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Why watch?ERP veteran Andy Wingate demystifies Dynamics 365 Business Central - the cloud ERP that every SMB seems to be buzzing about nowadays. From real-world implementation horror stories to AI-powered invoices, Andy I spill hard-won lessons you won’t find in the docs.Key takeaways1. What Business Central is (and isn’t) inside the Dynamics 365 family2. How ISVs super-charge BC when out-of-the-box falls short3. Soft-skills that turn consultants into trusted advisors4. The most common implementation mistake: underestimating time & testing5. Learning paths: Microsoft Learn, community forums, and Andy’s own resources6. Copilot & AI agents already live in BC—and how to adopt them responsiblyTimestamps
00:00 Intro to Business Central & ERP
02:24 Core functionality breakdown
05:54 COVID’s impact on cloud ERP
09:08 Business Central ↔ Dataverse integration
15:26 Why soft skills matter in consulting
21:51 Learning pathways & resources
27:28 LinkedIn productivity hacks
28:54 Building the BC community
30:10 Top implementation mistakes
36:56 Testing & user training tips
41:16 The future: AI inside BC
48:10 Prepping your org for AINext steps
🌐 Powercademy.com – deeper dives & free tools
🔔 Like / Subscribe / Bell – weekly Power Platform insights🤝 Connect with Andy – https://andy.ms/in
📲 Blog + WhatsApp feed – https://andy.ms/bcrss
📝 Technical blog – https://blog.wingate365.com/
🏢 Venture (Andy’s day job) – https://venture.ms
📚 BC vs FO guide (Venture) – https://venture.ms/BCvFO
Why watch?ERP veteran Andy Wingate demystifies Dynamics 365 Business Central - the cloud ERP that every SMB seems to be buzzing about nowadays. From real-world implementation horror stories to AI-powered invoices, Andy I spill hard-won lessons you won’t find in the docs.Key takeaways1. What Business Central is (and isn’t) inside the Dynamics 365 family2. How ISVs super-charge BC when out-of-the-box falls short3. Soft-skills that turn consultants into trusted advisors4. The most common implementation mistake: underestimating time & testing5. Learning paths: Microsoft Learn, community forums, and Andy’s own resources6. Copilot & AI agents already live in BC—and how to adopt them responsiblyTimestamps
00:00 Intro to Business Central & ERP
02:24 Core functionality breakdown
05:54 COVID’s impact on cloud ERP
09:08 Business Central ↔ Dataverse integration
15:26 Why soft skills matter in consulting
21:51 Learning pathways & resources
27:28 LinkedIn productivity hacks
28:54 Building the BC community
30:10 Top implementation mistakes
36:56 Testing & user training tips
41:16 The future: AI inside BC
48:10 Prepping your org for AINext steps
🌐 Powercademy.com – deeper dives & free tools
🔔 Like / Subscribe / Bell – weekly Power Platform insights🤝 Connect with Andy – https://andy.ms/in
📲 Blog + WhatsApp feed – https://andy.ms/bcrss
📝 Technical blog – https://blog.wingate365.com/
🏢 Venture (Andy’s day job) – https://venture.ms
📚 BC vs FO guide (Venture) – https://venture.ms/BCvFO