Dynamics CRM Certification (Logo)

I recently received a couple of emails asking about CRM certification guidelines for ISV solutions and whether or not some things are allowed. It was very evident that people haven't read the certification guidelines as those clearly had the answer to the questions posed... the puzzle then was why people didn't read the certification guidelines before asking the question? Shortcut? Guileless not clear enough? Guidelines not discoverable enough? Most likely, all of the above but discoverability is something that I find particularly interesting. If you bing for “Dynamics CRM Certification” all the top hits refer to certification for professionals but not for solution, changing the query slightly to “Dynamics CRM Logo” yields a bit better results but still not good enough.

These are the resources you are looking for:

Innovate On: https://www.innovateon.com/pageLayout.aspx?pageID=Dynamics_Home

Certified for Dynamics CRM Logo: https://www.lionbridge.com/lionbridge/en-US/services/software-product-engineering/testing-veritest/product-certification-services/microsoft/certified-for-dynamics.htm

I might repost this in the team blog to increase discoverability even further :)

BTW, I’ll be working on the Certification Guidelines for the next major release of CRM, if you have any suggestions, send them my way.