Important updates to the Teamwork Deployment specialization

The Teamwork Deployment specialization is evolving so partners can better prepare customers for secure, AI‑ready environments.

Impacted audience

All partners with a Teamwork Deployment specialization, a Modern Work designation, or a Security designation.

Beginning April 29, 2026, Microsoft is renaming the Teamwork Deployment specialization as the Secure AI Productivity specialization to reflect an increased focus on the secure foundations required for successful AI adoption. Additionally, the performance, skilling, and Solutions Partner designation requirements will be updated to better align with foundational workloads from Microsoft 365 E3 and the realities of modern AI adoption.

These updates expand the workloads included in the specialization and refresh requirements to reflect the skills partners need to deploy, secure, and scale AI‑powered collaboration. Further, partners will now be required to hold both a Solutions Partner designation for Modern Work and a Solutions Partner designation for Security to earn the Secure AI Productivity specialization.

Partners currently enrolled in the specialization will need to meet these updated requirements at their next renewal if it occurs after April 29, 2026.

Next steps

Review the specialization requirements or sign in to Partner Center for more details.