My last blog is from a few months ago because I have been quite busy lately. Fortunately I have quite some topics that I want to blog about, starting with this short blog about the latest Microsoft certification I’ve gained.
In March of this year I passed the 70-556 “Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007” exam. This makes me one of the 486(September, 2007) Microsoft Certified Technology Specialists worldwide! (Nr. of MCP’s worldwide)
It wasn’t a tough exam compared to the previous exams I took. Time was no problem, and there were only 44 questions that were all of the multiple choice type where only 1 answer is correct. The exam contained almost no focus on PerformancePoint Planning, so make sure you focus on the Monitoring and Analyzing parts of PPS while studying for this exam.
I used the Rational Guides to PPS books to study for the exam. Next to the books I followed a course and together this was enough to complete the exam successfully.
Find more information here:
Microsoft 70-556 Exam – MCTS Performance Point
On the MCTS Exam for PerformancePoint Server 2007
Preparation Guide for Exam 70-556
My Microsoft Transcript is now:
Microsoft Certification Status
|
Credential |
Certification / Version |
Date Achieved |
|
Microsoft Certified IT Professional |
Business Intelligence Developer |
Mar 28, 2008 |
|
Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist |
Office PerformancePoint Server 2007, Applications |
Jun 19, 2008 |
|
Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist |
Microsoft® SQL ServerTM 2005 Business Intelligence Development |
Oct 19, 2007 |
Microsoft Certification Exams Completed Successfully
|
Exam ID |
Description |
Date Completed |
|
556 |
TS: Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007, Application Development |
Jun 19, 2008 |
|
446 |
PRO: Designing a Business Intelligence Infrastructure by Using Microsoft® SQL ServerTM 2005 |
Mar 28, 2008 |
|
445 |
TS: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Business Intelligence-Implementation and Maintenance |
Oct 19, 2007 |
