Microsoft AI Transformation Leader
The AB-731 exam is designed for anyone getting started with Copilot & AI. It validates your understanding of the business value of generative AI solutions, benefits, capabilities, and opportunities for Microsoft's AI apps and services, and an implementation and adoption strategy for Microsoft's AI apps and services.
Exam details
- Certification
- Microsoft AI Transformation Leader
- Exam code
- AB-731
- Level
- Fundamentals
- Duration
- Approximately 45 minutes
- Questions
- Typically 40–60 questions
- Passing score
- 700 out of 1000
- Cost
- USD $99 — typical price; the exact fee varies by country/region and currency, and local taxes may apply.
- Prerequisites
- None required
- Languages
- English (additional languages may be available)
- Delivered by
- Pearson VUE
- Renewal
- Not required (Fundamentals certifications do not expire)
Skills measured
- Identify the business value of generative AI solutions
- Identify benefits, capabilities, and opportunities for Microsoft's AI apps and services
- Identify an implementation and adoption strategy for Microsoft's AI apps and services
Study resources & practice tests
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Frequently asked questions
Who should take AB-731?
AB-731 is aimed at business decision-makers at all levels who guide AI transformation and innovation within their teams or organisations, without needing to write any code. It suits leaders who want to recognise opportunities for AI transformation, choose the right AI tools and resources, plan for AI adoption, optimise business processes and drive innovation using Microsoft 365 Copilot and Azure AI services.
How to prepare for AB-731?
Combine the free Microsoft Learn learning paths with the official AB-731 study guide, then confirm your readiness with a reputable practice test. Focus on the skills measured: identifying the business value of generative AI solutions, identifying the benefits, capabilities and opportunities for Microsoft's AI apps and services, and identifying an implementation and adoption strategy for those apps and services. See the study resources below.
How to register for the AB-731 exam?
You book the exam from the official Microsoft certification page, which schedules it through Pearson VUE. You can sit it online with remote proctoring from home or at a test centre. Pick the date and delivery option that suits you when you register.
What is the retake policy if I fail AB-731?
If you don't pass on your first attempt, you must wait 24 hours before retaking. After a second failure you must wait 14 days, with the same 14-day wait before each further attempt. You may take the exam a maximum of five times within a 12-month period, and the exam fee applies to each attempt.