MB-700: Microsoft Dynamics 365: Finance and Operations Apps Solution Architect
Course Overview
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Learning Outcomes
After completing MB-700 preparation, candidates will be able to:
🏗️ 1. Architect End-to-End Solutions
- Design scalable, secure, and compliant Finance and Operations architectures
- Choose between standard features, extensions, Power Platform, and Azure
- Apply fit-gap analysis to minimize customization
🔐 2. Design Security & Compliance
- Define role-based security models
- Apply segregation of duties
- Ensure compliance with organizational and regulatory requirements
🔁 3. Design Integrations & Data Strategy
- Architect integrations using:
- OData
- Custom services
- File-based integrations
- Azure middleware
- Design data migration and master data management strategies
⚙️ 4. Lead Technical & Functional Design
- Review and validate:
- Functional Design Documents (FDD)
- Technical Design Documents (TDD)
- Ensure solution consistency across modules and teams
- Make informed architectural trade-off decisions
🚀 5. Support Project Lifecycle
- Contribute to presales activities and solution envisioning
- Guide teams during implementation and testing
- Support go-live readiness and deployment
- Assist in post-go-live stabilization and optimization
📊 6. Optimize Performance & Operations
- Design for performance, scalability, and availability
- Leverage monitoring and diagnostics tools
- Reduce technical debt and improve maintainability
🤝 7. Act as a Trusted Advisor
- Communicate effectively with business and technical stakeholders
- Translate complex technical topics into business language
- Drive consensus and resolve cross-team challenges
Target Audience
This certification is intended for professionals who design, implement, and lead enterprise-scale solutions using Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations apps.
👤 Primary Audience
- Solution Architects working on Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations implementations
- Senior Functional Consultants aiming to move into a Solution Architect role
- Technical Architects involved in ERP solution design and integrations
- Lead Consultants responsible for end-to-end solution ownership
👥 Secondary Audience
- Dynamics 365 Finance, Supply Chain Management, Commerce, or HR Consultants
- Dynamics 365 Developers (X++) transitioning into architecture roles
- ERP Architects working with or migrating to Microsoft Dynamics 365
- Project Technical Leads supporting large-scale implementations
🧠 Ideal Candidate Profile
- Has 3–5+ years of Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations experience
- Understands both functional and technical aspects of ERP systems
- Has experience with integrations, data migration, security, and reporting
- Participates in solution design, decision-making, and governance
- Acts as a bridge between business stakeholders and technical teams
🎓 Not Intended For
- Beginners or freshers with no Dynamics 365 experience
- Candidates without ERP or enterprise application exposure
- Professionals seeking entry-level Dynamics roles
🧩 Career Impact
This certification is best suited for professionals who want to:
- Lead end-to-end ERP implementations
- Make architectural and design decisions
- Serve as a trusted advisor to customers and stakeholders
- Advance into Solution Architect or Enterprise Architect roles
Prerequisites
Before attempting the MB-700 certification, candidates should have strong hands-on experience and understanding in the following areas:
🔹 Functional Knowledge
- End-to-end understanding of Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations apps, including:
- Finance
- Supply Chain Management
- Commerce
- Human Resources
- Ability to translate business requirements into functional designs
- Experience working with business stakeholders and subject matter experts
🔹 Technical Knowledge
- Understanding of X++, extensions, and customization concepts
- Knowledge of data management, including:
- Data entities
- Data migration frameworks
- Integrations (OData, APIs, file-based integrations)
- Familiarity with security roles, duties, and privileges
- Experience with Lifecycle Services (LCS)
🔹 Architecture & Integration
- Awareness of Microsoft Power Platform integration with Finance and Operations:
- Power Apps
- Power Automate
- Power BI
- Understanding of Azure services used with Finance and Operations:
- Azure Logic Apps
- Azure Functions
- Service Bus
- Azure Storage
- Knowledge of reporting options:
- SSRS
- Financial reporting
- Power BI
🔹 Project & Delivery Experience
- Experience working on end-to-end ERP implementations
- Understanding of implementation methodologies (Agile / Waterfall)
- Ability to support presales, design, implementation, and post-go-live phases
- Exposure to change management and governance
🔹 Recommended Background
- Prior certification such as:
- MB-300 (Core Finance and Operations)
- MB-500 (Developer)
- MB-310 / MB-320 / MB-330 (Functional Consultant exams)
- 3–5 years of experience in Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations projects
More Information
Rumman Ansari is a Software Engineer and Professional Educator with over a decade of experience in technical architecture and digital instruction. A specialist in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Supply Chain Management, Rumman has authored extensive coursework on X++ programming, SSRS reporting, and MB-500 certification prep.
Through his platform, rummanansari.com, and a library of nearly 1,000 technical tutorials, he has mentored thousands of students in mastering ERP solutions, Web Development (PHP, Bootstrap 5), and Database Management. With a background as a System Engineer at Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Accenture and an M-Tech in Computer Science, Rumman combines enterprise-level expertise with a passion for simplified, project-based learning.
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