Getting Ready for Development with Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 – Part Two: Training

In the first part of this series I covered the vision as I see it for development with Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012. In this article I want to look at the training aspect of the Dynamics AX 2012 preparation that all Dynamics AX partners, ISVs, and other developers should now be initiating.  The ambitious 2012 version will bring with it one of the most aggressive and demanding learning curves ever for a new Dynamics AX release.  With Convergence just around the corner, now is the time for Dynamics AX professionals and customers to kick their training plans into high gear. 

When planning new training, you should always build upon what you have already learned. This is true for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 because it is building off of Microsoft technology that you have most likely worked with in some form or fashion.  But what's different about Dynamics AX 2012, being a generational shift by design, is the amount of learning that will need to take place, and the pace at which Microsoft is already officially releasing training materials.

To help dive into the training, let's start by looking at Microsoft's approach for getting the channel trained and navigate from there all the way to the newbie in the ecosystem.

For TAP partners, training for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 started back in 2009 and was reference in a recent interview with To-Increase's Bjorn Kujit. The early-stage training continued with Private Beta partners and customers.

For the broader partner community, training really kicked off in January of this year with the Microsoft Dynamics AX 2011 Technical Conference which I attended and covered via my blog and twitter ...