What to Expect from the 2020 Dynamics Community Summit
Posted on: September 15, 2020 | By: Guy Logan | Microsoft Dynamics GP, Microsoft Dynamics Business Central, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Microsoft Dynamics AX/365
Looking to learn more about Microsoft Dynamics products or network with top Dynamics professionals? The 2020 Dynamics Community Summit will help you learn, connect and grow your business with the power of Dynamics 365. Although the 2020 Summit will be held virtually due to COVID-19, the Summit remains the year’s most anticipated training and networking event for Microsoft technology users and partners.
What is the Community Summit?
Community Summit, hosted by Dynamics Communities, is the largest virtual gathering for Microsoft technology users and partners. The summit offers hundreds of educational sessions covering Microsoft Power Platform, D365 BC/NAV, D365 FO/AX, D365 CE/CRM, Dynamics GP and Dynamics SL. Since its founding, Community Summit has established itself as the leading summit in the Dynamics 365 and Power Platform space. Watch this video for more information about the Dynamic Community Summit.
Our Sessions to Look Out For
From October 7 through October 9, Logan Consulting will be hosting six sessions:
1. Customer Journey CRM/Business Central End-to-End Solution
Logan Consulting speaker: Brent Stabiner
October 7th, 3:30 – 4:20 PM CDT
Attend this session to learn how one customer built a highly customized version of Dynamics CRM and Business Central and integrated them to create an end-to-end process automation solution (and multiple ISV’s to boot)!
2. Using Microsoft Power Automate to Enhance Dynamics CRM
Logan Consulting speaker: Don Surma
October 8th, 10:40 – 11:30 AM CDT
Learn how to use three simple Power Automate flows within Dynamics 365 Sales to enhance the effectiveness of your sales team and automate your internal processes. Don’t have the users work for the system — let the system do the work for the users.
3. Best Use Cases for Credit Management in D365 Finance and Supply Chain
Logan Consulting speaker: Chris Rusing
October 8th, 2:30 – 3:20 PM CDT
Additional credit management functionality has been added to D365 to enhance your ability to better track credit limits for customers, assign risk scoring to certain customers, and block sales orders from credit risk customers. In this session, we will demonstrate how a customer’s environment was configured to maximize the use of this new feature and demonstrate ways in which credit management functionality better served the customer’s business.
4. GP Customer Service Tips and Tricks
Logan Consulting speaker: Phil Marotta
October 8th, 4:30 – 5:20 PM CDT
Attend this session to learn how to provide better customer service with Dynamics GP: 1) Let sales drive purchasing, 2) Communicate order status to customers, 3) Allocate orders, and 4) Use smartlist to drive user actions and reminders.
5. Changing your Costing Method in D365 Finance and Operations? What to Expect, and is it worth it?
Logan Consulting speaker: David Occhinero
October 9th, 12:30 PM – 1:20 PM CDT
Thinking about changing your costing method in D365FO? In this session, an inventory expert from Logan Consulting will demonstrate what you will need to consider and what to expect when making such a change.
6. Power BI – Get Up and Running in a Day!
Logan Consulting speaker: Brent Stabiner
October 9th, 1:30 – 2:20 PM CDT
So you have Dynamics NAV/Business Central and you know Power BI is a great platform, but where do you start? Attend this session to learn how to get up and running in a day with Power BI. Download, Link to NAV/BC, Start Reporting!
Registration and Next Steps
Logan Consulting looks forward to hosting the above sessions, and we encourage you to join us by registering for a free pass. In addition to Logan Consulting sessions, the pass will grant you access to partner solutions relevant to your ERP/CE investment during Solution Showcases, hundreds of ISV partners in the Community Summit virtual Expo Hall, and uplifting messages from keynote speakers Adam Grant and Daymond John.
If you are particularly interested in Logan Consulting’s sessions or services, contact us to find out how we can help you grow your business with Microsoft Dynamics.