On Saturday the 12th December 2020, the Dynamics and Power Platform Community came together to present the Certification Saturday event. The event was organised by 2 Microsoft MVPs, Julian Sharp and Neil Parkhurst.
Both Julian and Neil are very active in the Dynamics and Power Platform Community, and regularly create content that helps others to pass Microsoft certifications. Julian additionally regularly runs study groups, and as a consequence of attending these study groups, I have passed at least 5 Microsoft certifications. Neil has also helped me pass exams, by virtue of his excellent blogs and the webinars he has run in conjunction with Microsoft. When Julian mentioned that he and Neil were organising this event, I felt it was the very least I could do to help out!
Having spoken to Julian about which subject I should cover, we decided upon the PL-900 Power Platform Fundamentals certification. As a relatively new career switcher into the Dynamics and Power Platform technologies, I had taken the PL-900 as a result of attending one of Julians study groups and it had been one of my first certifications. I felt really comfortable talking about the subject, and from experience, I knew it would be a great first step for anyone hoping to get into Dynamics or the Power Platform technologies. Since taking that exam I have gone on to pass many of the Customer Engagement functional associate exams, and the D365 & Power Platform Solution Architect certification.