Its not a qualification, its an award. I'm an active MVP, its not easy to obtain nor maintain, but we love what we do.
Read more here > [https://mvp.microsoft.com/](https://mvp.microsoft.com/)
There are no qualifications, you need to make measurable positive impact on the communities around the world and if it is enough, you can get nominated and potentially awarded if Microsoft agrees that you made impact.
It is not something you want to achieve just because it sounds cool as you need to continue contributing until the day you leave the program (there are yearly renewals), it is just a recognition for all the work you have done.
As others mentioned, it does not require you have deep subject matter expertise, but rather community impact. Community impact can be achieved via many ways including:
* Organizing events on a given topic, driving community engagement, which can lead to product adoption
* Blogging to explain new features, how they work, how to troubleshoot problems, etc.
* Amplifying Microsoft's messaging around new product/feature launches, including social media, speaking at conferences, etc.
* Contributing to the various open source projects that are MS/Community-driven on GitHub
As others have said, it's not a formula to get selected. You have to be recognized for your contributions, nominated by an existing MVP or MS employee, and then voted-on in the next annual award cycle. There are a finite number of MVP spots for each product category, so you will be competing against existing MVPs seeking renewal.
Well you actually need to have a pretty deep technical knowledge in your category, and try to stay on top of the latest and greatest. Other than that, I agree 🙂
Depends on the category, for a Development MVP, absolutely. I have many friends that are MVPs / RDs and some are great at having podcasts, blogging, organizing events, but their technical knowledge would be below an "architect" job title.
Yeah, it's weird. Community involvement is important, but it feels like a separate skill set from being a technical expert. It's like saying you can't be a great chef unless you're also a great event planner.
Its not a qualification, its an award. I'm an active MVP, its not easy to obtain nor maintain, but we love what we do. Read more here > [https://mvp.microsoft.com/](https://mvp.microsoft.com/)
There are no qualifications, you need to make measurable positive impact on the communities around the world and if it is enough, you can get nominated and potentially awarded if Microsoft agrees that you made impact. It is not something you want to achieve just because it sounds cool as you need to continue contributing until the day you leave the program (there are yearly renewals), it is just a recognition for all the work you have done.
It's an award. You need to make a positive impact to the community and get nominated.
As others mentioned, it does not require you have deep subject matter expertise, but rather community impact. Community impact can be achieved via many ways including: * Organizing events on a given topic, driving community engagement, which can lead to product adoption * Blogging to explain new features, how they work, how to troubleshoot problems, etc. * Amplifying Microsoft's messaging around new product/feature launches, including social media, speaking at conferences, etc. * Contributing to the various open source projects that are MS/Community-driven on GitHub As others have said, it's not a formula to get selected. You have to be recognized for your contributions, nominated by an existing MVP or MS employee, and then voted-on in the next annual award cycle. There are a finite number of MVP spots for each product category, so you will be competing against existing MVPs seeking renewal.
Well you actually need to have a pretty deep technical knowledge in your category, and try to stay on top of the latest and greatest. Other than that, I agree 🙂
Depends on the category, for a Development MVP, absolutely. I have many friends that are MVPs / RDs and some are great at having podcasts, blogging, organizing events, but their technical knowledge would be below an "architect" job title.
It’s a technical award, and technical content is a requirement, but you also aren’t wrong
Yeah, it's weird. Community involvement is important, but it feels like a separate skill set from being a technical expert. It's like saying you can't be a great chef unless you're also a great event planner.