You can see it againUnder pressure people bring back shapes and positions long after the wording has gone.
Picture superiority · Shepard 1967, Standing 1973
MICROSOFTMicrosoft Certified:AI Business Professional
The Microsoft Certified: AI Business Professional certification validates your ability to use generative AI productivity tools and Microsoft 365 apps to enhance business outcomes. It is designed for business users who want to leverage AI for decision-making without coding skills. Earning this certification demonstrates proficiency in using AI to improve daily work and drive business success.
Exam formatMultiple choice and interactive components
Duration45 minutes
DeliveryPearson VUE
Passing score700
Free questions222
Content last reviewed 22 July 2026 · Up to date
The certification
What AB-730 proves, and what it asks of you
What this certification covers, who it is written for, and what the exam itself looks like on the day.
3domains
7objectives
36concepts
US $99exam fee
What it is
What this certification is
What it validates, who it is written for, and the experience it assumes.
About this certification
The Microsoft Certified: AI Business Professional certification confirms your expertise in utilizing generative AI tools and Microsoft 365 applications to optimize business processes and outcomes. This certification is ideal for professionals who aim to integrate AI into their daily tasks to enhance productivity and decision-making.
By earning this certification, you demonstrate your ability to navigate core Microsoft 365 apps and use AI to draft emails, create presentations, and manage documents efficiently. This credential is a testament to your skills in leveraging AI for improved business performance without the need for coding or app development.
Who it’s for
This certification is intended for business users and administrators who want to enhance their productivity using AI tools within Microsoft 365. It is suitable for those who wish to improve business outcomes through AI-driven decision-making without needing to develop apps or write code. Candidates should be familiar with Microsoft 365 applications such as Outlook, Word, Teams, PowerPoint, and Excel, and understand how to use AI to streamline business processes like drafting emails and creating presentations.
Recommended experience
Experience using generative AI productivity tools and Microsoft 365 apps. Familiarity with Microsoft 365 Copilot and AI agents; Understanding of generative AI elements like prompts and notebooks; Basic knowledge of Microsoft 365 applications
The syllabus
What you’ll learn
Every domain and objective Microsoft measures, with the weight they carry on the exam.
The official Microsoft exam outline · checked 22 July 2026 · See the source
Understand generative AI fundamentals
- Understand generative AI capabilities across Microsoft 365 experiences
- Identify responsible AI and data protection practices
Manage prompts and conversations by using AI
- Create and manage prompts in Microsoft 365 Copilot
- Manage conversations in Microsoft 365 Copilot
- Create and manage Microsoft 365 Copilot agents
Draft and analyze business content by using AI
- Draft business documents and communications
- Manage meetings and collaboration
On the day
The exam itself
Everything Microsoft publishes about sitting it, and nothing we inferred.
Prerequisites
No mandatory prerequisites — this certification has no required predecessor exam or credential.
Exam codeAB-730
CertificationAI Business Professional
Exam formatMultiple choice and interactive components
Duration45 minutes
Passing score700
DeliveryPearson VUE
LanguagesEnglish
PricingUS $99
Certification levelProfessional
After you pass
Where this credential goes next
The path Microsoft lays out, how the credential is kept, and where to book.
Step-by-step path to Microsoft Certified: AI Business Professional
Credential earnedMicrosoft Certified: AI Business Professional Professional level certification Renewal and maintenance
Renew eligible Certifications annually at no cost by completing a short online assessment. Stay current with the latest technologies and maintain your certification.
Learn more about renewal requirements Lifecycle status
This certification is currently active and available. Microsoft maintains this certification to validate current skills and industry relevance.
Exam status: ActiveMaintained by Microsoft
Exam registration
Register for the exam through Pearson VUE, Microsoft’s authorized testing partner.
Schedule your examVisit the official Microsoft certification page for exam policies and requirements.
View the official pageYour coach
And when you are serious, your coach Pip takes over
Your coach in the app reads what you have answered with the book closed and tells you one thing to do tonight. It will not count an answer you gave with the page open, and it will tell you when you are not ready.
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Questions people ask
What job roles does the AI Business Professional credential map to?
It aligns with roles such as business analyst, AI consultant, and productivity specialist, focusing on AI-driven business solutions.
Is there a hands-on component in the AB-730 exam?
Yes, the exam includes interactive components that simulate real-world scenarios.
What is the retake policy for the AB-730 exam?
You can retake the exam 24 hours after the first attempt. For subsequent retakes, the waiting period varies.
How do I schedule the AB-730 exam?
You can schedule the exam through Pearson VUE, either online or at a test center.
Are there any accommodations available for the AB-730 exam?
Yes, Microsoft offers a variety of accommodations to support candidates with disabilities.
Information freshness · Content last reviewed on 2026-07-22 Up to date
Practice free questions 222 questions, free, no account needed.
The curriculum
The whole exam, mapped and written
Every domain, every objective, and every concept Microsoft measures — each one written out.
3domains
7objectives
36concepts
47free pages
The domains, and what sits inside them
Every objective below is a page you can open and practise now, without an account.
The official Microsoft exam outline · checked 22 July 2026 · See the source
1Understand generative AI fundamentals74 questions
2Manage prompts and conversations by using AI88 questions
3Draft and analyze business content by using AI60 questions
Not a table of contents
Every line on this map already opens
In front of every objective the practice pages are already there, free and without an account. This is one objective, opened.
Understand generative AI capabilities across Microsoft 365 experiences6 pagesOpen →
Free in front of it
30 questions on this objective, five to a page. Every range above is a real page, open now, with no account.
Reading the map is not the same as knowing the ground
The curriculum tells you what is on the exam. Proving you know it is a different job — and it is the one the closed-book run does.
Free questions
222 questions. No account, no card.
The whole bank is open. 5 questions to a page, every answer explained, and a discussion thread on each one.
222questions
47pages
7objectives
Freealways
Start anywhereUnderstand generative AI capabilities across Microsoft 365 experiences 30 questions · 6 pages
Browse by domain
Every objective, and every page range, is a link — so you can pick up exactly where you left off.
1Understand generative AI fundamentals74 questions
2Manage prompts and conversations by using AI88 questions
3Draft and analyze business content by using AI60 questions
What a practice page gives you
1Five to a page
Short enough to finish, long enough to matter.
2Every answer explained
Not only which one is right — why the others are wrong.
3A discussion on each
Ask, answer, and vote. Every question has its own thread.
A question, and the idea behind it
Every question comes from a concept
These are not trivia. Each one is written against a concept in the book, so when you get one wrong there is somewhere to go and find out why.
The visual book
See it once. Carry it into the exam.
The pages shown here come from our AI-900 book — an example of how each concept is written in plain language and, where the idea needs one, drawn as a full page you can take in at a glance.
36concepts
222free questions
Why a picture, and not another paragraph
Three reasons, and each one is a real finding rather than a slogan.
You can see it againThe whole idea at onceWhere it starts, what happens in the middle, what comes out, and the mistake to avoid.
Multimedia principle · MayerThe look-alikes sit togetherThe pairs the exam tests are drawn side by side, so the difference is seen, not told.
Dual coding · PaivioWhat one page is made of
You are never asked to read a poster here — only to see how one is built. After that, every other page is legible at a glance.
1A numbered strip on top
The idea as a sequence, followed with a finger before a word is read.
2Panels for the parts
What it is, how the machine learns it, when it is the right tool.
3The trap, framed
The distinction the exam tests, given its own box instead of buried in prose.
4One line at the bottom
The sentence to carry into the exam room.
Open book, on purpose
Answer it with the picture beside you
This is the part that teaches. The illustration and the written explanation stay where they are while you work, so a scenario stops being a memory test and becomes something you can simply look at.
It teaches · it does not count
A smartphone uses AI to unlock when the owner looks at the camera. Which AI capability is being used?
AImage classification
BFacial recognition
COptical character recognition
DObject detection
Look at the five steps. Detect finds a face, align straightens it, encode turns it into numbers, search compares it with a stored face, and decide answers one question: is this the same person? Classification would only say “a face”. Detection would only draw a box. Neither decides whose.
Then the page shuts, and it starts counting
The same questions come back with the book closed — that run is the one that counts. After it, your coach picks one thing for tonight, sized to the time you have, and brings pages back before you lose them.
Testing effect · Roediger & Karpicke 2006 · spacing effect · Cepeda et al. 2006
Official resources
Straight from Microsoft
Where the exam is defined, scheduled and scored.
2official links
36concepts mapped
The source
Microsoft’s own pages
We link to them rather than repeat them, so nothing here goes stale behind them.
Checked against the source
Every objective on the official Microsoft outline already has questions here
We build from the official skills outline, not from a summary of it — 7 objectives, 36 concepts written under them, and free questions against every one. When Microsoft changes the outline, this page changes with it.
7objectives on the outline→36concepts written→222free questions
An official page tells you what will be asked. It cannot tell you what you will get right.
That is the only question worth answering the night before, and no link answers it. You answer it by taking the questions with the book closed, and seeing what comes back.