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Microsoft 70-499 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | Recertification for MCSD: Application Lifecycle Management |
| Exam Number: | 70-499 |
| Related Certifications: | MCSD: Application Lifecycle Management |
| Exam Price: | USD 165 (varies by region) |
| Certificate Validity Period: | Recertification required periodically (typically 2 years); exam is now retired |
| Exam Format: | Drag and drop, Scenario-based questions, Case studies, Multiple choice |
| Exam Duration: | 120 minutes |
| Real Exam Qty: | 40-60 (approximate) |
| Available Languages: | English |
| Passing Score: | 700 (scaled score out of 1000) |
| Recommended Training: | Microsoft Learn (ALM and Azure DevOps learning paths) Azure DevOps Documentation |
| Exam Registration: | Pearson VUE Microsoft Exams Microsoft Certification Dashboard (Registration) |
| Sample Questions: | ![]() |
| Exam Way: | Online proctored or authorized testing center (Pearson VUE) |
| Pre Condition: | Candidates are typically expected to already hold MCSD: Application Lifecycle Management certification. |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/credentials/certifications/ |
Microsoft 70-499 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Objectives |
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| Topic 1: Build and Release Management | - Release pipelines
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| Topic 2: Source Control and Code Management | - Version control systems
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| Topic 3: Application Monitoring and Maintenance | - Operational monitoring
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| Topic 4: Application Lifecycle Management Overview | - ALM principles and practices
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| Topic 5: Testing and Quality Assurance | - Test management in ALM tools
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Microsoft Recertification for MCSD: Application Lifecycle Management (70-499) — Questions Candidates Actually Ask
The 70-499 exam, officially known as Microsoft Recertification for MCSD: Application Lifecycle Management, is the Microsoft test that leads to the MCSD: Application Lifecycle Management certification at the Professional level. Passing it validates the skills employers expect from a certified professional. It is also associated with related credentials such as MCSD: Application Lifecycle Management.
The 70-499 exam contains 40-60 (approximate) questions, and you have 120 minutes to complete them. Work out your per-question pace before test day, and flag slow items instead of stalling on them — time pressure, not knowledge, sinks many first attempts. Timed mock exams in the Actual4Exams test engines are the most reliable way to build that rhythm.
The passing score for the 70-499 exam is 700 (scaled score out of 1000), and the official registration fee is USD 165 (varies by region). If you miss the mark, a retake means paying the full fee again, so book your seat only when you are ready. A practical benchmark: score consistently above the passing line on timed practice tests before scheduling the real exam.
Candidates are typically expected to already hold MCSD: Application Lifecycle Management certification.
Entry requirements can change, so confirm the latest conditions on the official exam page: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/credentials/certifications/.
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The official Microsoft Recertification for MCSD: Application Lifecycle Management outline is organized into 5 domains. The first three are:
- Testing and Quality Assurance
- Source Control and Code Management
- Application Lifecycle Management Overview
See the complete exam topics section above for the full outline and the weighting of every domain.
Microsoft Recertification for MCSD: Application Lifecycle Management Sample Questions:
Your development environment includes a team project on TFSPreview. The Team Build definitions include the standard options for staging build output when using the default template.
You need to ensure that the build output is available to anyone with access to the team project. What should you do?
- A. Configure the folder for any valid source control folder.
- B. Configure a valid UNC path (in the form \\server\share).
- C. Configure the source control folder named $/<Team project name>/Drops.
- D. Configure the build output for any SharePoint document library.
You manage a development team for a group of stakeholders that are physically remote from your development center. Stakeholders have blocked out dates and times on their schedules for your team.
The stakeholders are concerned that several of the project requirements will not meet their needs due to changing market conditions.
You need to ensure that the following requirements are met: s
Your team is doing effective and efficient work.
The work is meeting the needs of the business.
The project's timeline is not at risk.
Which two actions should you perform? (Each correct answer presents part of the solution. Choose two.)
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- A. Develop a series of iterative proofs of concept that reflect a partial delivery of requirements and get feedback from the product owner.
- B. Instruct the team to create a comprehensive set of design documents for each layer of the system. Schedule a review with the stakeholders to get their feedback.
- C. Institute a policy of sign-offs for each requirement and design document.
- D. Add a primary stakeholder to your team as the product owner.
DRAG DROP
You are developing a web application. Currently, the test team tests the website on a Hyper-V virtual machine (VM) named WebTest. The majority of the test cases explicitly reference WebTest.
The test team wants to divide into two independent teams to speed testing, and has indicated that they will likely create a third test teamsoon.
You need to define a strategy that provides separate test environments for each team with as little impact on the tests as possible.
What should you do? (To answer, move the three appropriate actions from the list of actions to the answer area and arrange them in the correct order.)

You are a technical team lead. Your company network includes a Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2012 server.
You are assigned to work on a project with an internal development team and an off-site vendor who is new to working with your company.
You need to ensure that the code delivered by the off-site vendor is of an acceptable quality, conforms to standards, and does not affect production support.
Which three actions should you perform? (Each correct answer presents a complete solution. Choose three.)
- A. Implement a branching and permissions strategy that isolates vendor changes.
- B. Implement an email alert that is triggered when the off-site vendor's developers check in code.
- C. Implement custom and standard check-in policies to force compliance to standards, passing of unit tests, and running static code analysis.
- D. Implement a policy requiring developers to shelve their changes at the end of each day.
- E. Implement a gated check-in build.
Your development team is using the Microsoft Solution Framework (MSF) for Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Process Improvement 6.0 process template.
The team has identified all of the acceptance criteria for a new application. This data currently resides in a series of spreadsheets.
You need to enter the criteria into TFS for team traceability and tracking.
Which two actions should you perform? (Each correct answer presents part of the solution. Choose two.)
- A. Create a new quality of service test case work item for each criterion in the spreadsheet. Link the quality of service test case work items with the work item(s) for the appropriate requirements.
- B. Create a new task work item for each criterion in the spreadsheet. Set the Triage attribute for each task work item to Information Received.
- C. Create Requirement work items.
- D. Create test case work items for each criterion in the spreadsheet. Link the test case work items with the work item(s) for the appropriate requirements.
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