You, as many other partners, might feel overwhelmed by changes when there is a new compelling event, such as the recently announced changes to the current MPN competencies. In this article, we are showing you how you can confidently approach this change of circumstances.
I would like to use today’s blog to mention a few more important topics, clarify some open questions and briefly discuss the last, still uncommented, area – Specializations and Expert Programs.
Today’s blog shall be dedicated to the last section “Customer Success”. This category measures a partner’s ability to enable growth with Microsoft products at customers.
In the context of the Microsoft Cloud Partner Program, too, everyone counts. Especially in the area of skilling, which focuses on the know-how of your employees and their certification exams.
Microsoft announced the new Microsoft Cloud Partner Program and the 6 solution designation a while back. In response, our Partners raised a number of challenges, including the relatively high thresholds and the number of certified people needed to get the Business Application solution designation.
The changes made to the Microsoft Partner Program are a big challenge for many partners – a new change, another innovation after the recent introduction of the NCE (New Commerce Experience).
The second part of this blog series on the Microsoft Cloud Partner Program deals with the different solution areas with which you can qualify as a partner for the “Solutions Partner” status.
Microsoft announced in spring 2022 that it would convert its previous partner program (Microsoft Partner Network, MPN) to the Microsoft Cloud Partner Program.