"We have designed a three-tier certification strategy," says Andy Hafer, CEO of Dynamic Communities. The program tiers are basic and advanced, along with what Hafer calls the "masters' tier", which he said will be awarded to very few. Those who pass the exam are certified as a Credentialed Dynamics Professional at the Core and Advanced levels.  The Master'slevel has not been created yet but, "The best partners in the land will have some of those," he commented. The organization is utilizing Prometrics to run the testing program. Examinations will also be given in an unproctored computer-based testing environment. Hafer said Microsoft's decision not to require certifications impacted both users and resellers. "Both the partner channel as well as the customer groups had this outcry and said, 'That's crazy,'" Hafer said. VARs say certifications help distinguish them from competitors. Users complained they need some way of discerning which resellers are worth engaging. While Hafer's group will concentrate on Dynamics GP and NAV, he hopes that eventually testing will be expanded to other financial software vendors.