What are the required qualifications to become an Advanced level Business Partner?
Qualification for membership levels is based upon your company’s attainment toward the criteria specified on the PartnerWorld points table. Points are earned by: • Acquiring skills • Developing and selling ISV solutions • Driving IBM revenue • Achieving customer satisfaction It takes 7 points to become an Advanced-Level Business Partner. Reseller Business Partners must have a minimum of 3 qualified skills, of which one must be a qualified technical skill and one must be a qualified sales skill, plus revenue attainment to add up to 7 points. ISVs must demonstrate that their IBM-based solutions have been successfully implemented at a customer site by submitting a customer experience. Learn more about the detailed qualification criteria for Advanced level membership.