On February 27th 2020, Microsoft announced that the MCSA, MCSE, and MCSD certifications will be retired in 2020.   

In the world of IT we’ve grown familiar with the use of acronyms to refer to Microsoft certifications.  With these new category certifications, called role-based certifications, we’ve decided to create an acronym for each new role-based certification. 

We’ll categorize each certification based on their level.  The three levels are Fundamental, Associate, and Expert. 

Send us a message and let us know what you think about these acronyms. Are they practical?  Can they be improved?  What about nicknames for the longer more complicated acronyms?  

Ok, here they are. 

 

Fundamental Role-Based Certifications Acronyms:

Microsoft Certified Power Platform Fundamentals – MCPPF 

Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Fundamentals – MCD365F 

Microsoft 365 Certified Fundamentals – M365CF 

Microsoft Certified Azure Fundamentals – MCAF 

 

Associate Role-Based Certifications Acronyms:  

 Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate – MCADAA 

Microsoft Certified: Data Analyst Associate – MCDAA 

Microsoft 365 Certified: Developer Associate – M365CDA 

Microsoft 365 Certified: Teams Administrator Associate – M365CTAA 

Microsoft Certified: Power Apps + Dynamics 365 Developer Associate – MCPA+D365DA 

Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365: Finance and Operations Apps Developer Associate – MCD365FOADA 

Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate – MCASEA 

Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Marketing Functional Consultant Associate – MCD365MFCA 

Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Field Service Functional Consultant Associate – MCD365FSFCA 

Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Finance Functional Consultant Associate – MCD365FFCA 

Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing Functional Consultant Associate – MCD365SCMMFCA 

Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management Functional Consultant Associate – MCD365SCMFCA 

Microsoft 365 Certified: Messaging Administrator Associate – M365CMAA 

Microsoft 365 Certified: Modern Desktop Administrator Associate – M365CMDAA 

Microsoft 365 Certified: Security Administrator Associate – M365CSAA 

Microsoft 365 Certified: Teamwork Administrator Associate – M365CTAA 

Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate – MCAAA 

Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate – MCAAEA 

Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate – MCADEA 

Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Scientist Associate – MCADSA 

Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate – MCADA 

Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Customer Service Functional Consultant Associate – MCD365CSFCA 

Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Sales Functional Consultant Associate – MCD365SFCA 

 

Expert Role-Based Certifications Acronyms 

Microsoft Certified: Power Apps + Dynamics 365 Solution Architect Expert – MCPA+D365SAE 

Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365: Finance and Operations Apps Solution Architect Expert – MCD365FOASAE 

Microsoft 365 Certified: Enterprise Administrator Expert – M365CEAE 

Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert – MCADEE 

 

So there you have it.  What do you think?  Will you use any of these acronyms?