Microsoft Dynamics Webcast Highlight for Professional Services Firms

A new Microsoft Dynamics Webcast is being held, for June 16th, 2011. This is an hour long webcast, that starts at 10:00 AM PDT.

A direct link to the webcast, so you can register, can be found here.: Microsoft Dynamics Webcast on Lessons Learned From the Recession — How Leading Professional Services Firms Thrived While Others Struggled

From the webcast information page.:
"Please join Jeanne Urich, Managing Director of SPI Research and Ted Kempf, North America Service Industries Director, Microsoft, as we cut through the noise and focus on the performance of market leading professional services firms along five key pillars: Leadership, Finance and Operations, Human Capital Alignment, Service Execution and Client Relationships. The discussion will draw upon results from SPI's recently published 2011 Benchmark Report, Becoming a Dynamic Professional Services Business.

Attend this webinar and learn how leading professional services firms:

• Plan and schedule resources to deliver more effectively


• Optimize service margins and cash flow


• Continually monitor their business using five key performance indicators (KPIs)

All attendees will receive a free copy of the 2011 Benchmark Report, Becoming a Dynamic Professional Services Business valued at $695."

This is actually right in line with what I posted about earlier today, with Microsoft's focus on the five industries. The Service Industry is one of those five, and Ted Kempf is the Director for Microsoft, North America, for this industry.

This is the new direction for Microsoft, that it built upon the work done with Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009. Having specific industries, that will focus out-of-the-box, that Verticals and Micro-Verticals live in.

If your in the PSA, or Professional Services area, I highly recommend attending this. My recommendation goes for Microsoft, Partners and Customers.

That's all for now!

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(Recap of) Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 - Public Sector

I wanted to do a quick post this morning, just in case you missed all of the news last week on Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 for the Public Sector.

First, I did an interview with Charlie Johnson, Global Industry Product Director – ERP - Public Sector, Microsoft. That interview can be found here.: Microsoft Highlights New ERP Public Sector Capabilities for AX 2012

Also, I created a new LinkedIn group, just for the Public Sector and Microsoft Dynamics AX, which can be found here.: Public Sector for Dynamics AX

I think it's very important to note this move by Microsoft, and this focus. This brings a whole new targeted market segment, that up until Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012, could be done, but not as well, and not as much out-of-the-box support.

You will continue to see this move by Microsoft, to focus on verticals, which they will have 5 major verticals in which, all ISV, VAR's, and others work within, and a lot of times, within Micro-verticals, that exists in these industries.

That's actually the term that Microsoft calls it's five, the 5 industries, in which all Verticals live within, or cross between.

What's also powerful about Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012, with this kind of focus, is the ability to mix and match different entities that might use one vertical or another, being able to achieve this, within a single instance of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012. This is powerful, and the real reason I'm making sure the value of last weeks focus on the public sector means. It helps show the power that Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 will bring.

That's all for now, but check back soon, and as I stated yesterday, watch for the new blog design!

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