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My dear Loyal Visitor, Let me get to the point: this blog is moving to the new domain: http://www.NavigateIntoSuccess.com/ I believe it deserved it. This blog has started as a hobby a year and a half ago. It took it six months before a first visitor arrived...
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Where I have been for the past eight months… This blog started enthusiastically, I had as many as 14 posts per month. Taking into account that blogging was only a hobby, I blogged like crazy. Then I went silent. No, I wasn’t tired from blogging, I didn...
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You are consulting for a customer, and they ask you: - “There is a problem with setup for this item, when I calculate the requisition plan, the system suggests purchasing it, while I have it on another location, and I’d like it to suggest transferring...
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My last two posts have been a detour from my regular themes, into something that might remind you of human resources. I’ve explained what Microsoft Dynamics consultant does , and how it looks through phases of Sure Step implementation, and I promised...
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Yesterday, in my What does a Microsoft Dynamics consultant do? post I started explaining the job of an application consultant. As promised, today I’ll explain what duties an application consultant has in each of Sure Step phases. So, here it goes: Diagnostic...
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I wonder what people do with Google (or any other search engine for that matter) results past page two, or three. Or ten. The other day a visitor came to this blog by googling this question: What does a Microsoft Dynamics consultant do? Two things I don...
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In on of my earlier posts here on this blog, where I was merely testing out my theories, I said that user interface is one of the biggest drivers of return on investment: a familiar, easy to navigate, non-cluttered user interface that truly allows you...
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(A short rant about eye-contact-based specifications.) In short, there is no such things as an eye-contact-based specification. And for a reason. While kicking-off of a project, we had a discussion with the customer about the change management approach...
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The long awaited Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 has been released for download earlier this week, and has just been publicly announced at Convergence 2008 Copenhagen. If you have PartnerSource access, you can download Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 here . This...
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I will be attending Convergence 2008 Copenhagen this week. It’s the premier Microsoft Dynamics event, bringing together customers, partners and Microsoft, to share experiences, gain insight into latest developments, discuss solutions and build community...
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Last Friday, while enjoying a not-at-all healthy Salisbury steak with cheese, I had an interesting discussion with a partner: should NAV consultancies create default databases? A default database (in this context) is a packaged solution built upon standard...
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I’ve been blogging about Sure Step, talking about Sure Step, learning about Sure Step, teaching Sure Step, evangelizing Sure Step, here on this blog, in online columns, at conferences, presentations, (pre-)sales calls, with partners, with customers, in...
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One of many improvements the latest version of Microsoft Dynamics Sure Step methodology has brought along is the revised purpose of the Functional Requirements Document (FRD) . This document has long served as cornerstone of every Analysis process of...
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Don’t you just love when users come up with new feature ideas at a microprocessor clock rate. Even before you finish developing one, five new requests pop up. This is a disease, and it’s called featuritis ! Featuritis doesn’t mean the...
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Some time back, as I was riding a taxi from Prague airport to Holiday Inn hotel, I wondered about the fixed price I was about to pay for the ride. - “Airport to city is 700 flat.” - said the driver when I asked how much approximately will...
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Last week, my friend Dave Roys a.k.a. Gaspode has been awarded the prestigious MVP award . MVP stands for Most Valuable Professional, and Microsoft grants this award to distinguished professionals as recognition to their invaluable contribution to Microsoft...
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Recently, a reader, commenting on my last post about Sure Step , pointed me to an article by Karl E. Wiegers “Read My Lips: No New Models!” I initially responded to the comment, but I figure the comments aren’t read as often as posts...
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Each phase of Microsoft Dynamics Sure Step methodology is equally important in an implementation project. You could argue that analysis is the most important, or that design is the most important, or that operation is less important. I’ll paraphrase...
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Have you considered a career in Microsoft Dynamics? Yes, I know, many of you have are most likely already happily employed by a Microsoft partner company specializing in Microsoft Dynamics solutions. Good. On the other hand, there is probably plenty of...
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Methodology is a tough topic. There are good methodologies, there are bad methodologies, there are good methodologies gone bad. Methodology is not a silver bullet, it won’t just make any problems disappear, and is hardly ever the single source of...
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Hint: this is a post for developers, and mostly junior developers, those who are still learning how to code properly. I know, I promised not to blog about stuff like this, but I simply couldn’t help this time. A friend of mine has asked me for help...
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[Updated] I had to update this post a little bit, see below for the details, but the killer feature had to go [/Updated] Remeber that tool “ Automated Version Management ” that I published here and on Mibuso five months ago? It has just got...
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I’ve just got a call for help from a partner, about their customer who has decided to move from basic inventory management to full-scale warehouse management system. The question was how to post the opening balances for existing inventory quantities...
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This post has no category. It may be irrelevant to you; it won’t provide any value to you or your business. But to me, personally, it’s the most relevant so far. This is a tribute to a man who changed my life, who is responsible for much of...
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A few days back, while prototyping a new solution for a customer, one of the key users said: “But in our old software it didn’t work like that.” I was about to try to explain why the change, but then the user’s boss said: - We...
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