Microsoft announced new professional certifications for Microsoft Dynamics.

The new certifications for Microsoft Dynamics™ and related business products start going into effect November 2006.

2 new titles are announced:

• Microsoft Certified Business Management Solutions Specialist
  This title replaces the Microsoft Business Solutions Certified Professional title. The achievement of this certification helps demonstrate an individual’s proficiency in one module of a Microsoft Dynamics or related business product. Microsoft Certified Business Management Solutions Specialists must pass a single certification exam for a Microsoft Dynamics or related business product to earn the title.

• Microsoft Certified Business Management Solutions Professional
  This title replaces the Microsoft Business Solutions Certified Master title. Microsoft Certified Business Management Solutions Professional is a premier certification that shows an individual has completed a pre-determined set of required and elective certification exams. These include certification exams for Microsoft Dynamics and related business products, as well as certification exams for other Microsoft technologies such as SQL Server. The pre-determined set of required and elective exams for this certification are focused on one of three specific knowledge areas – Applications, Developer, or Installation and Configuration – for one Microsoft Dynamics product. This certification helps demonstrate an individual’s broad and deep knowledge of a Microsoft Dynamics product — more knowledge than what is needed to achieve a Microsoft Certified Business Management Solutions Specialist title.