Microsoft Certified: AI Transformation Leader
Exam code: AB-731 · Microsoft
Learn how to choose Microsoft's AI tools and introduce them into everyday business work.
- Who it suits
- Team leaders and people responsible for workplace change, especially in organizations using Microsoft 365 and Copilot.
- Experience to bring
- No coding required. Familiarity with Microsoft tools and experience helping teams change how they work are useful.
A workplace example Plan how a department could use Copilot, what it would cost, and how staff would learn to use it.
This is independent study material. To earn the certification, book and pass the provider's official exam separately.
You can register directly with the exam provider. Scheduled through Pearson VUE. Microsoft recommends registering with a personal account rather than a work one, so your records survive a job change.
Exam facts
What the exam covers
The provider divides the exam into 3 topic groups, called domains. The percentage shows how much of the exam each group covers. Topic names below match the official guide.
Microsoft does not publish a question count for this exam, so we do not show a full practice exam target. Questions available here is the number you can practice on OutManage. Some topics have less material than others; these counts show what is ready now. Microsoft publishes weight ranges rather than points for this exam. The bars use a normalized value inside each published range so the exam sums to 100; the column shows what Microsoft actually published.
More detail about the exam information
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