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👨‍💻Join hosts Kristoffer Ruyeras and Brad Prendergast in the latest episode of the Dynamics Corner Chair, where they pick Steve Endow's brain on risk mitigation and source code management in the #BusinessCentral ecosystem. From the essentials of training to the key responsibilities of partners and customers in implementations and documentation, get ready for some must-know insights for all BC enthusiasts.💻

You don't want to miss:

🏅The ERP COE: Learn about Steve's groundbreaking center of excellence initiative in El Salvador and the critical need for top-tier training in Latin America.

⌨Source code management: An in-depth discussion of the importance of source code maintenance and documentation for Business Central extensions and the risks of improperly managed code.

💰Tech debt: Why and how technical debt can lead to significant business risks.

🥊Real-world challenges: Engage in the complexities faced by partners and customers alike, and how continuous learning and effective documentation can make or break your implementation.

🔌Customer empowerment: Learn why it's essential that customers take charge of their ERP systems, questions to ask of your partner, and why ERP success is ultimately owned by the customer.

🤝Partner accountability: Explore why partners must uphold high standards of service & support, while maintaining policies and ethics around code management.

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🚀Join us for an inspiring chat with Shannon Mullins, Microsoft MVP and CEO of A BC Consulting Group!

In this lively conversation, Shannon shares her incredible journey from being a #DynamicsGP end user to becoming a #BusinessCentral consultant with hosts Kris Ruyeras & Brad Prendergast. We dive into insights from the recent #SummitNA conference, the crucial role of data cleansing during migration, and how businesses can gear up to prepare for the transition from GP to Business Central.

🔑Key Takeaways:

1️⃣Prepare for the big move: Understand the differences between GP & Business Central and why re-implementation is often better than migration.

2️⃣Master the tools: Take advantage of Business Central's robust features and automation tools to supercharge your business processes.

3️⃣Documentation, documentation, documentation! Learn why proper documentation and customer education are vital for managing inherited code and ensuring smooth transitions.

4️⃣Training FTW: Consider the importance of continuous training & learning for both partners and users to maximize Business Central's full potential.

5️⃣Community is everything: Reflect on the power of community at events like the recent #BCBash at Summit NA and the opportunities that come from taking career risks.

⏰Don't miss out on this thought-provoking discussion with practical tips and Shannon's personal insights. Tune in now and make way for the bright BC future! 🎧🌞

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🌟 Straight from the source! Get ready for an exciting episode with Kennie Nybo Pontoppidan, Principal Program Manager at Microsoft! 🌟
 
🏄‍♂️Join Kennie, Brad, and Kris as the sit down at Community Summit North America 2024 in beautiful #SanAntonio, #Texas, where they explore the fantastic new of features in #BusinessCentral 2024 Wave 2!
 
From enhanced reporting capabilities to #PowerBI integrations, this episode is packed with new features and insights you don't want to miss.
 
Learn:
✨Why Community Summit NA is the place to be for learning and connecting with like-minded folks.
✨How BC 2024 Wave 2 is brimming with new reporting tools.
✨How enhanced Word layouts will offer more customization and unique theming options.
✨Why RDLC reports are future-proof with evolving usage patterns.
✨The whopping 75 — yes, you read that correctly — 75 new PowerBI reports for Business Central!
✨The ability to make DIY reports and customize without a designer.
✨Improved UX in BC, focused on improving discoverability of existing reports.
✨And much more!
 
🎧 Tune in now and stay ahead of the BC curve (or wave)! 🚀💼
Click here to listen and elevate your Business Central game! 🎙️🔗

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Why should everyone in a team participate in code reviews? Because it's more efficient than doing it ALone! 😄
 
🚀Join us in this episode with Natalie and Stefan as we explore the ins and outs of code reviews, the art of clean code, and the transformative power of automation and AI tools like Copilot. 🧩
 
Key Takeaways:
🌟How to leverage code reviews to maximize collaboration and learning.
🌟Why you should strive for the holy grail of clean code, even if it's out of reach.
🌟How automation can tidy up your code, but why manual reviews remain crucial.
🌟Why it's important that everyone participates in code reviews, regardless of experience.
🌟Yes, documentation remains a challenge, but what can we do about it?
🌟Programming languages are evolving fast. Are you keeping up?
🌟How community resources like #Discord can be a source of support and learning.
🌟Last, but not least, why it's critical to engage with the developer community to maintain best practices.
 
🎧💡Are you ready to develop your development journey?

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𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐄𝐑𝐏 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬? 📐

If you guessed, "people", you get a free Dynamics Corner T-shirt (maybe; we'll see).💃🕺

Jokes aside, if you've ever struggled with a Business Central implementation, or any ERP implementation — whether you're a partner or an end user — you need to tune in to this episode.

Kristoffer Ruyeras and Brad Prendergast sit down with Nelly Jebran in the Dynamics Corner chair (quite literally — watch to the end and see for yourself) to talk about all things change management and why people are at the heart of a successful implementation.

Some topics we cover:

🎯 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦?

🎯 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺?

🎯 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘰 𝘸𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴?

🎯 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘧 𝘯𝘰 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘵?

🎯 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘰 𝘸𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦?

🎯 𝘞𝘩𝘰 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳? 𝘞𝘩𝘰 𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦?

Get ready to challenge the way you approach your next implementation project. Tune in to the full episode.

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𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟? It's a no-brainer: 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦! 🧠⌛
 
𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐞 𝐝𝐨 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭? I'm sure you can all agree: 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴, 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘥𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴. 😥😴
 
Join hosts Kristoffer Ruyeras and Brad Prendergast in the latest episode of the Dynamics Corner as they learn how to automate financial processes and become more productive from former wannabe astronaut and 𝘵𝘩𝘦 time-saving master himself, Mark Rhodes! 💡👩‍🚀
 
Find out how Mark's team at Continia Software solves for:
 
✔️AP automations
✔️Expense management
✔️Document capture
✔️Sustainability reporting
✔️Seamless integrations with Business Central
 
🚨Don't miss the best part though — we get deep and philosophical in this episode, contemplating the concept of time itself, how our perceptions change as we age, and the impacts of life transitions. 🏠

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Cutting-edge tech is just one side of successful software implementations. Have you considered what the other is?

Join Kristoffer Ruyeras, Brad Prendergast, and Christian Lenz as they explore the often-overlooked human aspect of software implementations in the latest episode of Dynamics Corner! 🚀

🔍 Ever wondered how to best manage the people side of an implementation?

🤔 What about the evolving role of developers and project managers in today’s remote work environment?

🚧How should we manage risk while building supportive teams?

📞And what are the best ways to communicate user needs to the technical team?

That's not all! We also discussed:

✅Why purposeful meetings are critical in the decision-making process

✅How to build a culture of trust between clients and project teams

✅The benefits of developing functional knowledge in new developers

🎧 Don't miss out! Tune in at the link below and get ready to change how you think about software implementations!

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In this conversation, Brad and Kristoffer speak with  Matt and Terri, Key Partner Solutions, and delve into the changing landscape of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and the significance of selecting the right partner for implementation. They emphasize the crucial role of a solution architect in ensuring project success and stress the importance of comprehending business requirements for successful ERP implementations. The conversation underscores the criticality of understanding business and technical requirements and the need for thorough discovery processes. Additionally, they discuss the integration capabilities of the Power Platform and express their enthusiasm about recent features in Business Central.
 
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Cosmos is a fully cloud-based reporting and analytics platform designed for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. With Cosmos, you can make data-driven decisions at the speed of business. It is the only true cloud reporting and analytics solution for Business Central, built for accurate data, rapid insights, and everyday users.
 
In this episode, Anthony and Brian unveil the latest enhancements to the Cosmos solution, revolutionizing how businesses report with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. Listen as they discuss the powerful yet simple design, providing a comprehensive view of reporting and analysis. They also discuss the "BC Bash" event at the upcoming SummitNA Conference in October 2024.
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Learn more about Cosmos (https://www.cosmosdatatech.com)

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What does it take to scope an ERP implementation? How long does it take to implement an ERP solution? In this episode, Patrick Johnson shares valuable insights and tips for successful Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central implementations in this conversation. The conversation revolves around implementing Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and the factors to consider when scoping out an implementation project. The main themes include:

• The importance of planning and communication.
• The challenges of user adoption.
• The need to prioritize critical business operations.

The conversation also touches on the impact of technology shifts, the role of data cleanliness, and the complexity factors that affect the cost and duration of an implementation. 

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