Exam 70-542: Study recommendations (Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 – Application Development)

UPDATE: In comments, someone posted this link: http://www.midnightmonkey.co.uk/blog/blogging/?page_id=5.  It looks good to me too.

I passed the MOSS technical exam today, entitled "Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 – Application Development".  I found the exam to be pretty rigorous and that it matched up quite well with Microsoft’s preparation guide.

I’ve been working with MOSS on a daily basis and nothing beats actual hands-on experience for all of these exams.

That said, I took note of what I was studying as I studied.  I believe that all of these resources are helpful, particularly as a means of reinforcing that hands-on experience.

 

Subject	Link
Excel Services	http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms519581.aspx
Search	No special recommendation.  I had taken a class on search earlier this year and real-world experience carried me through.  Work with the "search center" component of MOSS.
BDC	http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms563661.aspx
Audiences	http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms496822.aspx
Profiles	http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms496822.aspx
Content Mgmt	http://www.sharepointblogs.com/tonstegeman/archive/2007/02/01/moss-custom-policies-part-1-creating-a-custom-information-management-policy.aspx http://blogs.msdn.com/ecm/archive/2007/03/04/customize-the-page-editing-toolbar-in-moss-2007.aspx http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa674506.aspx
BI	Hands-on working with KPI’s in MOSS.
Workflow	http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa830816.aspx
Info mgmt	http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb397403.aspx
Variations	http://aspnetcoe.wordpress.com/2007/02/09/customize-variation-root-landing-logic/
Records mgmt	http://blogs.msdn.com/recman/archive/2006/06/16/633393.aspx
Infopath	http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/06/08/infopath2007/default.aspx

Many of those links led to more links and I tended to follow them up to about 3 levels deep.

I wouldn’t say that everything I read directly applied to the exam, but I don’t regret reading any of it and even if some bits were not directly relevant. It’s all good stuff to know and I strongly recommend the material for all aspiring well-rounded MOSS developers.