CRM MVP Podcast

This is episode is hosted by Lisa Crosbie, a new Microsoft MVP for 2020 who wanted to share her perspective regarding the "MVP Process" and add some best practices for aspiring MVPs.

Follow Lisa: https://twitter.com/LisaMCrosbie

In this episode we discuss the alarming signs of low user adoption and discuss how we can handle them.

The article reviewed in this episode: https://academy.whatfix.com/alarming-signs-crm-is-underutilized-and-how-to-deal-with-it/

When it comes to becoming or being a Dynamics 365 Consultant, and more specifically a Functional Consultant, there are a few things you should know.

So, I put a list together of 10 things a Functional Consultant should know, and if they know these things they can get a job as a Functional Consultant pretty much anywhere!

I hope this episode does two things:

1. It helps current Functional Consultants identify potential gaps in their skillset and fill them.
2. It helps aspiring Functional Consultants identify what they need to learn to get the opportunity they are striving for.

Looking forward to hearing what you think of this list!

For our 3rd Anniversary episode, I wanted to talk about changes that I've seen over the last 3 years and share my thoughts around why some people should not become a Microsoft MVP.

I also talk about Impostor Syndrome and what can you do to deal with it.

Jonny Kim: https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/jonny-kim/biography

Depending on where you work as a Solution Architect you might be expected to be involved with a project from begining to end, or maybe just for bits and pieces during the project execution.

Neil Benson, a Microsoft MVP and Agile Implementation expert invited me and Joel Lindstrom to discuss the role of a Solution Architect within the projects we normally implement.

From small to large enterprise implementations, roles and responsibilities vary so we wanted to share what we've seen over the years.

Is your company leveraging you as a Solution Architect the right way?

It's time to find out!

Hosts:

Neil Benson: https://twitter.com/customery

Gus Gonzalez: https://twitter.com/GusGonzalez2

Joel Lindstrom: https://twitter.com/JoelLindstrom

This is part two of my review of businessThink, a book that transformed my career as a Solution Architect.

I thought I could review the book and give you a ton of examples and best practices within an hour or so, and by the time I stopped recording more than 3 hours had gone by.

This episode is Part 2 of 2, and it focuses on the last 4 rules described in the book. These rules will make you a better Consultant and Solution Architect.

Applying these rules in my Solution Architecture career took me to the next level, and they will also take yours.

Get ready to take some notes!

Buy the Book:

businessThink: Rules for Getting It Right-Now, and No Matter What!: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0471219932/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_d5KHEbW18FGYM

This is part one of my review of businessThink, a book that transformed my career as a Solution Architect.

I thought I could review the book and give you a ton of examples and best practices within an hour or so, and by the time I stopped recording more than 3 hours had gone by.

This episode is Part 1 of 2, and it focuses on the first 4 rules described in the book. These rules will make you a better Consultant and Solution Architect.

Applying these rules in my Solution Architecture career took me to the next level, and they will also take yours.

Get ready to take some notes!

Buy the Book:

businessThink: Rules for Getting It Right-Now, and No Matter What!: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0471219932/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_d5KHEbW18FGYM

In this episode, 4 Microsoft MVPs walk through the Top 10 things they hate in our industry.

We talk about things we hate to see other MVPs, Microsoft, Partners, ISVs, and even ourselves doing!

No one is safe.

Guests:

• Daryl LaBar: https://twitter.com/ddlabar
• Joel Lindstrom: https://twitter.com/JoelLindstrom
• Gustaf Westerlund: https://twitter.com/crmgustaf

For this episode, I wanted to focus on the common mistakes new professionals - specially consultants - make when they get started in their new role.

This list comes from mistakes I made personally, and mistakes I've seen former colleagues and people in the industry make.

How many of these mistakes have you made in the past?

Jocko Willink, a former US Navy SEAL Commander has a motto: "Discipline Equals Freedom", and if we apply this motto to Dynamics 365 we can see a connection between the discipline to maintain a successful Dynamics 365 Solution equals to a ton of freedom when it comes to being constantly "putting out fires" within the system.

Even the most successful Dynamics 365 implementations can die if the team supporting the solution becomes complacent and undisciplined.

These are my TOP 10 situations where COMPLACENCY can KILL your Dynamics 365 solution.