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Project Portfolio Management

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Requirements

See the requirements for the competency options you’re interested in below. Partners will need to meet the competency performance requirements, validate required exams and skills each year, and pay the annual fee within their renewal window to retain their competency status and access to associated benefits.

Competency options

Project and Portfolio Partner option

Silver

Gold

Your company must have 2 individuals pass the exam requirements.

2 individuals must each pass all the following exams:

Exam 70-348: Managing Projects and Portfolios with Microsoft PPM*
Exam 70-778: Analyzing and Visualizing Data with Microsoft Power BI*

OR

One of the following certifications:

Microsoft 365 Certified: Teamwork Administrator Associate*
Microsoft 365 Certified: Teams Administrator Associate

Note: *These exams/certifications are retiring on Jan 31, 2021 and will be valid for competencies until Jan 31, 2022

Your company must have 4 individuals pass the exam requirements.

4 individuals must each pass all the following exams:

Exam 70-348: Managing Projects and Portfolios with Microsoft PPM*
Exam 70-778: Analyzing and Visualizing Data with Microsoft Power BI*

OR

One of the following certifications:

Microsoft 365 Certified: Teamwork Administrator Associate*
Microsoft 365 Certified: Teams Administrator Associate

Note: *These exams/certifications are retiring on Jan 31, 2021 and will be valid for competencies until Jan 31, 2022

Learning option

Silver

Gold

Your company must meet the training requirement.

Your company must reach 200 KPIs through training of Microsoft official Learning Product purchased through the Courseware Marketplace every membership year. Learn More

Your company must have 2 individuals pass the exam requirements.

2 individuals must each pass all the following exams:

Exam 70-348: Managing Projects and Portfolios with Microsoft PPM*
Exam 70-778: Analyzing and Visualizing Data with Microsoft Power BI*

OR

One of the following certifications:

Microsoft 365 Certified: Teamwork Administrator Associate*
Microsoft 365 Certified: Teams Administrator Associate

Note: *These exams/certifications are retiring on Jan 31, 2021 and will be valid for competencies until Jan 31, 2022

Your company must meet the training and revenue requirements.

Your company must reach 5000 KPIs through training and generate US $500000 in revenue from sales of Microsoft official Learning Product purchased through the Courseware Marketplace every membership year. Learn More

Your company must have 4 individuals pass the exam requirements.

4 individuals must each pass all the following exams:

Exam 70-348: Managing Projects and Portfolios with Microsoft PPM*
Exam 70-778: Analyzing and Visualizing Data with Microsoft Power BI*

OR

One of the following certifications:

Microsoft 365 Certified: Teamwork Administrator Associate*
Microsoft 365 Certified: Teams Administrator Associate

Note: *These exams/certifications are retiring on Jan 31, 2021 and will be valid for competencies until Jan 31, 2022

Project and Portfolio Partner option

Silver

2 individuals must each pass all the following exams:

Exam 70-348: Managing Projects and Portfolios with Microsoft PPM*
Exam 70-778: Analyzing and Visualizing Data with Microsoft Power BI*

OR

One of the following certifications:

Microsoft 365 Certified: Teamwork Administrator Associate*
Microsoft 365 Certified: Teams Administrator Associate

Note: *These exams/certifications are retiring on Jan 31, 2021 and will be valid for competencies until Jan 31, 2022

Gold

4 individuals must each pass all the following exams:

Exam 70-348: Managing Projects and Portfolios with Microsoft PPM*
Exam 70-778: Analyzing and Visualizing Data with Microsoft Power BI*

OR

One of the following certifications:

Microsoft 365 Certified: Teamwork Administrator Associate*
Microsoft 365 Certified: Teams Administrator Associate

Note: *These exams/certifications are retiring on Jan 31, 2021 and will be valid for competencies until Jan 31, 2022

Learning option

Silver

Your company must reach 200 KPIs through training of Microsoft official Learning Product purchased through the Courseware Marketplace every membership year. Learn More

2 individuals must each pass all the following exams:

Exam 70-348: Managing Projects and Portfolios with Microsoft PPM*
Exam 70-778: Analyzing and Visualizing Data with Microsoft Power BI*

OR

One of the following certifications:

Microsoft 365 Certified: Teamwork Administrator Associate*
Microsoft 365 Certified: Teams Administrator Associate

Note: *These exams/certifications are retiring on Jan 31, 2021 and will be valid for competencies until Jan 31, 2022

Gold

4 individuals must each pass all the following exams:

Exam 70-348: Managing Projects and Portfolios with Microsoft PPM*
Exam 70-778: Analyzing and Visualizing Data with Microsoft Power BI*

OR

One of the following certifications:

Microsoft 365 Certified: Teamwork Administrator Associate*
Microsoft 365 Certified: Teams Administrator Associate

Note: *These exams/certifications are retiring on Jan 31, 2021 and will be valid for competencies until Jan 31, 2022

We’re updating exams for the Project Portfolio Management competency to help ensure you have the latest technical skills to serve your customers. Make sure you meet all current requirements so you can attain or renew this competency and access its benefits.

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Benefits

Once you meet all the requirements and pay the fee, you can access these benefits:

Project and Portfolio Management Competency benefits	Silver	Gold
Receive Go-To-Market Services and technical enablement as part of your Microsoft Partner Network membership	✔	✔
Signature Support	✔	✔
Eligibility for the Microsoft Managed Reseller Incentive. Learn more about incentives	✔	✔
Eligibility for the Microsoft Online Services Usage Incentive. Learn more about incentives	✔	✔
Deepen customer relationships by becoming a provider of Microsoft Skype for Business and Exchange Deployment Services (S&EDPS)	✔	✔

Silver
Receive Go-To-Market Services and technical enablement as part of your Microsoft Partner Network membership	✔
Signature Support	✔
Eligibility for the Microsoft Managed Reseller Incentive. Learn more about incentives	✔
Eligibility for the Microsoft Online Services Usage Incentive. Learn more about incentives	✔
Deepen customer relationships by becoming a provider of Microsoft Skype for Business and Exchange Deployment Services (S&EDPS)	✔
Gold
Receive Go-To-Market Services and technical enablement as part of your Microsoft Partner Network membership	✔
Signature Support	✔
Eligibility for the Microsoft Managed Reseller Incentive. Learn more about incentives	✔
Eligibility for the Microsoft Online Services Usage Incentive. Learn more about incentives	✔
Deepen customer relationships by becoming a provider of Microsoft Skype for Business and Exchange Deployment Services (S&EDPS)	✔