Brief: Microsoft Certified Partner

Certified Partner

• Points
  
  • 50 Points
    
  • 2 MCP professionals
    
• Certified Software
  
  • Cost varies from $400 to $18000
    
  • Points vary from 10 to 50 (bonus to 60)
    
  • https://partner.microsoft.com/40011374
    
• Certified Hardware
  
  • http://www.microsoft.com/winlogo/default.mspx
    

Gold Partner

• 120 Points
  
• One competency minimum
  

 

Points Toward Partnership

• 30 Per Compentency
  
• 20 First Compentency bonus
  
• 25 Small Business Competency
  
• 40 (max) for Certified Professionals, ranges from 1 for MCP to 10 for Architect
  
• 20 (max) for Customer References, 2 per customer
  
• 70 (max) Tested Products
  
• 20 (max) Sales OS
  
• 60 (max) Sales Business Solutions
  
• 20, + 20 bonus, Customer Satisfaction Surveys, bonus for Net Satisfaction
  
• 20 (max ) ISV Royalty Program
  
• 20 (max) Customer Assessments, 1 point per 5 assessments