MS-721 just received a major update, including changes to the section weightings, as well as several additions. Let’s start off by looking at the weighting changes.

New section weightings

  • Plan and design collaboration communications systems (20–25%)
  • Configure and manage Teams meetings, webinars, and town halls (15–20%)
  • Implement and configure Teams Phone (30–35%)
  • Configure and manage Teams Rooms and devices (20–25%)

Previous section weightings

  • Plan and design collaboration communications systems (30–35%)
  • Configure and manage Teams meetings, webinars, and town halls (15–20%)
  • Configure and manage Teams Phone (25–30%)
  • Configure and manage Teams Rooms and devices (25–30%)

Overall, I don’t think these changes in percentages should have too much of an impact on your preparation. Also note that the third section has been renamed from Configure and manage Teams Phone to Implement and configure Teams Phone, which again, I don’t think has really impacted things too much. There has also been a few items that were moved between sections, duplicates removed, as well as some consolidation, which shouldn’t affect your preparation.

So, what is different?

Removed

  • Mesh

Added

  • Queues app
  • Callback for call queues
  • Proximity join (adds Ultrasound, previously only referenced Bluetooth)
  • BYOD spaces expansion
  • Bookable desks
  • Phone number inventory (Direct Routing)
  • Android Open Source Project (AOSP)
  • Microsoft Device Ecosystem Platform (MDEP)

Plan and design collaboration communications systems (30–35%)

Plan and design Teams meetings

Plan and design Teams Phone and PSTN connectivity

Plan and design Teams-certified device solutions

Prepare the network for Teams

Configure and manage Teams meetings, webinars, and town halls (20–25%)

Configure and manage Teams meetings

Configure and manage audio conferencing

Configure and manage Teams webinars

Configure and manage Teams Town halls

Implement and configure Teams Phone (25–30%)

Create and configure Teams Phone policies

Configure auto attendants and call queues

Configure emergency calling

Assign Teams Phone licenses, phone numbers, and policies

Configure and manage calling features for Teams Phone

Configure and manage Direct Routing for Teams Phone

Configure and manage Teams Rooms and devices (20–25%)

Manage and maintain Teams Rooms and devices

Configure and manage Teams Android devices

Configure and manage Teams Windows devices

Configure optional features for Teams Rooms and devices

Configure BYOD spaces and bookable desks