Microsoft MB-220 study materials
Microsoft MB-220 study resources

Microsoft MB-220 study plan

Microsoft MB-220 · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 7 hours per week

Week 1

Manage marketing channels & Configure Dynamics 365 Customer Insights – Journeys

  • Map every outbound channel (email, text message, push notification, custom channel) to the journey step types that can send it

  • Build a test email from a template, insert personalization and a conditional dynamic block, then send a proof to yourself and verify rendering

  • Configure a reusable content block and confirm it updates in a previously created message

  • Identify which consent and compliance settings gate each channel before a message can be published

Your checkpoint

A one-page channel reference sheet plus two working, proofed email messages (one with dynamic content) saved in the environment

Week 2

Manage marketing channels & Configure Dynamics 365 Customer Insights – Journeys

  • Create and publish a marketing email, a text message, and a push notification, documenting each required field

  • Configure a customer journey settings record and explain how it governs consent, quiet hours, and send throttling

  • Set up a reusable segment-linked suppression approach and test that a suppressed contact is excluded from a send

  • Complete the email designer checklist: accessible alt text, plain-text version, and UTM/link tracking

Your checkpoint

Three published, channel-ready messages plus a written checklist of pre-send validation steps for each channel

Week 3

Manage segments and preferences & Configure Dynamics 365 Customer Insights – Journeys

  • Build a dynamic segment using at least three related-entity conditions and validate member counts against a manual query

  • Create a static segment by importing a contact list and reconcile any rejected rows with their error reasons

  • Configure a subscription center and preference center so contacts can opt into individual topics

  • Define a compliance profile and consent model, then verify that a contact without consent is blocked from a journey

Your checkpoint

A working dynamic segment, static segment, and preference center configuration, with a short note reconciling expected versus actual member counts

Week 4

Manage journeys & Manage segments and preferences

  • Design and publish a multi-step journey with a segment trigger, a branch on a contact attribute, and a wait condition

  • Add a trigger-based journey that fires on an entity change and confirm it enrolls the right records

  • Test segment refresh timing and explain how refresh frequency affects journey enrollment

  • Document how to stop, version, and re-publish a live journey without duplicating sends

Your checkpoint

Two live journeys (one segment-triggered, one trigger-based) with a test contact passing through each branch, evidenced by journey insights screenshots

Week 5

Manage journeys & Manage marketing channels

  • Add A/B testing or goal tracking to a journey and interpret the resulting insights

  • Configure a custom channel or a form-capture step that feeds a journey, then verify the pipeline end to end

  • Build a lead-scoring model and attach it to a journey step so engaged contacts are scored

  • Review journey insights and identify where contacts dropped out, then propose one concrete fix

Your checkpoint

A journey with goal tracking and lead scoring enabled, plus a written analysis of drop-off points and one remediation change

Week 6

Manage events and webinars & Manage leads, contacts, and accounts

  • Create an event, configure registration and waitlist options, and publish a registration page

  • Set up a webinar with a session track and speaker records, then confirm the registration-to-attendance flow

  • Configure a post-event journey that follows up with attendees and non-attendees differently

  • Describe the lead-to-contact-to-account data model and configure a lead qualification path

Your checkpoint

A published event with a registration page, at least one test registration, and a post-event follow-up journey that branches on attendance

Week 7

Configure Dynamics 365 Customer Insights – Journeys & Manage segments and preferences

  • Audit environment settings: data retention, double opt-in, and email compliance, and record the impact of each on journeys

  • Rebuild one earlier journey from scratch in under 45 minutes without notes to test recall

  • Resolve five deliberately broken configurations (missing consent, unpublished message, empty segment) and log each root cause

  • Review your weakest domain notes and rewrite them as question-and-answer flashcards

Your checkpoint

A timed rebuild of one journey plus a troubleshooting log of five resolved configuration failures

Week 8

Manage marketing channels & Manage journeys & Manage events and webinars

  • Take a full timed practice exam and score each domain separately to find remaining gaps

  • Re-study only the two lowest-scoring domains and re-test those areas

  • Rehearse explaining out loud how a channel, segment, journey, and event connect in one end-to-end scenario

  • Confirm exam logistics and review the compliance and consent rules one final time

Your checkpoint

A scored practice exam with a per-domain breakdown and a one-page personal weak-spot summary

Milestones

Week 2: Can publish a proofed message on all three main channels without consulting notes

Week 4: Two journeys are live and a test contact has visibly traversed every branch

Week 6: Event registration and post-event branching work end to end with a real test registration

Week 8: Practice exam shows no domain below 70 percent and the two weakest domains have been re-tested