MS Competencies

Microsoft Competencies are a series of accreditation standards that demonstrate expertise and experience of key business and technical capabilities. These competencies help to differentiate Optevia’s offering and help customers to assess whether they are the Microsoft Gold Certified Partner with the right resources to match their needs. Further, the Microsoft supported programme ensures that Optevia remains up to date with exclusive training opportunities and product development information.

As a Gold Certified Partner, Optevia only needs to achieve one Microsoft Competency, but to date it has achieved four:

  • Microsoft Business Solutions

  • Service Oriented Architecture and Business Process

  • Custom Development Solutions

  • Business Intelligence

Competency Descriptions

 

Microsoft Business Solutions

Proven competency in deploying Microsoft business management solutions focused on financial management, customer relationship management (CRM) and supply chain management.
  • Financial and supply chain management applications:
    • Microsoft Dynamics AX
    • Microsoft Dynamics GP
    • Microsoft Dynamics NAV
    • Microsoft Dynamics SL
  • Customer relationship management applications:
    • Microsoft Dynamics CRM
  • Point-of-sale applications:
    • Microsoft Point of Sale solutions

Service-Oriented Architecture and Business Process

 Proven proficiency in implementing and deploying business process applications featuring:
  • Enterprise application integration
  • Business-to-business application integration
  • Business process management
  • Adapter development

Custom Development Solutions

 Proven competency in providing custom-developed solutions in one or more of the following specialisations:
  • Application Infrastructure Development
  • Smart Client Development
  • Web Development

Business Intelligence

 Proven competency in one or more of the following specialisations:
  • Business Intelligence Platform
  • Performance Management Solutions

 

Microsoft Business Solutions Competency Overview
Achieving the Microsoft Business Solutions competency demonstrates that Optevia is accredited with financial and supply chain management and customer relationship management (CRM) expertise with Microsoft business-management solutions.

The Microsoft Business Solutions competency supports Optevia’s expertise in providing solutions that address mission-critical business priorities.

The Microsoft Business Solutions competency is for Microsoft Certified Partners and Gold Certified Partners with proven proficiency in deploying Microsoft Dynamics and related applications. Optevia specialises in Microsoft Dynamics CRM, demonstrating its expertise and giving it access to exclusive Microsoft training to help it stay ahead of the game.

 

SOA and Business Process Competency Overview
Today, servers running Microsoft BizTalk Server and Microsoft Host Integration Server on Windows Server 2003 form the backbone of a growing number of integration and business process solutions. Delivering the high levels of reliability and availability required of business-to-business websites requires not only great technology but also the competency to plan, deploy, support and migrate those solutions.

Microsoft solutions partners have capitalised on this opportunity to help organisations build integrated, interoperable, modularised, extensible and secure e-business solutions that connect information, systems, people and processes. Achieving the Microsoft SOA and Business Process Competency highlights Optevia’s proven proficiency in implementing and deploying business process applications featuring:

  • Enterprise Application Integration (EAI)
  • Business-to-business application integration (B2B)
  • Business Process Management (BPM) Solutions
  • Adapter Development

 

Custom Development Solutions Competency Overview
The Custom Development Solutions competency positions Optevia to work more closely with other Microsoft developers, ISVs and system integrators. With an emphasis on Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, the competency demonstrates proficiency in the following three specialisations:

  • Application Infrastructure Development: focusing on delivering applications built using Windows Server 2003, BizTalk Server, SQL Server, SharePoint Products and Technologies and Visual Studio.

  • Smart Client Development: focusing on delivering custom-developed solutions accessed through a client like Visual Studio, Visual Studio Tools for Office and Microsoft Office.

  • Web Development: focusing on delivering web-enabled deployment solutions required in organisations that wish to operate and transact through the internet using Visual Studio, ASP.NET, IIS, Windows Server 2003 and SQL Server.

 

Business Intelligence Competency Overview 

Accurate business intelligence often equals competitive advantage. That's why robust business-intelligence solutions are always in demand. The Microsoft Business Intelligence competency showcases Optevia’s in designing, deploying and customising business-intelligence offerings. The Business Intelligence specialisations are:

  • Business Intelligence Platform: designing, deploying and customising business-intelligence solutions based on the Microsoft platform.

  • Performance Management: helping customers make better decisions based on improved performance measurements and plans.

Link:
Microsoft UK’s partner program site