PMConnection - Microsoft Project Certifications Insight

At the time of this article, Microsoft has moved three of the four proposed certifications that align with their project management tools to a "production" state. Finding one page on Microsoft's site or any website that pulls the details of these certifications together is virtually impossible. Thus the reason for this article!

Exam Name	Microsoft Office Project 2007, Managing Projects	Microsoft Office Project Server 2007, Managing Projects	Microsoft Office Project Server 2007, Configuring	Microsoft Office Project Server 2007, Managing Projects and Programs	Microsoft Office Project Portfolio Server 2007, Managing Portfolios*
Exam Number	70-632	70-633	70-639	70-634	70-635*
Tool Focus	Microsoft Project 2007	Microsoft Project Professional and Project Server 2007	Microsoft Project Server 2007	Microsoft Project Server 2007	Microsoft Portfolio Server 2007
Credential	Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS)	Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS)	Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS)	Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP)	TBD*
Prerequisite	N/A	N/A	N/A	Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS)	TBD*
Date Available	July 2007	October 2007	January 2008	January 2008	4th Quarter 2008
Preparation Guides	How to Prepare for the Microsoft Project 2007 Certification Exam	Preparation Guide for Exam 70-633	Preparation Guide for Exam 70-639	Preparation Guide for Exam 70-634	TBD*
Exam Prep Questions	Free Microsoft Project Certification Exam Prep Questions
Exam Prep Books	Managing Projects with Microsoft® Office Project 2007	Managing Projects with Microsoft® Office Project Server 2007
Self Paced Training Products	Other Microsoft Project Books	Other Project Server Books	Other Project Server Books	Other Project Server Books
Exam Prep Courses	Course 5927	Course 5928	Technical Implementation and configuration of Project Server 2007	Course 5929
Process Focus	Project Management	Project Management	Server and Network Administration	Project and Program Management	Portfolio Management
Additional References	Microsoft Project	Microsoft Project Server	Microsoft Project Server	Microsoft Project Server	Microsoft Portfolio Server

Additional information on these certifications.

The tests are NOT taken using the software. They all consist of multiple choice questions. You get 2.5 hours to complete the exams.

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