Exam 77-610: Organizational Support Available September, 2007

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Exam 77-610: Organizational Support - Available September, 2007

• Exam 77-610: Organizational Support - Available September, 2007

• The Organizational Support exam validates the candidates’ ability to manage both time and tasks to meet business needs. From managing multiple email accounts and calendars, to tracking critical tasks against milestones, the successful candidate is positioned to ensure that things get done on time, and on target. 

• New Audiences

• Administrative Professionals and Executive Assistants

• Project Managers

• IT Team Managers

• Event Coordinators and Planners

• Graduating BA Students

• Professional Associations (IAAP)

• Upgrades from MCAS and MOS Candidates

Exam 611: Creating and Managing Presentations - Available September, 2007

• Exam 611: Creating and Managing Presentations - Available September, 2007

• The Creating and Managing Presentations exam validates the candidates’ competencies in managing the overall look and feel and processes around an organizations presentations by using the 2007 Microsoft® Office® system and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server sites.  Skills include: creating and managing templates and slide libraries; distributing templates; creating and managing the lifecycle of presentations; publishing presentations for outside audiences. The successful candidate will be positioned as the designated presentation expert for the organization.

• Audiences

• Marketing and Sales Professionals (internal and customer facing)

• Graduating Communications and Marketing Professionals (BA and MA)

• Team leaders responsible for organizational presentations

• Executives who frequently report to upper level management

• Professional Associations

Exam 77-612: Content Management and Collaboration - Available March, 2008

• Exam 77-612: Content Management and Collaboration - Available March, 2008

• The Content Production and Collaboration exam validates the candidates’ competencies around planning, designing, creating, collaborating on, and securing documents by using the 2007 Microsoft® Office® system and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server sites.  Skills include: managing Microsoft SharePoint sites and permissions, managing document libraries, creating and distributing templates, and managing the organization’s collaboration strategies. The successful candidate will be positioned as the content management and collaboration expert for the organization.

• Audiences

• Professional writers, editors, and instructional designers

• Enterprise content mangers

• Employees managing collaboration with external partners

• Graduating writers, editors, and MBAs

• Professional Associations (STC, etc)

Exam 77-613: Budget Analysis and Forecasting - Available March, 2008

• Exam 77-613: Budget Analysis and Forecasting - Available March, 2008

• The Budget Analysis and Forecasting exam validates the candidates’ competencies in analyzing budgets and forecasting financial results by using the Microsoft Office system and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server sites. Skills include: creating, distributing, and managing budget lifecycle documents; automating data flow through documents; forecasting results or return on investment by product, by project, and by department. The successful candidate may be positioned as the budget or business manager for the organization

• Audiences:

• Budget managers and other financial professionals

• Graduating MBA candidates

• Anyone managing budgets within organizations

• Anyone who wants to prove they can manage budgets

• Professional Associations (MBA Associations world wide)