I’ve put together, from the Microsoft Site a Step-By-Step plan for getting certifications by Microsoft in the areas of .Net 3.5 Development, Team Foundation Server, Sharepoint and SQL 2008.
I’ve listed in order that you need to study and take exams that makes the most sense. The links go back to the Microsoft site Training/Certification pages. This list is to make it easy. Just follow it down and you study the book or e-learning class, then you take the listed exam and you get the listed certification.
Step Order | Study Press Book or E-Learning | Take This Exam | Get This Certification |
.NET 3.5 Development Track (See Notes for 2.0 Track) | |||
1 | Microsoft Press Book Microsoft E-Learning · 5161AE: Advanced development with the Microsoft .NET · 5160AE: Core development with the Microsoft .NET | ||
2 | Microsoft Press Book · MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-562): Microsoft E-Learning · 6463AE: Visual Studio 2008: ASP.NET 3.5 (20 Hours) | MCTS: .NET Framework 3.5, ASP.NET Applications | |
3 | Classroom Training · 01: Learning Plan for Designing and Developing ASP.NET Applications | MCPD: ASP.NET Developer 3.5 on Visual Studio 2008 | |
Note: 2.0 Track | Since the previous exam has no book at this time, you can also take the .NET 2.0 Track Instead take Exam, Exam 70-528 and Exam 70-547 instead for 2.0 Certification. |
| MCTS: .NET Framework 2.0, ASP.NET Applications |
4 | Microsoft Press Book Microsoft E-Learning · 2546AE: Core Windows Client Development with · 2542AE: Advanced Data Access with · 2547AE: Advanced Windows Client Programming with · 2541AE: Core Data Access with | ||
5 | Classroom Training · 001: Learning Plan for Designing and Developing Windows | MCPD: Windows Developer 3.5 on Visual Studio 2008 | |
Note: 2.0 Track | Since the previous exam has no book at this time, you can also take the .NET 2.0 Track Instead take Exam, Exam 70-526and Exam 70-548instead for 2.0 Certification. | MCPD: Windows Developer on Visual Studio 2005 | |
6 | Microsoft Press Book · MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-561): Microsoft E-Learning | ||
7 | Microsoft Press Book Microsoft E-Learning · 6461AE: Visual Studio 2008: | ||
8 | Classroom Training · 01: Learning Plan for Designing and Developing Enterprise Applications | MCPD: Enterprise Application Developer 3.5 on Visual Studio 2008 | |
Note: 2.0 Track | Since the previous exam has no book at this time, you can also take the .NET 2.0 Track Instead take Exam ,Exam 70-529and Exam 70-549instead for 2.0 Certification. | MCPD: Enterprise Application Developer on Visual Studio 2005 | |
SharePoint Certifications | |||
9 | Microsoft Press Books Microsoft E-Learning · 5403AE: MCTS (Exam 70-631): | MCTS: Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 – Configuration | |
10 | Microsoft Press Books Inside Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Microsoft E-Learning · 5404AE: MCTS (Exam 70-630): · 3376AE: Implementing Enterprise Search Using | MCTS: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 – Configuration | |
11 | Microsoft E-Learning | MCTS: Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 – Application Development | |
12 | Microsoft E-Learning | MCTS: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 – Application Development | |
Team Foundation Server Certification | |||
13 | Classroom Training · 6215A: Implementing and Administering | MCTS: Microsoft Team Foundation Server: Configuration and Development | |
SQL 2008 Certifications | |||
14 | Microsoft E-Learning · 6369AE: Implementing and Maintaining Microsoft SQL Server 2008 (16 Hours) · 2778CE: MCTS (Exam 70-433): TS: Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Database Development (18 Hours) Microsoft Press Books | MCTS: SQL Server 2008, Implementation and Maintenance | |
15 | Classroom Training | MCITP: Database Administrator 2008 | |
16 | Microsoft E-Learning · 2778CE: MCTS (Exam 70-433): TS: Microsoft SQL Microsoft Press Books · MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-433): | MCTS: SQL Server 2008, Database Development | |
17 | Classroom Training | MCITP: Database Developer 2008 | |
18 | Microsoft Press Books | MCTS: SQL Server 2008, Business Intelligence Development and Maintenance | |
19 | Microsoft Press Books | MCITP: Business Intelligence Developer 2008 |