The Intelligence Age

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• A brief introduction about Hamish Sheild – family background and his experience as a stay home dad. 
•  A discussion about his career background 
• Shares the things Hamish did in the UK and what led him back to New Zealand 
• What made Hamish decide to become a Citizen Developer 
• A discussion about Dynamics Citizen Developer branding 
• Discusses Hamish’s background in Dynamics and his involvement with Model-Driven and Canvas Apps  
• Where Hamish see PCF fitting into the development land and from a citizen point of view 
• Talks about Hamish’s journey in Dynamics 365 and the Power Platform 
• Introduction to AppRising 
• What led Hamish to start on his own 
• Hamish’s vision about his company and 3-5 years where he sees himself with Apprising 
• Talks about the type of client profile he is looking for  
• How Hamish establish and sustain trust and integrity with his clients 
• An introduction to Hamish’s involvement with Design Thinking  
• Hamish’s thoughts on the partner ecosystem in New Zealand market 
• Talks about the opportunities for people to work in Power Platform Dynamics 

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• A discussion about the Personal, family and career background of Eickhel   
• How Eichel started with PowerApps  
• Eickhel’s involvement with the Island Council of Tenerife projects using the Power Platform  
• Talks about Eickhel’s pro-developer background  
• Things that help him improve his skills in the Power Platform  
• A discussion about Lemon Code  
• Talks about Eickhel’s journey to becoming an MVP – Started in November  
• Benefits and the beauty of becoming an MVP  
• The things Eickhel discovered after becoming a Microsoft MVP  
• The changes that happened to Eickhel after joining the MVP program  
• Advice he can give to people who are wanting to become a Microsoft MVP – Is the MVP Program right for them? 

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• Chuck Ingram’s life – talks about his educational background, career background and hobbies 
• A conversation about how Chuck land into this technology industry 
• Discusses the history of CongruentX 
• Talks about the different model for his business and how these models work
• Chuck’s market plan for CongruentX 
• What makes CongruentX different from other Consulting companies 
• Chuck’s ideas with the challenges and problems in the market  
• The Infinite Game by Simon Sinek 
• What are the client avatars intrapreneurial and entrepreneurial? 
• Talks about the strategy Outcomes – not Hours, Clients not Projects and People, and not Resources 
• Chuck’s effective solutions to help keep his employees happy and productive and continue work for him 
• Describes his work style 
• How they motivate everyone to focus on the outcomes 
• How Chuck keep up with trust and credibility 
• The importance of staffs and customers in an organization 
• Talks about the kind of culture they have at Congruent X 
• Discussions about their subscription business model   
• How design thinking is used in their business 

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• Personal background of Ed Gonzales – where he lives, family and his involvement in Military 
• A discussion about Ed’s road to becoming a Microsoft MVP – Since December 1st, 2019 
• Ed’s experience and how it feels to be part of Microsoft MVP 
• The story behind the saying – “Those who change themselves change the world.” 
• People involved in his nomination to become a Microsoft MVP – how they met 
• Talks about Ed’s Dynamics 365 – CRM background  
• Discussion about Ed’s involvement with the Dynamics 365 user group community 
• Talks about Ed’s expectations for MVP 
• Ed shares stories about his journey to Power Automate  
• A conversation about Ed, as a Microsoft Certified Trainer 
• A brief introduction about Ed’s blog – The Flying Polymath  
• Ed’s Polymath journey 
• Discusses the reason why Ed join the Army 
• Accomplishment Ed is most proud of 

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• The origin story of Kevin’s life – where he lives and family background 
• A brief introduction to Kevin’s career background 
• Kevin’s journey from SI to ISV 
• What made Kevin focus on Microsoft technology 
• An introduction to cognitive service 
• With cognitive services, where does machine learning come to it?  
• A discussion about the four projects Kevin have landed 
• The type or areas of industries where it came from  
• Discusses where the word Wildmouse came from and its history 
• Introduction to Unearth product?  
• Explained the four components of Unearth – Ingestion, Analysis, Discover and Intelligent Action 
• Talks about Kevin’s journey to Unearth product 
• Shares the lessons Kevin have learnt from Unearth and Wildmouse and the thing he did differently 
• What part has Microsoft play in Kevin’s journey 
• Explained the benefits of having an advisory board member in an organization 
• The source in creating a great partnership with the Microsoft team 
• Kevin’s thoughts about the engagement right with the Microsoft team  

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P Show notes

• Career Background of Alex Meyer 
• Talks about Alex’s impression of MVP who became a Microsoft MVP last November 2019 
• What is MVP, and was it an inspiration for Alex? 
• The type of industries using older technologies 
• Talks about Alex’s journey to becoming an MV and his thoughts on becoming a Microsoft MVP 
• Alex’s opinion on how to start using Power Platform, PowerApps and Power Automate with Dynamics 365 in Finance and Supply Chain 
• Alex’s recommendation to people who are just starting with AX or Dynamics 365 finance and supply chain 
• A discussion with Alex on how people can start their journey on using these technologies together  
• Talks about Alex’s GitHub site 
• As the author of the book what are his contributions 
• Alex’s experience in writing a book 
• Recommendation and advice to people wanting to write a book  
• Speaking engagement of Alex for year2020 

Other Resources
 
Security and Audit Field Manual for D365FO

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• Janet Robb’s brief introduction about her life, hobbies and her career background  
• A discussion about Janet’s journey to Microsoft  
• Janet’s motivation on she does and her role in Change Management  
• Introduction to Change Management  
• How to manage the Change management  
• The benefits of Change Management  
• How to handle Change Management, and what are the common challenges in change management?  
• The importance of Sponsorship Channel in a project   
• A discussion about PROSCI ADKAR model Change Management and the eight pillars  
• Can a Change Management process rescue your troubled project? 
• What is the role of Change Management in the rescue? 
• How are the eight pillars of change in business transformation used?    
• Why is communication so important in change management?   
• What are the fundamental principles of the eight pillars?   
• How do you create a vision and strategy for the whole overall project?  
• A short discussion about Microsoft Adoption Practice  
• Resources available for people to use to explore more when their project is not working as it should be   
• Janet’s recommendations to people to ensure a successful outcome of a project 

RESOURCES

Microsoft Website – Adoption Resources
Microsoft Website –Driving Adoption
The Prosci ADKAR Model

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• Meet James Crowter – where he was born, the main attraction and the great places to visit in his hometown  
• Talks about James’ career background 
• The area where James specialises in Microsoft Business Applications   
• Talks about Small and Mid-sized Business (SMB) 
• A short introduction about being a Business Central MVP 
• An Introduction to James as the founder of Technology Management 
• The difference between Technology Management and Clever Dynamics  
• A discussion about the key to long-term Profitability 
• James shares his journey to becoming a Microsoft MVP 
• Discusses his engagement to the product team outside of MVP Summit  
• A discussion about James contribution to the Microsoft community 
• James thought on Microsoft’s strategy when it comes to moving GP to Business Central 
• James experiences being a Microsoft MVP
• The best thing about being a Microsoft MVP 

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• Introduction about Vicky Rodgers background – presently residing in Vancouver, BC Canada, originally from Montreal, Quebec Province of Canada 
• Talks about the most beautiful part of Canada and the best spot in Vancouver 
• How Vicky get into the Microsoft space 
• Vicky’s journey to Microsoft certification   
• What tools Vicky had used to prepare for the Microsoft certification 
• The importance of Microsoft certifications to Microsoft Partners  
• Tools and resources available for Microsoft Certification – Join events, Microsoft learn website and Community-based resources by three bloggers Neil Parkhurst, Ben Hosking AKA Hosk, Joe Griffith 
• Vicky’s resources and her contributions to help people prepare before taking the exam 
• Sample test Vicky had created in her preparation content forum –Microsoft Dynamics Certified  
• The type of feedback Vicky is getting from her training material  
•  Vicky’s motivation to design her system and made it public for people to use 
• Changes Microsoft had made to Microsoft Certification 
• Mental awareness in the community 
• Tips for people before taking the Microsoft certification exam  
• What is Vicky’s role in the Power Platform and Dynamics 365 Certification space? 

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• Andrey Baludin on The MVP show talks about his career background 
• Everything about Petersburg – the best place to visit and good food to eat 
• Talks about Andrey’s journey to becoming a Microsoft MVP – he became a Microsoft MVP a year ago 
• Andrey’s specialization in the Microsoft Business Applications category and Dynamics 365 Business Central  
• A conversation about Andrey’s involvement with NAV integration and other systems 
• The articles Andrey wrote for Dynamics 365 to help the community 
• Shares the best thing about being an MVP  
• Talks about the benefits people can get when they become a Microsoft MVP 
• Andrey’s various projects in GitHub  
• The advantages and benefits of using GitHub 
• Andrey’s advice and recommendation to people especially in Russia if they are considering becoming a Microsoft MVP  
• Andrey's opinion on how people can be nominated to become an MVP 

Other Resources Mentioned:

Community Blog: https://community.dynamics.com/nav/b/andreysnavblog and https://community.dynamics.com/members/andrey-baludin 

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