MB-700 Exam Prep Course | Dynamics 365 Apps Solution Architect
Prepare for exam success
Whether you're already using Dynamics 365 or want to boost your career by earning the MB-700 Apps Solution Architect certification, gaining this valuable certification can enhance your skills and open up new opportunities.
Why choose our training?
Interactive Real-Time Online Classes: Led by our Microsoft-certified experts, experience the next best thing to in-person training, all from the comfort of your home or office.
Hands-On Experience: Don’t just listen – do. Engage in live practical labs to apply what you learn to real-world scenarios.
Flexible & Recorded Sessions: Missed something? No problem. Every session is recorded, allowing you to replay and review for 30 days.
Practice for the Exam: Included is the official practice test from MeasureUp, preparing you thoroughly for the real thing.
Effective learning methodology
Our proven learning methodology “Prepare-Participate-Practice” offers a structured and supportive learning journey.
The live sessions are just the beginning, you'll also benefit from a variety of additional learning resources to significantly enhance your overall learning experience.
- Prepare: e.g. by watching a video.
- Participate: Be an active part of the live sessions.
- Practice: Maintain and extend your learning after the live course.
We'll equip you with the knowledge and skills you need to succeed with Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations and ensure a learning journey far beyond the training sessions.
Find out more about our “Prepare-Participate-Practice” approach.
Next course date is May 19-23, 2025
What you get
This comprehensive training package ensures that you are ready for the exam MB-700:
- Link to Dashboard in AXcademy – one-stop for all information
- Overview of courses
- Links to live sessions
- Preparation materials
- Live recordings and presentations used
- Practice exercises
- Videos, presentations, et al.
- Live sessions – 5 days each with 2 x 3-hour live sessions
- Recorded live sessions (accessible for 30 days after the course)
- Presentations used
- Hands-on exercises, deep dive documentation, et al.
- The Microsoft Certified Official preparation test from MeasureUp – Practice and practice again, until you are ready for the exam.
- Your practice test is available for 180 days .
- Standard MB-700 VM (D365FO training environments/sandboxes with standard “Contoso” demo data) for each student
- Your VM is available for 180 days.
Curriculum MB-700 Apps Solution Architect
Architect solutions
Gather requirements
Identify operational and organizational challenges that may affect a business
Identify existing business processes and opportunities to optimize business processes
Gather information about expected transaction volume
Categorize business requirements and perform gap fit analyses
Review and validate business requirements throughout the solution lifecycle
Define the solution architecture
Map business requirements to functional components
Evaluate whether to build versus buy for selected business requirements
Identify opportunities to implement supplemental Microsoft technologies
Use the appropriate implementation tools including Lifecycle Services (LCS) and Azure DevOps
Describe the Success by Design framework
Create solution architecture diagrams
Define and document the solution blueprint
Define an organization including company information, locations, and structure
Document the implementation timeline including roll-out strategies
Define the business process catalog and document solution gaps
Define instances, environments, and solution components
Identify required security roles
Define solution strategies
Select a deployment strategy
Develop a process to manage solution code and deployment
Select a deployment model and identify instances and environments required for the selected deployment model
Describe the One Version strategy for Dynamics 365 and the effects of One Version on solutions
Segment solution development and delivery into logical phases
Provide alternative methodologies and approaches for deploying modifications
Determine solution maintenance cadence and timelines
Identify upgrade scenarios and select appropriate tools
Define an application lifecycle management (ALM) strategy
Define a code management and data flow strategy
Define a Microsoft Power Platform solution management strategy
Determine which build automation capabilities to implement
Define a roll-back strategy for solution code and data
Determine a data management strategy
Differentiate between transactional and historical data
Define data quality and data validation process
Define data cleansing and transformation strategies
Define data dependencies
Develop a data migration strategy for master, transactional, reference, parameter, and document data entities
Develop data cut-over, verification and data retention plans
Define the security architecture
Differentiate between Azure, Dynamics 365, and infrastructure security
Describe Azure and infrastructure security-related elements
Describe use cases for and capabilities of record-level and role-based security in Dynamics 365
Define the integration architecture
Select an integration pattern including OData, Microsoft Power Platform integration, Batch Data API, customer service, external web services, and office integrations
Identify required integration and interface details
Design integrations
Define an integration testing strategy
Define the business intelligence and reporting architecture
Gather business intelligence and reporting requirements
Define data sources required to meet business intelligence and reporting requirements
Select appropriate business intelligence and reporting tools including Power BI, organizational workspaces, financial reports, SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), and the Electronic Reporting tool
Define printing requirements including, Document Routing Agent (DRA), modern report design layout templates, check printing, and label printing
Manage implementations
Describe Lifecycle Services (LCS) tools
Understand the use cases and capabilities of different LCS tools
Understand the use cases and capabilities of Business Process Modeler (BPM)
Understand the use cases and capabilities of LCS Methodologies
Create a usage profile to describe current or projected usage
Manage interactions with FastTrack
Identify the value proposition for FastTrack
Identify FastTrack engagement types and personnel roles
Describe typical types of FastTrack workshops and the inputs for each workshop
Describe go-live checklist elements
Determine support options
Develop a support plan and strategy
Define post-go-live support plans including response times and service-level agreements (SLAs)
Describe use cases and capabilities for the LCS Support tool
Determine licensing requirements
Determine the types of licenses required
Estimate the number of licenses required by using the License Sizing estimator
Describe the process for estimating ongoing software licensing costs
Manage testing
Define a testing strategy
Define a testing strategy that includes all required types of testing
Define a regression testing strategy
Identify opportunities for automated testing
Review use cases and test coverage for business scenarios
Determine when to use RSAT, SysTest, Postman, ATL, Azure DevOps Test Plans, and other tools
Define a performance testing strategy
Define performance goals and requirements
Identify performance monitoring and testing tools
Define performance benchmarks and success criteria
Design a performance and load testing strategy
Troubleshoot performance issues
Frequently Asked Questions
Our proven learning methodology “Prepare-Participate-Practice” (3P) ensures you the best possible learning experience and a long-term learning journey.
The live online sessions are focused 3 hour sessions, with additional pre- and post-training included – at no additional cost to you.
These additional learning options elevate your learning intake dramatically.
Prepare
Before each course, we ask the students to prepare – for example by watching a video. This is to ensure that the students have the same or similar understanding of the scope of the upcoming training, and the terminology to be used.
Participate
Each live course session is a focused 3-hour live online session, led by one of our experienced, Microsoft and ExFlow-approved instructors.
Practice
Maintain and extend your learning after the live course session:
• The live sessions are recorded for review again and again
• Additional videos
• Hands-on labs – with separate suggested step-by-step guidance/solutions
• Support (Q&A).
More details about 3P her–
Yes. A high-quality VM is available for the course – complete with Microsoft standard Contoso demo data.
It is available during your class, and also for practice after the class.
Your training environment is available for 180 days from your activation (typically on or before the first course date).
To ensure your exam success, we even include the one and only Microsoft Certified Official preparation test for you – from MeasureUp – absolutely free of charge (value EUR +99)!
Practice and practice again, until you are ready for the exam.
All objectives of the exam are covered in depth so you'll be ready for any question on the exam.
Your practice test is available for 180 days from your activation (typically on or before the first course date).
Your entire course, the Prepare-Participate-Practice sections – including the recorded sessions – are available for 30 days after the course has finished.
Your training environment as well as your practice test are available for 180 days from your activation (typically on or before the first course date).
We try to make each course varied – to keep it lively and to address the various learner types. Some want to watch, some want to read.
Content types may vary per course, but typically include
- Live presentations and demonstrations by your instructor
- Hands-on labs/exercises
- Presentation/PDF
- Infographics
- Quizzes/Test your knowledge questions
- and more
We add courses on a frequent basis.
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