Building Your Career with Microsoft Dynamics AX: Certifications To Go From Newbie to Pro

If you're looking to advance your career working with Microsoft Dynamics AX, then industry and technical experience are key.

With an ongoing shortage of skilled candidates for DynamicsAX-focused roles, job seekers who can put together the right combination of skills and experience ought to find a range of opportunities opening up before them, from independent consulting to employment at a Microsoft partner an AX customer.

And one of the important steps for people looking to begin specializing in the product is to gain the right Microsoft certifications.

From Basic AX User to Pro

Getting a Dynamics AX-focused job requires product knowledge, says Amer Dalain, director, AX Practice at Integral US, a Dallas-based consultancy that also offers Dynamics training courses.

"You have to know about the product, its features and the technology," he says. "And this can be acquired by getting training and doing the certification."

Going through the certification process can help people move from being basic Dynamics AX users to becoming real AX professionals, Dalain says.

Here's an example of how that works: A company that is implementing Dynamics AX chooses a core team from each of the appropriate departments. That core team is involved with the implementation from day one, working with the consultants until the project is completed. Then, after go live, the core team takes on the duties of supporting the entire business.

"Before you know it, these core team members realize that they know everything-they know the product because they've been playing with it for so long," Dalain ...