Microsoft Dynamics CRM Developer Certification

A Firebrand Training

5

Day Course

Microsoft Dynamics CRM Developer Certification - Overview

This 5 day course is designed to give delegates an overview of CRM customisations and how solutions are developed in MS CRM. Delegates will receive a thorough review of report customisation and development along with tools developers can use for data import and integration of ERP systems to CRM.

This course is aimed at Implementation Consultants / Developers working with MS CRM and possessing practical experience with MS CRM. After completing the Microsoft Dynamics CRM Developer course at Firebrand Training, you'll have more than just your certification. You will have the skills, knowledge and hands-on experience to maximise the benefits of Microsoft Dynamics CRM.

The course will be a mix of theory and practical exercises. Upon completion of this course, you will understand:

Plan customizations for a MS CRM Implementation
Apply Form Customizations using the Microsoft CRM Customisation Tools
Connect CRM to the Internet
Plan, create, and configure Custom Entities in Microsoft CRM, and maintain Workflow Rules and Sales Processes Understand form structure
Understand Application Integration
Create and Customise Microsoft CRM Reports
Recognize core MS CRM extensibility features
Understand MS CRM Architecture
Understand Data types
Create and set up workflow .NET assemblies
Understand basic callouts
Develop code with external file
Import Data
Understand integration to ERP

Microsoft Dynamics CRM Developer Certification - Benefits

So what makes the Microsoft Dynamics CRM Business Solutions so compelling? The following short list highlights some of its features. Several of these features should make a compelling case to upgrade your environment.

What are the benefits of certification?

For HR managers, certification is particularly important because it allows them to more easily identify the skills that an individual possesses. When a company has employees that possess certain skills, it can garner a competitive advantage when seeking to attract customers. Certification can also contribute to increased productivity.

Individuals

Overwhelmingly, individuals with Microsoft certifications have an advanced level of knowledge, expertise and skill, and command more professional credibility.
Individual students may receive college credits to utilize tuition reimbursement programs for their IT training or to complete college coursework.

Human Resources

Employer-funded training and certification programs are a key to retaining skilled staff. Career development and advancement opportunities are shown to significantly reduce rates of employee turnover.
Certification Training Programs provide benchmarks for hiring and promotion decisions by accurately assessing technical skills.
For-certification training programs CRM customise educational investments through immediate validation of skills.

Other accelerated training providers rely heavily on lecture and independent self-testing and study.

Effective technical instruction must be highly varied and interactive to keep attention levels high, promote camaraderie and teamwork between the students and instructor, and solidify knowledge through hands-on learning.

Firebrand Training provides instruction to meet every learning need, including

Intensive group instruction
One-on-one instruction attention
Hands-on labs
Lab partner and group exercises
Question and answer drills
Independent study

This information has been provided as a helpful tool for candidates considering certification. Benefits of certification determined through studies do not guarantee any particular personal successes. Firebrand Training provides a guarantee of obtaining certification at the camp, but does not make any guarantees about personal successes or benefits of obtaining certification.

Microsoft Dynamics CRM Developer Certification - Curriculum

Firebrand Training has an aggressive educational schedule that thoroughly covers all essential elements necessary to become skilled as a Microsoft Dynamics CRM Certified Developer professional.

Customisation - Advanced Topics

Microsoft CRM Customisation
Basic Customisations
Custom Entities
Workflows
Application Integration
Reports Customisation / Development

Exam 30 422

Extending CRM

Extensibility Overview
Architecture
Common Platform Operations
Advanced Platform Operations
Workflow .NET assemblies
Business Logic Extensions
Application Event Programming
Connect CRM to the Internet

Cases / Real Customer Needs

Import of data / Data Migration Framework
Integrating to ERP

Exam 30 498

Microsoft Dynamics CRM Developer Certification - Exam Track

Microsoft Dynamics CRM Developer certified candidates are required to pass the following exams.

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Customization and Configuration (Prometric Exam number MB2-631)
Extending Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0 (Prometric Exam number MB2-498). Note: the CRM 4.0 version of this exam will be available as part of the course from Autumn 2008.

Microsoft Dynamics CRM Developer Certification - What's Included

Firebrand Training offers top-quality technical education and certification training in an all-inclusive course package specifically designed for the needs and ease of our students. We attend to every detail so our students can focus solely on their studies and certification goals.

Our Certification Programs includes

Intensive Hands-on Training Utilising our (Lecture | Lab | Review)^TM Delivery
Comprehensive Study Materials, Program Courseware and Self-Testing Software
Fully instructor-led program with 24 hour lab access
Examination vouchers *
On site testing **
Accommodation, All Meals, Beverages, and Snacks
Transportation to/from designated local railway stations
Examination Passing Policy

Please note

* Exam vouchers for our (ISC)2 certifications need to be purchased directly from (ISC)2
** On site testing is not included in our ISACA, or ITIL Managers and Revision Certifications

Our instructors teach to accommodate every student's learning needs through individualised instruction, hands-on labs, lab partner and group exercises, independent study, self-testing, and question/answer drills.

Firebrand Training has dedicated, well-equipped educational facilities where you will attend instruction and labs and have access to comfortable study and lounging rooms. Our students consistently say our facilities are second-to-none.

Examination Passing Policy

Should a student complete a Firebrand Training Program without having successfully passed all vendor examinations, the student may re-attend that program for a period of one year. Students will only be responsible for accommodations and vendor exam fees.

Microsoft Dynamics CRM Developer Certification - Prerequisites

Students who are successful in accelerated Dynamics CRM Developer certification training are required to meet the following prerequisites:

Have attended the Accelerated CRM application training or have knowledge equal to the Applications Professional exam track.
Experience with relational databases
Good understanding of web development, including how client-side code interacts with the Internet Explorer Document Object Model (DOM)
Knowledge of a .NET development language (C# or VB.NET)
An understanding of XML and how to manually modify an XML document

Firebrand Training staff interview all potential students regarding their technical background, degrees and certifications held, and personal fortitude. This screening process ensures a successful match between the customer and Firebrand Training toward accelerated training and certification.

Firebrand Training is an aggressive training environment. You must have an attitude aimed for success. The above prerequisites are guidelines, but many students with less experience have other background or traits that have enabled their success in accelerated training through Firebrand Training.

Dynamics CRM Developer Certification Testimonials

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"Der Kurs ist sehr hart, sehr viel Wissen in sehr kurzer Zeit. 15-16 Stunden taeglich. Es ist sehr hilfreich breite Vorkenntnisse zu haben. Ein sehr grosser Vorteil ist, dass die Teacher Praxiserfahrung haben und wissen worueber sie reden. Vor allem das nicht alle Antworten richtig sind, sondern in der Praxis falsch. Im Gegensatz zu anderen Anbietern wo reine Theoretiker sitzen, ist dies ein sehr grosser Vorteil. Die kleine Kursgroesse traegt dazu bei, dass das Lernen sehr effizient ist."
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Dynamics CRM Developer Certification Course Dates

Start	End	Availability	Register
24/11/2008	28/11/2008	Finished
2/3/2009	6/3/2009	Seats open	Register
25/5/2009	29/5/2009	Seats open	Register

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