Team portals: sites, lists, libraries, permissions, workflows.
Before starting, we run a 1-minute tech check — microphone, ambient noise, connection. If your setup isn't good enough, the test is fully refunded.
Show recruiters and clients in 15 minutes that your SharePoint skills go way beyond navigating a document library.
The Plume Microsoft SharePoint badge certifies your ability to design, manage, and optimize collaborative workspaces in SharePoint Online and SharePoint Server. The 15-minute AI-led oral exam digs into your command of communication sites and team sites, document library configuration, site columns, content types, permission levels, co-authoring, and integration with the broader Microsoft 365 ecosystem. A second AI model then reads the full transcript and produces a 0-to-100 score with a certified proficiency level.
Unlike a multiple-choice quiz or a self-declared skill on LinkedIn, this badge uses an adaptive oral format. The AI examiner rephrases questions, pushes back on vague answers, and digs into the grey areas. It checks whether you can articulate the difference between a SharePoint group and a Microsoft 365 group, explain when to break permission inheritance without creating security gaps, configure managed metadata columns from the Term Store, or set up a multi-stage approval flow with Power Automate. The result reflects what you can actually do, not what you claim.
This badge is built for SharePoint administrators, digital workplace leads, M365 consultants, Power Platform developers who work with SharePoint as a data source, and professionals who have built real SharePoint environments but have never had a straightforward way to prove it. If you've spent years configuring sites, libraries, and workflows and want a credible, shareable proof of your level, this exam is the fastest honest signal available.
Here are the concrete dimensions the AI examines during the 15-minute oral.
Command of the Hub Site / communication site / team site hierarchy, canonical URL strategy, and governance planning for structuring a scalable enterprise intranet on SharePoint Online.
Creating and configuring document libraries and SharePoint lists with site columns, content types, filtered views, column validation, and managed metadata connected to the Term Store.
Managing SharePoint groups, custom permission levels, permission inheritance and its deliberate breaking, external sharing policies, and secure link types for sensitive documents.
Building Power Automate flows triggered by SharePoint events (item added, modified, approval), migrating away from legacy SharePoint Designer workflows, and handling multi-stage approval logic.
Understanding SharePoint's role inside the M365 stack: how it connects with Teams channels and tabs, OneDrive sync, Power Apps, Viva Connections, and the Microsoft 365 admin center.
Knowledge of modern web parts, Adaptive Cards extensions, and SharePoint Framework (SPFx) solutions for going beyond out-of-the-box SharePoint capabilities.
Applying retention policies through Microsoft Purview, configuring sensitivity labels and DLP policies on SharePoint, managing audit logs, and enforcing access controls on sensitive sites.
Tuning SharePoint search via crawled and managed property mappings, reading usage reports from the SharePoint admin center, and driving user adoption across teams.
Final scoring is performed by Claude (Anthropic), which reads back the full transcript and applies this weighted criteria grid.
Ability to name, explain, and distinguish the foundational features of SharePoint Online: site types, libraries, lists, columns, content types, permissions, and the Term Store. This is the backbone of the score.
Quality of design and governance decisions: knowing why you'd choose a library over a list, when to break permission inheritance, how to plan a migration from SharePoint Server to SharePoint Online, and how to scope a Hub Site rollout.
Understanding of how SharePoint fits into the full Microsoft 365 stack: its relationships with Teams, OneDrive, Power Automate, Power Apps, Viva, and Microsoft Purview compliance tools.
Correct use of official Microsoft terminology: Hub Site, Content Type, Managed Metadata, Modern vs Classic experience, SPFx, PnP, SharePoint admin center. Loose or incorrect use of these terms is penalized.
Ability to explain a complex SharePoint concept in plain language, give concrete examples, and maintain a clear structure even when the AI examiner challenges or re-asks a question.
A Plume session takes about 20 minutes, from tech check to badge delivery.
The AI confirms your microphone quality and internet connection are stable before starting. Find a quiet room with a headset or a decent mic to avoid audio issues during the session.
The AI asks you to briefly describe your SharePoint setup: Online or Server, organization size, and your role in managing or using it. This is not scored, just calibration so the exam fits your declared level.
The core of the exam covers site architecture and governance, libraries and lists with metadata, permission management, Power Automate automation, and M365 integration. The AI follows up on every ambiguous answer and tests your ability to choose between competing approaches.
The AI presents a concrete scenario, for example: 'A department needs to share contracts with external partners without exposing the rest of the site. Walk me through how you'd configure that.' You explain your approach verbally.
Claude Opus analyzes the full transcript, calculates your 0-to-100 score, assigns your level from Novice to Expert, and generates a detailed report. Your shareable badge URL is ready once the review is complete.
Your score out of 100 translates into a level a recruiter can grasp at a glance.
You use SharePoint mainly to access files or follow shared links. You can navigate a document library and co-edit a file, but you have not personally created a site, configured a list, or set up permissions.
You create and configure team and communication sites, manage libraries with custom columns and filtered views, and handle SharePoint groups and standard permission levels. You've connected SharePoint to Teams at least once or triggered a basic Power Automate flow.
You design intranet architectures with Hub Sites, manage the Term Store for enterprise-wide managed metadata, configure retention policies and sensitivity labels, and deploy multi-stage Power Automate approval flows. You have a solid grasp of external sharing policies and their security implications.
You run SharePoint governance at tenant scale, develop or oversee SPFx solutions, integrate SharePoint with the Microsoft Graph API, and set adoption and security standards for organizations with hundreds or thousands of users. You have hands-on experience migrating SharePoint Server environments to SharePoint Online.
No degree or years of experience required to take the badge. Here are the profiles it makes the most sense for.
You manage the tenant day-to-day and want a certificate that objectively confirms your command of sites, permissions, and governance, beyond a self-declared skill on your resume.
You design the employee experience on SharePoint and need to demonstrate to leadership or clients that your expertise goes well beyond the power-user level.
You run SharePoint deployments for clients and want credible proof of your level to support proposals, statements of work, or rate negotiations.
You customize SharePoint with Power Apps, Power Automate, or SPFx web parts and want to show that your functional understanding of the platform is just as solid as your code.
You learned SharePoint on the job or through self-study and don't hold an official Microsoft certification. This badge gives you an objective, shareable signal to lead with in technical interviews.
Where and how your Microsoft SharePoint badge will help you day to day.
A recruiter sees 'SharePoint' on your profile alongside 50 other candidates. With your Plume badge and score, they can instantly see you're at Advanced level and read the AI report before even scheduling a call.
You're bidding on an intranet overhaul for a 2,000-person company. Attaching your Expert-level SharePoint badge gives your proposal a concrete differentiator against competitors who can only point to years of experience.
During a hiring process, the technical lead doesn't want to run a live SharePoint test. You share your badge URL and the detailed report covers your strengths and gaps on governance, automation, and integration, making the conversation sharper and faster.
You've been using SharePoint for four years but aren't sure how your skills compare to the market. The 0-to-100 score and the AI report give you a precise diagnostic to guide your next training investment.
A manager asks the whole team to take the badge before a migration project to SharePoint Online. The reports surface collective gaps around Hub Site architecture and permission governance that training can then target.
You offer SharePoint services on freelance marketplaces. A verifiable badge with a visible score boosts your credibility with clients who can't meet you before signing a contract.
A few minutes to check you have everything you need.
At the end of your session you don't just get a score — here's everything that awaits you.
You get a precise score out of 100 and an official SharePoint proficiency level (Novice, Proficient, Advanced, or Expert), not just a pass/fail result.
Claude Opus generates a structured report that breaks down your strengths and areas to improve across each evaluated dimension: architecture, permissions, automation, governance, and M365 integration.
Your oral session is securely stored and accessible only to you. Re-listen to spot patterns in your answers or use it as prep material for an upcoming technical interview.
A unique, verifiable link lets you share your SharePoint badge on LinkedIn, your resume, your email signature, or any freelance profile in seconds.
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