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Free Webinar: Microsoft Office Specialist Certifications Overview

Are you an end user or business user that wants to get Microsoft Certified? While there is a lot of talk about technical Microsoft certifications, there are also certifications options for business users!

Join your host & Microsoft MVP Vlad Catrinescu and Microsoft Certified Trainer Regional Lead Chintan Patel on August 13th @ 10 AM ET for this free webinar talking about the Microsoft Office Specialist certification series!

Register Today: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/8615947584512/WN_ZcQAkcCFQR6ilwa_sN4udQ

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Free Webinar: Introducing Microsoft Lists – Your smart information tracking app in Microsoft 365

Join hosts & Microsoft MVPs Vlad Catrinescu & Drew Madelung along with Senior Product Manager Mark Kashman on August 3rd at 1 PM ET (10 AM PT) for a free webinar introducing Microsoft Lists.

In this webinar, we’ll be jumping into the new functionality and features of the brand-new solution called Microsoft Lists. We will be discussing what Lists can be used for, how to work with them, and details around the timing and availability of Lists along with demos of Lists themselves! With our special guest Mark Kashman joining us, this is a great opportunity to join us and get your questions answered.

Register today, and if you cannot attend live, the recording will be sent to you within 48h of the live event!

Registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/6315946636808/WN_H0kLpBRaTPuyw_7K8EXaLg

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Save 33% off your Pluralsight Subscription – July 2020

Is your Pluralsight subscription up for renewal soon or have you been waiting for a promotion to become a Pluralsight subscriber? Pluralsight, one of the best on-demand online training companies with over 7500 courses is currently having a promotion between now and July 16th , 2020 to save 33% on a Pluralsight Subscription, and it even works on renewals! You can also offer it as a gift to someone you care about!

Whether you’re interested in learning SharePoint, Microsoft 365, PowerShell, Angular or even Ethical Hacking and Security, 199$ for a year of unlimited learning is an amazing deal! Get the promotion now, click on the banner above or at the following link: https://spvlad.com/PSSave33-July2020 ! Don’t wait too long as the deal ends on July 16th , 2020

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Free Webinar: Best Practices on Migrating your SharePoint Designer Workflows to Power Automate

Just a few days ago, Microsoft announced the retirement of SharePoint 2010 mode workflows from SharePoint Online, with all 2010 mode workflows set to be fully deleted by November 2020. This leaves organizations with 4 months to move their workflows to Microsoft Power Automate and keep their business processes working.

Join your host Vlad Catrinescu and special guest and Microsoft MVP William Huneycutt on July 28th at 1 PM ET to cover some best practices about migrating your SharePoint 2010 workflows to Power Automate. If you can’t attend, do not worry, as the webinar will be recorded and sent to everyone who has registered!

Registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/4715946054951/WN_-Z-PkNxzRX2RXG9Ro-FRCQ

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Free Webinar: Enabling sharing & collaboration in OneDrive & SharePoint

Join hosts & Microsoft MVP Vlad Catrinescu & Drew Madelung along with Senior Program Manager Stephen Rice on July 7th at 1 PM ET (10 AM PT) for a free webinar covering sharing in OneDrive and SharePoint.

In this webinar, we’ll be diving into sharing and discussing how it works, how it can be managed, and what’s new and upcoming in the world of sharing and collaboration in OneDrive and SharePoint. We’ll be joined by Stephen Rice from Microsoft as we break down the details and background of sharing. This webinar is great opportunity to join us and get your questions answered!

You can register at: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/1915924041825/WN_HN3tXIq5S9SNJVZmVzyjxg . If you cannot attend, register anyway and the recording will be sent to you!

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New Pluralsight Course: Demonstrating Business Value of Power Virtual Agents

My 27th Pluralsight course is now published, and this one is not about Microsoft 365, but about the Power Platform! This course is a beginner / foundation level course, and will be part of the PL-900, Power Platform Fundamentals path on Pluralsight! This course covers what the business value of Microsoft Power Virtual agents is, as well as walks you trough the creation of your first PVA bot!

Power Virtual Agents empowers teams to easily create powerful bots using a guided, no-code graphical interface without the need for data scientists or developers. In this course, Demonstrate the business value of Power Virtual Agents, you’ll learn to describe and demonstrate the value of Power Virtual Agents. First, you’ll explore what Power Virtual agents are and what business challenges they solve. Next, you’ll discover how to create a basic bot using Power Virtual Agents. Finally, you’ll learn how to publish and monitor your bot. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of Power Virtual Agents needed to demonstrate business value of Power Virtual Agents and create your own bots.

You can find the course on Pluralsight at : https://spvlad.com/PowerVirtualAgents or by clicking the banner above! The PL-900 path on Pluralsight is not ready yet, but there should be 6 courses out there very shortly to cover the other objectives of the exam!

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Free Webinar: Following the Evolution of Office 365 Groups to Microsoft 365 Groups

Join hosts & Microsoft MVP Drew Madelung & myself along with Principal Program Manager Mike McLean on June 16th at 1 PM ET (10 AM PT) for a free webinar covering Microsoft 365 Groups!

In this webinar, we’ll be joined by Mike McLean from the Microsoft 365 Groups product team to discuss the evolution of Office 365 Groups to Microsoft 365 Groups. We’ll review the Office 365 Groups journey, and provide a behind-the-scenes look at the vision and strategy around the platform. Mike will also share details on improvements recently shipped that enhance how groups are managed across the Microsoft 365 suite and through Microsoft Graph.

You can register at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/6615914916990/WN_Q8aEvTRNS62NzvCYJivQrQ ! If you cannot attend, register anyway and the recording will be sent to you!

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New Pluralsight Course: Demonstrating Business Value of Power Automate

My 26th Pluralsight course is now published, and this one is not about Microsoft 365, but about the Power Platform! This course is a beginner / foundation level course, and will be part of the PL-900, Power Platform Fundamentals path on Pluralsight! This course covers what the business value of Microsoft Power Automate is, as well as an overview of approval flows, business process flows, as well as UI flows!

With over 200 million monthly active users, Microsoft 365 is the productivity platform of choice for most enterprises in the world. Microsoft Power Automate, a key pillar of the Power Platform is a business process automation tool that allows you to streamline and automate business processes. In this course, Demonstrating Business value of Power Automate, you will learn foundational knowledge of Microsoft Power Automate. First, you will learn the basic terms and concepts of Microsoft Power Automate. Next, you will discover how to create your own basic workflows either starting from a template, or from a blank slate. Finally, you will explore more advanced types of workflows such as business process flows and UI flows. When you’re finished with this course, you will have the skills and knowledge of Microsoft Power Automate needed to automate business processes in your own organization!

You can find the course on Pluralsight at : https://spvlad.com/BusinessValueOfPowerAutomate or by clicking the banner above! The PL-900 path on Pluralsight is not ready yet, but there should be 6 courses out there very shortly to cover the other objectives of the exam, including Power Virtual Agents which just got added as of May 7th to the exam objectives!

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Get a FREE Microsoft Certification Voucher with the Cloud Skills Challenge

Want to get free learning AND a free Microsoft Certification voucher? You’re in luck as Microsoft is currently running an AMAZING initiative during Microsoft Build!

If you didn’t hear it by now, Microsoft Build is free , so if you haven’t registered yet, first thing you must do is to register now at https://mybuild.microsoft.com/

After you have registered for Microsoft Build , you need to go to this URL: https://aka.ms/buildcloudskillschallenge where you will see an page similar to the screenshot above! During the challenge, you earn sweepstakes entries and bonus prizes by completing curated online learning Collections in Microsoft Learn through June 2nd, 2020.

Now, there aretwo parts to this challenge. The prizes part which are based on a sweepstake, and the Certification part, which as you see in the screenshot below will be given as soon as you finish a Microsoft Learn Collection!

There are five available collections to choose from, on Microsoft’s most popular topics!

Now, what exams can you take with your free voucher? Almost all of the current general available exams are included, but you can also find the full list here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/certifications/microsoft-build-cloud-skills-challenge-2020-free-certification-exam-offer

Something important to remember is to always read the rules, and remember that according to the rules: Additional details and instructions on how to redeem your free certification exam will be sent via email on or around June 8, 2020!

As you register for this promotion , remember to read the instructions and rules by Microsoft as I am simply sharing the promition but cannot offer any support other than pointing you to the official documentation!

I hope this helps some of you to get certified, and if you’re looking at some additional resources, check out the Microsoft Certification Study Guides I have built! Let me know in the comments what certification do you plan to take!

Don’t keep this for yourself! Share it with your peers by retweeting the tweet below!

Want to get a FREE @MicrosoftLearn Certification Voucher applicable to most exams? Check out the @msdev Cloud Skills Challenge for #MSBuild , get FREE learning & a free cert! > https://t.co/qZx8V8k9L0 pic.twitter.com/SQYxu4vuDI

— Vlad Catrinescu (@vladcatrinescu) May 20, 2020

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New Power Platform Certification: Power Platform App Maker

One of the major focuses of Microsoft this year is the Power Platform, and as the product evolves, so do the need to have certified professionals to deliver solutions on top of it! This morning, Microsoft Learning announced a new Power Platform certification called: Microsoft Certified: Power Platform App Maker Associate! Here is a description of the certification from Microsoft:

The app maker builds solutions to simplify, automate, and transform tasks and processes for themselves and their team where they have deep expertise in the solution domain. They are skilled in key technical business analyst tasks such as data modeling, basic UX design, requirements analysis, and process analysis.

There is only one exam needed in order to pass this certification which is the PL-100: Microsoft Power Platform App Maker  .

The app maker builds solutions to simplify, automate, and transform tasks and processes for themselves and their team where they have deep expertise in the solution domain. They are skilled in key technical business analyst tasks such as data modeling, basic UX design, requirements analysis, process analysis, etc.

The app maker creates and enforces business processes, structures digital collection of information, improves efficiency of repeatable tasks, and automates business processes.

The app maker uses the maker tools of Power Platform to solve business problems. They may have experience with Visual Basic for Applications, Excel pivot tables, Teams, and other tools. They should have a basic understanding of data models, user interface, and processes. The app maker is aware of the capabilities and limitations of available tools and understands how to apply them.

The app maker is self-directed, and solution focused. They may not have formal IT training but are comfortable using technology to solve business problems with a personal growth mindset. They understand the operational need and have a vision of the desired outcome. They approach problems with phased and iterative strategies.

This exam really builds on top of the foundational knowledge needed for the PL-900 exam, but requires you to know how to actually use and build more advanced solutions by using the Power Platform. Here are the high-level topics that are covered in this exam:

Design solutions (10-15%)Create solutions (50-55%)Analyze data (5-10%)Implement and manage solutions (15-20%)

The exam and certification have been announced but will only be available in July! Are you excited about this new certification? Let me know what you think in the comments!

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