SharePoint 2010 Exams: A Much Needed Improvement

I recently took and passed the four SP2010 beta exams. Having also taken the four older exams, I must say that Microsoft seems to have gotten it right this time.

These newer tests now break out skill measurements into a TS and PRO level for each track – administrator or developer. The PRO exams are fairly tough, and they are focused on scenarios that require you to review user requirements and plan/design a solution accordingly. The older tests broke WSS and MOSS out into their own exams for each track, and sadly, the questions (especially on the admin exams) were not designed well enough to be a good measurement.

Now all we need are exams that target the SharePoint Designer skill sets. Maybe Microsoft has something in the works for the next version…