Friday 26 February 2016

Exam MB5-705 Managing Microsoft Dynamics Implementations

Published: September 21, 2013
Languages: English, Chinese (Simplified), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish
Audiences: IT professionals
Technology: Microsoft Dynamics Sure Step
Credit toward certification: MCP, Microsoft Dynamics Certified Technology Specialist

Skills measured
This exam measures your ability to accomplish the technical tasks listed below. The percentages indicate the relative weight of each major topic area on the exam. The higher the percentage, the more questions you are likely to see on that content area on the exam. View video tutorials about the variety of question types on Microsoft exams.

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Explain projects and project management (10-15%)
Define a project
Define project characteristics, describe a project definition, differentiate project versus operational work, explain triple constraint
Explain project life-cycle planning and pitfalls
Explain the project management diamond, recognize recurring project challenges, describe project life-cycle planning
Define project management
Identify the definition of project management, explain project management disciplines, identify project management processes
Describe agile and waterfall models
Explain the differences between agile and waterfall development, describe the different agile methodologies, explain the scrum methodology

Define Microsoft Dynamics Sure Step (10-15%)
Describe Sure Step tools and templates
Define the purpose and value of Microsoft Dynamics Sure Step, describe the functionality of the Microsoft Dynamics Sure Step client, identify the available project types and phases, identify the components of Sure Step, explain how to use the documents view, explain how to use the reference view, identify components of activity and task pages, identify features of Microsoft Dynamics Sure Step Online
Create a project repository
Explain how to create, clone, export, import, and delete Sure Step projects

Initiate a project and prepare for the diagnostic phase (10-15%)
Use solution envisioning and describe the diagnostics phase
Describe solution envisioning, identify deliverables for the diagnostic phase, describe the purpose and objectives of the diagnostic phase, describe the activity flow within the diagnostic phase, describe diagnostic phase preparation, explain diagnostic phase planning
Explain the use of Decision Accelerators
Identify the steps within a Decision Accelerator Offering, use the delivery guides to describe Decision Accelerator best practices, identify activities and deliverables for Decision Accelerators, select the appropriate Decision Accelerator Offering, identify components that are involved in a proposal generation, select an appropriate project type based on an engagement

Deliver Decision Accelerators (10-15%)
Complete a requirements and process review
Identify roles involved, describe the purpose of a requirements and process review, identify activities in a requirements and process review, identify pre-conditions of a requirements and process review
Complete a fit gap and solution blueprint
Identify roles involved, describe the purpose of a fit gap and solution blueprint, identify activities in a fit gap and solution blueprint, identify pre-conditions of a fit gap and solution blueprint

Generate a proposal and final licensing and services agreements (10-15%)
Describe the proposal generation process
Identify activities in final licensing and service agreements, identify deliverables associated with the proposal generation process, describe differences in project types, identify recommendation criteria for project types, define roles and responsibilities by using a RACI matrix, identify components of a project charter
Describe the steps after proposal generation
Describe the purpose of proposal management, select the appropriate step that follows proposal generation, describe the steps that follow proposal delivery

Describe project management disciplines (10-15%)
Manage risk
Describe risk management, identify activities included in risk management, identify the purpose of risk management, identify the pre-conditions of risk management, identify activities and classify by project management process
Manage quality
Describe quality management, identify activities included in quality management, identify the purpose of quality management, identify the pre-conditions of quality management, identify activities and classify them by project management process
Manage communication
Describe communication management, identify activities included in communication management, identify the purpose of communication management, identify the pre-conditions of communication management, identify activities and classify them by project management process
Manage scope
Describe scope management, identify activities included in scope management, identify the purpose of scope management, identify the pre-conditions of scope management, identify activities and classify them by project management process
Manage resources
Describe resource management, identify activities included in resource management, identify the purpose of resource management, identify the pre-conditions of resource management, identify activities and classify them by project management process

Use waterfall delivery (10-15%)
Manage the analysis phase
Describe the analysis phase, identify key objectives of the analysis phase, identify activities and deliverables in the analysis phase, describe the purpose of kickoff activities, describe solutions overview training, describe the detailed business process analysis process, identify the purpose of a functional requirements document
Manage the design phase
Describe the design phase, identify key objectives of the design phase, identify activities and deliverables in the design phase, identify and describe cross-phase processes, describe the solution design process, identify and describe solution design deliverables
Manage the development phase
Describe the development phase, identify key objectives of the development phase, identify activities and deliverables in the development phase, identify activities included in solution testing

Use agile delivery (10-15%)
Prepare for agile delivery
Describe the agile project type in Sure Step, explain the criteria for the agile project type, identify activities in the agile project type, identify recommendation criteria for the agile project type, describe the flow of activities in agile preparation, describe activities in agile preparation
Run an agile project
Describe the flow of activities in an agile project type, describe activities in an agile project type, describe components of a sprint cycle

Manage the deployment and operations phases (10-15%)
Manage deployment activities
Describe the deployment phase, identify key objectives of the deployment phase, identify activities and deliverables in the deployment phase, describe training activities in the deployment phase
Perform testing
Describe testing activities in the deployment phase, identify components of a production audit, identify data migration activities in the deployment phase
Go-live with the project
Describe the go-live activity, identify components of the go-live cutover plan
Manage operation activities
Describe the operation phase, identify key objectives of the operation phase, identify activities and deliverables in the operation phase, identify the purpose of quality management in the operation phase
Close the project
Describe the purpose of project closure, describe activities associated with project closure

QUESTION 1
You are a project manager, and you use Microsoft Dynamics Sure Step for implementations of Microsoft Dynamics products for your customers.
Your customer's major stakeholders identify significant changes that will increase the scope of a project.
Which two risk response strategies for the project definition update should you use? (Each correct answer presents part of the solution, Choose two.)

A. Exploit
B. Avoid
C. Enhance
D. Transfer
E. share

Answer: B,D


QUESTION 2
Which document should you use to manage project deliverables?

A. project scope statement
B. project objectives
C. technical requirements
D. functional requirements

Answer: A


QUESTION 3
You are a project manager.
You find that the personnel in the Human Resources department are new and not experienced in project work. You need to manage the project resources to accommodate the lack of project experience in the project. What should you do?

A. Add more time for the project activities.
B. Release the project team.
C. Document the problem and the impact on the scope of the project to the major stakeholders.
D. Document the impact of the lack of experience on the legal requirements.

Answer: A


QUESTION 4
You are a project manager, and you use Microsoft Dynamics Sure Step Methodology to manage projects. You need to ensure that quality assurance is part of a project that you are managing. Which item should you include as part of the project?

A. a comprehensive review with the project stakeholders at the end of the project
B. a review process done at the beginning and checked off at the end of the project with the project stakeholders
C. quality assurance reviews with stakeholders, scheduled early and often across all project phases
D. a comprehensive review process performed if problems occur during the project or at a stakeholder's request

Answer: C


QUESTION 5
As a project manager, you need to incorporate a change request into the project.
Which two tasks must be completed to correctly handle this request when you use the Microsoft Dynamics Sure Step Methodology? (Each correct answer presents part of the solution. Choose two.)

A. Complete a customer review and approval.
B. Complete a plan-do-check-act cycle.
C. Complete a change request form.
D. Complete a work breakdown structure.
E. Complete a risk identification.

Answer: A,C

Explanation: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh227544.aspx


Monday 15 February 2016

Exam MB2-704 Microsoft Dynamics CRM Application

Published: December 26, 2014
Languages: English, Chinese (Simplified), Japanese
Audiences: IT professionals
Technology: Microsoft Dynamics CRM
Credit toward certification: Specialist

Skills measured
This exam measures your ability to accomplish the technical tasks listed below. The percentages indicate the relative weight of each major topic area on the exam. The higher the percentage, the more questions you are likely to see on that content area on the exam. View video tutorials about the variety of question types on Microsoft exams.

Please note that the questions may test on, but will not be limited to, the topics described in the bulleted text.

Do you have feedback about the relevance of the skills measured on this exam? Please send Microsoft your comments. All feedback will be reviewed and incorporated as appropriate while still maintaining the validity and reliability of the certification process. Note that Microsoft will not respond directly to your feedback. We appreciate your input in ensuring the quality of the Microsoft Certification program.

If you have concerns about specific questions on this exam, please submit an exam challenge.

If you have other questions or feedback about Microsoft Certification exams or about the certification program, registration, or promotions, please contact your Regional Service Center.

Apply sales management concepts (10–15%)
Work with customers
Identify customers who would benefit from sales management, identify core record types, describe how core record types are used in sales management, create and maintain customer records
Manage sales operations
Create, maintain, and use sales literature; create and maintain competitors; create and maintain sales territories; configure multiple currencies
Understand social listening
Identify social media channels, create and run search to listen for keywords, create an alert, determine where social insights can be added

Manage leads and opportunities (10–15%)
Work with leads
Determine when to use leads and opportunities, create and maintain leads, qualify and disqualify leads, convert email messages to leads, describe stages and steps in the lead process ribbon, describe the lead conversion process
Create opportunities
Create and maintain opportunities, convert activities and leads to opportunities, evaluate when to use system-calculated or user-provided values for revenue fields, describe stages and steps in the opportunity process ribbon
Manage opportunities
Close opportunities; view resolution activities; work with opportunity views; create and maintain opportunity connections; add post, activities, and notes in the collaboration pane; assign ownership of opportunity records to users or teams; add sales teams to opportunity records

Process sales (10–15%)
Manage the product catalog
Create unit groups, create products and add them to the product catalog, create price lists, create tailored price lists, create product kits and product bundles, group products by using product families, view product relationships by using hierarchy visualization, manage multiple currencies
Work with opportunities and quotes
Add opportunity products, capture product properties, suggest cross-sell and up-sell products, create new quotes, create a quote from an opportunity, activate and revise quotes, determine the impact of different currencies on price calculations and price lists
Work with orders and invoices
Create new orders; create new invoices; convert a quote to an order to an invoice; identify quote status changes; select alternate price lists with opportunities, quotes, orders, or invoice records

Analyze reports and sales (10–15%)
Manage sales metrics and goals
Define goal metric records; configure fiscal periods; define goal records; describe target, actual, and in-progress values for goal records; describe how to recalculate goals; describe a rollup query
Work with reports and views
Build reports with Report Wizard; identify report outputs; export information to Microsoft Excel; differentiate between features of static and dynamic view exports to Excel; work with Advanced Find; share dashboards, charts, and Advanced Find queries
Work with charts and dashboards
Create, configure, and share personal charts; create, configure, and publish system charts; create new system dashboards; describe uses of web resources and IFrames; differentiate between personal and system dashboards, charts, and views

Apply service management (10–15%)
Work with service management
Identify customers who would benefit from service management, identify core record types, describe how core record types are used in service management
Work with business process flows
Describe the purpose of business process flow in service management, identify what can be done programmatically in a business process flow, describe the rules-based branching feature of business process flow
Configure service management
Create case routing rules, create automatic case creation rules, create and maintain the subject tree, configure parent-child case settings

Manage service cases (10–15%)
Work with cases
Identify case lists and views, describe steps in automated case creation, identify benefits of case hierarchy, search for cases
Create cases
Identify ways to create new cases; create new case record; convert activity records to cases; create parent-child cases; identify case relationships; add posts, activities, and notes in the collaboration pane
Maintain cases
Describe stages and steps in the case process ribbon; identify actions that can be taken on a case; merge cases; cancel, delete, resolve, and reactivate cases; apply routing rules to cases
Work with the Knowledge Base
Search for Knowledge Base articles; create and maintain article templates; create, approve, and publish articles; search articles from case records; associate articles to a case; send Knowledge Base articles
Use queues
Differentiate between system and personal queues, create and maintain queues, assign cases and activities to queues, work with queue items, describe the process of working with queues, describe how case routing rules apply to queues

Manage contracts and entitlements (10–15%)
Work with entitlements
Create entitlement templates, create entitlements for a customer, add entitlement lines and associate with products, identify channels supported for entitlements, identify when case entitlements decrement and increment, describe the entitlement life cycle
Work with service level agreements (SLAs)
Identify SLA tracking KPIs and indicators, create a service level agreement, create SLA items, associate a service level agreement with an entitlement, describe the purpose of the timer control on the case form, configure service system settings for SLAs

Work with service scheduling (10–15%)
Service scheduling concepts
Identify customers who would benefit from service scheduling functionality, define service scheduling terminology, identify service scheduling process flow
Manage service scheduling operations
Configure work hours for users and facilities/equipment, limit a resource’s availability, create resource groups, create a site and associate resources with it, create customer service schedules, create holiday schedules
Maintain services and capacity planning
Define capacity planning, create a new service record, add a selection rule for required users and resources, configure account and contact service preferences, create a service with a same-site selection rule
Schedule service activities
Schedule a service activity in the Service Calendar, schedule specific resources by using the scheduling engine, schedule a service activity with same site rules, reschedule service activities, change the status of service activities, display and resolve scheduling conflicts

Analyze and report on service management (5–10%)
Manage service metrics and goals
Identify typical service goals and metrics, create a monthly metric and goal for case records, describe steps for adding a Target-In-Progress-Actual chart to the service dashboard
Work with service management reports
Identify key features and uses of the Service Activity Volume report, evaluate which service management report is best used in a given situation, identify key features and uses of the Case Summary Table report
Work with charts and dashboards
Identify service management system dashboards, create a personal service dashboard, create a system chart for service management

QUESTION 1
You lose an active opportunity and close it in Microsoft Dynamics CRM.
What are two results of closing the opportunity? Each correct answer presents part of the solution. Choose two.

A. The opportunity is removed from the list of active opportunities.
B. Notes and attachments associated with the opportunity are saved for future reference.
C. All activities associated with the opportunity are automatically deactivated.
D. The opportunity cannot be reactivated.

Answer: A,B


QUESTION 2
You are viewing the opportunity by status chart and want to see the records that have a status of open.
What should you use on the chart pane?

A. Refresh chart
B. Drill down
C. Advanced Find
D. Export Chart

Answer: B


QUESTION 3
You plan to bulk import new case records.
You do not want the service level agreement (SLA) to apply to the new cases.
What should you do?

A. Set the Disable the SLAs system option.
B. Pause all SLAs.
C. Set the Ignore SLAs import option.
D. Deactivate all SLAs.

Answer: D

Explanation:
Ref: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics/crm-customer-center/disable-or-enable-service-level-agreements-slas-for-cases.aspx


QUESTION 4
You are a sales representative at a trade show.
A trade show attendee leaves a business card at your company's booth.
You need to enter the attendee's information into Microsoft Dynamics CRM for the sales team to qualify.
Which record type should you create?

A. Contact
B. Account
C. Opportunity
D. Lead

Answer: D

Explanation:
Ref: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/gg328442.aspx


Wednesday 10 February 2016

650-128 CGAM Authorized Connected Grid Account Manager Knowledge Verification

650-128 CGAM Authorized Connected Grid Account Manager Knowledge Verification

Exam Number 650-128
Duration 30 minutes (20-25 questions)
Available Languages English

This exam will test the knowledge of account managers regarding the features, functions, and design of the Cisco Connected Grid technology solution. There will be a focus on the features and benefits of the Cisco 2010 Connected Grid Router (CGR 2010) and the Cisco 2500 Series Connected Grid Switch (CGS 2500). How these products are positioned within energy and utility companies and how to identify new opportunities and set customer expectations will also be covered on this exam.

Exam Topics
The following topics are general guidelines for the content likely to be included on the exam. However, other related topics may also appear on any specific delivery of the exam. In order to better reflect the contents of the exam and for clarity purposes, the guidelines below may change at any time without notice.

Introduction to Cisco Connected Grid Go-to-Market and Product Positioning
How to Sell
Cisco Connected Grid Ordering and Support
Cisco Connected Grid Solutions

QUESTION 1
Which of these trends is the main driver toward smart grid technology?

A. increased supply, which requires the integration of distributed generation sources
B. reduced demand, which causes an increase in demand and peak load
C. compliance with regulations involving government funding and rules
D. increased carbon footprint

Answer: C

Explanation:


QUESTION 2
How many levels or types of priority can be assigned on a Cisco TAC case?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 4
D. 3

Answer: C

Explanation:


QUESTION 3
Which statement reflects the overall Cisco Smart Grid vision?

A. Sell the existing Cisco IP-based products from end-to-end of our utility customer's smart grid
deployments.
B. Design and architect an end-to-end communications infrastructure that is integrated with the
power grid.
C. Integrate intelligent routing protocols into existing electrical grids.
D. Create a single infrastructure for unified communications from electrical generation plants to all
primary and secondary substations.

Answer: D

Explanation:


QUESTION 4
Which of these is a grouping of elements that are part of the Cisco Substation Automation
solution?

A. multi service communications networks
B. protection and control, auto meter reading, data analysis
C. protection and control, grid monitoring, multi service communications networks data center and
customer call centers
D. customer call centers, electrical auto recharging, home energy management

Answer: C

Explanation:


QUESTION 5
Which of these is part of mission critical substation communications (Operation Data)?

A. physical security alarm
B. workstation email
C. physical access (deny access)
D. fault detection and restoration

Answer: D

Explanation:

Thursday 4 February 2016

650-082 MITSE Mobile Internet Technology for System Engineers

Exam Number 650-082
Duration 60 minutes (55-65 questions)

This exam will test System Engineer's knowledge of features, functions and design of the Cisco ASR 5000 mobile internet solution. There will be a focus on design and planning for deployment. Candidates should prepare for this exam by taking the Mobile Internet Technology for Account Managers course as the MIT SE exam covers content from both the AM and SE training courses.

Exam Topics
The following topics are general guidelines for the content likely to be included on the exam. However, other related topics may also appear on any specific delivery of the exam. In order to better reflect the contents of the exam and for clarity purposes, the guidelines below may change at any time without notice.

Describe ASR 5000 Hardware and Software
Describe Understanding the StarOS Command Line Interface (CLI)
Describe Software Licensing and Upgrade
Describe ASR 5000 Core services for GPRS/UMTS - SGSN and GGSN Functionalities
Describe the Design and Implementation of xGSN
Describe Billing & Policy
Describe Statistics and Alarms
Describe Services Overview
Describe the Design and Implementation of LTE


QUESTION 1
What Cisco ASR 5000 services are needed for communication between a Serving Gateway and
Packet Data Network Gateway?

A. EGTP and GTPU
B. GTPU and PGW
C. SGW and GTPU
D. EGTP and SGW

Answer: B


QUESTION 2
Which option helps to define activities that are needed to successfully deploy and operate Cisco
technologies?

A. Smart Services
B. Cisco lifecycle Services
C. TAC
D. Cisco Technical Services

Answer: A


QUESTION 3
Which card has the resources to run multiple services?

A. system management card
B. switch processor I/O card
C. packet service card
D. redundant crossbar card

Answer: C


QUESTION 4
Which of these statements about the Web element Manager is true?

A. Clients can connect only by using the internet explorer or Safari Web browser.
B. The application provides FCAPS.
C. Fault management implements an easy-to-use point-and-click GUI to provide configuration for
one or more systems.
D. Supported accounting management operation system allow user to examine and perform real
time statistical analysis.

Answer: C


QUESTION 5
Which controller task is used to facilitate IP routing across and within contexts?

A. Session controller
B. Drive controller
C. VPN controller
D. Resource management controller

Answer: A