courses (many still in market)
Going forward – none or only supplemental videos
Designed for facilitated offerings
Consolidating series of 1-day courses into single multi-day courses
Beta teaches

7. May Top 10 MOC courses, by units, in each area
Popular Courseware – Americas & MEA
Americas
MEA
Course #
Course Title
AZ-900*
Azure Fundamentals
AZ-103
Azure Administrator (4 day)
20778
Analyzing Data with Power BI
10961
Automating Administration w/ Windows PowerShell
AZ-203*
Developing Solutions for Azure
20740
Installation, Storage, and Compute with WS2016
20703
Administering System Center Configuration Manager
AZ-100*
Azure Infrastructure & Deployment
10979
Introduction to Microsoft Azure for IT Professionals
AZ-300*
Azure Solutions Architect
May Top 10 MOC courses, by units, in each area
Course #
Course Title
AZ-900*
Azure Fundamentals
AZ-103
Azure Administrator (4 day)
20761
Querying Data w/ Transact-SQL
AZ-203*
Developing Solutions for Azure
AZ-300*
Azure Solutions Architect
MS-900
Microsoft 365 Fundamentals
20740
Installation, Storage, and Compute with WS2016
20742
Identity and WS2016
20413
Designing and Implementing a Server Infrastructure
20741
Networking with WS2016
*role-based courseware broken out into individual days has been ranked based on average of all courses in a series.

8. May Top 10 MOC courses, by units, in each area
Popular Courseware – Europe & APAC
Europe
APAC
Course #
Course Title
AZ-900*
Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
AZ-103
Azure Administrator (4 day)
10961
Automation Administration w/ Windows PowerShell
MS-900
Microsoft 365 Fundamentals
10979
Introduction to Microsoft Azure for IT Professionals
AZ-300*
Azure Solutions Architect
20740
Installation, Storage, and Compute with WS2016
20703
Administering System Center Configuration Manager
20778
Analyzing Data with Power BI
20764
Administering a SQL Database Infrastructure
May Top 10 MOC courses, by units, in each area
Course #
Course Title
AZ-103
Azure Administrator (4 day)
AZ-900*
Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
AZ-300*
Azure Solutions Architect
20778
Analyzing Data with Power BI
AZ-203*
Developing Solutions for Azure
20774
Perform Cloud Data Science w/ Azure Machine Learning
AZ-100*
Azure Infrastructure & Deployment
20761
Querying Data with Transact-SQL
10982
Supporting & Troubleshooting Windows 10
AZ-301
*role-based courseware broken out into individual days has been ranked based on average of all courses in a series.

9. Courseware Updates
Changes in Migration Course numbers to signify no exam alignment
WS-500T00: Migrating Windows Server Workloads to Azure  WS-050T00 | 2 days | 09 Sep
DP-150T00: Migrate SQL workloads to Azure  DP-050T00 | 2 days | 11 July
DP-160T00: Migrate NoSQL workloads to Azure Cosmos DB  DP-060T00 | 1 day | 18 July
DP-170T00: Migrate Open Source Data Workloads to Azure  DP-070T00 | 1 day | 18 July
Microsoft 365 Security Administrator courses
MS-500T0X: Microsoft 365 Security Administrator | four 1-day courses | 28 June
Power BI
20778C: Analyzing Data with PowerBI | 3 days | 14 June
Office 365
10984B: Deploying and Managing Office 365 Hybrid Deployments | 3 Days | FY20 Q2
10997C: Office 365 Administration and Troubleshooting | 3 Days | 13 Sep 2019

10. New and Planned Courses
7/29/2019 7:04 AM
New and Planned Courses
Intro to Azure –
10979F: Introduction to Microsoft Azure for IT Professionals | 2 days | extended in market to 30 Sep
AZ-901T00: Introduction to Microsoft Azure for IT Professionals & Developers | 2 days | 01 October
Office 365 –
20347B: Enabling & Managing Office 365 | 5 days | 14 June (early) | extended in market to 30 Sep | To be replaced by a role-based ILT format course
SAP on Azure - AZ-120T00: Designing and Deploying SAP on Azure | 4 days | 12 July | Initial release – Update in Sep
Dynamics 365 Marketing and F&O courses | 26 July
Planned consolidations
AZ-400T0X  AZ-400T00: Microsoft Azure DevOps Solutions | 5 days | TBD
MS-100T0X  MS-100T00: M365 Identity and Services | 5 days | Sep 2019
MS-101T0X  MS-101T00: M365 Mobility and Security |5 days | Sep 2019
MS-200T0X  MS-200T00: Planning and Configuring a Messaging Platform |5 days | Oct/Nov 2019
MS-201T0X  MS-201T00: Implementing a Hybrid and Secure Messaging Platform | 5 days | Oct/Nov 2019
20347 Updates:
Update content in all modules to match the current UI. All step-by-step procedures in the student content to be checked against current Office 365 UI.
Update content in Module 4 (directory synchronization) to be up-to-date with all current options and features in Azure AD Connect.
Rework Module 8 (Skype for Business) to include Microsoft Teams. Currently, we have very light coverage on Teams in Mod10
Update Module 11 with current features in field of security and compliance, especially for Azure Information Protection
Update Module 12 with current monitoring capabilities, remove OMS, add Azure monitoring
Update Module 13 with current hybrid configuration info, add Teams
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11. Planned Courses & Workshops (cont’d)
Azure
Azure Administrator of AWS SysOps | 2 days | FY20 Q1
Windows Server (2019) courses
Still in planning for FY20 H1
Developer
Microsoft 365 Developer
Dynamics 365 Unified Operations Developer
Dynamics 365 for Customer Engagement Developer
Microsoft Cloud Workshops – most releasing in July 2019
MLOps
Predictive Maintenance for remote field devices
Deep Learning with Databricks and AML
Migrating SQL Databases to Azure (12 June)
Managed OSS databases on Azure
Securing the IoT end-to-end
Modernizing Data Analytics with SQL Server 2019
Courseware Title plan on MPN Partner Portal:

12. MCT Competencies
We’ve added MCT Competencies to the Title Plan for easy reference by both MCTs and Partners.
Reminder that for role-based courses MCTs must hold the certification for that role (e.g. Azure Administrator Associate for the AZ-103T00 course)

13. Marketing Update Debbie Uttecht, Senior Partner Marketing Manager
Nancy Tandy, GTM Business Strategy Manager

14. Marketing Asset Updates
Dynamics marketing assets
Exam Replay assets posted to Learning Resource page
Check back at these resource links:
Learning Resources Page
Learning Partner Yammer Page
Marketing Asset Updates

15. Dynamics 365 Certifications
Business Applications
Fundamentals
Dynamics 365 Fundamentals
Associate
Field Service Functional Consultant
Manufacturing Functional Consultant
Supply Chain Management Functional Consultant
Financials Functional Consultant
Sales Functional Consultant
Customer Service Functional Consultant
Marketing Functional Consultant

16. Learning GTM Business Application Learning Partner & Field Kit
Content will launch by July 1, 2019 and will be posted to: Learning Resources Page
Infographics
Promote these comprehensive Microsoft learning paths aligning to the Business Application role-based certifications.
Copy Blocks
6 Short, grab and go copy blocks make it easy for you to spread the word about microlearning and certification options.
Templates
Short, grab and go template for you to spread the word about microlearning and certification options.
Pitch Deck
Customer ready deck for you to communicate the value of microlearnings, courses, events and Partner led trainings and certifications.
Messaging Framework
Reference to communicate the value to teams, partners and customers.
Social Media
Build awareness with LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook social media posts for Business Applications and featured microlearning courses.
Blogs
Share news about Microsoft Learn and role-based learning options by posting these articles on LinkedIn or other local blogging platforms.

17. Marketing Assets Location
Marketing Assets public OneDrive folder
Training and Certification Roadmap slides and poster
Azure Campaign Assets
Microsoft 365 Campaign Assets
Exam Replay assets
Dynamics Infographics. More coming July 1st

18. Program Updates
Dan Donohue, Learning Partner Program Manager

19. (Exam Voucher + Exam Replay + Transition Exams + Fundamentals Exams)
Questions should be directed to
FY20H1 Incentive Program Attributes
Eligible DMOC
Threshold (Azure/M365/O365/Data& AI/Dynamics DMOC/Bundles / Role-Based CW/Packaged Sets + Cloud Workshops)
Rebate
(Azure/M365/O365/Data& AI/Dynamics DMOC/Bundles / Role-Based CW/Packaged Sets + Cloud Workshops)
600
15%
120
10%
MCP Exam
Threshold
(Exam Voucher + Exam Replay + Transition Exams + Fundamentals Exams)
Rebate
500
20%
120
10%
Tier 1
Tier 2
Notes
The thresholds and rebate % remains the same as FY19H2 although new titles are included
Cloud-focused Azure, M365/O365 Titles, Data & AI & Dynamics
Partners will be required to enroll in Partner Center payment system before payment can occur (go-live for payment tool late Q1 (Aug / Sep)
MCP1 – Microsoft Certified Professional

20. FY20H1 Incentive Program Schedule (Jun 1, 2019 – Nov 30, 2019)
Jul-19
Aug-19
Sep-19
Oct-19
Nov-19
Dec-19
Jan-20
Enrollment Period
Aug 1st – Sep 30th
Purchase Period
Jun 1st – Nov 30th
Reporting Period
Aug 1st – Nov 30th
Payment Period
Dec 1st – Jan 31st
Incentive Website:
Incentive Support Alias:

21. Microsoft First-party Payment Transition
New Partner Center payment tool will go-live in H1
All partners will need to enroll in the new payment tool to receive payment for FY20H1 Incentive Program
Once available, we’ll communicate registration instructions out via our usual channels – newsletter, community call, & yammer

22. Announcement: MOC On-Demand Transition
Improving and simplifying the learner experience
MOC On-Demand will be fully phased out by September 30, 2020
Additional information regarding future offerings will be available in the coming months
Change
Date of Change
180-day access course version: last day to order on Courseware Marketplace (CWMP)
June 28, 2019
90-day access course version: last day to order on CWMP
December 30, 2019
Final student use expiry date for all courses
September 30, 2020
For additional information please review our MOC On-Demand Transition FAQ in this month’s resource folder.

23. SATV Update New Codes for Role-based Packaged Sets
Support:
For “Area”, choose “Program & Membership”
For “Category”, choose “Software Assurance”
For “Topic”, choose “Software Assurance Training Voucher”
SATV Update
New Codes for Role-based Packaged Sets
All role-based packaged sets can use the SATV codes listed on this slide
Previously, these codes only worked for Azure content
Duration
Use Code
4-day packaged set
6054
5-day packaged set
6055
6-day packaged set
6056

24. Microsoft Inspire Conference
July 14-18, 2019
Las Vegas, Nevada 1 2
Worldwide Learning Strategy & Investments:
Our Approach to Building Skills and Capability
Session Code: I-PWM202
Alex Payne, GM, Global Technical Learning
Pankaj Dikshit, Product Planning Lead
Tuesday, July 16th 1:00 PM
Add to your schedule to receive room notification
Worldwide Learning Partner Opportunity:
Aligning for Success
Session Code: I-PWM104
Geoffrey Hirsch, Sr Director, WW Partner Channel
Sudarshan Krishnamurthi, Director, Certification Lead
Tuesday, July 16th 2:30 PM
Add to your schedule to receive room notification 3
Microsoft Certification is Critical to Keeping your Skills Updated in a Cloud-based World
Session Code: I-PWM130H
Sudarshan Krishnamurthi, Director, Certification Lead
Wednesday, July 17th 11:30 AM
Add to your schedule to receive HUB location notification
Headed to Inspire? – be sure to build your schedule at myinspire.microsoft.com
Not attending? – watch microsoft.com/inspire for the corenote and WWL speaker sessions

25. Microsoft Inspire Conference
July 14-18, 2019
Worldwide Learning Booth
Check out what’s new with WWL
Community The Hub
Training & Certification
Learning Stories
Coaching & Advice
Learning Partner Happy Hour
Private party for our Learning Partners
Libertine Mandalay Bay
Tuesday, July 16th
6:30 – 8:30 PM
Click here to RSVP (reservation required)

26. Program Resources MPN Learning Resources Collection
Program documents, marketing materials, and other assets
Learning Partner Yammer Group
Real-time updates and a place to post questions
Microsoft Learning Community
Blogs, announcements, and links to many Microsoft Learning resources
Learning Partner Newsletter
Monthly update to Learning Partners consisting of courseware, certification, and general program updates
Arvato Courseware Marketplace Newsletter
Bi-weekly newsletter with news on changes and updates to products on Courseware Marketplace

27. Files From June Update Next Call: Thursday, August 29th
(shared OneDrive folder)
Deck from this call
Call recording (typically within 24 hours)
FY20 Incentive Program Documents
MOC On-Demand Transition FAQ
August Call Invites
Community Call FAQ
Next Call: Thursday, August 29th

28. Thank you

29. Migration to Partner Center
Partner Center links data sources for a more streamlined membership experience compared to the old Partner Membership Center (PMC)
Most partners are eligible to migrate today
Core renewal difference:
PMC – 90 days prior to anniversary date
New Partner Center – 30 days post anniversary date
For guidance on migration visit the Membership Management Readiness page on MPN.

30. Where can I find… Topic Location License table for internal-use rights
Shortcuts to the most commonly requested resources
Topic
Location
License table for internal-use rights
IUR Page on MPN (scroll to bottom)
Guide for software and cloud services benefits
MPN Competency requirements and benefits
Competencies page for general requirements and benefits. Partner Center dashboard (login) to see your current progress
Learning Option Program requirements and benefits
Learning Resources page, search “Get Started”
Courseware & certification updates
Learning Resources page, search “Title Plan”
Retired courseware & certification list
Retired courseware & retired certification pages
Latest learning community updates
Microsoft Learning Community blog
Previous community call decks and recordings
Learning Resources page, search “Community”

31. Microsoft Partner Network Support
Focus your support needs by area, category, and topic
Support options and solutions change dynamically depending on issue
Down the page you’ll find answers to more common questions