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.
MS-700 is designed for M365 administrators managing Teams governance and compliance workloads, collaboration engineers deploying Teams in enterprise environments, IT operations managers who need audit-ready Teams configurations, and security or compliance analysts validating Teams controls.
Prerequisites include working experience with M365 administration, Azure Entra ID, licensing management, and basic security concepts. Without this, participants will struggle to configure policies, interpret dependencies, and complete lab scenarios at pace.
Abilene Academy's 4-day program uses Teams Admin Center, PowerShell, and Microsoft Purview across cross-functional scenarios that include misconfigured guest access, incomplete retention policies, and communication log traceability exercises.
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
IT admins who join MS-700 without prior Entra ID and M365 licensing experience consistently get blocked on the guest access and external federation lab scenarios. The course assumes you can already navigate the Microsoft 365 admin center and understand how Entra ID identity assignments flow into Teams permissions — the labs are not an introduction to that infrastructure.
Well-prepared MS-700 candidates arrive with a real misconfigured Teams environment — typically external access, guest permissions, or retention policies that have been inconsistently applied. Abilene Academy's 4-day program uses the Teams Admin Center, PowerShell, and Purview in cross-functional scenarios that mirror exactly the governance failures that generate compliance incidents in production.
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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.
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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?
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