Solutions Partner for

Business Applications
Updated: October 3, 2022

Solutions Partner designations are anchored on the

Microsoft Cloud in six solution areas aligned to how
Microsoft goes to market. By attaining these
designations, you can demonstrate your
organization’s capabilities in delivering customer
success in the solution areas. This new model Benefits for Solutions Partners
provides two qualifying levels: Solutions Partner and We’re investing more in you.
specialist/expert. We want to help you grow your
As a Solutions Partner for Business Applications, you business and reward you for the
demonstrate your broad capability to deliver success and growth you achieve
solutions with Dynamics 365 and Power Platform. and your continued
commitment to our partnership.
Becoming a Solutions Partner for Business We are making these
Applications gives customers a way to identify you as investments to help you, our
a partner that has both the commitment to training partner, with:
and accreditation and has delivered solutions that • Encouraging business
lead to customer success. development
If these activities describe the work that you do, • Increasing customer reach
consider Solutions Partner for Business Applications: • Expanding skilling, training,
• If you're a partner that provides consultation, and enablement
deployment, or ongoing management services for
Dynamics 365, Business Central, Power BI, Power
Apps, Power Automate, or Power Virtual Agents, To learn more about benefits
consider Solutions Partner for Business Applications. aka.ms/SolutionsPartner.Benefits

Important dates
October 3, 2022
Solutions Partner designations available. Legacy competencies
are no longer valid. Partners can retain their legacy benefits if
they renewed by September 30, 2022.
Your anniversary date after October 3, 2022
Meet the requirements in between anniversary dates and attain the
Solutions Partner designation. If requirements are met, choose to
move to new Solutions Partner benefits or retain legacy benefits.

Learn more: aka.ms/SolutionsPartner.BizApps & aka.ms/Solutions-Partner

Requirements for Solutions Partner for Business Applications

How to attain a Solutions Partner designation Performance = 15 points

This category measures net customer adds.
As a Solutions Partner for Business Applications, you
demonstrate your broad capability to deliver solutions
with Dynamics 365 and Power Platform. Skilling = 35 points
These categories make up the framework of the Solutions This category verifies and demonstrates your
dedication to skilling and training.
Partner designation: performance, skilling, and customer
success. To attain a Solutions Partner designation, you will
need to earn a minimum of 70 points (with greater than Customer success = 50 points
zero points in each sub-category) out of the possible 100 This category measures usage growth and
points that are available. successful deployments.

Customer-facing badges help you stand out and market your expertise

Solutions Partner
for Business Specializations
Applications

Specializations

After meeting the requirements for Solutions Partner designation, earning a specialization helps expand
your customer reach, drives customer confidence in your validated capabilities, and gives you access to
these benefits:
• A customer-facing badge to display on your business profile in the Microsoft AppSource partner gallery
• Prioritization ranking in the commercial marketplace
• Evaluation for active cooperative selling opportunities with Microsoft field sellers
• A certified letter from Microsoft that verifies the specialization you have earned
• If you select the optional new Solutions Partner benefit package, you will also have access to incremental product
benefits to further accelerate your business, including greater access to Azure credits, additional product licenses
to build, test, demo, pilot, and create proof of concepts to showcase and sell your solutions to customers, and
cloud service subscriptions that are most relevant in market today

Get started
• Sign into Partner Center to track your progress towards the Solutions Partner designations and review the guidance
to see what actions you can take to build your score.
• Go to Microsoft docs to learn about the requirements needed to attain a Solutions Partner designation.
• For more information, view the Solutions Partner training gallery and Microsoft Partner blog.
• Learn more about earning specializations to further differentiate your capabilities to customers

Learn more: aka.ms/SolutionsPartner.BizApps & aka.ms/Solutions-Partner