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MS-700 (Managing Microsoft Teams) exam guide SECOND EDITION (May 2022) now available with 168 practice questions

Last year, fellow MVP and MCT Peter Rising and I collaborated on the first edition of an MS-700 exam guide. I’m pleased to share that our second edition reflecting the most up-to-date exam objectives and content is now available. It has over 400 pages and 168 practice questions, making it easy to find and study what’s most important when you need it.

Book cover for our MS-700 exam guide.

You can order our 2nd ed MS-700 exam guide here.

Successfully passing the MS-700 exam earns you the Microsoft 365 Certified: Teams Administrator Associate certification. This is an excellent way to prove skills and proficiency to employers (current and prospective) and also challenge yourself with keeping up-to-date on administering one of Microsoft 365’s core collaboration and communication apps.

I am super appreciative of my co-author, Peter Rising, as well as our reviewers Dan Rey, Yves Habersaat, and Vivek Vinod Sharma who helped make sure this exam guide is the best available. I also want to thank our reviewers from the first edition, Linus Cansby, Adam Deltinger, Amanda Sterner, and Mike Swantek for their foundational contribution that helped us get this far.

And lastly, thank you to all of the amazingly talented staff at Packt who welcomed us to this opportunity and worked with us to create and refine something we are so proud to share with the community.

MS-700 exam guide (2nd ed) table of contents

  1. Plan and configure network settings for Microsoft Teams
  2. Identify licensing requirements for Microsoft Teams
  3. Plan and configure security and compliance settings for Microsoft Teams
  4. Plan and implement governance and lifecycle management for Microsoft Teams
  5. Configure and manage external and guest users
  6. Configure and manage Microsoft Teams devices
  7. Creating and managing teams
  8. Plan and manage channels
  9. Manage chat and collaboration experiences
  10. Manage apps for Microsoft Teams
  11. Manage meeting experiences
  12. Manage phone numbers
  13. Manage Phone System for Microsoft Teams
  14. Monitor and report on a Microsoft Teams environment
  15. Troubleshoot audio, video, and client issues
  16. Mock exam
  17. Mock exam answers and explanations
  18. Answers (and explanations) to practice questions

Order our MS-700 exam guide here.

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Getting Teams certified: My prep for the MS-700 and the exam guide that followed (Recording)

I was recently invited to speak at the SharePoint User Group of DC and shared some prep tips and exam prep book writing experience with attendees. Most of the session was advice, practice questions, and resources for the MS-700 Teams Administrator certification exam. The last 10 minutes or so, I discuss co-authoring the MS-700 exam prep book with my co-author and friend Peter Rising.

Scott Brewster, one of the group’s leaders, kindly recorded and posted the session to YouTube so you can watch the recording below.

Be sure to check out the SharePoint User Group of DC’s upcoming events here: SharePoint User Group of DC (Arlington, VA) | Meetup. You can also follow them on Twitter (@sug_dc).

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MCSA: O365 certification & 70-346/70-347 exams retired; replaced by role-based M365: Enterprise Administrator Expert certification & MS-100/MS-101 exams

If you’ve been studying for 70-346 and 70-347 to get your MCSA, there’s no better time than right now to schedule those exams. As of March 31, 2019, they will both be retired. The exam page for each currently features the following notice.

“This exam retires on March 31, 2019. A replacement exam may be available. To learn more, visit our blog: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/learning/community.aspx and review our Exam Retirement posts.”

New Exams

The retirement post last updated Dec 21, 2018, lists the two exams as follows, being replaced with role-based MS-100 and MS-101.

From https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/learning/microsoft-365-exams.aspx

Retired Certifications

Along with the 32 exams slated for retirement, they’re retiring a number of certifications as well, replaced with role-based certifications.

If you’ve already gotten your MCSA: O365, don’t worry – it’s still active after retired.

“This certification retires on March 31, 2019. You will no longer be able to earn this certification after this date. If you earn it prior to that date, it will remain in the Active Certifications section of your transcript after that date.”

From https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/learning/mcsa-office365-certification.aspx

What should I do now?

This info-graphic illustrates the various paths available:

What if I already have my MCSA?

  • Unfortunately, if you’ve already gotten your MCSA: Office 365, there is no transition exam. If you want to new certification you’ll need to start anew and take MS-100/MS-101 since the new certification is “expert” level as opposed to your current “associate” level.
  • You could also consider upgrading your MCSA to the existing MCSE: Productivity certification instead of pursuing the new M365 Expert certification
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MCSA: Office 365 Study Guide for Exams 70-346 & 70-347

Note: The MCSA: O365 Certification and exams 70-346 & 70-347 are being retired March 31, 2019. Learn more about what to expect here.

Having just passed both 70-346 and 70-347, I know how hard it can be to find helpful and relevant resources to help you prepare for the exams. I’ve compiled resources below I used to help me prepare and I hope they help you with your own studying. I’ve included nothing more or less than I used myself. The most important piece for me was the Lynda.com courses – I wouldn’t have passed without them. Good luck!

Required Exams

(check links for most recent requirements)

Books

Videos

Courses

Lynda.com

(free access for card-holders at many libraries, or free trial month for new users)

edX

Courses are free on edX. Just create an account.

Pluralsight

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Prep Tips from Nate

70-346 Skills Measured

70-347 Skills Measured
These are taken directly from the exam info pages. Clicking a link will take you to the respective section of the page to see specific sub-topics covered under each skill section. I’ve also included the “Preparation resources” provided by Microsoft under each respective section:
Provision Office 365 (15–20%)Plan and implement networking and security in Office 365 (15–20%)

Manage cloud identities (15–20%)

Implement and Manage Identities by Using Azure AD Connect (15–20%)

Implement and manage federated identities for single sign-on (SSO) (15–20%)

Monitor and troubleshoot Office 365 availability and usage (15–20%)

 Manage clients and end-user devices (20–25%)

Provision SharePoint Online site collections (20–25%)

Configure Exchange Online and Skype for Business Online for end users (20–25%)

Plan for Exchange Online and Skype for Business Online (20–25%)

Configure and secure Office 365 services (20–25%)