What does the MS-700 exam cover?
The MS-700 exam tests configuring Teams governance policies, deploying Teams with identity and network dependencies, managing internal and external collaboration, implementing Purview compliance controls, and troubleshooting messaging and meetings. The passing score is 700.
The MS-700 exam tests the ability to configure Teams policies and governance frameworks, deploy Teams workloads with identity and network dependencies, manage collaboration settings for internal and external users, implement compliance controls using Microsoft Purview, and troubleshoot messaging, meetings, and connectivity issues.
The exam also covers Teams lifecycle management including team provisioning, archiving, and role administration. The passing score is 700. Common failure points addressed in the course include misconfigured guest access, incomplete retention policies, and lack of communication log traceability.
The exam is available in English, French, German, Spanish, and Italian. Abilene Academy's 4-day program uses Teams Admin Center, PowerShell, and Purview in hands-on labs led by active consultants managing enterprise Teams deployments.
Related Information
- Exam MS-700 · Passing score: 700/1000
- Standard Microsoft exam format · Available in EN, FR, DE, ES, IT · CHF 119 in Switzerland
- Microsoft certification · No expiry — stays current with Microsoft Teams updates
- Recommended path: MS-900 or M365 admin experience → MS-700
- 4-day instructor-led program at Abilene Academy · Teams Admin Center, PowerShell, and Purview labs
Expert Insight
Candidates who study MS-700 by clicking through the Teams Admin Center features consistently fail the exam's governance scenario questions. Those questions describe a compliance requirement or a security incident and ask which policy configuration changes are needed across Teams, Purview, and Entra ID to resolve it correctly. That requires understanding governance dependencies, not feature awareness.
Well-prepared MS-700 candidates understand the full policy chain: how a sensitivity label in Purview affects a team, how an Entra ID conditional access policy restricts a meeting guest, and how a retention policy applies to a private channel. Abilene Academy's 4-day program builds that cross-surface governance model through real scenario labs, not feature demonstrations.
“The MS-700 exam does not test Teams features. It tests Teams governance — and those are not the same thing.”
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Who should attend MS-700 Teams administrator training?
MS-700 is designed for M365 administrators managing Teams governance and compliance, collaboration engineers deploying Teams in enterprise environments, IT operations managers needing audit-ready configurations, and security or compliance analysts validating Teams controls. M365 administration and Entra ID experience are required.
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What is the MS-700 certification and what does it validate?
The MS-700 exam leads to the Teams Administrator Associate certification, which validates the ability to configure, deploy, and manage Microsoft Teams environments. Certified administrators configure governance policies, manage collaboration settings, implement Purview compliance controls, and troubleshoot communication workloads. The passing score is 700.
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What is the difference between MS-700 and MS-102 for Teams administration?
MS-700 specializes in Teams governance, policies, collaboration management, Purview compliance for Teams, and communication troubleshooting. MS-102 covers the full Microsoft 365 tenant including Teams as one workload among identity, Defender, DLP, retention, and all M365 services.
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What is the difference between MS-700 and MS-102 for Teams administration?
MS-700 specializes in Teams governance, policies, collaboration management, Purview compliance for Teams, and communication troubleshooting. MS-102 covers the full Microsoft 365 tenant including Teams as one workload among identity, Defender, DLP, retention, and all M365 services.
Who should attend MS-700 Teams administrator training?
MS-700 is designed for M365 administrators managing Teams governance and compliance, collaboration engineers deploying Teams in enterprise environments, IT operations managers needing audit-ready configurations, and security or compliance analysts validating Teams controls. M365 administration and Entra ID experience are required.
What is the MS-700 certification and what does it validate?
The MS-700 exam leads to the Teams Administrator Associate certification, which validates the ability to configure, deploy, and manage Microsoft Teams environments. Certified administrators configure governance policies, manage collaboration settings, implement Purview compliance controls, and troubleshoot communication workloads. The passing score is 700.
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