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FundamentalsAB-730

AI Business Professional

Validate foundational understanding of AI capabilities and how to apply Microsoft AI tools — Copilot, Azure AI, and Power Platform AI — to drive business outcomes.

Study Hours
8h
Prep Time
~3 weeks

Topics Covered

AI Concepts
Microsoft Copilot
AI Business Value
Responsible AI
Power Platform AI

Skills measured

Official study guide

Microsoft's own objectives, in the order the exam presents them. Each area links to its section on Microsoft Learn. Checked 2026-10-26.

  1. Understand generative AI fundamentals25–30%
    This area on Microsoft Learn

    Understand generative AI capabilities across Microsoft 365 experiences

    • Understand how Copilot works to keep your organization’s information private and secure
    • Understand how the context, like Work IQ, web data, or the app you’re using, can affect Copilot responses
    • Understand when to use Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat, agents, and Microsoft Copilot Cowork
    • Understand the differences in features and capabilities across Copilot experiences and Microsoft 365 apps

    Identify responsible AI and data protection practices

    • Identify common risks, including inaccuracies, prompt injection, and over-reliance
    • Select verification steps appropriate to the task, including citation checks and human review
    • Recognize and mitigate risks to sensitive data
    • Understand how data protection restricts prompt results
  2. Manage prompts and chats by using Microsoft 365 Copilot20–25%
    This area on Microsoft Learn

    Create and manage prompts in Microsoft 365 Copilot

    • Understand how to create an effective prompt, including model selection
    • Select appropriate resources to reference in a prompt
    • Save a prompt
    • Schedule a prompt
    • Share a prompt
    • Refine prompts based on generated responses
    • Describe how Copilot uses memory and instructions

    Manage chats in Microsoft 365 Copilot

    • Find a previous chat
    • Delete a chat
    • Rename a chat
    • Organize and share information by using Notebooks
  3. Manage business content and collaboration by using Microsoft 365 Copilot20–25%
    This area on Microsoft Learn

    Draft and analyze business content by using Microsoft 365 Copilot

    • Connect to sources beyond Microsoft 365 Copilot by using connectors
    • Generate or analyze content based on specific business context, including Work IQ and connectors
    • Generate images, visuals, and charts to support business content
    • Generate or analyze content across multiple Microsoft 365 applications such as Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint
    • Derive insights across Work IQ
    • Interpret and validate that AI-generated content meets business goals

    Manage meetings and collaboration by using Microsoft 365 Copilot

    • Prepare for a meeting
    • Use the Facilitator agent
    • Use real-time catchup
    • Use Intelligent recap
    • Collaborate on business content by using Copilot Pages
  4. Drive business outcomes by using agents20–25%
    This area on Microsoft Learn

    Select and apply prebuilt Microsoft 365 Copilot agents

    • Identify scenarios where a prebuilt agent can improve a business workflow
    • Choose between using a prebuilt agent or creating a custom agent for a business task
    • Apply an agent to a business process from within various Microsoft 365 Copilot experiences
    • Filter chats by agents

    Perform business tasks by using Microsoft Copilot Cowork

    • Describe how Microsoft Copilot Cowork helps carry out multi-step business tasks
    • Understand how Cowork uses skills to complete parts of a task
    • Recognize security considerations and known limitations when using Cowork
    • Choose between prebuilt skills and custom skills
    • Delegate a piece of work to Cowork and a prebuilt skill
    • Review Cowork’s plan, progress, and results
    • Manage scheduled tasks or prompts

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